How to Change Your Name in Your Passport

How to Change Your Name in Your Valid U.S. Passport
IF:		Then:
Your name has been legally changed since your passport was issued	Send a completed form DS-19, Passport Amendment/Validation Application, a certified copy of your marriage certificate or your name change court decree, and your current valid passport to the following address: Charleston Passport Center Attention: Amendments 1269 Holland Street Charleston, SC 29405 Photocopies and notarized copies are not acceptable for passport purposes. Click here to Download form DS-19 Click here for Expedited Service information If your name has changed by other means, you must apply in person. See How to Apply in Person
NOTE: There is no fee for this service unless you require expedited service. (See How do I get my passport in a hurry?)