Passport w/ Maiden Name for Spousal Petition

[lemajeca 5]

Hi! Would like to know if there's someone in here who used her/his passport using her maiden name in his/her visa application? Spousal petition to be specific. I've read a post in the visa blog of the US embassy in Manila that the name of the visa that should appear should be the same as shown in the passport. So does this mean that in filling up the forms, I should use my single family name if asked for my last name? not my husband's name?

Hope someone could enlighten me.

Thanks in advance.

[apple21 953]

You can use your married name in your CR1 petition.

All you have to do is renew your passport to your married name. All your ID cards should also be in your married name, as well as your NBI clearance.

You already filed i-130 though. Did you use your maiden name in the forms?

Edited February 19, 2013 by apple21

[Vic20r 14]

You can use your married name in your CR1 petition.

All you have to do is renew your passport to your married name. All your ID cards should also be in your married name, as well as your NBI clearance.

You already filed i-130 though. Did you use your maiden name in the forms?

[missing_tulips 4]

my hubby and i i used my surname cuz i dont have any ID's using my husband surname. and my passport also still my surname so no worries about it. as long as you a marriage certificate you will be okay

[dave01 16]

Hi! Would like to know if there's someone in here who used her/his passport using her maiden name in his/her visa application? Spousal petition to be specific. I've read a post in the visa blog of the US embassy in Manila that the name of the visa that should appear should be the same as shown in the passport. So does this mean that in filling up the forms, I should use my single family name if asked for my last name? not my husband's name?

Hope someone could enlighten me.

Thanks in advance.

when filing the I-130 you need to use your name . if your married use your married name. you can change your passport and other IDs after the fact.

[lemajeca 5]

You can use your married name in your CR1 petition.

All you have to do is renew your passport to your married name. All your ID cards should also be in your married name, as well as your NBI clearance.

You already filed i-130 though. Did you use your maiden name in the forms?

if i renew my passport, the time wont be enough since it will take 1 month before i could get it. my IDs are still in my maiden name.

my hubby and i i used my surname cuz i dont have any ID's using my husband surname. and my passport also still my surname so no worries about it. as long as you a marriage certificate you will be okay

oh okay... yes... yes.. thank you... now i dont have to worry... my husband was telling me i should not worry but i just really want to make sure... thanks a lot.

[jasmine427 0]

Hi! Would like to know if there's someone in here who used her/his passport using her maiden name in his/her visa application? Spousal petition to be specific. I've read a post in the visa blog of the US embassy in Manila that the name of the visa that should appear should be the same as shown in the passport. So does this mean that in filling up the forms, I should use my single family name if asked for my last name? not my husband's name?

Hope someone could enlighten me.

Thanks in advance.

the name that will appear on ur visa is the name that u are using now on ur passport.. USEM will use the name that appear on ur passport for ur visa..as long as you have your marriage cert on you.. u may or may not change your passport..

my petition name was my maiden name, but the name on my passport is my married name. and my visa name was the name that appears on my passport

Edited February 20, 2013 by jasmine427