Philippine passport - change of name

[fPf_iMc 1]

Hi everyone! I need your opinion. I will be visiting the Philippines by October to attend my brother's wedding. I entered US with a K1 visa. However, I have not made a change of name in my Philippine passport so it is still under my maiden name. All of my legal ID's and documents here in the US are under my married name though.

Question #1:

If I book a ticket, should I use my maiden name since my passport is still unchanged?

Question #2:

They say I will just need to bring my marriage certificate so that when I come back, the US immigration can verify along with my green card and passport. Will it cause delay or problem at the airport coming back?

Question #3:

I am in the process of renewing my Removal of Conditions since I entered US with a K1. I have received a letter of extension valid for one year until May 2013. Will this cause delay or problem too?

Anyway, anyone of you who have similar experiences please share it here. At least I can make decisions and won't waste time, money, and effort. Thank you!

fPf_iMc

[Sophinette 1]

Hi everyone! I need your opinion. I will be visiting the Philippines by October to attend my brother's wedding. I entered US with a K1 visa. However, I have not made a change of name in my Philippine passport so it is still under my maiden name. All of my legal ID's and documents here in the US are under my married name though.

Question #1:

If I book a ticket, should I use my maiden name since my passport is still unchanged?

Question #2:

They say I will just need to bring my marriage certificate so that when I come back, the US immigration can verify along with my green card and passport. Will it cause delay or problem at the airport coming back?

Question #3:

I am in the process of renewing my Removal of Conditions since I entered US with a K1. I have received a letter of extension valid for one year until May 2013. Will this cause delay or problem too?

Anyway, anyone of you who have similar experiences please share it here. At least I can make decisions and won't waste time, money, and effort. Thank you!

Hello,

Hope yre well.

Re garding yr queries, yr flight ticket must match yr passport or y will be refused when going through immigration. Carry yr marriage cert and y shld be fine to re- enter the usa. Immigration officers might question you but u can explain yr situation. Iam afraid that i cannot reply question3.

Good luck

fPf_iMc

[fPf_iMc 1]

Thank you! I will do more research for #3. Hopefully, everything will be ok.

By the way, did anyone ever do a Report of Marriage to our Philippine Consulate? I am just wondering if it is really important, considering in the next year, I will be applying for US citizenship...

Have a blessed day!

[jean♥bill 2]

Hi everyone! I need your opinion. I will be visiting the Philippines by October to attend my brother's wedding. I entered US with a K1 visa. However, I have not made a change of name in my Philippine passport so it is still under my maiden name. All of my legal ID's and documents here in the US are under my married name though.

Question #1:

If I book a ticket, should I use my maiden name since my passport is still unchanged?

Use your married name. You should carry a certified copy of your marriage certificate and just a regular copy in case someone wants to keep it. We were there and back in May and no one asked to see it. Same situation as you. Maiden name on passport, greencard in married name and tickets in married name.

Question #2:

They say I will just need to bring my marriage certificate so that when I come back, the US immigration can verify along with my green card and passport. Will it cause delay or problem at the airport coming back?

No problem at all. Immigration will look at both but know that if you entered under K1 that you should be married. They didn't ask for our marriage certificate, I'm guessing because I was with her.

Question #3:

I am in the process of renewing my Removal of Conditions since I entered US with a K1. I have received a letter of extension valid for one year until May 2013. Will this cause delay or problem too?

I can't honestly answer this since my wife is still under the 2 year GC but if you've already submitted your I-751 for ROC and got the extension letter, then you should be ok.

Anyway, anyone of you who have similar experiences please share it here. At least I can make decisions and won't waste time, money, and effort. Thank you!

I would add that the only time my wife was asked for the marriage certificate was when we were leaving Manila. It was actually the airline rep for ANA airlines. No one in immigration whether there or here ever asked.

Enjoy!

fPf_iMc

[Tahoma 2,292]

Question #1:

If I book a ticket, should I use my maiden name since my passport is still unchanged?

The name on the ticket should match the name on the passport. Please note that Customs and Border Patrol is one issue, and that the airlines also have their own policies. Check with your air carrier.

Question #2:

They say I will just need to bring my marriage certificate so that when I come back, the US immigration can verify along with my green card and passport. Will it cause delay or problem at the airport coming back?

Yes, definitely bring a certified copy of your marriage certificate. It should not cause any problems.

Question #3:

I am in the process of renewing my filed for Removal of Conditions since I entered US with a K1. I have received a letter of extension valid for one year until May 2013. Will this cause delay or problem too?

No, it will not cause any problem. Since your conditional green card expired, you will need that letter. Definitely bring it on your trip to 'Pinas.

Anyway, anyone of you who have similar experiences please share it here. At least I can make decisions and won't waste time, money, and effort. Thank you!

fPf_iMc

By the way, did anyone ever do a Report of Marriage to our Philippine Consulate? I am just wondering if it is really important, considering in the next year, I will be applying for US citizenship...

Reporting your marriage to the Philippines Consulate is required if you want to amend or to renew your Filipino passport. Chinook is not going to amend or renew her Filipino passport because she will become a U.S. citizen shortly after her Filipino passport expires.

Have a nice trip to 'Pinas.

We might visit there in January or February.

[Hank_ 9,174]

The name on the ticket should match the name on the passport. Please note that Customs and Border Patrol is one issue, and that the airlines also have their own policies. Check with your air carrier.

Yes, definitely bring a certified copy of your marriage certificate. It should not cause any problems.

No, it will not cause any problem. Since your conditional green card expired, you will need that letter. Definitely bring it on your trip to 'Pinas.

Reporting your marriage to the Philippines Consulate is required if you want to amend or to renew your Filipino passport. Chinook is not going to amend or renew her Filipino passport because she will become a U.S. citizen shortly after her Filipino passport expires.

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Edited July 10, 2012 by Hank_

[Caryh 5,206]

Thank you! I will do more research for #3. Hopefully, everything will be ok.

By the way, did anyone ever do a Report of Marriage to our Philippine Consulate? I am just wondering if it is really important, considering in the next year, I will be applying for US citizenship...

Have a blessed day!

If you wish your new passport to be in your married name you will need to report your marriage to the consulate. Its not hard to do and relatively cheap and fast. If you do decide to register your marriage, send any divorce decree your husband may have. They don't say you need it, but they will ask for it if he has had a divorce previously and that slows things down. You can renew in your maiden name if you wish it, but your marriage will remain unrecognized in the Philippines. When you get your USA citizenship, you have to renew your Philippine citizenship if you wish to keep it. You can be a dual citizen and one of the passport renewal questions on the form asks if you have ever had or currently have a foreign passport. For my wife and I, registering our marriage was important to us. We want her renewed Philippine passport to carry her married name, and get away from the issue of carrying extra paperwork. She also plans to get citizenship in the USA, but we want all her ID's and passports to carry just the one name, there and here.

[Hank_ 9,174]

That is our plan also to get everything into my wife's married name also, including her PI passport.

[Tourseasia 5]

If the marriage was done by City Hall in the Philippines and NSO copies are available locally, what other reporting is there for the USA citizen and the Philippine citizen?

[Caryh 5,206]

If the marriage was done by City Hall in the Philippines and NSO copies are available locally, what other reporting is there for the USA citizen and the Philippine citizen?

There's nothing extra for that situation. The extra requirements come in when a Filipino is married abroad. Unless you self report, the NSO has no way to know the marriage took place, and NSO acknowledgement is needed for a Filipina to record her new married name on any documents, such as a passport.