indiana drivers license name change - IN
If you have an Indiana license, permit, or identification card you must notify the BMV of a change of name and apply for an amended license, permit, or identification card within 30 days of the name change. Before visiting a BMV license branch, you must visit a Social Security Administration office to officially change your name on Social Security documentation. To change your name on your license, permit, or identification card you need to visit a license branch
In Person
If your current legal name is different from the name on your birth certificate or lawful status document, you must show legal proof of the name change (showing a link to all name changes). Acceptable documents supporting a change include:
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Marriage license.
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Divorce decree.
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Court order approving a change of legal name or date of birth.
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Amended birth certificate showing a change of gender.
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Physician’s signed and dated statement that "(your name) successfully underwent all treatment necessary to permanently change (your name)'s gender from (previous gender) to (new gender)."
Please Note
The BMV will only accept original documents or certified copies from the issuing agency. The BMV may refuse any document that appears fraudulent, unreliable, altered, or expired. All documents must be in English or be presented with a verifiably accurate English translation.
Your legal name and date of birth on documents presented to the BMV must match Social Security Administration records. Please wait at least 24 hours after updating your information with the Social Security Administration before bringing your documents to a BMV branch.
Contact
CLICK HERE (https://secure.in.gov/BMV/mybmv/Contact.aspx) to contact the BMV about any additional questions.