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Summary: Update a passport with a name change by downloading the documents via the Internet and bringing the necessary forms to the local passport office. Update a passport with tips from a travel agent in this free video on traveling.
Russ Handler owns an online travel agency, and he is a known travel expert in the Tampa Bay area who has been featured as an expert on travel for decades on local television and radio...read more
"Hi, everyone. I'm Russ Handler and I love to travel. I'm sure you do as well. Let's say you just recently got married and you need to change the name on your passport. It happens. Well, it could be done easily; it could be done simply or it could be a miserable experience. Let me show you the best way to get that done. First of all, I suggest that you log on to travel.state.gov/ passport. There, you'll be able to download all the documents that you need in order to make that change effective. Now, you will not be able to do it online entirely, you'll still have to go down to your local passport office with an updated photo, with all the paperwork filled out, with a court order mentioning that you have changed your name and everything else that's involved. But, if you go to travel.state.gov/passport, you'll be able to cut down on the time you spend at the passport office. So, fill out all that paperwork correctly, check the checklist provided from the website. Make sure you have all the proper documentation, pictures and whatnot that you'll need to make this change, then go on down and get her done. I'm Russ Handler and that's how it's done."
eHow Article: How to Update a Passport With a Name Change