If you want to get married or get married, it is important that you update your will so that your wishes are clear. If you were born in Western Australia, your original name will remain on your birth certificate and your new name will be added as a notation. If you have changed your name and it is not on your VA birth certificate, you can ask the registrar to add this name to your birth certificate. This process is free. This does not mean that your marriage abroad is not legal or that you must marry in Australia. You cannot register your marriage overseas in Australia if it was conducted under the laws of another country and is registered overseas. Persons who are a person subject to restrictions, as described above, must obtain the consent of their competent supervisory authority before requesting a name change. Filing an application without permission is a criminal offence under the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act 1998 All applications to register a change of name require three forms of identification documents, and if you were born outside Australia, you must also prove your citizenship or permanent resident status. For more information, see the Proof of Residence section below.

To register a name change for your child (under the age of 18), both parents must complete the application. There is no fee payable for this service, but if an amended birth certificate or name change certificate is required, a certificate application form must be submitted with the required fee. Personal documents, such as your driver`s license and passport, can be changed to your wedding name with a standard marriage certificate (but not the certificate issued by your officiant at your wedding ceremony). We record official name changes in New South Wales for adults and children (under 18 years of age). A name change involves changing any part of a name. If you were born (or adopted) abroad, you may need to change your name with us to return to your old surname – even if you were married in Australia and separated/divorced (if applicable). Anyone who marries in Australia can choose to take their spouse`s last name. This is done out of habit, not by law. A certified marriage certificate issued by an Australian Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages is usually sufficient proof for personal documents to be changed to a married surname. You also don`t need to register a formal name change in these circumstances.

As of July 1, 2019 and possible without notice. This does not mean that your birth abroad will not be recognized here. If one of the parents of a child has died, the requesting parent must prove the death of the deceased parent at the time of the application for a change of name. Note that once the name change has been registered and a certificate has been issued: contact the country where you were born or married to request a copy of your registration. If you were born in Western Australia and have already changed your name via An Act Vote or a previous registration name change licence, you can register it in your birth registration using the BDM104 application to register a previously registered name change in a birth registration form. If the change was registered in another state or territory, a certified copy of the name change certificate must be submitted with your application. If you were married in Australia, you can take the surname of your husband, wife or partner without registering the name change. Learn how to change your last name after getting married in Australia The certificate is valid for all legal and official purposes.

You will need this certificate to update identification documents such as your driver`s license and passport. Read the following information about how to change a name, and then apply online. The processing of your name change begins when we have received your complete and correct application. If you decide to change your last name when you get married, you will need to provide your wedding name to various government agencies, banks, utilities, and other businesses. If the person to whom an application for a change of name relates (adult or child) was born outside Canada, the applicant must provide at least two separate documents to prove that he (or, in the case of a child, the parents) lived in the AO continuously for 12 months immediately before the date of the application.