Thanks Mr. Knowitall.
State is California. I left that part out since I thought it didn't apply in this specific case.
That's where I was born and last state I lived in.
According to http://www.courts.ca.gov/22489.htm
"... you will get a court date between 6 and 12 weeks away."
Looking at form NC-100
"The petition for change of name must be filed in the superior court of the county where the person whose name is to be changed presently lives.".
I guess this means that I have to be currently living in the US in order to do this and show up for the court hearing in the US.
Hi llworking
Yeah, I want to change my last name on my birth certificate, social security, etc.
I'm doing this for personal reasons, not because of marriage.

