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RE: Name changing process

LogansBride — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:37:54 GMT

[quote][b]st3phi3 (6/25/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]KatherineR (6/25/2008)[/b][hr]Are you traveling to the US in October? Could be an issue with your passport (unless your passport office is faster than ours - so slow).[/quote]

Yes I'm travelling to the US.

I'm hoping that it would be fast enough...if not I think they have faster service but just have to pay for it....which I'm fine with[/quote]

You may want to re-book your airline tickets in your maiden name and wait to change your passport till after your trip. Perhaps it's different for you, but in order for me to change my passport (i live in the GTA), I have to have the marriage certificate, which i can't even 'apply' for till about 10-12 weeks after our wedding date (which was June 7th) due to the back log in thunder bay where they process everything.

I'm pretty sure you need the marriage certificate (not just the record of sol.) to change your passport -- i'm just wondering if the timing is going to work out for you if you have to wait awhile to even get the certificate. and since your passport and airline tickets have to have the same name on them, it may just be easier to travel in your maiden name for now.

just a thought...hopefully it all works out for you!

RE: Name changing process

chantsy — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:09:20 GMT

As of the 5th of July I can apply for my marriage certificate!!!! Yay finally!!! Once I finally get it I will start changing my name, everywhere. I wanted to do it all at the same time.

RE: Name changing process

st3phi3 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:12:36 GMT

[quote][b]KatherineR (6/25/2008)[/b][hr]Are you traveling to the US in October? Could be an issue with your passport (unless your passport office is faster than ours - so slow).[/quote]

Yes I'm travelling to the US.

I'm hoping that it would be fast enough...if not I think they have faster service but just have to pay for it....which I'm fine with

RE: Name changing process

missdish — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:42:03 GMT

[quote][b]st3phi3 (6/25/2008)[/b][hr]Thanks for the info ladies!

I'm going to get my health card changed today.

Do you how long it takes to receive it?

I'm hoping once I have the health card I'll be able to change my driver's license, passport, banking, etc.[/quote]

Need the actual marriage certificate for that.

My bank took my Record of Sol.

RE: Name changing process

missdish — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:41:04 GMT

[quote][b]Zim (6/25/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]missdish (6/25/2008)[/b][hr]Yes you just assume his name. Much easier! You can read about it at www.gov.on.ca go to Life Events, Getting Married[/quote]

Does that mean the process is different for each province?[/quote]

Not sure, I'm assuming that its basicly the same

RE: Name changing process

KatherineR — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:37:48 GMT

Are you traveling to the US in October? Could be an issue with your passport (unless your passport office is faster than ours - so slow).

RE: Name changing process

Zim — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:11:10 GMT

[quote][b]missdish (6/25/2008)[/b][hr]Yes you just assume his name. Much easier! You can read about it at www.gov.on.ca go to Life Events, Getting Married[/quote]

Does that mean the process is different for each province?

RE: Name changing process

st3phi3 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:05:48 GMT

Thanks for the info ladies!

I'm going to get my health card changed today.

Do you how long it takes to receive it?

I'm hoping once I have the health card I'll be able to change my driver's license, passport, banking, etc.

RE: Name changing process

missdish — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:50:25 GMT

[quote][b]BrennaJack (6/25/2008)[/b][hr]So this may seem like a dumb question but I always thought you had to legally change your name once you got married. From the way all you are talking it's just a matter of going in and telling various places you got married....sounds a whole lot easier to me than I thought it was going to be:)[/quote]

Yes you just assume his name. Much easier! You can read about it at www.gov.on.ca go to Life Events, Getting Married

RE: Name changing process

smurf993 — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:59:28 GMT

don't have to legally change it you can just assume for DH's last name.. if you legally change it, you need to change for birth certificate. or at least that was what i read yesterday...

RE: Name changing process

BrennaJack — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:25:15 GMT

So this may seem like a dumb question but I always thought you had to legally change your name once you got married. From the way all you are talking it's just a matter of going in and telling various places you got married....sounds a whole lot easier to me than I thought it was going to be:)

RE: Name changing process

eeklrb — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:37:14 GMT

It took me about a month to get everything changed over and back in my married name. I got my marriage certificate about 3-4 weeks after our wedding, and then after I sent away all the forms (healthcare, student loan & ID, bank information etc), and went to get my new licence, it was about a month (except bank info, that was immediate) by the time I got everything with my new name.

:) Good luck.

RE: Name changing process

missdish — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:17:16 GMT

So far the only thing I've needed the certificate for is my DL so I have to wait to change it. Hope the certficate comes soon!

All you need to change your health card is the record of solomization. I did mine yesterday.

I'm about 60% done or so

RE: Name changing process

SCM57 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:14:47 GMT

It takes only as long as it takes you to go into the various offices to change them, once you get your marriage certificate. I think it took 12 weeks to get my certificate (but I could be wrong), then I just had to get my butt into the DL, OHIP and bank to change it. They just enter the new info in the computer and it's done. With the DL and health card, they gave me a temporary card until my new one, with my new pic/name came in. You should be fine for October

Name changing process

st3phi3 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:19:10 GMT

Hi ladies,

Just wondering how long did it take for you to get all your ids changed?

I'm just wondering if I have enough time since we'll be traveling in Oct & have booked in my married name.

I just got married 2 weeks ago.

Thanks!!!