Name change while I-751

[alegra 1]

Hello,

I am applying for the removal of conditions from my 2-year green card. I changed my last name to my husband's last name after I received my green card. Now my social security card is with my new last name; however, my drivers license is still with my maiden name as well as most of my other documents, such as bills, banks statements, etc. When I fill out the I-751, do I just put my new name which means that I should receive the new green card with my new name? Would I have any issues or Do I need to do anything else?

[OldUser 6,589]

29 minutes ago, alegra said:

I changed my last name to my husband's last name after I received my green card.

From purely bureaucratic point of view, the best time to change name is after marriage, when applying for GC through AOS or when applying for naturalization.

 

It's a bit less desirable in my opinion during I-751 stage. However, since you're already in it and have mix up of last names in various documents, I'd use new last name on the forms. I'd also include copy of marriage certificate just in case as well as short cover letter explaining you've changed the name.

 

If everything goes smooth, you'll receive GC with the new name.

Edited November 5, 2023 by OldUser

[alegra 1]

56 minutes ago, OldUser said:

From purely bureaucratic point of view, the best time to change name is after marriage, when applying for GC through AOS or when applying for naturalization.

 

It's a bit less desirable in my opinion during I-751 stage. However, since you're already in it and have mix up of last names in various documents, I'd use new last name on the forms. I'd also include copy of marriage certificate just in case as well as short cover letter explaining you've changed the name.

 

If everything goes smooth, you'll receive GC with the new name.

Thank you. I am not interested in applying for naturalization at this time for other reasons, so I don't know if I will when the time comes.  I understand that its more complicated to do it in the middle, but that's just what happened for various reasons. With that being said, I just want to make sure I am doing it correctly, of course and would like advice from  people who have gone trough it or something similar

[Chancy 6,241]

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