Request to Change Last Name/First Name

Request to Use a Commonly Used First Name and/or Remove a Title of Address

Step¹

Student

• Review and download the application form from the Faculty of Sciences website

• Notify the Cross-Functional Missions Division at fds.mitra@umontpellier.fr of your request
• Fill out the form, sign it, and contact the VP RS: vprs@umontpellier.fr

Step²

Vice President for Social Responsibility (VP SR)

• Meets with the student and provides support
• Sign the form and give it to the student

Step³

Student

• Submit the completed and approved form to the Cross-Functional Initiatives Unit fds.mitra@umontpellier.fr

Stage⁴

Cross-Functional Missions Division (MITRA)

• Issue the new student ID card and give it to the student
• Notify the student of their new UM email address

These procedures allow for the use of a student’s preferred first name only on documents used internally by the institution (e.g., student ID card, attendance sheet, email address, etc.).

To amend official documents (diplomas, contracts, agreements, etc.), you must obtain authorization to change your first name—a process handled by the registrar: service-public.fr

Request to Use a Common Name and/or Omit a Title

Please fill out and sign the application form below before submitting it to fds.mitra@umontpellier.fr, along with a document proving your right to use the name (copy or extract of a civil status record, photocopy of the family record book, national ID card, etc.).

Application to Change a Family Name

Please submit your current National ID card or a new birth certificate to fds.mitra@umontpellier.fr. The Registrar’s Office will update your file and your institutional address. You will also be issued a new student ID card.

See Civil Code: Article 60 – Civil Code – Légifrance