k1 name change

[Lelizalde 0]

Hi everyone! I arrived with a K1 visa, I already got married and now im filling the forms for getting the green card. 

I didn´t change my last name (adding my husband´s last name) yet (and I only have 2 weeks left before my visa expires). 

I talked with some people and they told me to fill the forms with the name that I would like to have after changing my name because if I want to do it after the green card is done I will have to pay another $500 for making the last name change in it. And for what I read I cannot change it yet with the SS because my visa expires in 2 weeks. 

What Im worried about is that when we filled the form F129 we did it with my name and now if I fill the i485 with the name i want t have they wont be able to find it. Please help! Has anyone had the same problem?

[Dashinka 24,514]

5 hours ago, Lelizalde said:

Hi everyone! I arrived with a K1 visa, I already got married and now im filling the forms for getting the green card. 

I didn´t change my last name (adding my husband´s last name) yet (and I only have 2 weeks left before my visa expires). 

I talked with some people and they told me to fill the forms with the name that I would like to have after changing my name because if I want to do it after the green card is done I will have to pay another $500 for making the last name change in it. And for what I read I cannot change it yet with the SS because my visa expires in 2 weeks. 

What Im worried about is that when we filled the form F129 we did it with my name and now if I fill the i485 with the name i want t have they wont be able to find it. Please help! Has anyone had the same problem?

When you got married, the marriage certificate functions as a legal name change document for changing one's family name (not first or middle names) regardless whether the certificate explicitly shows a name change section.  You should file the AOS documents in the name you wish to use going forward so your cards (EAD/AP and GC) have the correct name.  Don't worry about the SS card as you can change the name on that anytime after you get the EAD/AP or GC.  Also, don't worry about the I129 as when you fill out the I485 it will ask you for previous names, you also have to fill out a new G325A which will also reference any previous names you used.

 

This is exactly what we did as well as many others here on VJ.

 

Good Luck!

[Lelizalde 0]

Thank you so much for the help

[notquitesurehow 9]

On 25.04.2017 г. at 4:34 AM, Bill & Katya said:

When you got married, the marriage certificate functions as a legal name change document for changing one's family name (not first or middle names) regardless whether the certificate explicitly shows a name change section.  You should file the AOS documents in the name you wish to use going forward so your cards (EAD/AP and GC) have the correct name.  Don't worry about the SS card as you can change the name on that anytime after you get the EAD/AP or GC.  Also, don't worry about the I129 as when you fill out the I485 it will ask you for previous names, you also have to fill out a new G325A which will also reference any previous names you used.

 

This is exactly what we did as well as many others here on VJ.

 

Good Luck!

I was actually wondering the exact same thing. I have already filled out all the forms in my new last name and included my old one in the "Other names used" section on the G325A. But I was still wondering if I should sign the envelope and the cover letter with my new name. Should I just do that and include the receipt number as a reference?