Hi,
My sister- in- law works at NPC office, I just called her to clarify the issue ‘cos it’s been up twice on this forum. She got my wife’s NPC attestation for us.
She advised to use her maiden name and not married name. She claimed it must tally with the name on the married certificate which is her maiden name and/or her birth certificate if she has it in the past and she wanted the NPC attestation, this is obviously her maiden name.
To me logically, I don’t think it will be an issue ‘cos i've never seen anywhere it was stated in the DV documents that it must be in a particular name. So if it is in her maiden name, the interviewer is not blind ‘cos marriage certificate will be attached, likewise if it is her married surname.
Moreso, married guys had gone for the interviews with the 2 cases and nobody's ever said they were disqualified based on that, So I reckon anyone should be alright.
I hope this clarifies the issue.
Good Luck.