Where in my I-130 packet should I put name change docs for my foreign spouse?

[Bearr 0]

I am a US citizen filing for my Canadian husband. When he turned 18, he had his last name changed from his father's to his mother's.

I have a copy of name change certificate, but I am unsure where in the packet to put this, or if I even need to include it at all.

His Canadian passport, driver's license, etc. are all under his current last name, but his birth certificate has the former name.

 

Thanks everyone!

[SalishSea 17,828]

12 minutes ago, Bearr said:

I am a US citizen filing for my Canadian husband. When he turned 18, he had his last name changed from his father's to his mother's.

I have a copy of name change certificate, but I am unsure where in the packet to put this, or if I even need to include it at all.

His Canadian passport, driver's license, etc. are all under his current last name, but his birth certificate has the former name.

 

Thanks everyone!

Definitely include the evidence of the legal name change.  I'm not familiar with the I-130, but is there a space to list former names?

 

Personally, I would attach it to the copy of the birth certificate so that it is clear that his birth name was changed.

[pushbrk 12,882]

1 hour ago, Bearr said:

I am a US citizen filing for my Canadian husband. When he turned 18, he had his last name changed from his father's to his mother's.

I have a copy of name change certificate, but I am unsure where in the packet to put this, or if I even need to include it at all.

His Canadian passport, driver's license, etc. are all under his current last name, but his birth certificate has the former name.

 

Thanks everyone!

Put the evidence directly under the divorce decree documentation.

[Bearr 0]

Sorry if my question wasn’t clear enough, but I would like to clarify that the name change was for my husband, the beneficiary for whom I am filing the petition for. On the I-130A (the form we filled out with his information as the beneficiary), there is not a space for former names like there is on the I-130 form, hence my confusion.

 

There is no divorce involved with our case, also. His name change was not related to marriage in any capacity, and happened long before we were married. Also; correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think I need to include a birth certificate for him?

[LilyJ 1,258]

1 hour ago, Bearr said:

Sorry if my question wasn’t clear enough, but I would like to clarify that the name change was for my husband, the beneficiary for whom I am filing the petition for. On the I-130A (the form we filled out with his information as the beneficiary), there is not a space for former names like there is on the I-130 form, hence my confusion.

 

There is no divorce involved with our case, also. His name change was not related to marriage in any capacity, and happened long before we were married. Also; correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think I need to include a birth certificate for him?

No you don’t need to include his birth certificate, yes include the name change document. His previous names are asked for on the I130 so the name change document still needs to be included and his former name disclosed on the I130

[pushbrk 12,882]

1 hour ago, LilyJ said:

No you don’t need to include his birth certificate, yes include the name change document. His previous names are asked for on the I130 so the name change document still needs to be included and his former name disclosed on the I130

Correct.  Just place the name change documentation any logical space in the stack.

[kendelle 103]

5 hours ago, Bearr said:

I am a US citizen filing for my Canadian husband. When he turned 18, he had his last name changed from his father's to his mother's.

I have a copy of name change certificate, but I am unsure where in the packet to put this, or if I even need to include it at all.

His Canadian passport, driver's license, etc. are all under his current last name, but his birth certificate has the former name.

 

Thanks everyone!

You will need to include  the name change document and disclosed his former name on the I30.

[Bearr 0]

Got it, thank you all!

I will likely just include it with our evidence of bona fide marriage docs, then.

[pushbrk 12,882]

8 hours ago, Bearr said:

Got it, thank you all!

I will likely just include it with our evidence of bona fide marriage docs, then.

To me, that's not logical.  A logical place would be higher in the stack, like between the I-130 and I-130a, or just after the I-130a.  It is NOT evidence of bona fide marriage.