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Can anyone run me through the civil ceremony process, please. How does it work? is it all private and simple, quick? After applying for the marriage license, do you then take that to court with your rings and get and get married there and that's it?

Let's say, we fill out the name change section on the marriage certificate and we get married today. Can my fiancee use her new name to apply for the AOS process?

advice please.

I'm in MN.

I'm also thinking, I'll wait till after marriage to apply for SS# so my fiancee can use her new name to apply for the social security number. good idea or not??

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Can anyone run me through the civil ceremony process, please. How does it work? is it all private and simple, quick? After applying for the marriage license, do you then take that to court with your rings and get and get married there and that's it?

Let's say, we fill out the name change section on the marriage certificate and we get married today. Can my fiancee use her new name to apply for the AOS process?

advice please.

I'm in MN.

I'm also thinking, I'll wait till after marriage to apply for SS# so my fiancee can use her new name to apply for the social security number. good idea or not??

In MN you get a marriage license from the county... MN has a 5 day waiting period from application to receipt of license. Once you have the license you can get married whenever you want within 6 mos. You find a registered officiant... could be a judge, priest, pastor, rabbi, cleric, neighbor, co-worker, etc... anyone who is registered with the State to perform marriages. The license bureau might even have a list you can see. I had someone in my workplace who was registered and she did the ceremony.

On the MN marriage license application you will indicate your current name and the name you want it to be after your marriage. Either party to the marriage can change any or all of there names. My wife changed the spelling of her first name, adopted a middle name and changed her last name.

The after marriage name on the license is the name that you should apply for AOS with.

The St Paul office of the SSA is a good office and understands the K-1 visa and eligibility for SSN.

moving thread as this is not a consulate topic

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YMMV

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In MN you get a marriage license from the county... MN has a 5 day waiting period from application to receipt of license. Once you have the license you can get married whenever you want within 6 mos. You find a registered officiant... could be a judge, priest, pastor, rabbi, cleric, neighbor, co-worker, etc... anyone who is registered with the State to perform marriages. The license bureau might even have a list you can see. I had someone in my workplace who was registered and she did the ceremony.

On the MN marriage license application you will indicate your current name and the name you want it to be after your marriage. Either party to the marriage can change any or all of there names. My wife changed the spelling of her first name, adopted a middle name and changed her last name.

The after marriage name on the license is the name that you should apply for AOS with.

The St Paul office of the SSA is a good office and understands the K-1 visa and eligibility for SSN.

moving thread as this is not a consulate topic

thanks you!

Is it a good idea to apply for the SSN after marriage so my fiancee's new name will appear on the social security card?

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thanks you!

Is it a good idea to apply for the SSN after marriage so my fiancee's new name will appear on the social security card?

Here is what we did....

We went to the SSA and received the SS card in her K-1 name.....

When we got her greencard we went back to the SSA to order a new card without the "restriction" language...

either way you end up with a couple trips to the SSA so it all depends on when you want to make the trips

YMMV

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Here is what we did....

We went to the SSA and received the SS card in her K-1 name.....

When we got her greencard we went back to the SSA to order a new card without the "restriction" language...

either way you end up with a couple trips to the SSA so it all depends on when you want to make the trips

true. I was trying to avoid the double trips but looks like it still gota be done regardless. thanks payxibka!

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