US name change not accepted by home country

[MrsBPM 34]

I'm a Portuguese citizen and got my permanent residence under my first name and husband's last name, as US naming conventions go. 

 

While trying to obtain a passport in my new name, Portugal has told me I have to follow naming conventions in Portugal meaning I have to maintain a parent's name. With this change, it does mean new green card, SS card and driver's license right? 

 

I'm basically having to add another last name. 

[Just Paul 4,594]

It sounds like you just need a valid Portuguese Identification Card or Citizen Card to nenew. 

http://www.embassyportugal-us.org/instructions-for-passport-emission/

If you get a passport without your married name you can just keep a copy of your marriage certificate. 

[MrsBPM 34]

1 minute ago, Paul & Mary said:

It sounds like you just need a valid Portuguese Identification Card or Citizen Card to nenew. 

http://www.embassyportugal-us.org/instructions-for-passport-emission/

If you get a passport without your married name you can just keep a copy of your marriage certificate. 

So my passport can be in my old name? Even when it's time to remove conditions and they require a current passport? I'm planning on getting the renewed Portuguese ID after I register my marriage in Portugal. 

 

Could I technically travel with my current passport and reenter the US with my green card? 

[Just Paul 4,594]

1 minute ago, CatP said:

Could I technically travel with my current passport and reenter the US with my green card? 

That is how it works today.  Your flights need to be in the name on your passport.

 

3 minutes ago, CatP said:

I register my marriage in Portugal.

You didn't register your marriage is why they won't change your name on the passport.    They would also be able to do that at the Embassy in Washington.

 

My wife is Filipina and couldn't use her married name on her (new) Passport or other things until the Report of Marriage.   Her passport also has her maiden name on it  as her middle name.   But it is not on her green card.  

[MrsBPM 34]

14 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

That is how it works today.  Your flights need to be in the name on your passport.

 

You didn't register your marriage is why they won't change your name on the passport.    They would also be able to do that at the Embassy in Washington.

 

My wife is Filipina and couldn't use her married name on her (new) Passport or other things until the Report of Marriage.   Her passport also has her maiden name on it  as her middle name.   But it is not on her green card.  

I have emailed with whoever deals with name changes in Portugal (the registry?) and they said it's simply a name convention and I will have to have a parent's name when I register. It's good to know I don't need that name on my green card and can go about life here. Thanks! 

[Just Paul 4,594]

Save yourself some hassel and contact the citizens services part of the Portugal Embassy in Washington DC.  They know about US / Portuguese requirements and and in your same time zone.  You should be able to get everything done there.

[MrsBPM 34]

17 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Save yourself some hassel and contact the citizens services part of the Portugal Embassy in Washington DC.  They know about US / Portuguese requirements and and in your same time zone.  You should be able to get everything done there.

Thank you, I decided to call USCIS to see what they have to say about names not matching but either way, I know what the process of getting the new passport will entail. 

[lhazleton 7]

On 1/16/2019 at 5:17 AM, CatP said:

I'm a Portuguese citizen and got my permanent residence under my first name and husband's last name, as US naming conventions go. 

 

While trying to obtain a passport in my new name, Portugal has told me I have to follow naming conventions in Portugal meaning I have to maintain a parent's name. With this change, it does mean new green card, SS card and driver's license right? 

 

I'm basically having to add another last name. 

I know it’s a little late but I want to share my experience. My country (Mexico) and many other with Hispanic traditions won’t let you change your name legally because customs are different and they prefer your name in your birth certificate and name in every other document to coincide. I would assume Portugal is like that. My country can add (not change, but add as “other names”) my married name to my passport if I get it through a Consulate in the US but I have never done it and was adviced not to do it because it creates confusion with Mexican authorities. 

I have traveled at least 8 times in a situation like yours. GC under married name, passport under maiden name. I always carry my marriage certificate just in case, and it has never been necessary to show it. Migration officers at airports see this every day and are used to it because, as I said, most countries of Hispanic tradition won’t let their citizens change their name legally. 

I just accepted that I won’t have a passport with my married name until I become a US citizen. 

Edited July 4, 2019 by lhazleton

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