Changing Name

[Lover500 0]

Hi guys,

When I get back to the US, im going to change my last name to my husbands. Do you guys know any papers or forms that ill need, since i was married in egypt, not the US. What papers do we need from egypt. We are going back very soon, so I want to get everything we need before we leave. Thanks so much. Goodluck to everyone

[payxibka 10,045]

process varies greatly by state... google your state's name change laws

[And_Sam 44]

We got married in Egypt also, so I didn't change my name yet. We are going to wait until my husband gets here and then have a ceremony here so all my family can attend. That way we will have a certificate here to use for my name change here in the U.S. Since you had to show the actual marriage certificate with translation to the USCIS, wouldn't that work in the US too for a name change?

[morocco4ever 63]

I'm not sure what your state will require, but I merely had my marriage license and translation. That worked for me. I did forgot to change the passport however, so when I went to fly back to Morocco I had issues with the discrepancy from my passport to my drivers license.

[nunyab 0]

I got married in morocco had the marriage license offically translated in english came home went to the social security office showed them the paper they submitted the change sent it in to the federal government for my passport change then went to the DMV and paid their fee and poof finished.

[Y's_habibitk 2]

yep, most states just need the marriage certificate, in english of course.

here, you have to present the certificate along with a form, to a judge and the judge signs off on it and then you can go get it changed.

[ya falaha! 0]

In Michigan I used my original and translated marriage license to change my last name. No less than 3 ppl had to look at it before they decided it was legit but whatever. I took my driver's license with the changed last name over to the Social Security office to have my SS card changed.

[hollykay 0]

Hi guys,

When I get back to the US, im going to change my last name to my husbands. Do you guys know any papers or forms that ill need, since i was married in egypt, not the US. What papers do we need from egypt. We are going back very soon, so I want to get everything we need before we leave. Thanks so much. Goodluck to everyone

First of all, congrats on your marriage, I also got married in Egypt. I changed my name already to my husband's name. It was a simple process for me. I took our Egyptian marriage certificate and the translated copy in English to the social security office to get it changed my name on my social security card. Once I got the name card, I went to the DMV and gpt it changed there.

I hope this help.

Hollykay

[Lover500 0]

Thanks everyone