Changing name on Passport before AOS?

[alexpapa 4]

Hi everyone,

My wife is the USC, after our marriage she has taken my surname and has already changed everything (Social Security, Bank accounts and drivers license), but not passport to her new surname.

Does she need to do this before we adjust for my AOS?

Thanks

[pushbrk 13,166]

Hi everyone,

My wife is the USC, after our marriage she has taken my surname and has already changed everything (Social Security, Bank accounts and drivers license), but not passport to her new surname.

Does she need to do this before we adjust for my AOS?

Thanks

Not necessarily. I would be reluctant to have the passport out of my possession during the AOS process, so depending on your priorities, I'd change the name before filing or after completion.

[alexpapa 4]

Hi everyone,

My wife is the USC, after our marriage she has taken my surname and has already changed everything (Social Security, Bank accounts and drivers license), but not passport to her new surname.

Does she need to do this before we adjust for my AOS?

Thanks

Not necessarily. I would be reluctant to have the passport out of my possession during the AOS process, so depending on your priorities, I'd change the name before filing or after completion.

Thank you, that makes sense in that the passport is just for proof of citizenship in this case?

[pegbert64 0]

Sorry, I didn't read closely enough that it is the USC who changed her name!! Hence, post is deleted

Edited June 16, 2008 by pegbert64

[payxibka 10,047]

Hi everyone,

My wife is the USC, after our marriage she has taken my surname and has already changed everything (Social Security, Bank accounts and drivers license), but not passport to her new surname.

Does she need to do this before we adjust for my AOS?

Thanks

AOS is the alien's application... No where in the process is the USC's passport required.... Do as you want on her passport.

[alexpapa 4]

Hi everyone,

My wife is the USC, after our marriage she has taken my surname and has already changed everything (Social Security, Bank accounts and drivers license), but not passport to her new surname.

Does she need to do this before we adjust for my AOS?

Thanks

AOS is the alien's application... No where in the process is the USC's passport required.... Do as you want on her passport.

The guide on this site says:

4. Copy of the Full Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport. This is used to establish citizenship.

So it can definitely be used as part of the application

[pushbrk 13,166]

Hi everyone,

My wife is the USC, after our marriage she has taken my surname and has already changed everything (Social Security, Bank accounts and drivers license), but not passport to her new surname.

Does she need to do this before we adjust for my AOS?

Thanks

AOS is the alien's application... No where in the process is the USC's passport required.... Do as you want on her passport.

The guide on this site says:

4. Copy of the Full Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport. This is used to establish citizenship.

So it can definitely be used as part of the application

It's one option but not a requirement because a copy of a birth certificate will do just as well.

[payxibka 10,047]

The guide on this site says:

4. Copy of the Full Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport. This is used to establish citizenship.

So it can definitely be used as part of the application

Forgive me but where in the Adjustment of Status application is proof of US citizenship required?

[zqt3344 21]

No.

Hi everyone,

My wife is the USC, after our marriage she has taken my surname and has already changed everything (Social Security, Bank accounts and drivers license), but not passport to her new surname.

Does she need to do this before we adjust for my AOS?

Thanks

[alexpapa 4]

The guide on this site says:

4. Copy of the Full Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport. This is used to establish citizenship.

So it can definitely be used as part of the application

Forgive me but where in the Adjustment of Status application is proof of US citizenship required?

I-130 Instructions, page 2

What Documents Do You Need to Show That You Are a U.S. Citizen?

[sweetpiano 0]

Forgive me but where in the Adjustment of Status application is proof of US citizenship required?

I-130 Instructions, page 2

The answer above does not address the question asked. Just to clarify: the I-130 is not an adjustment of status application, it is a Petition for Alien Relative, used concurrently with the AOS application when adjusting from a visa other that K1 or K3.

[alexpapa 4]

Forgive me but where in the Adjustment of Status application is proof of US citizenship required?

I-130 Instructions, page 2

The answer above does not address the question asked. Just to clarify: the I-130 is not an adjustment of status application, it is a Petition for Alien Relative, used concurrently with the AOS application when adjusting from a visa other that K1 or K3.

I apologise if my original question was not clear enough.

Edited June 17, 2008 by alexpapa