Change your name or address on your driver license

Change your name

If you've legally changed your name and want it on your driver license, you must:

1. Update your name with the Social Security Administration (SSA) (ssa.gov).
2. Make an appointment to visit a driver licensing office. You'll need to bring:
   1. Proof of your identity:
      • A stand-alone or A-list document with your new name on it, or
      • One of the following documents:
        • Marriage certificate or license (filed after the ceremony with the county or authorized issuing authority and certified)
          • Church or wedding chapel forms aren't acceptable
          • Contact the county or auditor where the license was filed to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate.
        • Court order (filed and certified by the court)
        • Divorce decree (filed and certified by the court)
        • Original birth certificate
        • Other court or legal actions filed and/or registered with the responsible governmental agency of the recording country, province, state, county, or city
   2. Payment for the fee for a new license with updated information.
   3. When you have your in-person appointment, you will have a new photo taken for your new card.

If you have a sealed name change order from a Washington Superior Court, please contact our Identity Management Team at dol-psdidentitymanagement@dol.wa.gov. We follow a specialized process for sealed name changes to ensure your privacy and protection.

Update your vehicle registration

You may also need to change your name on your vehicle registration. Updating your name on your driver license doesn't change it on your vehicle registration. You'll need to do that separately.

Update your Good To Go! account

If you have a Good To Go! pass, be sure to update the contact information on your account:

• Online: www.wsdot.wa.gov/goodtogo/
• By phone: 866.936.8246

Change your address

1. Log in or join to change your address online
2. Decide if you want a new card
   • You can request a new card when you change your address online in your License eXpress account. It’ll still have your current photo.
     • If you want a new photo, you'll need to make an appointment to visit a driver licensing office. You can have your photo taken for an additional fee. Be prepared to wait in line. See Tips for visiting an office: Driver licensing offices.
   • If you don't want a new card, you can wait until you renew your license or ID. This means you won’t be able to use your card as proof of your new address.
3. Update your vehicle address (if needed)
   • You may also need to change your address on your vehicle registration
4. Update your Good to Go! account (if needed)
   • If you have a Good To Go! electronic tolling pass, be sure to update the contact information on your account with the Department of Transportation:
     • Online: www.wsdot.wa.gov/goodtogo/
     • By phone: 866.936.8246