When you think about having to go to the Social Security office, you think that you're going to be there all day for hours. At least that's what I thought when I was coming here to change my name. I was there about 30 minutes before it opened and that was a really long line and I was worried that it was going to take forever to get it done. Once they opened the process was done within 20 minutes. It was super easy to change my name. I would suggest filling out your application before Going in, you can find it online and print it out. Also make sure that you go online to see exactly what document you're going to need before going there because you want to prevent having to go back home to pick up the documents he forgot.