Name change advice for overseas wedding?
we were married overseas in the form of a civil marriage, but the paperwork does not show that I have taken his surname through marriage what can we do
Question Asked: 19/01/2020
Wedding Date: 9/08/2018
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(16) · Byron Bay to Ballina , North Coast NSW and Gold Coast QLD
Posted: 21/06/2020
That would be the same in most countries as well as here. Apart from the marriage certificate there is no actual name change documents. In order to prove why you are using your husbands surname you produce your birth certificate and marriage certificate as audit trail.
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A marriage certificate issued by an overseas country is not acceptable evidence of your new name to most businesses and organisations in Australia. You'll need a legal name change with BDM from the state where you were born.