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You legally changed your name less than a year after your passport was issued. Which form do you mail?

Form DS-5504, with your passport and name-change document.

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  1. DS-64
  2. DS-5504 ✔
  3. DS-11

Why: If it has been under a year since the passport was issued and your name changed, you can mail Form DS-5504. Include your passport, a certified name-change document, and one photo.

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Answer: DS-5504. If it has been under a year since the passport was issued and your name changed, you can mail Form DS-5504. Include your passport, a certified name-change document, and one photo.

  1. State Dept: Change or correct a passport travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/change-correct.html
    less than 1 year since both your passport was issued and your name was legally changed
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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