Comlex situation (for us) advice needed

[bradcanuck 1]

My wife (the USC) still goes by her maiden name as that was her name when we filed the I-130 so we stuck with it. She is not going to change her name until the process is over.

I am going in this week for an emergency AP, and my wife is applying for an expedited passport. The cost for that is $150 + AP which comes to $500. The problem is as soon as the interview comes in (January/February) she is changing everything that day basically.

Will this cause problems if we want to travel and her Drivers License / SSN / all ID says my last name but her passport is the maiden name?

Can she travel with a birth certificate for proof to get around that? What would you guys do? We need to travel before the interview is approved or else we would just wait.

Thanks in advance.

[Doug n Amanda 0]

Brad,

I had a recent experience that may help. My Mom has drawn up a trust, wills and Power of Attorneys naming me as trustee using my maiden name. Hopefully, my name will change 11/20 (our wedding day, Montreal permitting). Mom's attorney assured me it would not be a problem as everything will change to my married name eventually, but my birth certificate will suffice.

I would definately carry her birth certificate with the Passport and DL....shouldn't be a problem!

[Cassie 8]

My wife (the USC) still goes by her maiden name as that was her name when we filed the I-130 so we stuck with it. She is not going to change her name until the process is over.

I am going in this week for an emergency AP, and my wife is applying for an expedited passport. The cost for that is $150 + AP which comes to $500. The problem is as soon as the interview comes in (January/February) she is changing everything that day basically.

Will this cause problems if we want to travel and her Drivers License / SSN / all ID says my last name but her passport is the maiden name?

Can she travel with a birth certificate for proof to get around that? What would you guys do? We need to travel before the interview is approved or else we would just wait.

Thanks in advance.

No, it won't be that big of a deal, in my humble opinion. All my US ID is in my married name, and my Canadian passport is in my maiden name. I always carry a copy of my marriage certificate to connect the dots if asked. When we fly, my tickets are in my maiden name. I haven't had a problem yet.

[samaci 0]

My wife (the USC) still goes by her maiden name as that was her name when we filed the I-130 so we stuck with it. She is not going to change her name until the process is over.

I am going in this week for an emergency AP, and my wife is applying for an expedited passport. The cost for that is $150 + AP which comes to $500. The problem is as soon as the interview comes in (January/February) she is changing everything that day basically.

Will this cause problems if we want to travel and her Drivers License / SSN / all ID says my last name but her passport is the maiden name?

Can she travel with a birth certificate for proof to get around that? What would you guys do? We need to travel before the interview is approved or else we would just wait.

Thanks in advance.

No, it won't be that big of a deal, in my humble opinion. All my US ID is in my married name, and my Canadian passport is in my maiden name. I always carry a copy of my marriage certificate to connect the dots if asked. When we fly, my tickets are in my maiden name. I haven't had a problem yet.

I agree, carry the marriage certificate around. Should be all you need!

[SonoranSongbird 3]

First of all, I hope everything is okay.

Not to sound too pessimistic here, but I had to expedite the renewal of my passport last summer (because I was a dumbass and waited for it to expire), and although it WAS pretty quick, I did NOT have my new passport in the time they said it would take. It was a matter of a few extra days and the problem may have just been with the post office, plus she will probably go through a different office than I did (at least I think it is regional), but you might want to leave yourself a few extra days rather than booking your plane ticket the day after you expect her passport to arrive just to be safe.

Edited October 17, 2007 by SonoranSongbird