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Husband applying for B1 but my passport sir name has not changed to his sir name yet

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My husband is applying for the B1 so that we can go to the States, see family, go to a missions conference, and itinerate. We are 5 months married and I haven't been able to change my sir name to his sir name yet. And I have not declared that I'm married in the States yet because we got married in the Philippines. We do have the certified NSO marriage certificate in the Philippines though. Will this be any kind of issue when he applies?

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And I have not declared that I'm married in the States yet because we got married in the Philippines.

You don't need to "declare" that you are married in the States because once you go married in the Philippines, your marriage is automatically recognized in the States.

The issue I could envision happening when your husband applies for a visa is having a US Citizen spouse. The reason I say that is have a USC spouse could undermine his ties to the Philippines and he could be denied by not being able to overcome the immigrant intent assumption.

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My husband is applying for the B1 so that we can go to the States, see family, go to a missions conference, and itinerate. We are 5 months married and I haven't been able to change my sir name to his sir name yet. And I have not declared that I'm married in the States yet because we got married in the Philippines. We do have the certified NSO marriage certificate in the Philippines though. Will this be any kind of issue when he applies?

Its unlikely he will be granted a tourist visa because he is married to a USC. His ties are to the USC when he enters the USA & not to his country. The P I has an long history of visa fraud that must be overcome to be approved. To do that he must prove his ties are to his country which would compel him to return.

The only way he will ever know is to pay the fee & be interviewed.

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Thank you for your help to both of you. We work here in the Philippines as missionaries full time. I don't llive in the States either... Hopefully we can prove our ties are here in the Philippines through that and his family. We got married in the Philippines simply because we have no current plans to move to the USA permanently. And we knew the K1 for immigration would be a waste. Hopefully somehow we'll get him to the states for a trip. We have an important conference there and need to raise money for our mission here in the Philippines. And I want him to finally meet most of my family for the first time!

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