philippine passport

[markiweiss49 4]

hi everyone, i hope everyone is doing fine. my wife has her 2 year greencard and she still has about 6 months to go for her to roc. we are planning to go to the philippines on vacation. we had just came back from the philippine consulate in new york to have her marry name in her current passport. it will take about 6 weeks for my wife to have her new passport. we would have to send the old passport with her maiden name back for her to get the new passport with her marry name. my question is, will we have a problem going and coming from the philippines from the united states becaused in her old passport, it has the point of entry stamp in her old passport. if i understand it right, it has on one of the websites that you have to keep your old valid passport while holding a greencard. if this was true, why didn't someone tell us from the philippine consulate of new york. i hope someone can help me becaused i don't want any problems. thank you everyone.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

hi everyone, i hope everyone is doing fine. my wife has her 2 year greencard and she still has about 6 months to go for her to roc. we are planning to go to the philippines on vacation. we had just came back from the philippine consulate in new york to have her marry name in her current passport. it will take about 6 weeks for my wife to have her new passport. we would have to send the old passport with her maiden name back for her to get the new passport with her marry name. my question is, will we have a problem going and coming from the philippines from the united states becaused in her old passport, it has the point of entry stamp in her old passport. if i understand it right, it has on one of the websites that you have to keep your old valid passport while holding a greencard. if this was true, why didn't someone tell us from the philippine consulate of new york. i hope someone can help me becaused i don't want any problems. thank you everyone.

Your wife needs a valid passport to leave the US and enter the Philippines. She needs her green card to leave the Philippines and enter the US. If the name on the two documents (and her itinerary) don't match, she needs documentation to explain the difference, not just for the Philippines, or the US, but in order to board her flight.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

To add, they should return her old passport with the new passport, punched and stamped "Invalid"

[markiweiss49 4]

i know that my wife needs her passport and greencard. what i am trying to say is that the philippine consulate of new york will not send my wife her new passport with her marry name until she sends in the old valid passport. her old valid passport has her date of entry into the united states. will she have any problems with her new passport without havung a copy of her date of entry into the united states. thanks for any help.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

i know that my wife needs her passport and greencard. what i am trying to say is that the philippine consulate of new york will not send my wife her new passport with her marry name until she sends in the old valid passport. her old valid passport has her date of entry into the united states. will she have any problems with her new passport without havung a copy of her date of entry into the united states. thanks for any help.

As far as entering and leaving the US or the Philippines? No. They want the old passport so that they can invalidate it. They will return it to you.

[NINA80 9]

in my country women always keep their family last name even after marriage! in the green card i have only my husbands name as my last name. couple months ago i left the country with my old passport and my green card just make sure she got the same name on the passport and on the itinerary.

[angelwithoutwings 0]

i know that my wife needs her passport and greencard. what i am trying to say is that the philippine consulate of new york will not send my wife her new passport with her marry name until she sends in the old valid passport. her old valid passport has her date of entry into the united states. will she have any problems with her new passport without havung a copy of her date of entry into the united states. thanks for any help.

Hi,

Just to share my experience, I've been travelling to the PI with my old (maiden passport). I never really had a problem, even though my last name in my passport is not may married name. The important thing is that when she books her ticket that she uses her passport name and not the green card. I have traveled probably five times to the PI using my passport that has my maiden name but never had an issue at the airport. I hope this helps if not I hope someone else can shed a light to your question. I am not an expert but the immigration officer doesn't look at the stamp but they will ask for the green card (I-551 instead). This is the most important thing to have and other travel documents such as advance parole if needed etc.)

The link below might help you too

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=0c353a4107083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=0c353a4107083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

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