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New South Wales - Change your Name


Procedure

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  1. Visit a NSW registry office.
  2. Complete a Replacement Application form 1018, available to download online. Replacement Application Form: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/publicationsstatisticsforms/downloads/45070182.pdf
  3. Produce the required documents stated below.





Required Documents

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Original copy of the following:

  • A marriage certificate # (Commemorative Certificates are not accepted).
  • A divorce decree (bearing the name being reverted to).
  • A deed poll * registered with the relevant authority.
  • A change of name certificate issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
  • A birth certificate showing the name at birth and the new name (Commemorative Certificates are not acceptable).
  • A document showing evidence of change of name registered in the Land Titles Office.
  • a Full proof of identity (POI) document showing the 'original' name; or a List 1 POI document showing the 'original' name and a List 2 POI document showing the 'original' or 'new' name.
    Link for List 1 POI and List 2 POI documents: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/licensing/proofidentity/proof_list12.html






Office Locations & Contacts

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NSW Government - Transport Roads and Maritime Services:
General customer service phone number: 132 213
(8.30am 5pm Monday to Friday, 8.30am noon Saturday)

Motor registries: http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=motorregistries.form





Eligibility

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Anyone who has changed name and has a driver license or vehicle.




Fees

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Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.




Validity

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




Documents to Use

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Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    





Sample Documents

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Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.    




Processing Time

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Please explain the processing your application.    




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Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	





Instructions

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  • Your identity and change of name documents should show a clear link between your names.
  • Documents not in English must be accompanied by an acceptable translation.
  • For NSW Marriage Certificates, Roads and Maritime Services only accepts those issued by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages to support a change of name.




Required Information

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  • name
  • address
  • mobile number
  • date of birth
  • gender
  • license number





Need for the Document

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It is possible to change your name in your driver license and vehicle registration if you have changed name. The process of changing your name is stated below.




Information which might help

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Enter other informations which might help




Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.





External Links

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Others

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More information which might help people.




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