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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
I'm curious. Since I'm not married and I've never had to change my name I've never worried about stuff like this. But what happens if someone does marry and they change name and therefore change their drivers license, health card, credit cards, etc, etc. They're not allowed to change the name on the passport?
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In the states, changing your name via a marriage is a legal name change. In order to change my name on my driver's license, soc security card, etc... I had to show a copy of my marriage license. From what I understand, you do the same for your passport, but since most passports are valid for a longer period of time (10 years as opposed to 5 or so for licenses) you get a stamp or a paper you show with your passport saying your name has legally been changed. When your passport expires, you get a new one with your correct name.