Missouri Name Change Forms: Every Form and Where to File It

A name change in Missouri runs through federal forms and Missouri agencies at the same time. Here is the whole set, and where each one actually comes from.

• Certified marriage certificate or divorce decree. Not a form you fill in, but the document everything else depends on. Order certified copies from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records (state office issues only a "Certified Statement Relating to Marriage" - the actual certified marriage certificate must come from the County Recorder of Deeds where the marriage license was issued). Get two or three, since several agencies each want to see one.
• Form SS-5 (Social Security card). One national form, identical in every state, and always free. Download it straight from the SSA (PDF), or see it filled out field by field.
• Your Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division license application. This is the Missouri-specific piece. The agency supplies the form, and most locations hand it to you at the counter or post it on their site rather than publishing a standalone name-change form. Start from the official Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division page.
• A passport form, if you hold a passport: DS-5504 (free, passport under a year old), DS-82 (renew by mail), or DS-11 (in person). Which one is yours is a short test: compare all three.
• Voter registration update. Free, and often handled for you at the Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division. Details on the Missouri voter registration page.

Watch for sites charging a fee to "provide" the SS-5 or the passport forms. Every one of them is a free download from the government, linked above.

Filling in the form is half of it. Missouri also wants supporting documents at the counter:

• Certified Marriage Certificate (from County Recorder of Deeds where marriage license was issued) or certified court order
• Current Missouri driver license/ID
• Proof of Social Security number
• Proof of Missouri residential address (for REAL ID compliance)

REAL ID note: Bring a Certified Marriage Certificate (or certified court order) plus proof of name, DOB, place of birth, SSN, and Missouri residential address; if current license expires within 6 months (184 days), you may renew early instead of getting a duplicate.

Good to know for Missouri: State Bureau of Vital Records fee is $14-15 per Certified Statement (order in person, by notarized mail, or via phone/online through VitalChek). For the actual certified marriage certificate accepted by the DMV, contact the Recorder of Deeds in the Missouri county where the marriage license was obtained.

Two of these go in the mail, and they do not go to the same place.

Form SS-5. Missouri is one of the states where the SSA supports a fully online marriage name change, so you may not need to mail anything at all. Start at my Social Security. If you would rather use paper, take or mail the SS-5 to a local office: find your nearest one.

Passport forms. This is where Missouri matters, because routine DS-82 service is split by state. Missouri is routed to the Pennsylvania processing center.

DS-82, routine service from Missouri
National Passport Processing Center
PO Box 90155
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0155

Routine service (no fee)
National Passport Processing Center
Post Office Box 90107
Philadelphia, PA 19190-0107

Expedited service uses different addresses again and costs extra, and the instructions ask you to write "Expedite" on the outside of the envelope. Use a trackable mailing service: that envelope holds your passport and your certified certificate.

• Certified marriage certificate (3 copies): $30–$90
• Social Security card (Form SS-5): Free
• Driver's license update (Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division): a standard replacement-license fee (not published; confirm with the agency)
• Passport (only if you update it): Free–$165
• Voter registration: Free

Your total in Missouri depends mostly on the DMV fee and whether you update a passport. Skipping the passport keeps it under about $100 for most people; a paid passport renewal adds $130–$165.

The forms themselves cost nothing. What you pay for is certified copies, the Missouri Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle and Driver Licensing Division fee, and a passport renewal if you need one. Passport pricing changes independently of anything Missouri does, so check the current State Department fee schedule on the day you file.