Application Names - Name Change & Passport

[E Morris-Thompson 0]

I'm filling out the I-130 and other supporting documents for my husband and step-daughters. After we got married, my husband (a UK citizen) legally changed his name through deed poll (d-poll) from Thompson to Morris-Thompson. The girls have their passports in the new hyphenated last name. My husband does not yet have that. His name was legally changed to Morris-Thompson in Great Britain.

I've looked in the forums but am not sure if I should use his name on the passport (Thompson) or his d-poll changed name of Morris-Thompson.

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions??

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I'm filling out the I-130 and other supporting documents for my husband and step-daughters. After we got married, my husband (a UK citizen) legally changed his name through deed poll (d-poll) from Thompson to Morris-Thompson. The girls have their passports in the new hyphenated last name. My husband does not yet have that. His name was legally changed to Morris-Thompson in Great Britain.

I've looked in the forums but am not sure if I should use his name on the passport (Thompson) or his d-poll changed name of Morris-Thompson.

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions??

My opinion is use his legal name Morris-Thompson which I'm guessing is the name he wants on his greencard and his future US bank account, driver's license, SSN, etc. List "John Thompson" under "other names used" on forms that ask. The deed poll will explain the descrepancies between that name and his other documents.

It's no different from a woman who marries and takes he husband's last name. Her birth certificate and passport are under her maiden name but she wants to go forward with her married name so that's what goes on the applications.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I'm filling out the I-130 and other supporting documents for my husband and step-daughters. After we got married, my husband (a UK citizen) legally changed his name through deed poll (d-poll) from Thompson to Morris-Thompson. The girls have their passports in the new hyphenated last name. My husband does not yet have that. His name was legally changed to Morris-Thompson in Great Britain.

I've looked in the forums but am not sure if I should use his name on the passport (Thompson) or his d-poll changed name of Morris-Thompson.

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions??

His visa will be done in the name on his passport. So if he's changed his legal name and wants his GC in his new legal name he needs to change his passport.

You could file the documents in his changed name (with the d-poll certificate showing the change) but they'll probably just change it back to his passport name.