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awkwardsoul   20

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I've been debating on whether I should change my last name to my fiance's when I get married. I've been leaning on not wanting to, but I understand this is hugely personal preference, but I'm still hammering out the pros and cons.

1. If I don't change my last name it won't effect future things like going through the AOS process and beyond? However, someone (not a Vj'er) told me if I don't change my name US immigration will think my marriage is sketchy.

2. From the K-1 flow chart, it looks like all I have to do is change my name for the SSN. Not including stuff like bank account/bills, is that all I need to change?

3. I heard I get a free name change when I get married, I'm going to be located in California, does that include the ability to get my horrible middle name changed when I get married, or do I have to wait until my green card?

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Free to change to married name not to change around your whole name. Citizenship you can change your whole name to whatever you want though.

Iv had my married name on everything cept for my passport for 2 years. Just had my passport recently corrected to have married name so I can travel without carrying around the stupid marriage license.

If you don't want to take his name only you could always double up like my cousin did, she just hyphenated her last name! Jessica Lee herlastname - hislastname. Super long name but she is more happy that way.

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awkwardsoul Enthusiast

awkwardsoul   20

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Free to change to married name not to change around your whole name. Citizenship you can change your whole name to whatever you want though.

Iv had my married name on everything cept for my passport for 2 years. Just had my passport recently corrected to have married name so I can travel without carrying around the stupid marriage license.

If you don't want to take his name only you could always double up like my cousin did, she just hyphenated her last name! Jessica Lee herlastname - hislastname. Super long name but she is more happy that way.

Darn, I was hoping to get my middle name done with. If I hypen my last name, I'll have too many hypens in my entire name, lol.

 
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