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Change passport from ex-married name to maiden

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Hi,

I am new and am glad to have found this website. There is such a wealth of information that I feel confident I can apply for a K-1 visa on my own behalf without paying and expensive lawyer.

Here's my situation-- I was married (divorced 3 years) but my current US passport has my former married name. I've met someone and dated for the past 1.5 years and would like to get married, however, I used my passport (former married name) to travel back and forth to see my fiancee over the past few months.

I was wondering if before applying for a K1 visa, should I get a new passport that reflects my maiden name or just keep the one that has my former married name? My personal information such as driver's license, credit card, bank statements, etc are in my maiden name. I just never changed my passport.

Thank you for your help.

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Just a personal opinion, nothing official: I'd drop the former married name, how does your fiance feel about it?


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Well, what is your "legal" name right now? That is the one you will have to go with.

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I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

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How charged with punishments the scroll.

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I am the captain of my soul.

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Hi,

I am new and am glad to have found this website. There is such a wealth of information that I feel confident I can apply for a K-1 visa on my own behalf without paying and expensive lawyer.

Here's my situation-- I was married (divorced 3 years) but my current US passport has my former married name. I've met someone and dated for the past 1.5 years and would like to get married, however, I used my passport (former married name) to travel back and forth to see my fiancee over the past few months.

I was wondering if before applying for a K1 visa, should I get a new passport that reflects my maiden name or just keep the one that has my former married name? My personal information such as driver's license, credit card, bank statements, etc are in my maiden name. I just never changed my passport.

Thank you for your help.

Change your passport name after you marry to the fiance's name . Or if you want to keep you maiden name forever and a day then change it to that. But if you marry this guy then you will take his name yes? SO you will have to change drivers license the lot anyways so then you can do your passport. I am just doing this now too as my passport is in my previous married name. Now I am changing it to my new married name.

Divorced !st November 2012.

Married only 2 years 1 month

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Just a personal opinion, nothing official: I'd drop the former married name, how does your fiance feel about it?

He had no issue that I traveled to see him on a passport that had my former married name.

Oh, thanks to all whom replied.

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