The most tattooed man in Britain is facing difficulties obtaining a passport after altering his name to ‘King of Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink-Ite’.
The 34-year-old, formerly known as Mathew Whelan, was taken aback when his passport renewal request was declined due to the inappropriateness of his new name.
‘This infringes on my human rights,’ he expressed. ‘They wish to use my birth name on the passport, but that is no longer my name.’
Despite having his unique name already reflected on his driving license, the Passport Office rejected Body Art’s application.
The government agency informed the press that a regulation concerning ‘strings of words or phrases’ made his name unacceptable.
Mr. Art has invested nearly £30,000 ($56,000) into tattooing most of his body and hoped to travel abroad with his new passport.
He has since lodged a complaint and is currently awaiting a response.
