Can I change my name at will?

You can't just change your name. In order to avoid recidivism, people who have been criminally punished are generally forbidden to change. Those who have been taken compulsory measures are forbidden to change their names, and minor children whose parents are divorced are not allowed to change their names without unanimous consent. If an adult violates the principle of public order and good customs after changing his name, he cannot change it. Citizens who need to change their names need to go to the public security household registration department and bring their household registration book, ID card and two 1 inch photos.

Legal basis: Article 18 of the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Household Registration.

Citizens who change their names shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions:

When a person under the age of 18 needs to change his name, his parents or adopters shall apply to the household registration authority for registration of change.

When a person who has reached the age of 18 needs to change his name, he shall apply to the household registration authority for registration of change.

What is the process of renaming?

1, write a name change application;

2, the proof of going to the street or unit, the procedure of renaming is specially reminded, if it is a student, it is enough to prove that it is a student of the school;

3. Apply for renaming at the household registration department where the household registration is located, and fill in the application form for renaming, which needs to be stamped with the special seal for household registration and signed by Duan Jing and the director;

4. Sign in the county-level household registration department;

5. notarization; According to the requirements,/kloc-citizens over the age of 0/6 need notarization to change their names;

6. Sign the household registration section of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and the name change procedure is specially reminded. /kloc-there is no such step under 0/6 years old;

7. Go back to the household registration department where the household registration is located and reprint a new household registration book.