To dash or not to dash

[~Jackie~ 30]

kara.........run together or space?????????

jJ

[ya falaha! 0]

Run together...space is the same as a dash. You don't want ppl thinking Al is your middle name, lol.

kara.........run together or space?????????

jJ

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

and really,,,it's not tommorrow morning..I have nothing to wear!

jJ

bring on spiderman

HEY.. how about no space and no dash.......run it all togehter...

Aw shux Spidey is in my other computer. 20 min and I'll post it -- oh it's WORTH the wait

As for the dash -- my husband's leeeeeeengthy last name has several words *and* a dash. We did all his immigration paperwork in the way he likes to write it. But his passport runs it all together (lol not enough room for all those characters) and his visa was printed just like his passport. But we got it changed to the way he prefers on his Social Security card.

I guess I'd go with the way it's on his passport, if that's the way he would prefer it.

[~Jackie~ 30]

ok..passport has a dash....visa has a space.......what to do?????????

jJ

[doodlebugg 10]

Since I'm changing my name as well in the next week I thought this might be good to put here. I'll be an El***** with no dash.

How to Change Your Name After Marriage

by eHow Weddings Editor

After the wedding it's traditional for the woman to change her name

Introduction

Changing your last name after you get married is an old tradition that has been around for a long time. Whether the wife takes the husband's name as tradition dictates, he takes hers, or both make the decision to hyphenate, follow the necessary steps to make it official.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Steps

1Step One Order extra certified copies of your marriage certificate for agencies that require originals before allowing you to change your name on documents, such as the department of motor vehicles.

2Step Two If you're a man changing your name at marriage, check your marriage certificate to see if there is a space to indicate a name change. If not, you will need court papers to legally change your name. Contact a local attorney to find out the procedure for name changing in your state. (This is not necessary for women.)

3Step Three Request a new Social Security card or cards reflecting the name change. Call the Social Security Administration at (800) 772-1213 to obtain forms and instructions.

4Step Four Make an appointment to visit the department of motor vehicles for a new driver's license. Ask in advance which documents you'll need to bring in order to certify the validity of your name change.

5Step Five Obtain and complete a Passport Amendment/Validation Application. Send this along with appropriate fees, your current passport(s), and a certified documentation of your name change (such as a certified copy of a marriage certificate or court papers) to the nearest passport agency.

6Step Six Order replacements for checks, business cards, credit cards and other documents that contain your old name.

7Step Seven Call employers and schools (if you are a student) to let them know your new name, and ask them to change it in their records.

8Step Eight Change your name on your car registration, with your insurance and mortgage companies, and with your frequent-flier program.

9Step Nine Contact the post office, utility companies and registrar of voters.

10Step Ten Make the announcement to friends and family (ideally to your in-laws first), using stationery or thank-you cards with your new name printed on them, or order name-change cards designed for such an occasion.

Tips & Warnings

Because a woman traditionally takes her husband's name when she is married, a certified copy of your marriage certificate is sufficient documentation for a woman's name change, even if it doesn't contain a space for your new name. A man may need court papers, not just a marriage certificate, to get new documents after marriage if he wants to change his name.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4640_change-name-after.html?ref=fuel

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Don't dash. When I was an Al- some ppl thought Al was my middle name and the rest was my last. Plus other confusions. Now that I'm an El****, things are so much easier.

LOL that's hilarious. We never had that problem yet... but maybe it's coming....

[amal 4]

dont dash its easier and he can just write it whichever way he wants.

[~Jackie~ 30]

ok, after much consideration...there will be a space

passport is dash

visa is space (same as dash)

who am i go make a new name and run it together.......lol..

dawn...what did you and hatem do ?

kelly..you have a space?

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

And now.... may I present.... Italian Spiderman

[~Jackie~ 30]

hey jess,,i need to get you on my new yahoo id

jJ

[doodlebugg 10]

@ italian spiderman!!!!

[~Jess~ 0]

hey jess,,i need to get you on my new yahoo id

jJ

yeaaa that would be nice! alwayzflirting11300@yahoo.com

[~Jackie~ 30]

Ibrahim is furiously practicing writing his name sooooooo many ways. dash, space, no space, no Al.....

jJ

[Nasturtium 500]

Hey Jackie, you've probably decided by now but I was going to say-- drop the dash. Ammar dropped his dash and everyone I know just drops the dash and keeps the al.

[~Jackie~ 30]

run it together ..or space no dash...

and then...if space...2 capital letters?

jJ