Want to change last name to husbands name, will this affect visa?

[Tree 0]

My husband is on AP, and I would like to change my last name to his name, should I wait till he gets his visa and comes here? If I change it now will it mess up our K3 case? meaning will I have to refile all the papers with my new last name?

[YuAndDan 153]

Since you are USC you can start using new name now if you wish. This should have no effect on visa processing.

[Mrs Rhoades 0]

My husband is on AP, and I would like to change my last name to his name, should I wait till he gets his visa and comes here? If I change it now will it mess up our K3 case? meaning will I have to refile all the papers with my new last name?

My name was changed during the application process, and it was not a problem. Don't worry about it.

[Noi3125 1]

My husband is on AP, and I would like to change my last name to his name, should I wait till he gets his visa and comes here? If I change it now will it mess up our K3 case? meaning will I have to refile all the papers with my new last name?

My name was changed during the application process, and it was not a problem. Don't worry about it.

At what point during the process did you change your name? Did you report it, did you have to send additional paperwork?

[pushbrk 12,877]

My husband is on AP, and I would like to change my last name to his name, should I wait till he gets his visa and comes here? If I change it now will it mess up our K3 case? meaning will I have to refile all the papers with my new last name?

My name was changed during the application process, and it was not a problem. Don't worry about it.

At what point during the process did you change your name? Did you report it, did you have to send additional paperwork?

USCIS doesn't care about the petitioner's name change after petition submission and neither does the Consulate. At AOS time, simply use the new name on the I-864 and other forms, then provide the marriage certificate as the paper trail for the name change. Of course, you'll want to complete the name change process by changing ID including passport and SSN.

[Noi3125 1]

USCIS doesn't care about the petitioner's name change after petition submission and neither does the Consulate. At AOS time, simply use the new name on the I-864 and other forms, then provide the marriage certificate as the paper trail for the name change. Of course, you'll want to complete the name change process by changing ID including passport and SSN.

Thanks that's great news. I guess I will have to wait until I have flown all flights I currently have booked in my maiden name but then I am free to change my name.