AOS Questions

[bakersolay 0]

HI, I recently married while fiance was here on a tourist visa were gonna apply for AOS but i had a couple quesitons if anyone can help me out on the,,, On the Aos it asks for proof of Bonifide marriage, what can I use for this,, when obviously we dont joint own anything yet since she was hear as a tourist? and also now that were married how do we get her last name changed? Can she apply for a drivers license yet? any answers appreciated

[Transborderwife 4,666]

You need to provide whatever you have, do you have a lease? Car insurance? Add her. Drivers licence will expire with her I-94 so it's best to wait until she has an ead/ap combo card. That'll take about 3 months. Some places will do it with an Noa1 after filing but not all. Changing her name she simply shows her marriage licence.

[Pitaya 2,577]

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[bakersolay 0]

You need to provide whatever you have, do you have a lease? Car insurance? Add her. Drivers licence will expire with her I-94 so it's best to wait until she has an ead/ap combo card. That'll take about 3 months. Some places will do it with an Noa1 after filing but not all. Changing her name she simply shows her marriage licence.

But wouldnt she have to have a drivers license, to add her to my insurance? and where does she show her marriage license to change the name? thanks

[newacct 688]

Intermingling of finances is one of the more important evidence. Opening joint accounts. Putting each other as the beneficiary on each other's bank accounts, investment accounts, retirement accounts, etc. Also if you guys rent and live together, joint leases are good.

About changing her name, people usually change their name as part of the marriage. Since you have already married, you either did that, or didn't. (They probably asked you guys when you married whether each of you wanted to change your name.) If she did that, then it will say on the marriage certificate, and the marriage certificate will be proof of the name change. If she didn't do that, then she will have to change it later separately through a court.

[bakersolay 0]

hi to open joint acounts she will have to apply for a social security number right? where do we have to go tho apply for a social security numbrer though

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Not necessarily, some banks only care that one ssn is on the account (ie. Wells Fargo)

[bakersolay 0]

where should she go for the change of name? is it in the court where we a ctually got our marriage certificate?

[TBoneTX 45,266]

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