Change of name

Change a surname, first name or patronymic, and the list of everything to change afterwards.

Responsible body: District civil registry offices

Guide to this service

A surname, first name or patronymic is changed by the civil registry office of the district or city where you are registered, on form CR-9. A change at marriage is entered at the registration of the marriage; a return to the traditional form of a surname (…uulu, …kyzy) is free of state duty once.

Who can apply

Anyone aged 18 or over, for himself or herself. A child's name is changed on the application of both parents; a child aged 10 or over must agree in writing.
At marriage no separate application is needed; at divorce the pre-marital surname can be restored at the registration of the divorce or later by application.

What to bring

Form CR-9
Your identity card and birth certificate
Your marriage or divorce certificate, if you have one
Birth certificates of your children under 16
For a return to the traditional form: a document showing the father's name, if the registry asks for it
The Talasbank receipt for the state duty, unless the change is free

Fees and state duty

Change of name	IS 100
Return to the traditional form of a surname (…uulu, …kyzy)	free, once
Correction of a spelling error made by the registry	free

How long it takes

The application is considered within one month; 20 working days in the online submission pilot.
After the change, apply to each body that holds your name, in order: identity card and passport first. The civil registry does not inform them.

Where to go

The civil registry office of the district or city where you are registered.

Common reasons for refusal or return

The new name is offensive, misleading, or made of numbers or signs.
The new name is written in letters that are not in the Iradi alphabet.
A patronymic is changed although the father's name was not changed or wrongly registered.
Criminal proceedings are pending against the applicant.

Online submission (pilot)

This service is in the e-Irad online submission pilot. Form CR-9 can be submitted on the Applications online page instead of at the counter; the receiving body's term is 20 working days. Originals are presented when the result is collected.

Forms for this service

Application to change a surname, first name or patronymic CR-9 · PDF

Print on A4 paper and complete by hand in block capitals, in black or blue ink. Forms printed from e-Irad are accepted at every counter.

Afterwards

Change your name with the Passport and Residence Service, the Highway Patrol Corps, Iradstrakh, Talasbank, the Social Fund, the Tax Service, the utilities, the Register of Firms if you are a sole trader, and Tazalık if you have a registered dog. Each needs the certificate of change of name in the original.

Legal basis

Civil Status Act 2009 one free change of surname stem or patronymic by declaration; registered names
Domestic Relations Act 1996 (№ 96-03) surnames at marriage and divorce
Tax Code of the ISEZ 2009 (№ 09-11) state duty, budget code 142112