I-751: Wife kept her original name officially but uses my last name socially?

[microcebus 40]

My wife and I got married in very late 2018 under a K-1 visa.  She now has a conditional green card.  I think we are now within the 90-day window for filing I-751, so I started working on it today.

 

She hasn’t changed her name officially and won’t be changing it, but on Facebook she uses my last name and some people write mail to us calling her by my last name.  Do we need to list that name on the I-751 as another name she uses?  Or just keep it the same because she has never legally or professionally changed her name?  She does sometimes receive mail with my last name (usually for stuff we buy online, not anything official).

 

If we need to list this as another name she uses, does it require explanation to USCIS?

[Bob in Boston 716]

10 minutes ago, microcebus said:

Do we need to list that name on the I-751 as another name she uses?

Yes, If its your last name no explanation needed

Edited September 21, 2020 by Bob in Boston

[Lemonslice 4,853]

10 hours ago, microcebus said:

My wife and I got married in very late 2018 under a K-1 visa.  She now has a conditional green card.  I think we are now within the 90-day window for filing I-751, so I started working on it today.

 

She hasn’t changed her name officially and won’t be changing it, but on Facebook she uses my last name and some people write mail to us calling her by my last name.  Do we need to list that name on the I-751 as another name she uses?  Or just keep it the same because she has never legally or professionally changed her name?  She does sometimes receive mail with my last name (usually for stuff we buy online, not anything official).

 

If we need to list this as another name she uses, does it require explanation to USCIS?

When did she receive her green card? What's the date written next to "resident since"?  If you got married in 2018, I think you might be calculating wrong ...

Edited September 21, 2020 by Lemonslice

[HRQX 4,145]

3 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

If you got married in 2018, I think you might be calculating wrong ...

Especially since I-485 wasn't approved until September 2019: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=275226

[microcebus 40]

On 9/21/2020 at 11:37 AM, HRQX said:

Especially since I-485 wasn't approved until September 2019: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=275226

You're right.  I checked her green card.  It doesn't expire until September 2021, so we can't file this form until June 2021.

Thanks all for answering the question in my original post.

[Lemonslice 4,853]

7 hours ago, microcebus said:

You're right.  I checked her green card.  It doesn't expire until September 2021, so we can't file this form until June 2021.

Thanks all for answering the question in my original post.

Make sure it is not postmarked more than 90 days before it expires. Many extra months to gather evidence and read the instructions.

 

To answer your question, I've never used my husband's last name (never wrote it down on a form, introduced myself under that name, etc.), so I didn't list it.
Others have written a name that isn't mine, it's their mistake, and wasn't official business, so I didn't list their mistake as a name I've used.  Didn't cause any problem.

Edited September 26, 2020 by Lemonslice