Name Change - AOS

[jldut80 0]

Hi,

I have just married my american fiancee and will change my name to his shortly. I can not change my australian passport until i return to australia. Should i use my married name on the AOS forms, or should i continue to use my maiden name?

Looking foward to your advice

[payxibka 10,045]

Not a K-1 visa issue.... moving thread to AOS forum

[Ed+Cindy 1]

Hi,

I have just married my american fiancee and will change my name to his shortly. I can not change my australian passport until i return to australia. Should i use my married name on the AOS forms, or should i continue to use my maiden name?

Looking foward to your advice

Use your married name, if that's what you will go by. You will keep the marriage certificate as proof of a name change until the Aussie passport is changed. My wife did this and it worked well.

I've heard people have a rough time changing the name after they already have a green card. Basically use the new name for everything in the US and as you can, change things in Aus.

[jldut80 0]

Hi,

I have just married my american fiancee and will change my name to his shortly. I can not change my australian passport until i return to australia. Should i use my married name on the AOS forms, or should i continue to use my maiden name?

Looking foward to your advice

Use your married name, if that's what you will go by. You will keep the marriage certificate as proof of a name change until the Aussie passport is changed. My wife did this and it worked well.

I've heard people have a rough time changing the name after they already have a green card. Basically use the new name for everything in the US and as you can, change things in Aus.

Thanks!!