Specific I-130 questions

[flyer10 0]

Hey again ,

For this form I am not 100% sure bout the following questions

2) Adress --> Can we use a PO Box for this ? My fiancee is planning on moving after we filed so it would be better if we could use that right away.If not is the last name on the mail box sufficient or does it have to be the full name( think I read that somewhere)

7) Other names used --> She wants to change her name but we do not know how to handle this.Can we put the new last name before changing it or how does that work in general ?

15) Name and address of prsent employer --> I guess this just has to be answered if workin in the US correct ?

21) last address you lived together --> what do you all put here , I dont think with all the regulations etc that most couples have not been living together before. Do we need to fill something in here at all ?

[trailmix 77]

Hi,

Since you posted this in the CR1/IR1 forum, I assume that is what you are ultimately applying for.

I don't know the answer to the PO box question.

As for other names used, what name does she use now? The I-130 petition is not the place to change her name, that is something outside immigration (I may be misunderstanding you).

The place on the form for "other names used" should either be her maiden name or married name, depends which one she is using in day to day life now.

I just looked at some of your other posts and now see that your wife is the petitioner. To change a name from a maiden name to a married name she needs to contact everyone who has her maiden name. So for instance, if she wants her married name on her bank account she needs to contact them and let them know - each company will tell her what she must do to accomplish this (send in a copy of the marriage certificate or whatever they require)

If you have never lived together - put N/A - you don't want to leave any field blank.

Edited May 10, 2010 by trailmix

[flyer10 0]

Ok so we can put her new name before we had everything changed correct ?

Hopefully someone can help with the address question. PO Box seems to be an easy way if that is allowed.

[TheBears 9]

2. Not certain, but I think no. Call the National Customer Service Center to be sure. The phone number is on the instructions.

7. See below.

15. She's the one filling it out. It's her present employer. Anywhere.

21. N/A or Never lived together.

The name change.

I went in to change my last name with the SSA. The same day, I sent in my application for a new passport. When I got the passport back, I sent in the I-130. The SSA had yet to change my last name (long story).

If you're using her passport to prove her citizenship, then you might want to wait for that to change first. If you don't want to wait, then use her birth certificate. Send in her birth certificate and your marriage certificate. She'll enter her new, married name as her legal name and list her maiden name under "other names used". In the cover letter you're going to write, explain it. "I am submitting my birth certificate to prove my citizenship. I am including my marriage certificate to establish my marital relationship with Mr. James Smith. I have taken his surname as my own." Or something like that.

I had a timeline of my names.

Jane Marie Farang DOB - Date of First Wedding

Jane Marie Deetalot Date of First Wedding - Date of Second Wedding (Divorced on Date but retained former spouse's surname)

Jane Marie Rakganmak Date of Second Wedding - Present

Her name is changed from the moment you are married, if she wants it to be changed. Contacting SSA, local driver's license office, passport office, employer, credit cards, bank, etc. just updates them. Usually states have rules about updating your driver's license within 90 days of a name change and things like that. From there, you generally want the name on your ID to match the name on your financial records. If you're traveling or needing your passport for ID, you would want that to match as well. As that all takes time, you might want to go the birth certificate method mentioned above if you want to start quickly. I would at least make the change at the SSA, though.

[flyer10 0]

Well I guess this is a little bit tricky then. She is not born in the US. So I guess we would have to use her passport.But we cannot wait as we will not be in the USA after we are getting married.So we would have to wait about 2 months and we dont want to waste that time.

[Deb+Steve 13]

She can use her new married name on the I-130 for USCIS. When it comes time for the NVC and she has to send in a copy of her passport biographic page, NVC will use the name that is listed on that.