U.S. Passport Name Change Application

The form you file depends on how recently your passport was issued:

• Less than 1 year ago — file DS-5504. The State Department waives the application fee in this window. (Service and shipping fees still apply.)
• More than 1 year ago — file DS-82 (a regular renewal) with your name-change documentation attached.

Either way, you'll send in your existing passport along with a certified copy of the legal document that authorizes the new name. Our expedited service walks the change through a regional passport agency and returns your updated book by tracked courier.

Use a U.S. Passport Name Change Application if you've changed your name through:

• Marriage — provide a certified marriage certificate
• Divorce — provide the divorce decree restoring your prior name
• Court order — provide certified court documents
• Naturalization — provide your naturalization certificate

If you're correcting a typo or printing error on a recently-issued passport, that also goes on DS-5504 and is handled the same way.

What you'll need for a Passport Name Change Application

• Your existing passport — must be in your possession and undamaged
• Certified legal document establishing the name change (original or certified copy — not a photocopy)
• One new passport photo (2x2 requirements) — taken within 6 months under your new name
• Completed DS-5504 or DS-82 — we determine which based on issue date and generate it
• Government fees (breakdown) — $0 (DS-5504, under 1 year) or $130 (DS-82, after 1 year)