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Name Change help PLEASE

JambaLady Posted:

Name Change help PLEASE

Please, please help. I am getting so frustrated with this whole name change thing. I sent a check to get certified copies of my marriage certificate 2 months ago and have not gotten them yet. I sent SS a copy of my marriage cert and application and it was returned saying I had to go to the Brooklyn office in person. I'm so frustrated!!!

For those ladies who live in Bklyn or Manhattan, a few basic questions:

1. do you need to go in person to the SS office and DMV to get your name changed?
2. If so, how long does it take to get your new documentation?
3. Do you need to bring original certified copies of your marriage certificate and if so, do they give them right back, or do they return them to you by mail?
4. for your passport, is it true that you can only send the application by mail with an original certified copy and they will return it by mail?

I'm off tomorrow and I would like to try to get as much done as possible? Is there anything I can do in person tomorrow?


HELP, help, help, help!!

Thank you soooo much!!

lrs2005 Posted:

Re: Name Change help PLEASE

All you need is your original marrige certificate you do not need a new certified one. My marriage license came about a month after DH and I were married. I brought the license, my passport and my drivers license to the Social Security office. I filled out their paperwork and got a new Social Security Card right there. I then took the social security card, my marriage license and my drivers license and passport to the DMV. I was albe to get a new license with my new name. HTH.

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