Married Name Change Guide
So you're getting married? - Congratulations! There's so much to organise, but processing the paperwork for your new name just isn't fun. You're probably sick of making lists. That's where Easy Name Change can help.
Log into Easy Name Change and you can nominate who you have accounts or a membership with. Choose from over 350 companies broken down by industry. Our personalised kits create letters and faxes with your old name, your new name, and your contact details. We also highlight the documents each company needs to see. If any of your selected companies have custom name change forms we include these in your kit too. We even include each company's mailing address. All you need to do is print, sign and post. Save yourself hours of time because, quite frankly, you have better things to do.
The Easy Name Change process can take as little as 15 minutes. You can even nominate a future date to print on your letters, so even if you're not ready to send your letters out straight away you can still start the process so it's one less thing to do when you get back from your honeymoon. Click here to start.
Marriage certificates issued by foreign government departments are not accepted as evidence of your new name by Australian most organisaitons. If you were married overseas you will need a Change of Name certificate, or a marriage certificate issued in Australia.If you lodge your name change application in the same state as your birth, you will be i....
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Order your Marriage Certificate from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state in which your wedding took place.
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Changing your name can be as easy or hard as you want it to be. If you want to save a few bucks be prepared to invest about 6-8 hours in calling around and writing letters.
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Regardless if you are changing your name as a bride or groom, your Marriage Certificate is the only legal document you need to present as evidence of your name.
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As a bride you have 4 options for taking a new name. You can take any one of the options below and as a married couple you can have different surnames. Any of these changes can be taken with only your marriage certificate as evidence of your new name.
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At your wedding you will be presented with a hand written marriage certificate. As this certificate does not have full information on your parents or upgraded security features it is unable to be used as evidence of your new name when applying for a passport or driver's license.
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You can keep your maiden name at work, but legally change your name.
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