New Hampshire Name Change Checklist After Marriage

Follow this sequence in New Hampshire:

• 1. Certified marriage certificate: order copies from the NH Department of State, Division of Vital Records Administration (DVRA) - or any local City/Town Clerk.
• 2. Social Security (SS-5): free, and always first.
• 3. Wait 24–48 hours for the SSA record to sync.
• 4. New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV): update your license (typically free (confirm with the agency)).
• 5. Passport: DS-82, DS-11, or DS-5504.
• 6. Voter registration & everyone else: bank, employer, insurers.

• 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)

Good to know for New Hampshire: 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.

• Certified marriage certificate (3 copies): $30–$90
• Social Security card (Form SS-5): Free
• Driver's license update (New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV)): typically free (confirm with the agency)
• Passport (only if you update it): Free–$165
• Voter registration: Free

Your total in New Hampshire 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.