Changing your surname is an unpleasant process that involves visiting many organs and waiting in long queues. After all, it will be necessary to change not only the civil passport, but also all the basic documents. If the husband's surname was not adopted at the time of marriage, then after marriage, for some, the question arises of how to change the surname.
It is necessary
Documentation
Instructions
Step 1
Come to the registry office at the place of registration. To change your surname after marriage, you need to present the following documents: - marriage certificate;
- birth certificate;
- birth certificate of children under 14 years old to change your surname in the column "Mother";
- Application for change of surname. Application in the registry office will be considered within a month. In special cases, consideration of the application may take up to 2 months. After that, you will be given a certificate and can advise on how to change your surname in your passport.
Step 2
Change your passport at the passport office at the place of residenceChanging your surname after marriage at the passport office requires the provision of: - a certificate from the registry office;
- old passport;
- 2 photos;
- marriage registration certificates;
- receipts for payment of state duty;
- birth certificates of children under 14 years old, if any.
Step 3
Change other documents Changing your surname after marriage means being a different person. Therefore, it is imperative to change the surname in the following documents: - passport at the passport office;
- medical policy in an insurance company;
- pension certificate in the pension fund;
- INN. The tax identification number will remain the same. They will only change your surname and address (if it is different) in the Certificate of registration with the tax authority of an individual at the place of residence on the territory of the Russian Federation;
- driver's license;
- bank cards;
- grade book, student and library cards, if you are studying. A diploma issued at an educational institution before marriage is not replaced. This also applies to the certificate of secondary education;
- documents for inheritance and donation;
- documents for existing property (real estate, car) and powers of attorney.
- the work book is not changed, but a note is made about the change of surname in the personnel department according to the work meta.
