Change your name in New Hampshire
The exact steps, documents, and official New Hampshire links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV)License update fee
No charge for the replacement license itself (name changes are not accepted by mail; must appear in person)
Marriage certificate
NH Department of State, Division of Vital Records Administration (DVRA) - or any local City/Town ClerkVoter deadline
NH has no online voter registration. Register/update in person at your town or city clerk's office, at a supervisors-of-the-checklist session (held 6-13 days before each state election, and at least every 90 days), or same-day at your polling place on election day itself.
Instructions verified August 2026 against official New Hampshire government sites. How we verify
Book a DMV appointmentWhat New Hampshire asks you to bring
Documents for the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV)
- Completed and signed Record Change Request form (DSMV 30)
- Current New Hampshire driver license
- Certified marriage certificate (or divorce decree/court order) showing prior and new legal name
- Proof of residency/identity documents if applying for REAL ID upgrade at the same time
- Photo ID (for the separate vital-records certificate request, if ordering the marriage certificate yourself)
Online or in person
New Hampshire does not accept the license name change online. A visit to New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV) is required.
REAL ID in New Hampshire
RSA 263:9 requires written notification to DMV within 30 days of a legal name change. Applicant must appear in person at any DMV office with a signed Record Change Request (DSMV 30), current NH driver license, and legal documentation of the name change. A 60-day temporary paper license is issued on the spot; the permanent (and REAL ID, if eligible) license is mailed afterward.
Ordering your New Hampshire marriage certificate
Complete the Certificate Application form and mail/submit it with payment ($15 per certified copy, $10 for additional copies of the same record at the same time) and photo ID to DVRA (9 Ratification Way, Concord, NH 03301-2455), or visit your local City/Town Clerk. Applicant must show a "direct and tangible interest" in the record.
NH Department of State, Division of Vital Records Administration (DVRA) - or any local City/Town ClerkUpdating your New Hampshire voter registration
New Hampshire does not offer an online update, so you will need to file a paper form. NH has no online voter registration. Register/update in person at your town or city clerk's office, at a supervisors-of-the-checklist session (held 6-13 days before each state election, and at least every 90 days), or same-day at your polling place on election day itself.
Update your registrationNew Hampshire step-by-step guides
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