AOS Name Situation

[Tyler and Agus 1]

First, a bit of background:

After marriage, my wife wanted to change her name so that she assumed my last name, made her middle name her first name, and made her surname her middle name (altogether, she dropped her given first name because she does not use it. This is the name she used on all the submitted documents for AOS.

Well, upon going to the biometrics appointment, the worker in charge there suggested that she did not do this because it does not constitute a legal name change. To legally change your name, it must be done in the court. So, the worker recommended that my wife use her full given name (minus her original last name) to avoid confusion on her passport and other documents. This ensures that all documents will match. She strongly recommended that she do this. She agreed. The worker then sent an e-mail to USCIS (I don't know exactly where she sent it) notifying them of the change made.

Herein lies the dilemma: My wife just received her AP with the name that she used to apply for AOS. Therefore, this means that the requested change did not take effect. Secondly, her EAD card production order was processed.

We are worried now that there will be mass confusion upon updating her SSN, getting a driver's license, and traveling internationally due to this name issue.

I have read here that many other VJ's decided to do something similar with their names: something like using their given last name as a middle name when assuming their husband's last name. We thought we would do something similar but this worker at the biometrics appointment said this was a bad idea and now we're confused and worried about what could happen with name discrepancies on documents.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation or have any advice on who or how to contact someone to fix this?

[payxibka 10,045]

First, a bit of background:

After marriage, my wife wanted to change her name so that she assumed my last name, made her middle name her first name, and made her surname her middle name (altogether, she dropped her given first name because she does not use it. This is the name she used on all the submitted documents for AOS.

Well, upon going to the biometrics appointment, the worker in charge there suggested that she did not do this because it does not constitute a legal name change. To legally change your name, it must be done in the court. So, the worker recommended that my wife use her full given name (minus her original last name) to avoid confusion on her passport and other documents. This ensures that all documents will match. She strongly recommended that she do this. She agreed. The worker then sent an e-mail to USCIS (I don't know exactly where she sent it) notifying them of the change made.

Herein lies the dilemma: My wife just received her AP with the name that she used to apply for AOS. Therefore, this means that the requested change did not take effect. Secondly, her EAD card production order was processed.

We are worried now that there will be mass confusion upon updating her SSN, getting a driver's license, and traveling internationally due to this name issue.

I have read here that many other VJ's decided to do something similar with their names: something like using their given last name as a middle name when assuming their husband's last name. We thought we would do something similar but this worker at the biometrics appointment said this was a bad idea and now we're confused and worried about what could happen with name discrepancies on documents.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation or have any advice on who or how to contact someone to fix this?

Name changes are governed by State law... In MN you would be perfectly OK as they allow either party to the marriage the option of changing any or all of there names... my wife changed the spelling of her first name, adopted her maiden as her middle, and adopted my last name... all was good with her greencard so it us not a USCIS issue... not sure how MI works...

[Lili 3]

If she does want to use the name she submitter with her application, I recommend a name change through the court. In WA, it costs about $100 and it is official.

Then, go and make an infopass.