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Maiden name or married name on G-325A and I-130

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Moofie37   1

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Hello,

I plan to send in an I-130 petition for my wife from the UK to get her Green Card. She is planning to change her passport and other documents to reflect her new married name. Should I wait to submit the I-130 and G-325a until she changes her documentation? Should she wait to change her documentation until the application process is completed? Or does it not really matter? I just do not want her petition or visa application to be delayed because the names on her documents and on the petition/application are not consistent.

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Moofie37

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LotofPatience   65

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Hello,

I plan to send in an I-130 petition for my wife from the UK to get her Green Card. She is planning to change her passport and other documents to reflect her new married name. Should I wait to submit the I-130 and G-325a until she changes her documentation? Should she wait to change her documentation until the application process is completed? Or does it not really matter? I just do not want her petition or visa application to be delayed because the names on her documents and on the petition/application are not consistent.

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Moofie37

She can use married name in the applications and maiden name in "Other names used" and submit the application. You don't have to include her (beneficiary) passport copy now. Meanwhile you can renew her passport and other docs with the married name.

Loto

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CSC - I-130 for Parents (IR5)

10/11/2011 - Sent to Chicago Lockbox

10/13/2011 - Delivered at Chicago Lockbox

10/17/2011 - Email received with Receipt#, Routed to CSC

10/18/2011 - Cleared the checks $420*2

10/21/2011 - Received NOA1

03/30/2012 - Received NOA2

NVC

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05/17/2012 - Case Completed

Consulate

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bobby_kvisa   7

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It is no big deal - what Lotto said is right.

We also submitted filled out the I130 & G325a in her married name even though all her official documents were in her maiden name. During the time we were waiting for NOA2, we changed her names on the relevant documents.

CR-1 Visa Was Approved :-)

Entry Date to USA: 2/3/2011

12-10-2012 - Sent off I-751 packet visa USPS

I751 Was approved - 10 Year GC was granted

N-400 Progress

4/10/2014: Package Mailed
4/11/2014: Package Received
4/14/2014: Notice Date
x/x/2014: Biometrics appointment
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OBX   51

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It is no big deal - what Lotto said is right.

We also submitted filled out the I130 & G325a in her married name even though all her official documents were in her maiden name. During the time we were waiting for NOA2, we changed her names on the relevant documents.

:thumbs: That's exactly what I did as well.

USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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