Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for an Affidavit of Name Change, the applicant has to approach the United States Court link

   NOTE: Search by address, city, state, or ZIP Code and click the “Location” button.

2. The applicant has to get the application form from the respective officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the nearest U.S. court.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. Once the verification process is completed, The applicant gets the notice of hearing from the court through the mail.
10. Visit on the date of the hearing and complete the process.
11. After completing the process, the applicant gets the order of affidavit for a name change.
12. The whole process for getting an Affidavit of Name Change takes up to 1 month.

• Application form
• Social security card
• ID proof
• Passport size photocopy
• Parents ID proof
• Fee receipt

United States Court
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
One Columbus Circle, NE
Washington, D.C. 20544
Contact link
Federal court finder link

NOTE: Search by address, city, state, or ZIP Code and click the “Location” button.

U.S State court details link

• An individual U.S. citizen who intends to Affidavit of Name Change is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• The whole process for getting an Affidavit of Name Change takes up to 1 month.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Applicant name
• County name
• State name
• Old name
• New name
• Address
• City
• ZIP code
• Contact number
• Deponent signature

• An Affidavit of Name Change is a sworn statement that is used to verify the identity of a person. This document can be helpful for anyone who is using a name that has not been changed officially by a court or changed through marriage.

• A name affidavit is a written declaration made under oath by a person who wants to establish an alias as a legal identity. This type of affidavit is used to assure that the person signing the document may be known by another name but his identity is certain.

• The name change document is used as proof of identity.

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Proof of affidavit

• Affidavits are documents used to declare facts in writing and can either be used as support documents or as evidence in Courts. An affidavit for proof of address or simply an affidavit of residence is a document that is used to legally prove a person's address.