Name Change AND address change.. late :(

[Jonathan - Tamsyn 0]

Hi all... so we are a bit frantic right now. We have just found out that we should have changed the address on my wife's greencard within the first 10 days of moving. With everything being so hectic, we just didn't even think about it until now and we also need to have her last name changed on her greencard as well. If anyone knows or could point us in the right direction for our questions below, it would be greatly appreciated! :-/

1 - What trouble will we get into when we change her name on her greencard? (We moved one street over and it has been a little over a month since we've moved)

2 - Is there a form that will cover both the name change AND the address change, or will we need to do the address change and then file the i-90 form seperately?

Thanks in advance...

[Jonathan - Tamsyn 0]

After reading up more, I believe the process for our situation would be to:

1st - notify by using online form ar 11

2nd - file an i-90 form which will change both her last name and mailing address.

is this correct?

Thanks again... :-/

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

The AR-11 is filed to change her address. I wouldn't worry too much that you are late.

The I-865 is for sponsors (on the Affidavit of Support)if they move. Is that you?

The I-90 is to get a new greencard with her name change. Did you read the part about the $450 fee?

[OBX 51]

The AR-11 is filed to change her address. I wouldn't worry too much that you are late.

The I-865 is for sponsors (on the Affidavit of Support)if they move. Is that you?

The I-90 is to get a new greencard with her name change. Did you read the part about the $450 fee?

^Agree.

That's a hefty fee so you might want to wait until naturalization to change the name if you are going that route.

[Jonathan - Tamsyn 0]

The AR-11 is filed to change her address. I wouldn't worry too much that you are late.

The I-865 is for sponsors (on the Affidavit of Support)if they move. Is that you?

The I-90 is to get a new greencard with her name change. Did you read the part about the $450 fee?

Thank you so much for the response. We have been fretting about updating her address late!

Yes, I am the sponsor and we both moved on June 1st. We waited until we could go back to England to change her name since it was less expensive to change her passport while we were actually in England than doing it through mail from the US. Now that her name is change on her passport, we would like to change the name on her greencard, etc.

And yes we did see the $450 fee. OUCH!

So it seems that we just log on to the website and change her (our) address online for free. And then we update her name with the i-90 and the application fee and we should be all set? Or will I also need to fill out a form i-865 since I am her sponsor and have moved?

Thank you all again so very much!

[JoannaV 174]

You will also need to fill out I-865.

It is up to you if you change the name on the green card or not.

[Jonathan - Tamsyn 0]

You will also need to fill out I-865.

It is up to you if you change the name on the green card or not.

Perfect. Thank you all so much!

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Yes,

you need to report the name change. Better late than never., although nobody cares unless they are looking for you and can't find you.

It would be outright insane to spend $450 on a new Green Card that lives in the bottom of a fire safe or wherever.

You can get a new Green Card with a new name free of charge either in less than 2 years when filing for removal of conditions or a year later when filing for naturalization. The only time you will have to show the Green Card is when returning from an international flight. At that point the CBP officer cares about a match of fingerprints and facial recognition, both of which are biometric and thus fully computerized. He or she really doesn't give a rodent's behind on whether or not the resident has changed her name or her hair style or color.

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