Here's the order in Texas: get certified copies of your marriage certificate, update Social Security, then update your driver's license or state ID with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), then your passport and accounts. DPS asks you to update your license within 30 days of your name change, and the fee is $11.
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Step 1 of 6
Most offices want an original or certified copy of your marriage certificate, not a photocopy, so order a few.
From the county clerk in the county that issued your marriage license
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Step 2 of 6
Do this before you update your Texas license. Whether DPS checks Social Security records: Not confirmed yet.
You may be able to do this online. If not, you'll need an appointment at a local Social Security office
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Step 3 of 6
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Within 30 days of your name change
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In person at any driver license office
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Originals only; copies are not accepted
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Open the official page (dps.texas.gov)
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Step 4 of 6
Which passport form you use depends on when your passport was issued and when your name changed.
Find your passport name change path (DS-5504, renewal by mail or DS-11)
Step 5 of 6
Update your name online through the Texas.gov voter portal (you need your VUID)
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Step 6 of 6
These are general reminders. Each company has its own process.
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Start with certified copies of your marriage certificate, then update Social Security, then Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) for your driver's license or state ID.
Yes. DPS says to update your license within 30 days of your name change.
Source: dps.texas.gov
Not confirmed yet. The DPS page we checked doesn't say. Several other states do ask for Social Security first, so it's a safe order to follow. Check the DPS link in step 3.
Bring one of these, as an original (DPS doesn't accept copies): your marriage license, a divorce decree, an annulment decree, or a marriage verification letter from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Source: dps.texas.gov
DPS lists a fee of $11 for this license change. The Social Security fee is not confirmed yet. Passport fees are in the passport guide.
Source: dps.texas.gov
The DPS page says to do it in person at any driver license office.
Source: dps.texas.gov
DPS says within 30 days of your name change.
Name Change Steps