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Name change after marriage in Idaho: checklist and DMV steps
The order to change your name after marriage in Idaho, and what the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Division of Motor Vehicles asks for, from its own pages. Each step links its source.
How to change your name after marriage in Idaho
Get certified copies of your marriage certificate first. Then change your name with Social Security, then at the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Division of Motor Vehicles for your license or ID, then on your passport, then with your bank, employer and everything else.
The steps, in order
- Certified copies of your marriage certificate. One certified copy is mailed to you after the completed license is returned. Additional copies cost $2 each from the Recorder's Office. (Source: adacounty.id.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Social Security. You change your name with Social Security by requesting a replacement card. Depending on your situation you may be able to request it online; if not, you make an appointment at a local office. (Source: ssa.gov, checked October 26, 2026)
- Your Idaho driver's license or ID. The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Division of Motor Vehicles: what its pages say is below.
- Your passport. The U.S. Department of State handles passports. Its site did not let us read it automatically when we checked, so open its passport pages for the form that fits your passport.
- Everything else. Bank and credit accounts, your employer, insurance, voter registration and the rest: the name change after marriage checklist lists them in order.
USAGov lists the agencies to tell after a name change, including Social Security, your state driver license office and the U.S. passport office, and says to use certified copies of documents such as a marriage certificate as proof. (Source: usa.gov, checked October 26, 2026)
Changing your name at the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Division of Motor Vehicles
From the agency’s own pages, last checked October 30, 2026. Open the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Division of Motor Vehicles page. Fees and rules change: confirm on that page before you go.
- What to do
- Provide documents proving your name change at a DMV office; update Social Security first if your citizenship or lawful-presence proof does not match the new name. (Source: itd.idaho.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Documents accepted as proof of the new name
- Valid U.S. passport in current name, certified marriage certificate meeting Idaho standards, certified divorce decree, adoption papers, or court-ordered name change documents. (Source: itd.idaho.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Fee
- Duplicate license or instruction permit is $20.00 on the ITD fee table. A separate name-change fee is not stated. (Source: itd.idaho.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- In person or online
- Not stated on the pages we read. Check the agency page. Official page
- Social Security first
- Yes when your proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence does not match the new name: update with Social Security before applying. (Source: itd.idaho.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Deadline
- No deadline for a name change is stated on the pages we read. Official page
Common questions
How do I change my name on my Idaho driver's license after marriage?
Provide documents proving your name change at a DMV office; update Social Security first if your citizenship or lawful-presence proof does not match the new name.
How much does it cost to change the name on a Idaho license?
Duplicate license or instruction permit is $20.00 on the ITD fee table. A separate name-change fee is not stated.
What documents do I need to change my name at the Idaho DMV?
Valid U.S. passport in current name, certified marriage certificate meeting Idaho standards, certified divorce decree, adoption papers, or court-ordered name change documents.
Do I need to update Social Security before the Idaho DMV?
Yes when your proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence does not match the new name: update with Social Security before applying.
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