How to change your name to English in VK yourself: learn to change without an application

Changing the first and last name in the full version

And so, go to your VKontakte account and under your avatar click on the “Edit page” link:

A window opens where in the “Main” tab we can immediately see the fields for entering first and last names, and here we can erase the old first or last name and enter new data:

We change and read the hint, in which they write to us that the first and last names must be real and written in Russian letters:

In my case, it was possible to change the name without administrator verification

. This happened because I made minor adjustments and changed Anya to Anna. It is possible that if you change names in a similar style, for example, Ira to Irina, then you will also avoid administration checks.

I immediately try to change Anna to Anetta, and they immediately send me to moderation.

If your application is rejected by the administrator, try submitting a photo of yourself next to your identification document to prove that the name is really yours.

How to change your name in VK to English

In the first years of its existence, VKontakte allowed you to write any name for your profile and also easily change it if desired. Now the situation has changed. When registering, almost everything will still be approved, but renaming an existing page is now more difficult.

The process of changing first and last names

If you need to change an existing value to another, then in the VK interface you need to do the following:

1. On the main page, click on the thumbnail image of your avatar.
2. From the context menu, select Edit.
3. The account settings menu will open. The first lines there will be your first and last name. Write new values ​​in the fields and click the Save button at the bottom.
4. An application will be created. Administrators will review it soon.

This concerns changing standard Russian initials to similar ones. But if the task is to change to Latin characters, problems will arise. If you try to write in the fields in Latin letters, in most cases you will immediately receive a refusal. There are no ways to automatically change your name to English without checking. But having carried out special training, it is possible to call yourself in Latin letters.

Changing language and IP address

First, let's change our IP address. For this there is:

• VPN programs (for example, Hideme);
• browser extensions (Hoxx VPN and others);
• special browsers (Tor).

Suppose a special program is installed. It is configured to change the IP address. Then do the following:

• you need to select the IP address of the USA or another English-speaking country in the program settings;
• Set the language to English in the page settings.

Change in the mobile application for Android

Launch the application and immediately look for the gear icon in the left menu, which means “Settings”:

Change your full name in the window that opens at the very top and click on the bird in the upper right corner:

That's it, you receive exactly the same notification about the completion of moderation, and wait for a positive response.

The answer comes: “Unfortunately, your application to change your name was rejected. We ask users to use their real names in full form, written in Russian letters."

This means that you are required to indicate your real name in full form (that is, not Tanechka

and not
Tanya,
but
Tatyana
) and real name. Both, as indicated on your ID. Fictitious names, surnames, and pseudonyms are not accepted in VK.

What to do? It says: “You can try again using your real first and last name.”

This means that you can either leave your first and last name as is, or try to change them again.
The application will be approved only if this is your real name and surname in Russian. If they do not approve of your real last name or first name, you will have to show your document
to the support service. Read about it below.

Also, the application may be rejected if you have recently changed your first or last name - then you will have to wait.

Changing the name from the computer (Opera)

If the previous options for changing your name did not suit you, do not be upset and do not rush to close this article. After all, there is another way, not so complicated.

Here we also have to work on changing the location.

If you own the Opera browser, then you can use its built-in function. It involves changing the VPN (the same proxy server) to a foreign one (we have Asia, Europe and America at our disposal).

1. Again we find the settings. They are depicted as a gear at the end of the menu on the left of the empty tab.
2. Now select the “Security” item and check the boxes next to the VPN inscriptions.
3. Now we can notice that a “VPN” button has appeared on the right next to the search bar. Let's activate it.
4. We have changed our location. Again, change the VKontakte language and add English in the “Editing” page. It is described in detail in the previous editing method in the fifth and sixth paragraphs.
5. We change our VKontakte name to the chosen one.

VK does not accept real first or last names. Solution

A file with a photo of the document is attached with the “Document” button,

which looks like this:

When everything is filled out and attached, the application is sent with the “Submit” button.

After this you will have to wait, usually from one to several days.

What document should I attach?

Passport, birth certificate, student or student ID card, marriage certificate, driver's license - anything that certifies that you have exactly that last name. You can erase the series and number of the document on the photo, they are not needed.

How to take a photo of a document to confirm your first or last name?

Open it at the place where your real name and surname are written. There will be a spread in front of you, that is, two pages. Make sure it is well lit. Take a photo so that the entire spread is in the frame and the text is clearly readable. You need to photograph at an angle, as in this example:

If you're shooting with a phone, you can usually adjust the focus by pressing your finger on the screen in the place where the text should be clear.

Why can’t I change my first and last name?

Possible reasons why you cannot change your first and last name:

• Your new last name or first name seems strange to the administrators, and they reject the application because they believe that your full name is fictitious. For example, if you married a person with an unusual surname. In this case, you will have to contact support and attach a document, as we just described
• You've already changed your first or last name recently - normal people don't change them that often, so you'll have to wait
• You thought that your first or last name would change immediately, but in reality you have to wait until they check (maybe quickly, or maybe a few days)
• You entered a new first or last name, but did not click “Save”
  (see the beginning of these instructions!)
• You entered a fake, fictitious or distorted name (for example, Kristino4ka
  ), and the administrators rejected it
• You entered your middle name instead of your last name. Where it says “last name”, you only need to indicate the last name.
• You entered the name in English, but it should have been in Russian (these are the rules, read below!)
• You decorated your first or last name with some extraneous symbols
• You indicated two surnames - current and maiden (VK asks you for a surname,
  not
  a surname
  )
• You entered a double name, for example, Alexander-and-Anastasia
  - this is prohibited

Changing your last name without verification by the administrator

The creators of the site have provided the ability to quickly change a pseudonym, without bureaucratic delays. A common reason for changing a surname, especially among girls, is getting married, this is the whole trick. Find a person with suitable data among your friends or strangers and “legalize” your relationship in the site settings.

1. Add the selected person as a friend.

2. Edit your personal information in your profile by selecting married in the “Marital status” column. Below, select a specific user from your friends list.

3. Wait for confirmation from the other side and calmly change your last name to the one indicated in another profile.

No matter how absurd this method may seem, it works flawlessly

. If you were unable to obtain consent to carry out the “fraud,” register a new profile with fictitious data and follow the same algorithm of actions.

What to do if VK displays “You are trying to change your name too often”?

These are the rules: in VK you must indicate your real first and last name. But people don’t change their full name often, so in VK there is a limit on how often this can be done. Usually VK shows what date you can change your first or last name. This means that you really have to be patient.

Most often, girls change their last name.

They give themselves the last name of their boyfriend. When the relationship ends, they want to change their last name back (or change it to the next guy's last name). But VK doesn’t allow me to do this. Too little time has passed!

How can we be here? Just get married. No, it’s not marital status to put in VK. This means going to the registry office, getting married and taking your husband’s last name. Receive a document about changing your last name and show it to VK support service, as described above. If you get divorced, you will return your old last name and change it in VK in the same way.

If your page got to the attackers, they changed your first and last name and now it’s too long to wait until they can be changed again, contact the VK support service, but you will also have to wait for an answer there.

Why can’t I make a double name on VKontakte?

You and your wife or husband are sitting on the same page and want to give yourself a double name, for example, Alexander-and-Anastasia.

This is prohibited by the rules. On the VKontakte website, everyone registers personally, indicates their real first and last name and uses their own page. One. One person - one page. We have no doubt that you and your wife (husband) have two different passports, and not one for both of you. Also, consider that 50% of marriages end in divorce - if this happens, what will you do with one common page for two? Asking to “share” it? Nobody will mess with you.

Why does someone have a double name, but you can’t? Because they gave themselves such a name a long time ago, when politics was softer, and since then they have simply not been touched.

Why can't the double name error be corrected? Because double names are already prohibited. You can only change, for example, Alexander-and-Anastasia

to
Alexander or Anastasia.
Have you probably seen user pages on VK whose first and last names are written in English (more precisely, in Latin letters)? Some users also want the name in English. How to do it?

Unfortunately, if you are not a resident of another country, then this option can be excluded. Why? It's simple. In order to change your first or last name, you must wait until the data is verified by the moderator. Moderators, in turn, do not allow a name in Latin if you are not a resident of any other country. If you state that you are a citizen of, say, England, the moderator may believe your words, but only after you show him a photo of your passport. And rest assured, the moderator will have no problem understanding that this is clearly a work that has been in Photoshop.

Is there really no way out? Why, there is only one way out. The fact is that when a user registers, no one checks his first and last name, so theoretically you can write whatever your heart desires.

We go to the VKontakte website and on the main page the site invites us to complete instant registration. We write the first and last name in Latin, then select the gender. When finished, click “Register”.

Some users claim that this method does not work. If you are unable to register with your first and last name in Latin, you need to indicate English as your main language. On the main page of the site, click on the “All languages” link.

Select English from the languages.

Now the VK main page will be in English.

Register, remembering to write your first and last name in Latin. You will succeed.

And another simple article - step-by-step instructions from the site, in which we will teach the reader how to change the first and last name in the profile. Using the same procedures, we will be able to supplement the surname, for example, with our nickname, by which it will be easier for friends and acquaintances to recognize us in the vastness of the endless social network.

Before changing your name in VKontakte, it’s better to think again - won’t such a change confuse our existing friends? After all, if previously they knew our profile under the old name, which was easily found by searching through the list of friends, now these parameters will be replaced. However, it is not at all necessary to completely change the last name and first name, and we will limit ourselves to only a small addition to this data.

In particular, in the article “How to change a name in VK” we will look at a simple example of adding a new nickname to an existing name (which we will not change). By doing this, we increase our recognition on the social network, but do not mislead our friends and acquaintances. Don't understand what we're talking about? Read the following step-by-step instructions and everything will fall into place!