Changing my name on my SSN.

[chyiochan 1]

I got my SSN about two weeks ago in the mail (Yay!) And I got my Permanent Resident Card yesterday in the mail ( YEAH!)

Both of them are still in my Maiden Name. I know there ARE threads on this already, and I looked up old ones from like 2007.

I will wait to get my Resident Card changed when I apply for the 10 year one close to the expiry date.

(By the way, is my Permanent Resident Card my Green-Card? Wasn't sure! )

But I'm worried about my SSN being in my Maiden name for when I get a job and do my taxes joined with my husbands for next year. Will I need to wait a bit to go to the SSN office to get it changed to my Maiden? Is there a fee?

I had put my Maiden name down as my NAME on all my Immigration application forms as well as my Maiden. It just stinks they didn't make anything in my married name.

I'm not worried about my Drivers License, as I will just bring my marriage certificate.

Any help is appreciated!

Edited March 23, 2011 by chyiochan

[belinda63 3,047]

The name on the social security card must match the name you have the job under. Since your green card is in your maiden name I would suggest you do not try to change the SS card (don't know if it can be done without changing the green card anyway) as then you would have two work ID's with different names.

Not a problem to have a different name from your hubby when you file taxes.

[Dave&Roza 748]

This is the way it is SUPPOSE to work. You go to the SSA local office with the application filled out in your married name. You take along your GC for ID purposes, your original SSC with the maiden name on it, your marrieage certificate (not a copy but the actual marriage certificate), and your birth certificate (just in case). Hand them the SS-5 form along with your original SSC, use your drivers license as the first form of ID with your maiden name on it, and marriage certificate and explain that you want to change your last name based on the marriage. They SHOULD do it without too much trouble as 1) you already have a SSN and 2) you are showing them a legal document of the name change.

Do not worry about the names matching as my Mother had to have several also know as (AKA) as her given name was Doris, but she used Arlene and then there was the maiden name verses the married name. So when people ask me what her first name is I have to says it depends it is either Arlene or Doris. The only time she worried about it was when she went to collect SS and medicare when she retired and then she changed her passport to Doris for when they travelled. Again I think you could use your marriage certificate with your employer to show that you are married and want to use your husband's lastname.

Good luck with all this. My wife is keeping her maiden name all the way to citizenship and maybe beyond as my lastname is not easy to pronounce and neither is hers.

Dave

[Moosker 7]

If I were you, I would wait until I got a job, then go about changing your name on the GC and SSN card. That way it's fairly simple to change your name with your job afterwards. I only had to show my green card and our marriage certificate to get a SSN in my married name.

[chyiochan 1]

As long as it's okay I still use my Maiden name on taxes and it wont mean anything like "I'm not his Wife" Kinda mess, I'll just wait until the 10 year card comes, then I can go with my SSM name change.

Only other problem, can I get joined on his credit card account AND his bank account with a different last name? I'm not sure about the credit card part.

[belinda63 3,047]

Yes. My family hubby has one last name, me another, and my youngest daughter yet another. Sometimes confusion but not problems.

Anyone can be a joint signer on a credit card, loan, etc. even if you aren't married. It really is not a big deal these days to have different last names.

[chyiochan 1]

Thank you very much for all the help!!