When providing documents
If your documents show your married name, provide:
- Identity documents showing your different name, and
- A certified copy of your marriage certificate if:
- your documents show your married name, and
- you got married outside Victoria
If you’ve changed your name and not updated your documents, provide:
- Identity documents showing your different name, and
- A certified copy of any change of name documents if you officially changed your name outside Victoria.
All other cases, provide:
- Identity documents showing your different name, and
- A statutory declaration outlining why your identity documents don’t match your birth name. The more information you include, the more we can help. Contact us for more information.
When completing online proof of identity
Enter your name exactly as it appears on the identity document, even if it’s different to your legal name.
Related information
Which identity documents can I use? Option 1
Ways to provide documents: