Changed my name at SS last week and just got my card! Yay! But now I have to change everything else. Went to book a flight for next month, and had to decide which name to use. Do I use my new name and bet on changing it before my flight? Or use my maiden name and more or less postpone getting my new license for a month? I chose my married name (good kick in the pants to get to the DMV) but my frequent flyer number didn't match my name. No problem. Called up the airline- they need a copy of my marriage license and my new ID to change it. I don't have my new ID yet, so I'm in a catch 22. I ended up booking with the new name, and when I submit the name change paperwork, I'll have to request they add my miles too.
Is this how it is for everything? Next up is the bank and credit card. Already in the process of changing it on our home loan.
Re: Ugh- name changes suck
Everything has been pretty straightforward for me except for changing it at work. Every time I give them the piece of information they ask for, they turn around and tell me they need another thing. So I've been attempting to change my name at work for two months and have made only minimal progress. Last I heard our IT team was working on it but it'll probably take weeks. I missed the quarterly business card order because I have no idea when it'll be changed and don't want to hand out cards with my new email (based on last name) if no one can use it yet.
On another note - I was a little alarmed by how EASY it was to change it on my SS card. The guy at the SS office didn't even ask me for ID - just my marriage certificate and had me verbally answer a couple of questions (address - which they gave me the option to change while I was there, mother and father's name, city I was born). Didn't even need to sign anything. Fairly certain someone with half a brain and my marriage certificate could've gone in and basically stolen my identity and had my new SS card mailed to their house.
But FF miles required all sorts of documentation.... Basically, changing your name sucks.
I'm sentimental so I have every license I've ever had. I have the one with my 16 year old picture on it. Then my state makes you get a new one when you're 21 so I have that one. Then when I moved back home from AZ, I needed a new one so I have that one. Then I got a new one with my married last name so that's 4 MA id's that are in my purse hahaha