Passport question for the beneficiary

[crazysamurai 0]

I have this dumb but critical passport question. I am US citizen and I am planning to file I-130 for my spouse. The passport that my spouse has to take to interview and copies of the passport that my spouse has to submit should have her new name after marriage (i.e. my spouse will have my first name as her middle name and my last name as her last name). Her passport now should NOT have her original name before marriage (i.e. her original last name and father's first name as middle name). Is this right?

Crazy Samurai

[pushbrk 12,569]

I have this dumb but critical passport question. I am US citizen and I am planning to file I-130 for my spouse. The passport that my spouse has to take to interview and copies of the passport that my spouse has to submit should have her new name after marriage (i.e. my spouse will have my first name as her middle name and my last name as her last name). Her passport now should NOT have her original name before marriage (i.e. her original last name and father's first name as middle name). Is this right?

Crazy Samurai

In think the best practice is for the passport to bear the current legal name.

[crazysamurai 0]

I have this dumb but critical passport question. I am US citizen and I am planning to file I-130 for my spouse. The passport that my spouse has to take to interview and copies of the passport that my spouse has to submit should have her new name after marriage (i.e. my spouse will have my first name as her middle name and my last name as her last name). Her passport now should NOT have her original name before marriage (i.e. her original last name and father's first name as middle name). Is this right?

Crazy Samurai

In think the best practice is for the passport to bear the current legal name.

Since, we have our marriage certificate issued by govt. in hand, my spouse's current legal name would be

<my last name> <spouse's first name> <my first name as middle name>. However, my spouse's name is not shown in this format on marriage certificate, since her original name (with father's name being middle name) is written on marriage certificate. It's after marriage certificate is issued, her legal name becomes in the format I have written above.

[desiboy2k4 0]

I have this dumb but critical passport question. I am US citizen and I am planning to file I-130 for my spouse. The passport that my spouse has to take to interview and copies of the passport that my spouse has to submit should have her new name after marriage (i.e. my spouse will have my first name as her middle name and my last name as her last name). Her passport now should NOT have her original name before marriage (i.e. her original last name and father's first name as middle name). Is this right?

Crazy Samurai

In think the best practice is for the passport to bear the current legal name.

Since, we have our marriage certificate issued by govt. in hand, my spouse's current legal name would be

<my last name> <spouse's first name> <my first name as middle name>. However, my spouse's name is not shown in this format on marriage certificate, since her original name (with father's name being middle name) is written on marriage certificate. It's after marriage certificate is issued, her legal name becomes in the format I have written above.

I put my wife's original name on the I-130 but then I found out that the people are putting in new name on the I-130 and having their wife get a new passport under the new name. I talked to USCIS officer and he said the wife has to choose whether she wants to come to U.S. on the new name or the old name. If new name, then she needs to have a passport in the new name. For me, my wife already had a passport in the old name and I had put that on the I-130 so I'm keeping it that way. I'm going to change it once she becomes citizen. If I was going to file it again, I would say put the new name on the I-130 and have your wife get a new passport. Then you won't have to worry about changing the name once she gets here. I'm just avoiding this route since I don't want to delay my application processing.

[OOM 0]

Hi

my husband got the NOA-1 with my new last name NOW i need to go for a new passport

but my husband has summit the photocopy of my old passport with packet 1- 130 ..

would that be a problem ,,

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

[desiboy2k4 0]

Hi

my husband got the NOA-1 with my new last name NOW i need to go for a new passport

but my husband has summit the photocopy of my old passport with packet 1- 130 ..

would that be a problem ,,

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Why did your husband send copy of your passport? It's not required. I would get a new passport though since your application had the new name.

[Jigi 0]

hi,

If you have your marriage certificate... apply for a name change from the passport office where your wifes passport was issued and you will get back the passport in 7 working days and there will be a fees of 300 Rs.

In the I-130 application mention your wifes new name with husbands last name attached to it.

Jigi