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Bringing mom to the US. Name change question

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julis82   10

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Brazil
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Hello, I'm going to petition my mom that lives in Brazil and she recently got divorced from my dad (Yes, I am an American citizen). The divorce is final now, my question is:

- Does she need to change her name back or can she still use my dad last name even divorced?

I was hoping that she could keep his last name just to make easier on chaging her name in all her documents..
Thank you
Juliana

Bradford & Juliana

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B&Z   201

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Morocco
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In the US, a woman can keep her old married name after divorce for the rest of her life if she wants to.

My Convoluted Story (see my profile for more details)
Jun 2009 - Met on Facebook
Mar 2010 - Visited Morocco for the first time, got engaged
Dec 30, 2011 - Wedding in Morocco (5th visit)
I-130/CR-1 (first time around)
31 Aug 2012 - Priority Date (Vermont, transferred to NBC)
31 Dec 2012 - NOA2
27Jul 2013 - Broke up/Separation (while waiting for case complete at NVC)
9 Jan 2014 - Filed for divorce in US (never completed)
4 Apr 2014 - USCIS NOIR
May 2015 - Reconciliation
Nov 2015 - Vacation together in Spain (7th in-person visit with each other)
I-130/IR-1 (second time around)
4 Feb 2016 - Priority Date
19 Apr 2016 - NOA2

17 May 2016 - NVC Case Number Assigned

31 May 2016 - Sent AOS/IV package to NVC

5 Jul 2016 - NVC Case Complete

10 Aug 2016 - Medical Exam

25 Aug 2016 - Interview - APPROVED

1 Sep 2016 - Husband picked up his visa

Husband POE'd @ IAD - 5 November

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JFH   12,190

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: United Kingdom
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*~*~*moved from "what visa do I need" to "bringing family members of USCs" as OP is petitioning for her mother*~*~*

Timeline in brief:

Married: September 27, 2014

I-130 filed: February 5, 2016

NOA1: February 8, 2016 Nebraska

NOA2: July 21, 2016

Interview: December 6, 2016 London

POE: December 19, 2016 Las Vegas

N-400 filed: September 30, 2019

Interview: March 22, 2021 Seattle

Oath: March 22, 2021 COVID-style same-day oath

 

Now a US citizen!

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