The law does not regulate any special reasons for the return of a premarital surname. This can be done in the event of a divorce, and as a result of the death of the spouse, and just so, if after the marriage, the husband’s surname suddenly did not like.
Instruction manual
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In order to return the maiden name, you need to contact the registry office, where a marriage certificate was issued. Usually it is issued at the office at the place of registration of one of the spouses.
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The following documents must be taken to the registry office:
- own birth certificate;
- certificate of divorce or death certificate of a spouse;
- birth certificates of minor children.
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The registry office employee will ask you to write a statement in which you will need to indicate:
- own surname, name, patronymic, registration address, date and place of birth, marital status and citizenship;
- Name and date of birth of all minor children;
- the numbers and series of all marriage or divorce certificates issued earlier;
- numbers and series of birth certificates of minor children;
- the last name you want to return;
- the reasons for the change of surname.
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Your application will be considered by the registry office within a month. However, if you applied for a name change not to the registry office where you were issued a marriage certificate, but to any other, then this period will increase to three months. This is due to the fact that first employees of the department send requests to the registry office, where the marriage was registered. And only after the response to the request begins consideration of the application.
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When the deadline ends, you will be given a certificate of change of name. The birth certificates of minors will also include information on the mother’s new surname.
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Having received a certificate of a change of surname, you need to apply first to the passport office for the manufacture of a new general passport.
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Then you need to change all the documents in your hands: TIN, pension insurance certificate, medical insurance, driver’s license, passport and so on.
