How to Change Your Name After Marriage in Wyoming

The winning sequence in Wyoming is: certified marriage certificate → Social Security (free, first) → wait 24–48 hours → Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), Driver License Records → passport → notify everyone. Each step verifies against the one before it, so order matters.

Order 3–5 certified copies from the Wyoming Department of Health, Vital Record Services (Vital Statistics Services). Photocopies aren't accepted.

Good to know for Wyoming: Order online, in person, or by mail. Certified marriage certificate costs $25 (plus ~2.4%/$1 min convenience fee for online credit card orders). Requestor must be a party to the marriage or legal representative, and must provide a photocopy of a valid driver's license, state ID, or passport. Mail/in-person address: Vital Statistics Services, 2300 Capitol Avenue, Hathaway Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002, (307) 777-7591.

File the free SS-5 with Social Security first, wait 24–48 hours, then update your license at the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT), Driver License Records (typically about $35 (confirm with the agency)). Bring:

• Certified marriage certificate (or court order/divorce decree showing name change)
• Current Wyoming driver's license or ID card (to surrender)
• Proof that name has already been updated with the Social Security Administration
• Payment for standard renewal fee ($35 for driver's license)
• Proof of Wyoming residency if applying for REAL ID-compliant credential

Update your passport, then your Wyoming voter registration (Wyoming does not offer online voter registration. Register/update by mail (notarized application) or in person at your county clerk's office; mail-in applications must be received at least 14 days before Election Day. In-person registration is also available on Election Day itself at the polls. Must be a resident of Wyoming at least 30 days before the election.), and finally your bank, employer, and insurers.