How do i get rid of 2 of my 3 last names when i get married?

[clod 0]

I am going to get married at the beginning of January,

i am in the USA on a K1 visa, got here a few days ago.

I am the male foreign citizen and have 3 last names.

I would like to get rid of the 2nd and 3th last names when i get married,

so that i will have only one last name, how do i do that?

My wife is going to keep her maiden last name after marriage.

[athena_ny 1]

I am going to get married at the beginning of January,

i am in the USA on a K1 visa, got here a few days ago.

I am the male foreign citizen and have 3 last names.

I would like to get rid of the 2nd and 3th last names when i get married,

so that i will have only one last name, how do i do that?

My wife is going to keep her maiden last name after marriage.

Well, if you submit the AOS forms in that name, your green card should come with just your first name and your desired last name, as long as it is part of your birth name/legal name. My husband is M___ M____ C____ A____ with two last names, but on our green card application he put M____ C_____, and his entire name under 'other names used', and green card came with that name, which he then used to change his driver's license, and got his SS card in that name as well.

[Cécy 44]

You will tell people at the social security how you want your name to be. Make sure to let your embassy know about it as well.

[Erin and Muraari 0]

The only issue is that some states I think have guidelines on what your name can show up as. So if it is different a court ordered name change is necessary in addition to your marriage certificate. For example in Maryland, my wife cant use both her last name and my last name together...... So she has to use her first name+middle name+new last name only. Which is a nuisance actually. So you may have to go rhough legilation to get it just right, but dont worry about any of this until you go through AOS and then get your SSN. For that follow Cecy and other's great advice.

You will tell people at the social security how you want your name to be. Make sure to let your embassy know about it as well.

[Erin and Muraari 0]

I must add this is in spite of what name shows on her SS card. On the SS card she has changed it so all 4 names show (First+Middle+her last name and my last name) , but the Maryland MVA still only allowed First+Middle+new Last name. But then Maryland is completely screwed up when it comes to most things (government and everyday life related), so Im not surprised they were total jack-asses about it.

The only issue is that some states I think have guidelines on what your name can show up as. So if it is different a court ordered name change is necessary in addition to your marriage certificate. For example in Maryland, my wife cant use both her last name and my last name together...... So she has to use her first name+middle name+new last name only. Which is a nuisance actually. So you may have to go rhough legilation to get it just right, but dont worry about any of this until you go through AOS and then get your SSN. For that follow Cecy and other's great advice.

You will tell people at the social security how you want your name to be. Make sure to let your embassy know about it as well.

[athena_ny 1]

I must add this is in spite of what name shows on her SS card. On the SS card she has changed it so all 4 names show (First+Middle+her last name and my last name) , but the Maryland MVA still only allowed First+Middle+new Last name. But then Maryland is completely screwed up when it comes to most things (government and everyday life related), so Im not surprised they were total jack-asses about it.

The only issue is that some states I think have guidelines on what your name can show up as. So if it is different a court ordered name change is necessary in addition to your marriage certificate. For example in Maryland, my wife cant use both her last name and my last name together...... So she has to use her first name+middle name+new last name only. Which is a nuisance actually. So you may have to go rhough legilation to get it just right, but dont worry about any of this until you go through AOS and then get your SSN. For that follow Cecy and other's great advice.

You will tell people at the social security how you want your name to be. Make sure to let your embassy know about it as well.

Most agencies only allow for three names, and not four. This is why most people wind up dropping one of the names eventually, or hyphenating. My husband's two last names from his passport were consistently hyphenated to his chagrin because people don't know how to deal with two last names.

[Chemist_Geek 0]

You will tell people at the social security how you want your name to be. Make sure to let your embassy know about it as well.

SSA wouldn't let my wife change her given name, only her family name.

[athena_ny 1]

You will tell people at the social security how you want your name to be. Make sure to let your embassy know about it as well.

SSA wouldn't let my wife change her given name, only her family name.

They would need a court order to change a first name.