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Original last name or married name when applying?

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bdmap   0

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Long story short:

Overstayed visa, fell in love 3 years later, had a baby with him, now getting married & planning on adjusting status & applying for green card.

With all these forms, will I use my husband's laat name when applying or my original last name? If I use my husband's last name, would I have to apply for a name change or something?

3/11/2015- Filed our marriage based AOS papers to Phoenix lockbox (I-485, I-130, I-765) (day 0)

3/13/2015- AOS arrived

3/19/2015- Received the AOS receipt for all three, was transferred to National Benefits Center

3/28/2015- Biometrics appointment notice

4/9/2015- Biometrics appointment

4/13/2015- Ready to be scheduled for interview

5/22/2015- EAD approved on 5/22/2015 (day 73)

5/28/2015- Card mailed

6/1/2015- EAD received

6/2/2015- Filed for SSN

6/3/2015- Interview scheduled

6/9/2015- SSN received

7/8/2015- Interview/Approved! (day 120)

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khenzee   5

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Long story short:

Overstayed visa, fell in love 3 years later, had a baby with him, now getting married & planning on adjusting status & applying for green card.

With all these forms, will I use my husband's laat name when applying or my original last name? If I use my husband's last name, would I have to apply for a name change or something?

Did you legally take your husband's last name when you got married? If yes, then that is your name now and you use it unless it asks for your maiden name somewhere.

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KayDeeCee   4,893

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If you take your husband's last name after you marry, then that is the name you will use from that point on. Your marriage certificate will act as a legal name change document.

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based Visas to AOS from Work, Student & Tourist Visas ~

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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sweet cakes   326

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Long story short:

Overstayed visa, fell in love 3 years later, had a baby with him, now getting married & planning on adjusting status & applying for green card.

With all these forms, will I use my husband's laat name when applying or my original last name? If I use my husband's last name, would I have to apply for a name change or something?

Hi there! Welcome to VJ! :) I used my married name in all of my AOS forms. You can just key-in your maiden last name on the "All other names used". Your marriage certificate is the only legal proof you need for this [last] name change.

Example forms here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/examples

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bdmap   0

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Ah, I haven't looked at the AOS forms yet so I had no idea there was a "previous names used" area. That really helped! Thanks everyone! =)

3/11/2015- Filed our marriage based AOS papers to Phoenix lockbox (I-485, I-130, I-765) (day 0)

3/13/2015- AOS arrived

3/19/2015- Received the AOS receipt for all three, was transferred to National Benefits Center

3/28/2015- Biometrics appointment notice

4/9/2015- Biometrics appointment

4/13/2015- Ready to be scheduled for interview

5/22/2015- EAD approved on 5/22/2015 (day 73)

5/28/2015- Card mailed

6/1/2015- EAD received

6/2/2015- Filed for SSN

6/3/2015- Interview scheduled

6/9/2015- SSN received

7/8/2015- Interview/Approved! (day 120)

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EM_Vandaveer   2,408

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married

Entry on VWP to visit then-boyfriend 06/13/2011

Married 06/24/2011

Our first son was born 10/31/2012, our daughter was born 06/30/2014, our second son was born 06/20/2017

AOS Timeline

AOS package mailed 09/06/2011 (Chicago Lockbox)

AOS package signed for by R Mercado 09/07/2011

Priority date for I-485&I-130 09/08/2011

Biometrics done 10/03/2011

Interview letter received 11/18/2011

INTERVIEW DATE!!!! 12/20/2011

Approval e-mail 12/21/2011

Card production e-mail 12/27/2011

GREEN CARD ARRIVED 12/31/2011

Resident since 12/21/2011

ROC Timeline

ROC package mailed to VSC 11/22/2013

NOA1 date 11/26/2013

Biometrics date 12/26/2013

Transfer notice to CSC 03/14/2014

Change of address 03/27/2014

Card production ordered 04/30/2014

10-YEAR GREEN CARD ARRIVED 05/06/2014

N-400 Timeline

N-400 package mailed 09/30/2014

N-400 package delivered 10/01/2014

NOA1 date 10/20/2014

Biometrics date 11/14/2014

Early walk-in biometrics 11/12/2014

In-line for interview 11/23/2014

Interview letter 03/18/2015

Interview date 04/17/2015 ("Decision cannot yet be made.")

In-line for oath scheduling 05/04/2015

Oath ceremony letter dated 05/11/2015

Oath ceremony 06/02/2015

I am a United States citizen!

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