passport name change after k3

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Assume the K3 visa is approved in the maiden name and the passport that it's inserted into is in the maiden name.

If my wife does a "name change" after K3 approval, is it possible to get a new passport with the married name and use the old passport (with the K3 visa) to enter the US? Is there any formal "adding of aliases" to the K3 visa?

My understanding is that if the original passport expired that the K3 visa in the expired passport would still be valid until the expiration date and you'd just carry both passports. Is the same true if the name in the passport has been changed to the married name? Do you just carry your marriage certificate?

[pushbrk 12,881]

Assume the K3 visa is approved in the maiden name and the passport that it's inserted into is in the maiden name.

If my wife does a "name change" after K3 approval, is it possible to get a new passport with the married name and use the old passport (with the K3 visa) to enter the US? Is there any formal "adding of aliases" to the K3 visa?

My understanding is that if the original passport expired that the K3 visa in the expired passport would still be valid until the expiration date and you'd just carry both passports. Is the same true if the name in the passport has been changed to the married name? Do you just carry your marriage certificate?

The correct procedure would have been to change the name in the passport before the interview and visa. It's too late for that now. Only one valid passport per person though they may return your old cancelled passport to you after a new one is issued.

My suggestion would be to get the green card first, in the married name and then there's no more need for the visa. Get the passport changed after the green card is in hand. In the meantime, you can travel under your maiden name without problems.