# How to Change Your Name in Your Valid U.S. Passport

IF: Your name has been legally changed since your passport was issued

Then: 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?)