Name change on SSN card

[Azteca143 9]

Hello my VJ friends!..I went to Social Security Office this morning to do the name change of my SSN,i show the guy my EAD card that i just received yesterday that has my married name on it which is Maria Lopez Smith(not my real name).I was surprised

that he won't let me used my maiden name as my middle name.I used my maiden name when i apply for SSN since

they won't allow me to used my married name i even show them my marriage certificate that day when i apply and all they say is that,they can't verify my name in DHS.so i used my maiden name as Maria Gomez Lopez then i want to change it to Maria Lopez Smith,but the guy instead put it this way Maria Gomez Smith,he said that i can't carry both family name

and I read some post here that they don't have problem using their maiden name as their middle name when they do a name change in their SSN.when i filed my AOS i used my married name which is Maria Lopez Smith and my EAD card shows like that.

I'm just wondering why some people don't have problem doing their name change,is it depends on State where you live? or just some people working in SS office?

[PhilAmTx 14]

in my case,after we got married i applied for SSN with my married name and they just asked marriage cert. and my friend who lives in the other city (same state) they dont allow her to use her married name she was told to change it when she got her GC. .. it's very confusing though..

[Tahoma 2,292]

It does not depend on the state you live in. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is a federal program and is the same throughout the entire country.

Chinook was a K-1'er and got a SS number in her maiden name. After we were married, she changed the name on her card to her married name. She did the same thing as you did. She used her maiden surname as her new middle name. She simply filed the form and showed them her marriage certificate. She had no problem.

Chinook changed the name on her card about five weeks before her I-94 expired and shortly before she filed to adjust her status.

In your case, I'm guessing either the clerk at the SSA office is wrong, or you need to wait until you receive your conditional green card. I don't know which.

[TBoneTX 45,329]

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[VanessaTony 3,567]

This is a staff member issue. go back, ask for a supervisor. If the supervisor won't let you change it then you should call the head office and ask them to call the office you're at to correct them.

Try taking a print out of this link: https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212001 The middle name is not considered part of your "legal name" so you don't need anything special to change it at the SSA. You could change it to "Princess flaming tutu" and it would be okay... well.. kinda scary, but legally fine

[Azteca143 9]

This is a staff member issue. go back, ask for a supervisor. If the supervisor won't let you change it then you should call the head office and ask them to call the office you're at to correct them.

Try taking a print out of this link: https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212001 The middle name is not considered part of your "legal name" so you don't need anything special to change it at the SSA. You could change it to "Princess flaming tutu" and it would be okay... well.. kinda scary, but legally fine

Thank you so much! i'm going to print this link,and show them.and if they won't still change my name the way i wanted i might have to go another state to do the name change,it's driving me nuts

[mrsGORE 13]

I used my maiden name as my middle name then my married name....

i never heard that you cannot used both family name...but i do

just went to SS office today using my EAD...

[Ms. Kibbe 0]

I've had the same problem,I would like to know what did u do to fix it?to make ur maiden name as ur middle name.im worried it may cause a problem when i visit to Philippines.