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REAL ID
Step 3 of 7 - Check your name
Is your
current full legal name
different than the name listed on the identity document you checked in step 2?
Yes
No
Does your current Iowa license/ID list your current legal name?
Yes, my Iowa license/ID lists my current legal name.
No, my Iowa license/ID lists a name that is not my current legal name.
N/A, I do not currently have an Iowa driver's license or ID card.
Does the current legal name on your Iowa license/ID match the name on your social security card (i.e., the name on file with the Social Security Administration)?
Yes, my current legal name on my existing Iowa license/ID matches the name on my social security card.
No, my current legal name on my existing Iowa license/ID does not match the name on my social security card.
Not sure, I don't know if my current legal name on my existing Iowa license/ID matches the name on my social security card.
You will need to bring the documentation below to show how your name has changed from your proof of identity (step 2) document to your current legal name. Select more than one if needed. You do not have to document all the names you may have previously used, as long as the documents you provide clearly connect the two.
Certified marriage certificate.
Any marriage certificate must be issued by the state office of vital statistics or equivalent agency in your state or country of marriage. It must be a certified copy and have the stamp or raised seal of the issuing authority. A church, chapel or similarly issued certificate is not acceptable.
Court order documenting name change.
This could include a court order under petition for name change, a court order for name change in a divorce decree or decree of annulment, or a court order for name change in a decree of adoption. Any court order must contain your prior full legal name, your court-ordered full legal name; and be stamped with the official court seal (date stamps and file stamps are not the official court seal).
Unexpired and valid REAL ID driver's license or ID card
issued by another state, if it lists your current legal name
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