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virginia drivers license name change - VA

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If you are applying for any Virginia driver's license or identification card for the first time and your name has changed, you must submit one of the documents listed below for proof of your name change.

If your name has changed and you currently hold any valid Virginia-issued driver's license or photo identification card, you must present it along with one of the documents listed above for proof of your name change.

If you cannot present your Virginia driver's license, learner's permit, CDL, CDL instruction permit or photo identification card, you must present one proof of identity from the primary document list in addition to one of the documents listed above for proof of name change.

Information about documents that DMV will accept as proof of identity, residency and social security number (SSN) is presented in Acceptable Documents for Obtaining a Driver's License or Photo ID Card (DMV 141).en Español. You can also use the interactive document guide to determine which documents you will need to bring to DMV when you apply.

Cost

http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/pdf/dmv201.pdf

Contact Info

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  • Monday through Friday -- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (et)
  • Saturday -- 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (et)

Telephone

  • (804) 497-7100
  • For deaf and hard of hearing customers, connect with the teletypewriter device (TTY) at 1-800-272-9268.

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Email

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Fill out our secure online form that encrypts your personal information. To ensure timely responses, you'll be asked to provide your full name, customer number, the subject of your question or comment, an email address and a telephone number. This information is used solely to respond to questions about your DMV driver/vehicle record(s).

Mailing Address

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
P.O. Box 27412
Richmond, VA 23269

Documents Needed

Required

  • Current driver's license.

1 of the following

  • Marriage certificate, license or register.
  • Divorce decree if the decree states the change from married name to maiden name.
  • Original or teste copy of the court order granting the name change.

Primary Documents (1 Document required ONLY If you cannot show your current driver's license)

  • Official birth document issued by a U.S.state, jurisdiction or territory (Birth documents issued by a hospital, notifications of birth registration, and foreign birth certificates are not accepted.)
  • Unexpired or expired U.S. passport or U.S. passport card (Temporary passports are not accepted.) 
  • >>Unexpired Employment Authorization Document (I-766)
  • >>Unexpired foreign passport with either one listed below:
    • Unexpired or expired U.S. visa and unexpired or expired I-94
    • Unexpired or expired I-94W
    • Unexpired or expired U.S. immigrant visa 
    • Unexpired or expired I-551 stamp
  • Unexpired passport from Canada or Micronesia with an unexpired or expired I-94
  • >>Resident Alien card, Permanent Resident card, or Northern Marianas card (I-551) unexpired or expired for not more than one year (Conditional resident aliens see next bullet)
  • Unexpired Permanent Resident Card (I-551) valid for two years issued to a conditional resident alien
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240)
  • Certificate of Birth Abroad (FS-545)
  • Certification of Report of Birth of a U.S. Citizen (DS-1350)
  • Canal Zone Government Certificate of Live Birth (Panama Canal Zone) issued between February 26, 1904 and October 1, 1979 when presented with proof of the holder’s parent(s)’ U.S. citizenship at the time of the birth
  • U.S. Certificate of Naturalization or U.S. Certificate of Citizenship
  • U.S. Citizen Identification Card (I-179 or I-197)
  • Virginia DMV-issued driver’s license, commercial driver’s license, or learner’s permit unexpired or expired for not more than one year.
  • Virginia DMV-issued ID card, unexpired or expired for not more than one year. (Child IDs must have been issued on or after September 21, 2001.)
  • Virginia DMV-issued ID card that has been exchanged for a Virginia driver’s license or CDL through Driver’s License Central Issue (exchanged on or after March 24, 2009)
  • >>Unexpired U.S. issued (issued by a U.S.state [other than Virginia], jurisdiction, or territory) or Canadian driver’s license, commercial driver’s license, or learner’s permit with photo, at least 60 days old (Other foreign country and international driver’s licenses are not accepted.)
  • >>Unexpired photo ID card, at least 60 days old, issued by a U.S. state (other than Virginia), jurisdiction, or territory (School/ employee ID cards and Native American citizenship cards are not accepted.)
  • >>Unexpired U.S. Active Duty/Retiree/Reservist Military ID Card (DD-2 or Common Access Card). Military dependant ID cards are not accepted as primary documents.
  • >>Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (I-571)
  • >>Unexpired Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)
  • Asylees may present documentation from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service or U.S. Immigration Court indicating that asylum has been granted. (Verification is required.)
  • Applicants for asylum may present an application for asylum
  • along with documentation from the United States Citizenship and 
  • Immigration Service or U.S. Immigration Court indicating receipt 
  • of the application. (Verification is required.)

 

 

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http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/citizen/records/update_add.asp