Help w G-325a & I-130 too many names

[ermacdude999 0]

Hello everyone. I am having some difficulties filling out the G325a and the I-130. The issue I am having is with Latin(Peruvian specifically) last names and how we would fill out the paperwork after we are married. We will be getting married very soon.

For example purposes I changed our names, but let's say her name is Juliana Catalina Ruiz Torres. My name is Jack Johnson. After we are married her new name will be Juliana Catalina Ruiz Torres de Johnson.

1) Her passport and ID card will have her old name on it. I don't know how long it will take for her new name to be processed by her government but I assume it will be my last name right away since we are married. Is it ok that her new name will not match the passport and id card?

2) Does the following image display the correct format to fill out this form? The spaces left blank are left blank intentionally because we know how to fill those fields out with the correct information.

3) And is image below correct?

4A) Her address is similar to: CALLE JUAN PIAZZI 5448 URB. EL PACIFICO SAN MARTIN DE PORRES, LIMA, PERU.

4B) I don't know how to fill out her address in the space below. Any ideas? I don't know where to put the rest of the address, it won't fit.

4C) Is everything else correctly filled out based on the information I provided?

It may seem easy to some, but I don't want to risk a mistake. Thanks!

[apple21 953]

All other names used should be Juliana Catalina Ruiz Torres.

[ermacdude999 0]

All other names used should be Juliana Catalina Ruiz Torres.

Thanks! Can anyone else confirm this or kindly answer any of the other questions?

[domwardbound 73]

Name changes depend on the state/country of the wedding certificate, since name changes may be treated differently in different places using different forms/formats.

What will her new family name be on the wedding certificate? This is the name that should be on the forms as her current name. If it will just be 'Johnson' on the wedding certificate, it should just be 'Johnson' on the forms. If it will be 'Ruiz Torres de Johnson', this is what should be on the forms as the family name.

The advice on previous names used is correct - should be the whole name (though I used the 'FAMILY First Middle' format to make it the same order as entered on G-325a and I-130 forms - for you, I would do 'RUIZ TORRES Juliana Catalina').

Changing the name in passports/etc is not necessary if the name change is completed on the wedding certificate, but can't hurt if it is/isn't completed before the embassy eventually sees her passport. However, definitely complete the form with the new name on the wedding certificate.

For anything that won't fit like the address, write it in by hand, or attach an additional sheet with a reference in the box like 'see attachment'.

[SCOTT Y LETI 0]

I am agree with appl21 you should write Juliana Catalina Ruiz Torres de Johnson in other names because it is the way it will appear in her peruvian ID and don't forget to write the zip code, you can find the zip codes here http://www.ohperu.com/codpostal.htm

[Matthewba7 2]

I also used an attachemnt for items that were too long to fit on the form. I wrote in (ATTACHMENT) on the form and put the full address in the attachment.

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Hello everyone. I am having some difficulties filling out the G325a and the I-130. The issue I am having is with Latin(Peruvian specifically) last names and how we would fill out the paperwork after we are married. We will be getting married very soon.

For example purposes I changed our names, but let's say her name is Juliana Catalina Ruiz Torres. My name is Jack Johnson. After we are married her new name will be Juliana Catalina Ruiz Torres de Johnson.

1) Her passport and ID card will have her old name on it. I don't know how long it will take for her new name to be processed by her government but I assume it will be my last name right away since we are married. Is it ok that her new name will not match the passport and id card?

2) Does the following image display the correct format to fill out this form? The spaces left blank are left blank intentionally because we know how to fill those fields out with the correct information.

3) And is image below correct?

4A) Her address is similar to: CALLE JUAN PIAZZI 5448 URB. EL PACIFICO SAN MARTIN DE PORRES, LIMA, PERU.

4B) I don't know how to fill out her address in the space below. Any ideas? I don't know where to put the rest of the address, it won't fit.

4C) Is everything else correctly filled out based on the information I provided?

It may seem easy to some, but I don't want to risk a mistake. Thanks!

Her name would be: Juliana Catalina Ruiz de Johnson, it is customary to drop the second last name and add the 'de' + new last name; although I've heard is becoming more common to define how you want the names.

In the address, drop the 'Urb El pacifico'; not needed, it would be as adding a subdivision name to your US address, you can if you want but it is not requried for the snail mail to find its way to your mailbox.

[ermacdude999 0]

What do you guys think about this reply that was sent to me through email?

As far as the names on passports, etc., my wife took my last name for our US documents, but did the "de....." for her Peruvian ones. So if you're filling out an American form, do it the traditional American way, but if it's for a Peruvian document, do it the Peruvian way. Don't worry, you're not "falsifying" documents or anything, you're just complying with the rules of the relevant nation.

Cheers!

Also, are you sure that I can get rid of the Urb El Pacifico? Can anyone confirm this?

[ermacdude999 0]

Name changes depend on the state/country of the wedding certificate, since name changes may be treated differently in different places using different forms/formats.

What will her new family name be on the wedding certificate? This is the name that should be on the forms as her current name. If it will just be 'Johnson' on the wedding certificate, it should just be 'Johnson' on the forms. If it will be 'Ruiz Torres de Johnson', this is what should be on the forms as the family name.

The advice on previous names used is correct - should be the whole name (though I used the 'FAMILY First Middle' format to make it the same order as entered on G-325a and I-130 forms - for you, I would do 'RUIZ TORRES Juliana Catalina').

Changing the name in passports/etc is not necessary if the name change is completed on the wedding certificate, but can't hurt if it is/isn't completed before the embassy eventually sees her passport. However, definitely complete the form with the new name on the wedding certificate.

For anything that won't fit like the address, write it in by hand, or attach an additional sheet with a reference in the box like 'see attachment'.

I looked at my friends wedding certificate who was married in Peru, like we will be, and his wife's name did not change on the wedding certificate. I guess it is just assumed that afterwards the "de" gets added, followed by the husbands last name.

I found out that her new name will be Juliana Catalina Ruiz de Johnson (no Torres because that gets dropped after the marriage)

So I am guessing on the forms I should put Johnson under family name and previous names put RUIZ TORRES Juliana Catalina.

What do you guys think?

[ermacdude999 0]

Is it really ok to omit from immigration forms "Urb. el Paciffico" in the address: "CALLE JUAN PIAZZI 5448 URB. EL PACIFICO SAN MARTIN DE PORRES, LIMA, PERU?"

Can anyone confirm this?

[ermacdude999 0]

Is it really ok to omit from immigration forms "Urb. el Paciffico" in the address: "CALLE JUAN PIAZZI 5448 URB. EL PACIFICO SAN MARTIN DE PORRES, LIMA, PERU?"

Can anyone confirm this?