Travel after getting Green Card

[ChrisB0707 4]

ShaSha and I had her AOS interview on Feb 9th. We have plans to travel to the Philippines on March 8th for a few weeks. We have travel docs also incase green card doesnt arrive on time. Our question is ShaSha still has her maiden name on her passport but all immigration docs have her married last name. We used her maiden name on the airline ticket because thats is whats on her passport (Hope Thats Correct Thing To Do). Has anyone traveled with this situation and what did you need to do? We are thinking we should take marriage docs to show we got married. Any help others can give would be great, we dont want to have any problems.

[Carlawarla 1]

Make sure the maiden name is on the airline ticket, and that that matches her passport. Bring a copy of the marriage certificate to show the name change. One thing I'm concerned about, and I hope someone answers it here, is that if you're approved at the AOS interview, I thought you couldn't use your AP papers? You should try at the interview if approved, to have them stamp the passport with an I-551 stamp which basically is the same as a GC. That's the stamp that shows you were approved and that the GC is in the mail. Perhaps if approved, the GC will come in the mail before your trip as well.

[Carlawarla 1]

Chris, I just saw this thread posting that you may want to read. It's about someone also that wanted to travel outside of the US soon after the AOS interview, and wanted to use the AP papers. Please read it, and particularly her posting after her interview about the stamp.

Hope this helps.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=157828

[Jesse and Hema 2]

In our case, my (immigrant) wife has her green card under her married name as well (as name was changed when she married). She also has her U.S. ID card under her married name.

Her passport is still in maiden name, and getting a revision is WAY too much hassle with Trinidad & Tobago.

Her frequent flyer account is with her married name, and we always buy tickets with her married name. We bring a certified copy of the marriage certificate, and have travelled internationally several times without immigration issue.

One tidbit about frequent flyer programs: Always make sure the name on the ticket matches the name on the frequent flyer account!! The last time we flew, the attendant changed the name on the reservation to her married name, and we didn't get credited the miles as a result.

Just keep an ORIGINAL, CERTIFIED copy of the marriage certificate, and you will have no worries ! (We got 4 copies when we were married, so we don't have to be paranoid about losing it)

Good luck!

[EddieandChe 0]

ShaSha and I had her AOS interview on Feb 9th. We have plans to travel to the Philippines on March 8th for a few weeks. We have travel docs also incase green card doesnt arrive on time. Our question is ShaSha still has her maiden name on her passport but all immigration docs have her married last name. We used her maiden name on the airline ticket because thats is whats on her passport (Hope Thats Correct Thing To Do). Has anyone traveled with this situation and what did you need to do? We are thinking we should take marriage docs to show we got married. Any help others can give would be great, we dont want to have any problems.

My husband already purchased our ticket last september '08 & my ticket was my maiden name (same as my passport). Our flight is this coming March, my friend told me that once i have my GC no problems at all (but for incase i will bring my MC,etc...).Im so excited now to going back to PI.

Guide us Lord On our trip! Goodluck on ur trip!

[ChrisB0707 4]

ShaSha and I had her AOS interview on Feb 9th. We have plans to travel to the Philippines on March 8th for a few weeks. We have travel docs also incase green card doesnt arrive on time. Our question is ShaSha still has her maiden name on her passport but all immigration docs have her married last name. We used her maiden name on the airline ticket because thats is whats on her passport (Hope Thats Correct Thing To Do). Has anyone traveled with this situation and what did you need to do? We are thinking we should take marriage docs to show we got married. Any help others can give would be great, we dont want to have any problems.

My husband already purchased our ticket last september '08 & my ticket was my maiden name (same as my passport). Our flight is this coming March, my friend told me that once i have my GC no problems at all (but for incase i will bring my MC,etc...).Im so excited now to going back to PI.

Guide us Lord On our trip! Goodluck on ur trip!

We are flying from Las Vegas to Manila/Makati area March 10th. Do you live in that area also? Have fun back home I know we will

Take care