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| − | + | Did your parents think naming you North West would be cute? Get married or divorced? Taking on a new identity? Just really, really bored with your current moniker? There are a number of reasons you'd want to change your name, and we'll cover them all. | |
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#*It takes 4-6 weeks for your passport to be processed.<ref name="rf17323">http://travel.state.gov/passport/processing/processing_1740.html</ref> If you have this amount of time before your honeymoon, you may take action immediately after your wedding. It is possible to expedite the process, but why take the risk? | #*It takes 4-6 weeks for your passport to be processed.<ref name="rf17323">http://travel.state.gov/passport/processing/processing_1740.html</ref> If you have this amount of time before your honeymoon, you may take action immediately after your wedding. It is possible to expedite the process, but why take the risk? | ||
#Inform your employer that your name will be changing. If possible, give them a target date for when you expect to have your new name. If you regularly receive checks from anyone else (such as tenants), inform them as well. | #Inform your employer that your name will be changing. If possible, give them a target date for when you expect to have your new name. If you regularly receive checks from anyone else (such as tenants), inform them as well. | ||
| − | #Apply for a new Social Security card (US only). In order to change your name on your driver's license, insurance, bank account, and so on, you'll need to be issued a new Social Security card first. In a few situations, they may say you need a court order; if so, you can find directions to that at the bottom of this page. But odds are you probably won't.<ref name="rf13223" /> Repeat: ''You do not need a court order.'' | + | #Apply for a new Social Security card (US only). In order to change your name on your driver's license, insurance, bank account, and so on, you'll need to be issued a new Social Security card first. In a few situations, they may say you need a court order; if so, you can find directions to that at the bottom of this page. But odds are you probably won't.<ref name="rf13223">http://www.courts.ca.gov/1051.htm</ref> Repeat: ''You do not need a court order.'' |
#*The need for a new card applies to all last-name changes in the US, including names that are changed upon marriage, divorce, naturalization as a US citizen, or a court order (i.e., changing the name of a minor in the case of adoption, or for identity protection). | #*The need for a new card applies to all last-name changes in the US, including names that are changed upon marriage, divorce, naturalization as a US citizen, or a court order (i.e., changing the name of a minor in the case of adoption, or for identity protection). | ||
#*Download and complete the [http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/315/~/change-a-name-on-a-social-security-card SS-5 form]. | #*Download and complete the [http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/315/~/change-a-name-on-a-social-security-card SS-5 form]. | ||
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#*However, even if this applies to you, your bank and other institutions may not buy it. They may require other documentation that you don't have. If this is the case, you'll have to file a petition. | #*However, even if this applies to you, your bank and other institutions may not buy it. They may require other documentation that you don't have. If this is the case, you'll have to file a petition. | ||
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
