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you will need the following:
*A CERTIFIED, 'STATE' COPY WITH RAISED/OFFICIAL SEAL of your birth certificate. the one from the hospital DOES NOT count. if you do not have one, find out what COUNTY you were born in and contact them....if in NY, possibly the TOWN as well...you can also get this from 'the state' but it might take longer. If you are from out of state living in NY and NO ONE can get it for you in person [parents] then you have 2 options: wait 6-8 weeks OR pay a fee to have it faster. google your state/county/town hall's vital records and it will have the info on their website.
OR *YOUR CURRENT PASSPORT AND YOU WILL NEED:
YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE. some halls will accept a baptismal record in place of a birth certificate or passport...to be sure of what you specifially need, contact the town hall you are going to FIRST and ask. Call them NOW even if you are 6 months away from your wedding to prevent problems at the last minute
also, if either of you is divorced, you will need the offiical divorce decree as well to prove that marriage is anulled/divorced/finished!
there is no blood test in NY
a marriage license is good for 60 days
it is NOT good until 24 hours have passed from its issuing.
the cost is $40.
and if after the wedding you do not receive your certificate within 4 weeks, contact the town/city hall where you got the license from.
you can also bring the following:
Naturalization record OR
Census record
AND
Employment picture ID OR
Immigration record
but the first items are more popular and most appreciated by the town halls....it's just easier when it's the 'normal stuff.'
*******Smithtown Town Hall: you will also need something with your Social Security number on it. It can be your SS card, a pay stub, W-2 form, or health insurance card. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!!
HOPE THIS HELPS SOME OF YOU!!!
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link on LIW where most of this came from. the rest of it came from going to get my marriage license! don't trust an 'article'? this LIW article is actually from the state of NY website:
link where LIW got their info...it is word for word. NAME CHANGING LINK FOR DMV...FORM YOU CAN DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND FILL OUT PRIOR TO GOING. FOR AFTER THE WEDDING. for name changes at the DMV, all you need is your OLD/CURRENT license, your marriage certificate [the official one that is mailed to you 2-3 weeks (or longer depending on the location you acquired it from) from the Town Hall] and the $10 fee for the new license!
SOCIAL SECURITY LOCATION FINDER LINK LINK TO FORM YOU NEED FOR THE SS OFFICE for name changes at SS, all you need is your marriage certificate AND the form filled out.
I highly rec. the Melville location. You can use ANY location to get a new card...so you don't have to wait forever in Mineola. In fact, while I was waiting in Melville, the lady at the window told a girl who was 3 ahead of me that it was fine that she didn't live in Melville/the area and that she would be waiting for HOURS at Mineola...so they know Mineola is a mess!
BANK AND OTHER PLACES:
Well, this one will depend on each institution's own requirements. Many have stated that calling their credit card company was sufficient...my bank only needed my new license and marriage license. I happened to have my temp. license at the time, my OLD license [they gave it back to me at the DMV] and my marriage license. They didn't need or want my SS info. Just call or stop by all the other places you need to change your name at to see what you need...but it's most helpful if you just have these things together in the first place and take it all to each place.
HTH!!!!
NYC RESIDENTS: NAME CHANGE INFO/SS *You must use the SS office in your borough. You unfortunately cannot use the LI locations.
