Question about legal name change proof.

[spectheintro 18]

Hi all:

My wife is interested in bringing her parents to the US, now that she's a citizen. We have one issue, though: her legal name in the US has always been with my last name--her greencard was issued with my last name, and she's never used her maiden name in the states.

What sort of proof can we provide of her name change, given that USCIS is the only entity that ever knew her as her maiden name? Do we request some sort of proof from USCIS?

Thanks!

EDIT: Would a translation of our marriage certificate work?

Edited September 22, 2013 by spectheintro

[peices60 1]

Hi all:

My wife is interested in bringing her parents to the US, now that she's a citizen. We have one issue, though: her legal name in the US has always been with my last name--her greencard was issued with my last name, and she's never used her maiden name in the states.

What sort of proof can we provide of her name change, given that USCIS is the only entity that ever knew her as her maiden name? Do we request some sort of proof from USCIS?

Thanks!

EDIT: Would a translation of our marriage certificate work?

If you are from Philippines you need Birth Certificate from NSO showing the Name of your mother and her Birth Certifcate from NSO as well as a proof that she is your mother..

Edited September 22, 2013 by peices60

[peices60 1]

If you are from Philippines you need Birth Certificate from NSO showing the Name of your mother and her Birth Certifcate from NSO as well as a proof that she is your mother..

In addition to that family pictures to be bring along during her interview as an additional proof that you are her daughter.. Picture should label if it is baptismal, birthday reunion then location, time and date... Hope that's helps you..

Good Luck..

[aaron2020 11,651]

The marriage certificate is the document showing her basis to change her maiden name to your last name.

That is all you will need to show that both names belongs to the same person.