Name change trough adjustment of status?

[Crabbypatty 12]

Hey, 

 

we’re doing adjustment of status and I was wondering how the name change works trough the marriage and filing the forms. From what I read online if I wanted my name changed to my husbands with the adjustment process i would just have to put his last name as mine on all the forms and then put my maiden name as previously used names in the field when asked too. Is that correct? Even if it says on form I-485 „current legal last name“ ? 
 

After our wedding I haven’t gone trough a legal name change process in my home country so technically my legal name is still my maiden name. That’s why I’m confused and unsure. 

 

Just want to confirm with this! I know, a lot of questions and I probably have more to come ! 🙈🙈 thanks in advance 

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

Your marriage certificate is a legal name change document in most states in the US.  For immigration purposes, you can use any combination (with or without hyphens)  of the names on your marriage certificate. 

Example:  Jane Doe marries John Smith

You can use Jane Doe, Jane Smith, Jane Doe Smith, Jane Doe-Smith

 

Just fill in your immigration forms with your new legal name.

Edited April 15, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Timona 4,207]

Yes 

[Crabbypatty 12]

6 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Your marriage certificate is a legal name change document in the US.  For immigration purposes, you can use any combination (with or without hyphens)  of the names on your marriage certificate. 

Example:  Jane Doe marries John Smith

You can use Jane Doe, Jane Smith, Jane Doe Smith, Jane Doe-Smith

 

Just fill in your immigration forms with your new legal name.

Thank you for the quick response! Now I know what to do  

[Crabbypatty 12]

11 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Your marriage certificate is a legal name change document in the US.  For immigration purposes, you can use any combination (with or without hyphens)  of the names on your marriage certificate. 

Example:  Jane Doe marries John Smith

You can use Jane Doe, Jane Smith, Jane Doe Smith, Jane Doe-Smith

 

Just fill in your immigration forms with your new legal name.

Oh and probably a stupid question but I’ll ask anyways. This process does not apply to my child in terms of name change, right? I was wondering how the name change works for my child but that’s probably a different process since he’s just the child. Maybe someone here knows that too 

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

1 minute ago, Crabbypatty said:

Oh and probably a stupid question but I’ll ask anyways. This process does not apply to my child in terms of name change, right? I was wondering how the name change works for my child but that’s probably a different process since he’s just the child. Maybe someone here knows that too 

Completely different process.

[Crabbypatty 12]

4 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Completely different process.

Alright, thanks!