Name Change Strategy?

[kramer 0]

Greetings! Here is the situation:

Beneficiary has passport and visa issued in maiden name.

We plan to file the AOS in married name.

We plan to file all non-government documents (apt lease, bank account, insurance account, retirement accounts) in married name.

Two questions:

1) SSN card - What is the strategy here? I assume we have to wait for the EAD. Does the EAD contain married or maiden name?

2) Passport change - Do we change passport to married name only after we have the green card?

Thanks!

Edited October 8, 2009 by kramer

[hheaven67 2]

Greetings! Here is the situation:

Beneficiary has passport and visa issued in maiden name.

We plan to file the AOS in married name.

We plan to file all non-government documents (apt lease, bank account, insurance account, retirement accounts) in married name.

Two questions:

1) SSN card - What is the strategy here? I assume we have to wait for the EAD. Does the EAD contain married or maiden name?

2) Passport change - Do we change passport to married name only after we have the green card?

Thanks!

Was the visa a K1? Yes, you have to wait for the EAD in order to get the SSN - I would take a certified copy of the marriage certificate with you when applying for the SSN, fill the app out in the married name. You can apply for a new passport at any time with a name change as long as you're willing to pay again. good luck.

[kramer 0]

Its a K3.

For the passport, if we change to married name, will she have to travel with both passports (since the visa would be in the older one with maiden name)?

Was the visa a K1? Yes, you have to wait for the EAD in order to get the SSN - I would take a certified copy of the marriage certificate with you when applying for the SSN, fill the app out in the married name. You can apply for a new passport at any time with a name change as long as you're willing to pay again. good luck.