AOS + SSN + which name should I use?

[kikibooboo 11]

Hey, guys!

So, I made it to the USA on Sunday, got married to the love of my life on Monday and we are now looking into filling out the documents asap cause we wanna travel to Rio for the Olympics.

Anyways, my question is: I know I'm gonna have to wait 2 weeks to apply for SSN, but want to apply for AOS + AP + EAD now and, for now, my name is still my maiden name. I want to change it and use my husband's name, so when filling for the AOS+AP+EAD, which name should I use??

Thanks in advance =)

[Georgia16 2,858]

The new name And then change it now. It'll cost a lot of money to get it change on the GC when you have it.

Why didn't you change it when you got married?

[Kastrs 723]

If you want to use your married name going forward, then that is what you should put on your forms

[kikibooboo 11]

The new name And then change it now. It'll cost a lot of money to get it change on the GC when you have it.

Why didn't you change it when you got married?

hey! thank you =)

I haven't been given the opportunity to actually change my name yet. People told me I will change my name when I submit my SSN =)

[Georgia16 2,858]

hey! thank you =)

I haven't been given the opportunity to actually change my name yet. People told me I will change my name when I submit my SSN =)

Okay I was just curious

and congratulations on your wedding

[heo luoi 206]

Ah the infamous name change posts....lol

What is TWO Weeks?

My wife came here on a THU. We got married the following Monday, and changed her name. The officiant of my marriage gave us the signed original and submitted the copy to us.

We were able to goto the SSN office with that versus waiting for the official marriage certificate from the state....which didnt take too long either.

Edited April 19, 2016 by heo luoi

[waiting4areason 13]

You do not have to wait 2 weeks to apply for SSN. Now that you can get the I-94 online you can easily print it out and go the very next day if you like. you can change your name there and that will make things easier

Good Luck and Congrats!

[Pitaya 2,577]

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[Zedayn 485]

Hey, guys!

So, I made it to the USA on Sunday, got married to the love of my life on Monday and we are now looking into filling out the documents asap cause we wanna travel to Rio for the Olympics.

Anyways, my question is: I know I'm gonna have to wait 2 weeks to apply for SSN, but want to apply for AOS + AP + EAD now and, for now, my name is still my maiden name. I want to change it and use my husband's name, so when filling for the AOS+AP+EAD, which name should I use??

Thanks in advance =)

You do not need to wait 2 weeks to apply for the SSN. You can apply now.

Your married name is what you choose to use after your marriage. You will put your married name on all AOS forms.

[Zedayn 485]

hey! thank you =)

I haven't been given the opportunity to actually change my name yet. People told me I will change my name when I submit my SSN =)

Your name changes on the date you are married. Your marriage certificate is a legal name change document...even if only your maiden names show on it. So your name is not changed when you submit your SSN, it is changed when you sign your marriage license.

[Dhess 0]

Same problem here but on our case is we sent already our form for applying AOS recently with our marriage certificate, but we havent change my lastname to my husband's lastname yet.. And now we want to use my husband's lastname in all the papers or greencard and AED. And now we dont know what to do