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[waiting150 0]

My wife came here on a K1 visa. She currently has a the temporary permanent resident card and I won't be able to apply for the change of status until February. (That will be the 90 day mark for her 2 year anniversary)

My concerns are that her passport and green card do not have same names due to the fact she is married now.

Can she travel home (the Philippines) even though her passport has her old name and the green card has her new name? Or must we get a new passport? I don't know if they would let he come back to America if the names are different? And If I have to change her passport can this be done by mail or must we go to the Embassy?

Thanks for the help.

Edited September 2, 2011 by waiting150

[Katniss 1]

You can call the embassy on what do do about her passport: if you need to renew it or not. Is she traveling back to the Philippines soon? You said you have not applied a change of status? Did you mean AOS?

[waiting150 0]

You can call the embassy on what do do about her passport: if you need to renew it or not. Is she traveling back to the Philippines soon? You said you have not applied a change of status? Did you mean AOS?

Yes I meant the AOS. I can't apply until that 90 day period which wont be until February. If she travels to the Philippines for the month of December and comes back January would everything be ok?

[Scott and Mhay 57]

So her green card doesn't expire until may of 2012? Yes she will be fine to travel. She doesn't have to change her passport, just bring a marriage certificate for re-entry into the US.

[waiting150 0]

Great! Thank you so much.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Not a problem. Important is that you book the flight in the name that's in her passport, as that's a requirement.

The GC is only needed to enter the U.S. again at which point the name in the passport is irrelevant.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

You can call the embassy on what do do about her passport: if you need to renew it or not. Is she traveling back to the Philippines soon? You said you have not applied a change of status? Did you mean AOS?

No he didn't, he meant ROC because she already has a 2 year conditional greencard.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Yes I meant the AOS. I can't apply until that 90 day period which wont be until February. If she travels to the Philippines for the month of December and comes back January would everything be ok?

No you didn't mean AOS, you meant ROC which stands for Removal of Conditions. She already has her 2 year GC (not a "temporary greencard", just a conditional one). She should carry her marriage certificate to prove the name difference.