Passport Services

Changing your name in your passport

Your passport may be amended to show your married name or a legal change of name. Processing time is only a few days.

Here's what you'll need:

• Application Form
  Please complete an application form (DSP-19). Note that the online version of this form includes instructions on the back side written for use in the U.S. which do not apply to your application in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga or Tuvalu.
  
  

  You will need to use the latest version of free Acrobat software to view and print this form. You can download the software here.

  Note that the form you print must be clear and sharp, with black print on white paper. The paper must be 8 1/2 inches by 1l inches. Thermal paper, dye-sublimation paper, special inkjet paper, and other shiny papers are not acceptable.
  
  

• Documentation
  You'll need to show us legal documentation supporting any requested change.For example, your original marriage certificate showing your new spouse's name or an original court order showing a legal name change.  We cannot accept copies, and we reserve the right to request additional documentation.

By Mail
Please send us your passport and materials, along with a self-addressed, Y270 stamped envelope.

Please mail your materials to:

Consular Services
U.S. Embassy Suva
P.O. Box 218
Suva, Fiji

There is no fee for this service.

For more information, please contact the Embassy. The U.S. Embassy is closed on both U.S. and Fiji holidays. This is an official source of U.S. Government information on the Web. Inclusion of Non-U.S. Government links or information does not imply endorsement of contents.