Married name being changed - When to send I-130

[GoPats 2]

Hello people,

 

First of many messages here, I'm sure 

My wife and I are going to apply for an IR-1 visa (we've been married for +2 years today, we got married in Montreal, Canada).

My wife's last name is "Banana" and my name is "Orange". She is in the process of changing her last name to "Banana-Orange".

She is doing the DMV first, which will take a few days, but then she has to change her social security card.

 

Question is, when can we send the I-130? When she receives her new driving licence? Or when she gets her new social security card?

 

Thank you so much!

Edited May 8, 2018 by GoPats

[EandH0904 1,184]

When I changed my name and went to the DMV, they said that I had to go to SS first. 

I went to SS and got proof of changing my name, and back to DMV. Neither the DMV nor my bank would switch to my married name until I had my new social security CARD - which took about a week to arrive. 

Maybe it's different in alternate countries/states than mine, but that was my circumstance. 

 

I filed my I-130 after receiving my SS card and new DL just to include the proof of name change. 

[pushbrk 12,605]

5 hours ago, GoPats said:

Hello people,

 

First of many messages here, I'm sure 

My wife and I are going to apply for an IR-1 visa (we've been married for +2 years today, we got married in Montreal, Canada).

My wife's last name is "Banana" and my name is "Orange". She is in the process of changing her last name to "Banana-Orange".

She is doing the DMV first, which will take a few days, but then she has to change her social security card.

 

Question is, when can we send the I-130? When she receives her new driving licence? Or when she gets her new social security card?

 

Thank you so much!

Send it with the new name whenever it is ready.  You do NOT have to complete the changing of ID to start using a married name.  In the US, it is legal to use any name one wishes, as long as it is not for the purpose of defrauding somebody.  Whether you can get ID in a name is a separate issue but you do NOT need ID from DMV or SS to file an I-130 under a married name.

[GoPats 2]

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

Send it with the new name whenever it is ready.  You do NOT have to complete the changing of ID to start using a married name.  In the US, it is legal to use any name one wishes, as long as it is not for the purpose of defrauding somebody.  Whether you can get ID in a name is a separate issue but you do NOT need ID from DMV or SS to file an I-130 under a married name.

Giant thank you!