Free tools
Tools for changing your name
Each one answers a single question in a few seconds, using the same dates, prices and rules as the rest of the handbook. They run in your browser: nothing you choose is sent anywhere or stored.
Start hereCan I change my name by deed poll?Answer two or three questions and see whether you can change your name by deed poll, whatever your age, nationality, home or record, or a child's.
Certificate, deed poll or court order?Answer two or three questions and see which document your change of name needs: a marriage certificate, a deed poll, or for a child, consent or a court order.
Will my new name be accepted?Type the name you would like and check it against GOV.UK's rules, HM Passport Office's passport rules and what we will draft, one rule at a time.
What could our married surname be?Type both surnames and see every option, double-barrelled, joined or blended, with what each needs: your marriage certificate or a deed poll each.
How much will my name change cost?Add up what your name change will cost: the deed poll or certificate, a new passport, your driving licence, copies and delivery, item by item.
When will my deed poll arrive?Pick the day you will order and how it is posted, and see the date your deed poll should arrive, counted in working days exactly as our checkout counts them.
Can they witness my deed poll?Answer four or five questions about the person you have in mind and see whether they can witness your deed poll, and why, from GOV.UK's rules.
How many certified copies do I need?Tick the organisations you will tell and see how many certified copies of your deed poll you need, who keeps one, and the pack that covers it.
Do I need to enrol my deed poll?Answer one or two questions and see whether you need an enrolled deed poll, what does the same job instead, and what enrolment costs and makes public.
When will my new passport arrive?See when a passport in your new name should arrive, step by step from your deed poll, and whether it will be in time for a trip, from GOV.UK's timings.
Can I travel on my old passport?Answer two or three questions and see whether you can travel on the passport in your old name, which name to book in, and what to do about visas and ESTA.
What do I send to DVLA?Answer a few questions and get the exact list for your envelope to DVLA: the form, your licence, the original evidence and anything else, with the cost and address.
What will my bank ask for?Tick your banks and see what each asks for when you change your name: a deed poll on its own, or a passport or driving licence in the new name first.
Can my birth certificate show my new name?Answer two or three questions and see whether a birth certificate can show a new name, in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, and at what cost.
