Dominican Republic Getting Married and how to change her name

[dawrcm 1]

Hi Everyone - so I got this question my GF and I are talking about getting married in March during my next trip.

So I / we want her last name to change to mine (just like in the USA, I, male, am the US citizen and she, female, is Dominican)

But does not seem customary for that to happen there in the DR.

So that leads to several questions,

1) She has 2 last names and mine would be added as de Xxxxxxx

2) how hard is it to change her name so that it is more like mine First Middle Xxxxxx as the last name, and with her middle name coming from one of her last names?

3) or is it better to leave well enough alone for the CR1 visa we will file later?

4) and if we leave her name as First Last Last de Xxxxxx how do I put that down on the application?

Yes I am still getting it figured out as to what docs I need to get married there and how to have them translated.

I know I need my Birth Certificate with an Apostille a statement as to being single (I can get that here with an Apostille also)

And everything else I should have, like passport / entrance visa are required for entry to the country.

Any suggestions Ideas? Please speak up

Thanks

[chrissyb 27]

Hi Everyone - so I got this question my GF and I are talking about getting married in March during my next trip.

So I / we want her last name to change to mine (just like in the USA, I, male, am the US citizen and she, female, is Dominican)

But does not seem customary for that to happen there in the DR.

So that leads to several questions,

1) She has 2 last names and mine would be added as de Xxxxxxx

2) how hard is it to change her name so that it is more like mine First Middle Xxxxxx as the last name, and with her middle name coming from one of her last names?

3) or is it better to leave well enough alone for the CR1 visa we will file later?

4) and if we leave her name as First Last Last de Xxxxxx how do I put that down on the application?

Yes I am still getting it figured out as to what docs I need to get married there and how to have them translated.

I know I need my Birth Certificate with an Apostille a statement as to being single (I can get that here with an Apostille also)

And everything else I should have, like passport / entrance visa are required for entry to the country.

Any suggestions Ideas? Please speak up

Thanks

[chrissyb 27]

Just an FYI. After you get married and your certificate of marriage is ready you have to go to santo Domingo and get it legalized and appostilled there as well. It took us a couple of extra days to do that. But I am the American and I changed my name to my husbands last name. I was confused about the two last names...

[Ilovemyman 147]

Here you can change the name, but women here dont do that a lot.

But at the junta central electoral, your gf can go and ask how she can change her name.

It is easy.

i remember that I have seen the information at the junta central electoral.

You can go to the junta central electoral internet page an read tge information if you know spanish.

They have all the information in their wed page.

[Lisa y Miguel 62]

I got my marriage cert legal and set right in Santiago where I got married.

Not really sure cuz you're the male us citizen...I changed my name to his. He uses two names on his cedulla...but in general only uses his father's for everything..so that's what I used.

[sam444 0]

Hello, for to change her last name to yours, after to get marry with the married certificated and her Cédula de Identidad y Electoral (ID) she needs to go to Junta Central Electoral, Department Cedulacion. They will give her a new Id with your last name.

When a woman get marry in D. R. she lost her first last name, that is the mother last name and keep father last name, and husband last name.

in practice women in D.R. like to keep single last name.

More info here: http://www.dominicanaonline.org/portal/espanol/cpo_servicios01.asp

[dawrcm 1]

Hello, for to change her last name to yours, after to get marry with the married certificated and her Cédula de Identidad y Electoral (ID) she needs to go to Junta Central Electoral, Department Cedulacion. They will give her a new Id with your last name.

More info here: http://www.dominicanaonline.org/portal/espanol/cpo_servicios01.asp

Thanks Everyone for the information

We have talked it over and so far she is willing to change her name to mine -

I am wondering if that will be an issue though when we are getting all the documents for the CR1 and interview since her name will be different from all her docs...

Appreciate the help Everyone

[Johncito&Kei 0]

A question I got married in DR as well so do i need to changemy last name to my husbands last name or it'll be fine with the marriage certificate?