Name change after marriage in Wyoming

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Marriage certificate

• Wyoming Vital Statistics Services charges $25 for each certified marriage certificate.⁴
• Wyoming marriage records stay closed for 50 years; until then only either spouse or a lawyer for one of them can obtain a copy.⁷
• Wyoming’s standard certified copies are computer-generated abstracts that the state says work for all legal purposes, including motor vehicle offices and passports.⁴
• A mailed request to Wyoming Vital Statistics Services must be signed and include a photocopy of ID, the full payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope.⁴
• In person, Wyoming certificates are issued at the state office on the first floor of the Hathaway Building, 2300 Capitol Avenue, in Cheyenne.⁷

Driver's license

• Under W.S. 31-7-137, a Wyoming licensee must notify the licensing division in writing within 10 days of a change of name.¹
• The same Wyoming statute requires an application for a duplicate license within 10 days of a name change.¹
• WYDOT requires an in-person visit to a driver exam office for a name change, where the current license is surrendered and legal proof such as a marriage certificate is shown.²
• WYDOT issues the revised card only after the new name and date of birth verify with Social Security, so that record has to change first.²
• If the Social Security check finds no match, WYDOT asks for the Social Security card showing the new name along with the legal proof.²
• A Wyoming name change is billed at the standard renewal fee: WYDOT takes a new photo and signature and mails a license valid for five years in about 4-6 weeks.²
• WYDOT’s fee list sets the renewal of a Class C license at $35.³

Voter registration

• Wyoming law, W.S. 22-3-114, requires a registered voter who changes names to tell the county clerk, giving the name, address and precinct of the old registration and the nature of the change.⁸
• The Wyoming Secretary of State’s 2026 voter guide tells anyone whose name changed since the 2024 election to notify the county clerk.⁹
• Wyoming’s voter registration application doubles as a change form with a Name Change box, and it is mailed or hand-delivered to the county clerk.¹⁰
• A Wyoming registration sent by mail must be notarized first, except for military and overseas citizens.¹¹
• Wyoming lets voters register at the polls on Election Day; at the county clerk or by mail, registration closes 14 days before an election.⁹

Social Security

• The Social Security Administration recommends updating your Social Security record before you go to your state motor vehicle office.⁵
• Social Security suggests waiting until the state has recorded the marriage, which takes about 30 days in most cases.⁵
• For proof of identity, Social Security prefers a U.S. driver license and also accepts a state ID card or a U.S. passport.⁵
• Social Security treats a marriage certificate as the ideal proof of both the new legal name and the marriage.⁵
• Social Security accepts only original documents or copies certified by the issuing agency, never photocopies or notarized copies.⁵
• Social Security does not charge for a card with the new name.⁶
• Once Social Security completes the request, the replacement card arrives by mail in 5 to 10 business days.¹²
• People who cannot use Social Security’s online services fill in the paper Form SS-5 and show the required documents.¹³

Passport

• USAGov says to report a name change to the U.S. Department of State as soon as possible to get an updated passport.¹⁴
• Form DS-5504 covers a name change by marriage when the passport was issued less than one year ago and the name changed within that year.¹⁵
• The U.S. Department of State charges no fee for Form DS-5504 unless the applicant asks for expedited service or 1–2 day delivery.¹⁵
• Form DS-82, the mail-in passport renewal, accepts a married name when the applicant sends certified proof such as a certified copy of the marriage certificate.¹⁶
• Renewing with Form DS-82 requires sending the most recent passport, issued when the applicant was at least 16 and less than 15 years ago.¹⁶
• An applicant who cannot document the name change with a certified marriage certificate, divorce decree or court order must apply on Form DS-11 instead.¹⁶
• Form DS-11 is filed in person at a passport acceptance facility, at a passport agency by appointment, or at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.¹⁷

Voter registration

• A voter registration can be updated online through vote.gov or by mail with the National Mail Voter Registration Form.¹⁴

Agencies

• USAGov advises telling Social Security early because other agencies learn of name changes through the SSA.¹⁴
• Every name on a federal tax return must match Social Security records.¹⁴

• Form SS-5 filled in from your answersYou print it, sign it and bring it to Social Security with your documents. The form itself is free on ssa.gov.
• The passport application for your case, filled inPicked from your answers about your current passport; the State Department’s fees are paid to the State Department. The application also needs a recent color photo, which the kit doesn’t include: U.S. passport photo rules, and a photo from a selfie.
• The Wyoming checklistThe steps above in order, with the deadline, the fee and the official page for each one.
• Notification lettersFor your bank, employer, insurer and other accounts, with your old and new names.

The kit does not file anything for you and is not legal advice. Government fees, like the license fee and the county copy of your marriage record, are paid directly to each office.