Marriage change name checklist
Following on from our previous article outlining the process options to order your official or ‘registered issued’ marriage certificate from BDM (which you can view here), we have created the following marriage change of name checklist to assist you with this process, if the bride choose to take the grooms last name.
Once you have received your registry issued marriage certificate, using this as your proof of marriage, you can contact the following departments and companies, to advise them of your change of name, so they can update their records accordingly:
- Medicare and any private health insurance funds
- Superannuation fund
- Your employer
- Any educational institution you may be enrolled with
- Electoral rolls
- The Transport Authority in your State, eg. Transport Dept (QLD)
- Bank/ Home loan provider/ Credit card issuer
- Insurance and utility companies, eg. Telephone, electricity, internet provider, car insurance, etc.
- Passports office
- Australian Tax Office
- Vehicle Registration
- GoVia account
- Flybuys, Qantas or other reward programs, store cards, airline loyalty programs, gym and other memberships
- Superannuation fund
- Doctors, Dentists, Health Care Professionals etc
- Landlord
- You may also wish to change your email address for your work and home emails.
If we’ve missed anything you can think of, please let us know in the comments below.
If you have received your marriage certificate from QLD BDM and there is a mistake, e.g. a misspelled name, you can contact BDM to make a review and correction of the certificate here:
Request a review of the certificate
We hope this information has been useful and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best for your future together!
Cara and Jamie – Brisbane City Celebrants