To change your name on your card, you must show us documents proving your legal name change and identity. You also must show us a document proving your U.S. citizenship, if it is not already in our records.

To prove You must show
Your legal name change One of the following documents:
  • Marriage document;
  • Divorce decree;
  • Certificate of naturalization showing a new name; or
  • Court order for a name change.
We may ask to see other documents showing your old and new names.
Your identity A document showing your name, identifying information and photograph, such as one of the following:
  • U.S. driver’s license;
  • State-issued nondriver’s identification card; or
  • U.S. passport.

We may be able to accept your

  • Employer ID card;
  • School ID card;
  • Health insurance card; or
  • U.S. military ID card.
Your U.S. citizenship

One of the following documents:

  • U.S. birth certificate;
  • U.S. consular report of birth;
  • U.S. passport;
  • Certificate of naturalization; or
  • Certificate of citizenship.

You must present original documents or copies certified by the agency that issued them. We cannot accept photocopies or notarized copies.