CR1: Pakistan passport name + nikkah nama Q

[DoodBoy 6]

Applying for wife in Pakistan for CR1..  Does her passport have to be in husband name? or her father's name is OK too?  

 

nikah namah(marriage certificate) origional is in urdu. What is requirement to submit while filling i-130. 

 

Thanks in advance

[pushbrk 12,328]

2 hours ago, DoodBoy said:

Applying for wife in Pakistan for CR1..  Does her passport have to be in husband name? or her father's name is OK too?  

 

nikah namah(marriage certificate) origional is in urdu. What is requirement to submit while filling i-130. 

 

Thanks in advance

If the decision is to use a new married name, then the passport should  be changed accordingly before the interview, or better, before the case gets to NVC.  

 

You submit a copy of the marriage certificate in Urdu along with a certified translation to English.

[ProbeGT 45]

On 10/4/2020 at 3:46 PM, DoodBoy said:

Applying for wife in Pakistan for CR1..  Does her passport have to be in husband name? or her father's name is OK too?  

 

nikah namah(marriage certificate) origional is in urdu. What is requirement to submit while filling i-130. 

 

Thanks in advance

If she decides to keep her maiden name, you can use the existing passport with father's name.

If she decides to change her name to a married name, then you will need to update her CNIC and Passport per rules in Pakistan

The GC will be issued according to the passport. 

I know someone whose wife kept her maiden name and entered on a passport showing her father's name, and there was no issue at all.

 

For I-130, you will need to submit the Urdu Nikah Nama, English translation (not English Nikah Nama), and NADRA marriage certificate (3 documents in total)