EAD and SSN - name problem

[Briggi 0]

I applied for an EAD based on F1 and got my EAD with my maiden name. I went to SSA today and applied for a SSN with my married with my marriage stuff ( I never have a SSN before.) Thankfully, the person who worked on my paperwork let me got the SSN with married name. He issued my married name and wrote my maiden name as name at birth. However, I will start working next week and I am not sure if I should put my maiden name or married name on the tax forms. My SSN will issue in married name if nothing goes wrong. Sometime, people don't get one because the DHS system does not have the married name. And my employer does not know anything about this stuff.

My questions are....

1) Do I need to notify USCIS that I changed my last name and have them issue a new EAD with married name? If do, do I have to pay that $340 fee?

2) If not, I think I can change the name when I need to renew my EAD with my AOS package, right?

3) Should I fill out the tax forms with my maiden name, then notify my employer once I get my SSN card in married name?

Thanks.

[meijie 9]

I applied for an EAD based on F1 and got my EAD with my maiden name. I went to SSA today and applied for a SSN with my married with my marriage stuff ( I never have a SSN before.) Thankfully, the person who worked on my paperwork let me got the SSN with married name. He issued my married name and wrote my maiden name as name at birth. However, I will start working next week and I am not sure if I should put my maiden name or married name on the tax forms. My SSN will issue in married name if nothing goes wrong. Sometime, people don't get one because the DHS system does not have the married name. And my employer does not know anything about this stuff.

My questions are....

1) Do I need to notify USCIS that I changed my last name and have them issue a new EAD with married name? If do, do I have to pay that $340 fee?

2) If not, I think I can change the name when I need to renew my EAD with my AOS package, right?

3) Should I fill out the tax forms with my maiden name, then notify my employer once I get my SSN card in married name?

Thanks.

Hi I was in almost the same situation.

With your employer and tax forms, put your MARRIED NAME. This is very important, as when you applied for SSN, SSA will inform IRS within 10 days of your name change.

When you send in your AOS packet (which I assume will be soon), fill out all your forms in your MARRIED NAME as well, except in the blanks where says "other names used", then put maiden name.

My timeline is as follows:

1. Started working with OPT EAD (maiden name)

2. Got married

3. Changed name with SSA, employer, and filled tax forms in MARRIED NAME

4. Filed AOS in MARRIED NAME

5. Received AOS EAD in MARRIED NAME

6. Soon to receive GC in MARRIED NAME

I had no problems whatsoever. Hope that helps.

[Briggi 0]

Hi I was in almost the same situation.

With your employer and tax forms, put your MARRIED NAME. This is very important, as when you applied for SSN, SSA will inform IRS within 10 days of your name change.

When you send in your AOS packet (which I assume will be soon), fill out all your forms in your MARRIED NAME as well, except in the blanks where says "other names used", then put maiden name.

My timeline is as follows:

1. Started working with OPT EAD (maiden name)

2. Got married

3. Changed name with SSA, employer, and filled tax forms in MARRIED NAME

4. Filed AOS in MARRIED NAME

5. Received AOS EAD in MARRIED NAME

6. Soon to receive GC in MARRIED NAME

I had no problems whatsoever. Hope that helps.

Thank you for your reply.

Also,My EAD is based on F1-OPT visa, but I will renew my card based on ©(9) later in the future.

My card will be expired in July 2010, so do i need to renew my EAD with AOS package or I can wait till Mar or April to do it?

Which one should I put on, "Permission to accept employment" or "Renewal of my permission to accept employment" when I renew my card?

Thanks!