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REQUEST A CHANGE OF LEGAL NAME ON UCI RECORDS

UC Irvine maintains your records under your full legal name. This page pertains to changing your name on UCI records after you have legally changed your name. Strong evidence is required to establish a link between you and the record being changed.

HOW TO REQUEST A LEGAL CHANGE OF NAME ON UCI RECORDS

You may submit a Request for Name Change Latest Acrobat Reader Required to request your name to be changed on your university records.  This form is also available at the Registrar's Office.

Along with your request, the following supporting documentation is required to change your name:

  • Name Currently on UCI Records
    • documentation showing your name as it currently appears on your UCI records
      • picture ID preferred
      • birth certificate or social security card acceptable

-AND-

One of the following that pertains to your personal circumstance:

  • Name Change by Marriage
    • copy of marriage certificate; or
    • license or certificate of marriage; or
    • license and certificate of confidential marriage; or
    • certified abstract of marriage.
  • Name Change by Dissolution of Marriage
    • copy of dissolution of marriage judgment with maiden name restored.
  • Name Change by Court Order
    • copy of court order
  • Name Change by Naturalization
    • copy of naturalization certificate with the Application for Change of Name.
  • Name Change by Usage Method
    • documentation that you are using your new name to transact business with both state and federal agencies (both are required)
      • valid state issued driver license with new name, or valid state issued ID card with new name; and
      • social security card with new name; and
      • documentation that "links" your current and new name.

Submit your completed Request for Name Change Latest Acrobat Reader Required along with all required supporting documentation to the Registrar's Office in person or by mail.

Requests are processed as they are received.

Your student ID number will remain the same.

Preferred Names

If you have a preferred name you would like to use, please visit: Preferred Names.