How to change your name in America ?

[YeBeWarned]

Can anyone from America told me how to change your name ? My wife is back in America and now she is planning to change her name , my Wife is busy with some stuff so I decided to look into it but i get some complicated things , some even say she has to go to some Court to do it ? can anyone get me a proper but easy to understand link ? and how much it will cost ? how much time it needed ? and what a major documents where one's names are needed to be changed ? I know few like Social Security , License , Account (if any) , High school Diploma , anything else ?

@Meengla @Moonlight @Hamartia Antidote @KAL-EL @F-22Raptor @OsmanAli98 @Ahmet Pasha @VCheng @gambit any other member from America can respond but no trolling please

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Can anyone from America told me how to change your name ? My wife is back in America and now she is planning to change her name , my Wife is busy with some stuff so I decided to look into it but i get some complicated things , some even say she has to go to some Court to do it ? can anyone get me a proper but easy to understand link ? and how much it will cost ? how much time it needed ? and what a major documents where one's names are needed to be changed ? I know few like Social Security , License , Account (if any) , High school Diploma , anything else ?

@Meengla @Moonlight @Hamartia Antidote @KAL-EL @F-22Raptor @OsmanAli98 @Ahmet Pasha @VCheng @gambit any other member from America can respond but no trolling please

I had always heard you have to go to court if you want to change your name to something it is not.
You’d probably have to have your Social Security Card reassigned and stuff like that so they aren’t going to be making it an easy process.

 

[Patriotgames]

If she came here on immigrant visa then, you would get an option at the time of citizenship oath ceremony to get her name changed there. The officials would give a court document right away signed by the judge showing her name change. This process is applicable to those who have just arrived in USA as perm resident given that he/she would need to file for citizenship after 5 years being perm resident.

Other option is to file name change thru a court. You can collect all the information at your county office. They’ll let you know what is the process.

 

[VCheng]

I had always heard you have to go to court if you want to change your name to something it is not.
You’d probably have to have your Social Security Card reassigned and stuff like that so they aren’t going to be making it an easy process.

It depends on the State. For example:

https://www.lawny.org/node/5/how-change-adults-name-new-york

Not a difficult or expensive process, but lots of steps involved, that is all.

 

[YeBeWarned]

I had always heard you have to go to court if you want to change your name to something it is not.
You’d probably have to have your Social Security Card reassigned and stuff like that so they aren’t going to be making it an easy process.

So what i read about going to court and get something approved from Local Judge is true , sounds like a hectic process any idea how much it might cost ? and time frame ?

If she came here on immigrant visa then, you would get an option at the time of citizenship oath ceremony to get her name changed there. The officials would give a court document right away signed by the judge showing her name change. This process is applicable to those who have just arrived in USA as perm resident given that he/she would need to file for citizenship after 5 years being perm resident.

Other option is to file name change thru a court. You can collect all the information at your county office. They’ll let you know what is the process.

She is not on a Visa or Green card, she is born in US .

It depends on the State. For example:

https://www.lawny.org/node/5/how-change-adults-name-new-york

Not a difficult or expensive process, but lots of steps involved, that is all.

I am looking for South Carolina ..

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

Probably the first and most important thing might be is to change your name with USPS after she is done with the courts and Social security etc.

Can anyone from America told me how to change your name ? My wife is back in America and now she is planning to change her name , my Wife is busy with some stuff so I decided to look into it but i get some complicated things , some even say she has to go to some Court to do it ? can anyone get me a proper but easy to understand link ? and how much it will cost ? how much time it needed ? and what a major documents where one's names are needed to be changed ? I know few like Social Security , License , Account (if any) , High school Diploma , anything else ?

@Meengla @Moonlight @Hamartia Antidote @KAL-EL @F-22Raptor @OsmanAli98 @Ahmet Pasha @VCheng @gambit any other member from America can respond but no trolling please

 

[Cthulhu]

Bad idea:

 

[cloud4000]

Can anyone from America told me how to change your name ? My wife is back in America and now she is planning to change her name , my Wife is busy with some stuff so I decided to look into it but i get some complicated things , some even say she has to go to some Court to do it ? can anyone get me a proper but easy to understand link ? and how much it will cost ? how much time it needed ? and what a major documents where one's names are needed to be changed ? I know few like Social Security , License , Account (if any) , High school Diploma , anything else ?

@Meengla @Moonlight @Hamartia Antidote @KAL-EL @F-22Raptor @OsmanAli98 @Ahmet Pasha @VCheng @gambit any other member from America can respond but no trolling please

This is how you can legally change your name for South Carolina:

https://eforms.com/name-change/sc/

Once the name change is approved just mail copies of the legal decision to all relevant government agencies, including social security, driver's licenses, passports, etc.

The process is straightforward but like many legal matters, it can be quite tedious.

Hope this helps.

 

[Moonlight]

Can anyone from America told me how to change your name ? My wife is back in America and now she is planning to change her name , my Wife is busy with some stuff so I decided to look into it but i get some complicated things , some even say she has to go to some Court to do it ? can anyone get me a proper but easy to understand link ? and how much it will cost ? how much time it needed ? and what a major documents where one's names are needed to be changed ? I know few like Social Security , License , Account (if any) , High school Diploma , anything else ?

@Meengla @Moonlight @Hamartia Antidote @KAL-EL @F-22Raptor @OsmanAli98 @Ahmet Pasha @VCheng @gambit any other member from America can respond but no trolling please

It’s easy process just fill a form btw I once heard you can only change it twice

 

[YeBeWarned]

It’s easy process just fill a form btw I once heard you can only change it twice

Well my Wife needs it to change once maybe she will change it back after this marriage contract is over

 

[Moonlight]

Well my Wife needs it to change once maybe she will change it back after this marriage contract is over

Tauba tauba

Hopefully not. Amen!!!

 

[YeBeWarned]

Tauba tauba

Hopefully not. Amen!!!

hahaha Don't worry I love my wife, she is everything I wanted in my wife .. and her dad has 2 AR-15's and 1 Shot gun , I can safely say I am not scared of him hahahaha