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Name change after marriage in Indiana: checklist and DMV steps
The order to change your name after marriage in Indiana, and what the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) asks for, from its own pages. Each step links its source.
How to change your name after marriage in Indiana
Get certified copies of your marriage certificate first. Then change your name with Social Security, then at the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) 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. Each certified copy of the marriage license, needed for name changes at the BMV and Social Security, costs $4. Page does not say where to request it. (Source: in.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 Indiana driver's license or ID. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV): 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 Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV)
From the agency’s own pages, last checked October 30, 2026. Open the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) page. Fees and rules change: confirm on that page before you go.
- What to do
- Update your name with Social Security, wait one business day, then visit a BMV branch within 30 days with proof of the name change. (Source: secure.in.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Documents accepted as proof of the new name
- Marriage license, divorce decree showing old and new name, court order approving a name change, or amended birth certificate. Originals or certified copies only. (Source: secure.in.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Fee
- Not stated on the pages we read. Check the agency page. Official page
- In person or online
- In person at a BMV branch only; the process cannot be done online. (Source: secure.in.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Social Security first
- Yes. Update your name with Social Security first and wait at least one business day before visiting the BMV. (Source: secure.in.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
- Deadline
- Visit a BMV branch within 30 days of the name change. (Source: secure.in.gov, checked October 30, 2026)
Common questions
How do I change my name on my Indiana driver's license after marriage?
Update your name with Social Security, wait one business day, then visit a BMV branch within 30 days with proof of the name change.
What documents do I need to change my name at the Indiana DMV?
Marriage license, divorce decree showing old and new name, court order approving a name change, or amended birth certificate. Originals or certified copies only.
Do I need to update Social Security before the Indiana DMV?
Yes. Update your name with Social Security first and wait at least one business day before visiting the BMV.
Is there a deadline to change my name on my Indiana license?
Visit a BMV branch within 30 days of the name change.
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