https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:32:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2251192 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:28:50 +0000 Mrs D 2251192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started the process in June (got married in October) delayed because I had visa's for traveling that I did not want to have to re-apply for. I got everything done by October when I had to travel internationally again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2251183 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:18:17 +0000 mrsjyw 2251183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started the process four months after the wedding, it took a couple weeks to get doc sec dmv ccs etc all done. We'll be married five years this September and my Korean passport and my green card are still in my maiden name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2250909 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:45:27 +0000 yin 2250909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I changed my name within the first year we were married. My process was a little trickier because I needed to have a full legal name change due to a mistake my parents made when I was born. I had to put it in the newspaper and go to court to tell my reasoning for the name change. Glad that I did it before LO1 was born because it was a bit of a hassle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2250754 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 06:11:25 +0000 looch 2250754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: I did. I changed my SS to my married name, my passport (with visa at the time) was in my maiden name. I never had any issues and I was still able to file my taxes in the US as well as travel across the borders. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2250625 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 22:29:47 +0000 lamariniere 2250625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I changed my name ASAP after I got married because I knew we would be moving abroad within a year or so, so I wanted to have everything taken care of. I did passport first, then driver license then SS card. I changed credit cards and bank accounts after I got my passport back. It took maybe 3 months total because I didn't want to be without proper ID while documents were processing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2250215 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:17:10 +0000 Ree723 2250215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Random question: if you change your name with Social Security, can you still hold your passport in a different name? It seems like a lot of people have done that but I was always under the assumption that both had to be in the same name as they are both legal proof of your identity....</p> <p>If it is possible to change my name with Soc Sec but not change the passport right now, I might do that as I'll be home later this year and could take care of that side of things then. My visa is due for renewal at the end of next year so I could do the passport/visa at that time I think..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2250129 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:53:03 +0000 misolee 2250129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It took ab out 5 months for me to legally change my name and then like a month afterwards to get all my documents changed. </p> <p>I did not check the name change box for the marriage certificate. A year after I got married, my passport was expiring and since it's a ten year renew, I decided to just go ahead and change my name. </p> <p>First, I had to go file it in court and pay a filing fee. Then, the court had to publish it in a local newspaper for four weeks to make sure there wasn't any formal objections. So I had to pay another publishing fee. Then, I had to wait until my case made it into the court schedule and that took two months. Once it was on the schedule, I had to go wait through all the hearings until they got to mine. I was in the same court as uncontested divorces and name changes. When it was my turn, I stood in front of a judge and had to explain why I wanted a name change. After he allows it and signs the paper document, I had to pay another document fee to get a notarized copy. </p> <p>I then used the notarized copy to get a drivers license, social security, credit cards, passport, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2250120 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:44:26 +0000 NCSUchick27 2250120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once I started the process it only took me a couple of days. I went to the social security office one day, and the DMV the next day. It was way easier than I thought it would be.</p> <p>I waited about 3 months after we got married to start the process. I would have done it sooner, but I was busy moving and changing jobs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2250114 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:40:04 +0000 cascademom 2250114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I waited six weeks after getting married to change my name and go through the process because we were buying our condo. All of our condo paperwork is in my maiden name. It's been almost 6 years and the one item I haven't changed is my Paypal account because they want to see your marriage license or something ridiculous like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2250082 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 14:14:26 +0000 daniellemybelle 2250082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad I'm not the only one that dragged her feet! I started using my married name pretty quickly but it wasn't until I was pregnant, three years into our marriage, that I actually went to the SS office and got it changed. I had actually misplaced our marriage license and had to get a new one to do it! Then I changed my driver's license and from there I just did things as they came up - so when I went to the bank I let them know, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married/page/2#post-2249972 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:21:33 +0000 ineebee 2249972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved to a new state and had to register the car in order to get a city parking permit. Since I had to do all that, I wanted it to be in my new name, so I got started with the name change process pretty much right after we got back from our honeymoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249969 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:17:16 +0000 illumina 2249969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got married over 3 years ago and my drivers licence and passport are still in my maiden name. For all other things I use my married name though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249955 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:09:32 +0000 agold 2249955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it took me less than two weeks. I made an appointment at the social security office and went in a day or two before Christmas. I believe I received my new social security card in the mail before new years eve or very shortly thereafter. I was surprised by how quickly it came. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249903 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:39:42 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2249903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think most of it was done over the course of a year. My passport wasn't done until it expired (two years after we were married), and I still have a Visa in my maiden name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249902 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:38:09 +0000 looch 2249902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: oh wow, my permit took only a few weeks. I get it now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249866 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:25:20 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2249866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was changed within two weeks. It wasn't that difficult for me to do. I was starting a new job soon after so I wanted to avoid confusion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249863 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:23:40 +0000 Raindrop 2249863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry not overseas but with a passport change it took me 3 months (I did a lot of it 4 months before I was about to give birth to our first kid and it was pretty much done while was on maternity leave). I was going slowly though.</p> <p>I still have one online retirement account and my paypal under my maiden because that required faxing some paper work and I don't have a fax plus laziness in finding a fax. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249841 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:09:44 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2249841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I am now, but when we applied for my residence permit I was on a worker visa so rather than change my name during the application process we waited it out. My permit took two years, adding a name change to the process would have only delayed it and I was 37 weeks pregnant and not wanting and delays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249820 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:57:25 +0000 looch 2249820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Just curious, but aren't you there on a residency permit, not a visa? When I lived abroad, I needed a Visa to enter the country. To stay, I needed the local residency permit. It expired yearly and once I had an updated passport and all my name change docs, it was easy to change my residency permit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249817 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:56:20 +0000 Greentea 2249817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never did. DH took my name right away though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249814 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:55:48 +0000 looch 2249814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: I don't see why you couldn't change it from overseas, the only place I appeared in person was the DMV to change my drivers license.</p> <p>The consulate may be able to mail something on your behalf, but I am not sure it's worth your trouble. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249812 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:54:40 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2249812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: most likely. I renewed my passport right before our wedding so I still have a while before I have to cross that bridge. My status here will also be changing before then so I can probably change my name when that happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249807 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:53:23 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2249807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: how times have changed! Instead of people thinking wives kept their maiden names now the first thought is the couple chose to live together and have children, but not marry.</p> <p>The process took me less than a month including the time it took to request my birth certificate from another state. ETA: I was changing to the "real" drivers license at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249802 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:51:55 +0000 matador84 2249802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lady baltimore: You can call the county you got married in and they'll send it to you--if you ever wanted to change it. We had to mail our ORIGINAL marriage certificate in to get my passport changed...it totally freaked me out that it would get lost in the mail! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249800 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:51:04 +0000 namaste 2249800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nine months lol I had no desire to go to the SS office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249799 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:50:37 +0000 matador84 2249799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually didn't change my name until 2.5 years after we were married. It was causing more problems than it was worth. I didn't want to change it, but I moved my maiden name to my middle name and dropped my middle. I sign everything first, middle, last. It has helped and I can't imagine now the problems I would encounter having a different name than my children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249790 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:46:46 +0000 Chillybear 2249790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: That's interesting... so would you have to do visas and passport at the same time. What happens when your passport expires? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249775 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:37:42 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2249775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I don't know if this is officially legal, but I changed my name by just adding his last to my last.<br /> I did not hyphenate and I did not move my maiden to my middle. I literally have two last names. Sometimes I use just one, sometimes I use both.<br /> I did not change anything I had before I was married, so all of my banking, credit cards, etc just have my maiden last. </p> <p>All I did was stand in line at the social security office with my marriage license and got my ss card changed. Then when my license expired a few months later I added both last names to it. I haven't changed anything else, but I have opened accounts with just my married last name since then. </p> <p>I've been married for almost three years now and I haven't run into any issues at all. I've flown with tickets bought with just my maiden name listed and just my married name listed. Again, no problems. (Although, I am upper-middle class and white - I imagine I might get more scrutiny if that wasn't the case). </p> <p>I image it would also be different living abroad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249770 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:34:40 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2249770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: the passport issue is that visas are tied to the existing passport. The U.S. Embassy can't issue a work visa for a different country. Essentially to change my passport I would be invalidating my visa and then have to apply again for a name change on a new visa. With two kids here I'm not willing to jeopardize my status for a name change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-change-your-name-after-getting-married#post-2249750 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:22:58 +0000 lady baltimore 2249750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Four years and I haven't bothered to change it. You all are making me wonder if I could even if I wanted to, as I don't know that I have a copy of our marriage certificate. Hmm . . . </p>