Does passport need to be in married name

[EricN 0]

Has anyone recently completed their interview and use their old passport with maiden name or do you HAVE to have a new one with your married name?

- EricN

[LasVegasUSA 0]

Has anyone recently completed their interview and use their old passport with maiden name or do you HAVE to have a new one with your married name?

- EricN

u must have a new one with husband surname...I learned that from a k3 friend whom i met during my interview. Good Luck...

[Dave 'n' Hai Au 0]

I don't know if this helps but I called NVC with similar question and they said all paperwork must be done using the names on the marriage license. We used my wifes maiden name on license because she said name change in Vietnam is not easy. NVC said we have to use that name through whole process and change after she gets to U.S. There are good and bad points for each way but this way seemed better for us. I would be calling the NVC to be sure about your case.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I don't know if this helps but I called NVC with similar question and they said all paperwork must be done using the names on the marriage license. We used my wifes maiden name on license because she said name change in Vietnam is not easy. NVC said we have to use that name through whole process and change after she gets to U.S. There are good and bad points for each way but this way seemed better for us. I would be calling the NVC to be sure about your case.

It is not necessary for a woman to change her name when married in the USA and no government agency can require you to change your name or any documentation realted to your name. If, however, YOU change your name when you get married, then I would presume ALL documentation must match, but certainly that was one of the factors in the thought process.

[AaronM 0]

Has anyone recently completed their interview and use their old passport with maiden name or do you HAVE to have a new one with your married name?

- EricN

It has to be in your legal name , if you were married . At the time you meet him , which made you name change due to marriage . Your passport needs to be in your new married name , cause the name you were born with is no longer your name . Its called your maiden name . And allso if your passport is 2 years old from when its issued , you will need to get a new one anyways , cause of the machine readable passport . From about 2 years the Philippines started using the machine readable passport instead of the non machine readable passport . So if you have an old passport , about 2 years old . You will still need to get a new passport , for it too be a machine readable type . Thats what my fiancee needed to do .