How to Change Your Name in Your Passport
How to Change Your Name in Your Valid U.S. Passport
IF:
Then:
Your name has been legally changed since your passport was issued
Send a completed form DS-19, Passport Amendment/Validation Application, a certified copy of your marriage certificate or your name change court decree, and your current valid passport to the following address:
Charleston Passport Center
Attention: Amendments
1269 Holland Street
Charleston, SC 29405
Photocopies and notarized copies are not acceptable
for passport purposes.
Click here to Download form DS-19
Click here for Expedited Serviceinformation
If your name has changed by other means, you must apply in person. See How to Apply in Person
NOTE: There is no fee for this service unless you require expedited service.