Hispanics with two last names--what do you use here?

[girlafraid7 0]

My husband is from Spain and so on his green card and all other documentation it shows his two last names. For example, Ramirez-Hernandez. But now people call and ask for Mr. Hernandez, when his real last name is Ramirez.

Is there any way to get around this?

[chispas 0]

My husband is from Spain and so on his green card and all other documentation it shows his two last names. For example, Ramirez-Hernandez. But now people call and ask for Mr. Hernandez, when his real last name is Ramirez.

Is there any way to get around this?

Yes, this does happen. Did he just put Ramirez on his documenets here? He can just correct them when they address him incorrectly. My brother just goes by both last names to make it easier. I use both names too, but for me it is more obvious that I am married.

[athena_ny 1]

My husband is from Spain and so on his green card and all other documentation it shows his two last names. For example, Ramirez-Hernandez. But now people call and ask for Mr. Hernandez, when his real last name is Ramirez.

Is there any way to get around this?

My husband put the last name he goes by as the name for the green card, then put both names in "other names used" Green card came with one last name.

Sooo, that's how we got around it. Pretty simple.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Has he hyphenated his last names? I had to do that while in Canada and it worked just fine, otherwise peepz would think my father's last name was my middle name

[girlafraid7 0]

Has he hyphenated his last names? I had to do that while in Canada and it worked just fine, otherwise peepz would think my father's last name was my middle name

Yeah, he gets the father's name as his middle name a lot. We have been hyphenating when we can, but I wish we would have just done his father's last name initially and then on the "other names used" as suggested above. Oh well, we'll just stick with it for now I guess. And just keep correcting those who don't understand the hyphenating.

So Is it possible to change the last name, or is that just too difficult at this point?

[JVKn'CVO 11]

Has he hyphenated his last names? I had to do that while in Canada and it worked just fine, otherwise peepz would think my father's last name was my middle name

Yeah, he gets the father's name as his middle name a lot. We have been hyphenating when we can, but I wish we would have just done his father's last name initially and then on the "other names used" as suggested above. Oh well, we'll just stick with it for now I guess. And just keep correcting those who don't understand the hyphenating.

So Is it possible to change the last name, or is that just too difficult at this point?

Same here, both Justin and I have two last names (mine originally from Spain, his german). I now use my married name. Try to use the hyphen as much as you can

Saludos,

Caro

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Ditto - hyphen until they get it.

[Mononoke28 135]

In the US the mother's last name is dropped even if it shows on his green card. My husband's green card shows both last names but on all forms he has had to file for other things, he just puts his first name, middle initial and father's last name, the other one is not used for anything. I did the same when I was single, my mother's name never showed up on any other paperwork.

Diana

[athena_ny 1]

Has he hyphenated his last names? I had to do that while in Canada and it worked just fine, otherwise peepz would think my father's last name was my middle name

Yeah, he gets the father's name as his middle name a lot. We have been hyphenating when we can, but I wish we would have just done his father's last name initially and then on the "other names used" as suggested above. Oh well, we'll just stick with it for now I guess. And just keep correcting those who don't understand the hyphenating.

So Is it possible to change the last name, or is that just too difficult at this point?

Same here, both Justin and I have two last names (mine originally from Spain, his german). I now use my married name. Try to use the hyphen as much as you can

Saludos,

Caro

When my husband came here, his name was hyphenated on everything and he didn't want it to be that way ... so using the hyphen is more personal preference. When we got the green card, he was so relieved he could get the hyphenated name off of everything.

[girlafraid7 0]

The problem is that when we got his SS card and driver's license, he had to have exactly what was on his green card--both last names. They wouldn't allow him to drop it.

So now he's stuck with it.

oh well.

[bora bora 1]

Unlike in other Latin American countries Brazilians use their final last name - so that's easier for my husband. People treat his first last name as his middle name and that's fine with him.

I use his final surname as my last name.

[Coco&Kitten 42]

Hi!

Same for me... I have to use both last names for official documents. However, I use only my father's one (the first one) whenever I can, that way they don't make a "mistake". But I agree, it is a real pain...

Kitten

[athena_ny 1]

Hi!

Same for me... I have to use both last names for official documents. However, I use only my father's one (the first one) whenever I can, that way they don't make a "mistake". But I agree, it is a real pain...

Kitten

Why do you "have" to?

My husband doesn't and hasn't had any issues since he stopped using his mother's last name.

[bora bora 1]

The officer at our POE made a comment about how it's a problem when people have too many last names. Whatever!

I wouldn't like it if I was told what I could and couldn't use for my last names.

I heard a co-worker complain about her names on her SS card....grrrr...you'd think that people would be used to the two last names - I don't see the big deal.

[athena_ny 1]

The officer at our POE made a comment about how it's a problem when people have too many last names. Whatever!

I wouldn't like it if I was told what I could and couldn't use for my last names.

I heard a co-worker complain about her names on her SS card....grrrr...you'd think that people would be used to the two last names - I don't see the big deal.

I don't either, but if people complain about having to have two last names on their own documents...do something about it. We applied for AOS with just the three names (first, middle, first last) and that's how his green card came, allowing him to change everything else to match that name, which he'd been battling for 4 years in this country. I mean, if you applied for the green card in that name, you're pretty much screwed though...unless you want to do an I-90.