Welcome Guest. Sign in or Signup

2 Answers

TSA endoresment, Student pilot certificate with a name change?

Asked by: 887 views FAA Regulations, Flight Instructor, Student Pilot

I recently go a new student and after doing an intro flight I told him to bring something so I can verify citizen ship and issue the TSA endorsement. When he presented me with a birth certificate, he informed me he is in the process of getting his name changed. I wasn't exactly sure how this would work. from the sounds of it he keeps his original birth certificate showing the name change but will have documents in addition to it showing the change. Do I issue the endorsement in his new name? I would assume if his birth certificate doesn't change then the endorsement will show his original name? also for the student pilot certificate he has filled out a IACRA app for the new name although the change hasn't gone through quite yet. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with such a thing and how to go about dealing with it.

Ace Any FAA Written Test!
Actual FAA Questions / Free Lifetime Updates
The best explanations in the business
Fast, efficient study.
Pass Your Checkride With Confidence!
FAA Practical Test prep that reflects actual checkrides.
Any checkride: Airplane, Helicopter, Glider, etc.
Written and maintained by actual pilot examiners and master CFIs.
The World's Most Trusted eLogbook
Be Organized, Current, Professional, and Safe.
Highly customizable - for student pilots through pros.
Free Transition Service for users of other eLogs.
Our sincere thanks to pilots such as yourself who support AskACFI while helping themselves by using the awesome PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad, and Android aviation apps of our sponsors.

2 Answers



  1. LTCTerry on Sep 06, 2023

    “In the process of…” means that the name has not been changed, yet. What would you do if the person wasn’t changing his name?

    Give an endorsement in the name on the birth certificate and drivers license. The person doesn’t change, just the name does.

    Depending on the timeline, it might be easier to pursue the Student Pilot Certificate after the name change has been approved. Then your Learner only has to apply with the new name.

    Good luck!

    -1 Votes Thumb up 0 Votes Thumb down 1 Votes



  2. Mark Kolber on Sep 06, 2023

    I have more questions than answered, so things is FWIW.

    If you are giving the endorsement now, you use the name that is legal now. If you are asking about endorsing after the name change, yes, they will have a court order or some other official document showing the name change to connect the dots. And yes, if I endorsed under the “old” name now, I would retain a record of the change. I’d probably update the endorsement too.

    Using the wrong name in IACRA is a mistake. Don’t OK it now. One solution is a new application. But, unless there is some pressing need for a student certificate now, why not wait until after the name change.

    0 Votes Thumb up 1 Votes Thumb down 1 Votes


The following terms have been auto-detected the question above and any answers or discussion provided. Click on a term to see its definition from the Dauntless Aviation JargonBuster Glossary.

Answer Question

Our sincere thanks to all who contribute constructively to this forum in answering flight training questions. If you are a flight instructor or represent a flight school / FBO offering flight instruction, you are welcome to include links to your site and related contact information as it pertains to offering local flight instruction in a specific geographic area. Additionally, direct links to FAA and related official government sources of information are welcome. However we thank you for your understanding that links to other sites or text that may be construed as explicit or implicit advertising of other business, sites, or goods/services are not permitted even if such links nominally are relevant to the question asked.