Acceptable Methods to Have Your Name Changed

METHOD INSTRUCTIONS
  • Change a name currently on UC Irvine Records
Provide documentation showing your name as it currently appears on your UC Irvine records (picture ID preferred; birth certificate or Social Security card is acceptable). Strong evidence is required to establish a link between you and the record being changed.
  • Name change by marriage
Provide copy of:
- marriage certificate, OR
- license and certificate of marriage, OR
- license and certificate of confidential marriage, OR
- certified abstract of marriage
  • Name change by dissolution of marriage
Provide copy of dissolution of marriage judgement with maiden name restored
  • Name change by court order
Provide copy of court order
  • Name change by naturalization
Provide copy of naturalization certificate with the Application for Change of Name
  • Name change by usage method
Provide documentation demonstrating you are using your name to transact business with state and federal agencies. All of the following items are required:
  • Valid driver's license or ID card with new name
  • Social Security card with new name
  • Documentation that links your current and new names
Special Note
After the first day of the quarter you begin at UC Irvine, you need to submit your Name Change to the Registrar's Office. Change of name petitions are processed during the fourth through sixth weeks of each quarter through the Registrar's Office.