Old passport with Tourist Visa then apply for NEW Passport with husband lastname?

[tomigaoka 8]

My wife has a valid 10yrs US Tourist VISA, we got married and we would like to apply for her new passport using my last name.

Can she still travel to US on a tourist visa by just bringing the soon to be expired passport with us tourist visa and the new one (with my last name on it)

We just had our honeymoon in US a month ago using her old passport with tourist visa and were just about to start submitting her I30 petition.

Thanks

[Mike E 11,739]

3 minutes ago, tomigaoka said:

Can she still travel to US on a tourist visa by just bringing the soon to be expired passport with us tourist visa and the new one (with my last name on it)

No, not good enough.

 

But if she also has an original lawful change of name document (usually a marriage certificate), yes.

[Ontarkie 14,216]

~~Moved to Tourist Visas, from IR1/CR1 P&P~~

[tomigaoka 8]

Ah everytime she comes we always have to bring

 

1. MARRIAGE CERT,

2. Her Expired Passport with valid 10 yrs US VISA

3. and NEW PAssport with updated husband last name?

 

Can you confirm please

[Mike E 11,739]

17 minutes ago, tomigaoka said:

Ah everytime she comes we always have to bring

 

1. MARRIAGE CERT,

2. Her Expired Passport with valid 10 yrs US VISA

3. and NEW PAssport with updated husband last name?

 

Can you confirm please

 

28 minutes ago, tomigaoka said:

My wife has a valid 10yrs US Tourist VISA, we got married and we would like to apply for her new passport using my last name.

Can she still travel to US on a tourist visa by just bringing the soon to be expired passport with us tourist visa and the new one (with my last name on it)

We just had our honeymoon in US a month ago using her old passport with tourist visa and were just about to start submitting her I30 petition.

Thanks

 

23 minutes ago, Mike E said:

No, not good enough.

 

But if she also has an original lawful change of name document (usually a marriage certificate), yes.

 

[Redro 4,611]

31 minutes ago, tomigaoka said:

My wife has a valid 10yrs US Tourist VISA, we got married and we would like to apply for her new passport using my last name.

Can she still travel to US on a tourist visa by just bringing the soon to be expired passport with us tourist visa and the new one (with my last name on it)

We just had our honeymoon in US a month ago using her old passport with tourist visa and were just about to start submitting her I30 petition.

Thanks

I was told I should apply for a new visa as CBP might not allow me in… I ended up not changing my name… 

[Crazy Cat 41,810]

1 hour ago, Redro said:

I ended up not changing my name… 

My wife did not change her name.  It has made EVERYTHING so much smoother.

[MaxP22 186]

2 hours ago, tomigaoka said:

Ah everytime she comes we always have to bring

 

1. MARRIAGE CERT,

2. Her Expired Passport with valid 10 yrs US VISA

3. and NEW PAssport with updated husband last name?

 

Can you confirm please

Yup.

 

As mentioned though I don't see what benefit there is to changing names after getting married. Much better keep original.

[tomigaoka 8]

On a side note, her old passport with visa was under her desease husband, we both dont want that

[Redro 4,611]

7 minutes ago, tomigaoka said:

On a side note, her old passport with visa was under her desease husband, we both dont want that

You can have your wife apply for a new passport in your name and go Mike E’s route… OR have your wife apply for another visa in her new name if she wants to change her name ASAP. Or she can travel on old passport while you wait for the I130 to be approved. If she wants to start her life in the US with your name make sure she changes her passport before her interview at the consulate. You have about 12 months after submitting the i130 before the petition is approved. You can change the passport before DS260 is submitted or between DQ and interview. Others have done it before. 

[Calicolom 265]

Name Change ? Just get a new Passport ???

[top_secret 2,402]

If someone actually wants to, and intends to change their name, it is certainly very advantageous to get their name changed on their passport before their interview rather than immigrating to the US with a visa, social security card and green card that does not have the desired name, along with a huge mountain of new US documents they will very quickly generate after arrival.

 

Anyone who actually wants to change their name but puts it off until after an immigration visa is issued, simply because they somehow think it will simplify the immigration process, will seriously regret that when they are now trying to change names on a mountain of US document rather than just one foreign passport.