Accept as evidence of a legal name change a US issued:

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  divorce or annulment decree

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  order of dissolution of a civil union or domestic partnership

Evaluate all foreign divorce or annulment decrees under the guidelines on reviewing SSN and foreign evidence.

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  Have a foreign divorce or annulment decree translated, if necessary. See GN00301.340 to determine who is an authorized translator for SSA purposes.

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  Accept a foreign divorce or annulment decree that meets the SSN and foreign evidence guidelines.

  NOTE: If GN 00307.000 is silent regarding the country where the name change document was issued, assume the document is acceptable.

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  GN 00307.000, Foreign Evidence

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  RM 10210.200, General Information on Reviewing and Verifying Evidence for an SSN Card

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  RM 10212.065, Evidence Required to Process a Name Change on the SSN based on Divorce, Dissolution, or Annulment