The scoop
If you're changing your name and want to travel straight after the wedding, you can apply for a passport in your new name up to 3 months before the ceremony. It's post-dated, so you can't use it before the wedding, and your old passport is cancelled.
You'll need a newlyweds form signed by the minister or registrar. Remember to book honeymoon travel in the name on the passport you'll carry. A new adult passport costs £102 online or £115.50 with a paper form.
How to claim it
- 1
Get the 'passports for newly weds and civil partners' form signed by your minister or registrar.
- 2
Apply for your passport in your new name, up to 3 months before the ceremony.
- 3
Book your honeymoon travel in the name that will be on your passport.
Who qualifies
- British passport holders
- Apply no earlier than 3 months before the ceremony
- Some countries won't issue visas for post-dated passports