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Changing your name outside the United States.
Every country has its own answer to what marriage does to a surname, how a divorced person gets a former name back, and who may change a name by choice. These guides say what your country's law does, what a marriage from abroad needs to be recognised, the papers, and the order to file them in.
The paid checklist prepares United States records only: Social Security, a US passport, a state license, and the everyday accounts. Nothing on these pages needs it.
- PhilippinesHow to change your name in the Philippines after marriage, divorce, or by choice: the civil registry, the passport, and every record after.Checked
- United KingdomHow to change your name in the UK after marriage, divorce, or by choice: deed poll, Scotland and Northern Ireland, passport, DVLA, HMRC.Checked
- ColombiaHow to change your name in Colombia after marriage, divorce or by choice: the once-only escritura pública, the civil registry, the cédula and the passport.Checked
- GermanyHow to change your name in Germany after marriage, divorce, or by choice: the Standesamt declaration, the NamÄndG application, fees and times.Checked
- JapanHow to change your name in Japan after marriage, divorce or by choice: the koseki notification, the family court route, then passport, card and licence.Checked
- MalaysiaHow to change your name in Malaysia after marriage, divorce, or by choice: the JPN identity-card amendment, the papers, the fees, and the order to do them in.Checked
Changing a name on US records too? The checklist prepares every US form and letter in the right order.
Start the US checklistThese guides live at changeyourname.app/name-change-abroad.