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Hi guys

I just got married yesterday, and plan to file my AOS till I got my certified copy of marriage certification in 2 weeks time. I am thinking to file I-485, G325A, G325, I-864 and I-765 (work), and the forms did ask for my family name, could you guys please tell me which family name I should fill up? My actual family name or my husband's family name? And how can I change my family name to my husband name? Is there any forms that I will need to fill up?

Hope you guys can help. Thanks again.

mcfei

K1 Timeline:
I129 sent: 18th Apr 2007
NOA1 receipt date: 24th Apr 2007
Touched: 24th Apr 2007, 14/15th Aug 2007
NOA2: 17th Aug 2007
Received NVC letter: 7th Sept 2007
Received Packet 3: 2nd Oct 2007
Sent Packet 3: 4th Oct 2007; Called USE Malaysia: 12th Oct 2007
Received Packet 4: 23rd Oct 2007
Medical Appointment: 29th Oct 2007
Interview date: 15th Nov 2007; Visa Pick Up Date: 19th Nov 2007
USA Entry: 1st Dec 2007
Married: 5th of Dec 2007
AOS
7th Jan 2008 : AOS, AP, EAD Filing (sent by Fedex)
17th Jan 2008 : NOA1s of AOS, AP & EAD (Cheque cashed)
22nd Jan 2008 : AOS, AP, EAD touched
22nd Jan 2008 : Apply SSN
12th Feb 2008 : Biometrics Appt date (letter received: 28th of Jan)
Received SSN : 28th Jan 2008
13th Feb 2008 : I-485 & I-765 touched
27th Feb 2008 : I-765 Card sent from CRIS Email. I-765 & I-131 touched
4th Mar 2008 : I-765 touched
5th Mar 2008 : I-131 Received in Mail; I-765 touched
7th Mar 2008 : I-765 received in Mail
22nd Mar 2008: Passed driving written test
8th Apr 2008: Passed Driving test on road
6th May 2008: Received Driving license card
17th Sept 2008: Received Greencard (expired: 9/17/2010)
I-751
18th June 2010: Sent out I-751 package (By USPS)
21st June 2010: NOA1
23rd June 2010: Cashed check
19th July 2010: Received Biometrics letter, and schedule date: 8/12/10
23rd July 2010: Early Biometrics, touched. 7/26: Touched again
16th/23rd Sept 2010: Touched
27th Sept 2010: Received Greencard

N-400

2nd June 2015: Sent out N-400 application package (By Fedex, delivered: June 4); June 8, check cashed

5th June 2015: Received NOA

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hamburgapples   0

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Congrats mcfei on your marriage!

I-485, G-325, I-864, I-765.... these I believe are correct but I don't think you need the 325. Also add to that the I-131 if you want to be able to travel out of the country before you recieve your greencard. Remember to include 2 passport photos for each I-485, I-765, and I-131. So if you are only sending the I-485 and I-765 you'll send 4 passport photos.

As for the name change, if you will be using your husband's last name then use it on all of the forms. (And if you do this remember to bring an origional copy of the marriage cert. to your biometrics appt.) This will insure that your GC comes in your new name.

Check with the laws of the state in which you live to see what you need to do to change your name there. In Vermont where we live, my wife only had to start using it and show her marriage certificate when getting things like bank accounts.

Good luck!

K-1 Timeline

04/06/2007 I-129F

04/10/2007 NOA1

04/12/2007 Touched

05/03/2007 Touched (saw date changed when I logged on to USCIS website)

05/03/2007 NOA2!!! (2 identical emails from CRIS received 20:00:09 -0400 EDT)

05/04/2007 Touched (must be them sending it out to the NVC)

05/10/2007 NVC sends to Frankfurt

05/14/2007 Packet 3 sent from Frankfurt

05/24/2007 Packet 3 sent back to the embassy in Frankfurt

06/07/2007 Packet 4 received

06/29/2007 Successfull Interview : )

07/06/2007 Visa Received

07/25/2007 POE at JFK 15:30

10/12/2007 Went back to Germany

10/19/2007 Frankfurt embassy gave emergency appointment to speak with consolate, K-1 reissued same day per 9 FAM 41.81 N6.3

10/20/2007 2nd POE at Cincinnati

AOS / EAD / AP Timeline

10/21/2007 Wedding

11/03/2007 AOS / EAD / AP

11/13/2007 NOA1 recieved for AOS / EAD / AP

11/13/2007 Check cashed

11/19/2007 Biometrics appointment letter recieved (sent out 11/16)

11/26/2007 RFE for I-864s

11/29/2007 Biometrics Appointment

11/29/2007 Reply to RFE Sent back to MSC / NBC

12/04/2007 Touched

12/17/2007 Transfered to CSC

12/18/2007 Touched

12/24/2007 Interview letter arrived in mail, date of interview set for 02/27/2007

12/28/2007 Touched

12/30/2007 Touched

01/08/2008 Advanced Parol Approved

01/09/2008 Production of EAD Card ordered

01/14/2008 EAD card arrives in mail!

01/15/2008 AP arrived in mail

02/27/2008 Interview scheduled (interview cancelled pending background check)

07/15/2008 Card production ordered email from CRIS!

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Carlawarla   1

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Congratulations on your marriage!

If you want to start using your husband's name now, do so. Make sure you put this new family name down now on all your paperwork. Changing it later will cost money! You're going to include a copy of your marriage certificate, so that will show the progression from your maiden to married name.

Carla (F)

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Congrats on your marriage :thumbs: We filed Claudeth's AOS in her married name. We had to wait for something from the USCIS to change her name on her social security card.

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Lil Miss Sunshine   14

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Congrats on your wedding!

There was also a confusion in my part when i was filling out the forms.. i didnt know which one to use: my husband's last name or my maiden name.. after reading related topics here, decided to use hubby's last name. someone mentioned i could use whichever last name but to have it changed later we'll have to pay $300 something.. and we certainly don't want to do that!

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Sent N-400 Application....................................... Dec  5 2016

NOA1.................................................................. Dec 13 2016

Biometrics @ St Louis  ...................................... Jan 11 2017

Received Interview Letter .................................. Jun 10 2017 

Interview Scheduled in Chicago, IL ................... Jul 11 2017

Oath Ceremony in Peoria, IL .............................. Sep 20 2017

 

 

 

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zqt3344   21

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I would highly recommend that you file for AOS in name you are planning to use the rest of your life, for you will have it on your GC and have to change your passport to later on so you do not have to have copy of marriage certificate everytime you travel in and out of USA in future or do anything else that requires ID.

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Hi guys

I just got married yesterday, and plan to file my AOS till I got my certified copy of marriage certification in 2 weeks time. I am thinking to file I-485, G325A, G325, I-864 and I-765 (work), and the forms did ask for my family name, could you guys please tell me which family name I should fill up? My actual family name or my husband's family name? And how can I change my family name to my husband name? Is there any forms that I will need to fill up?

Hope you guys can help. Thanks again.

mcfei

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Karly-n-Bruce   0

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I-485, G-325, I-864, I-765.... these I believe are correct but I don't think you need the 325.

Correction, you do need to fill out form G-325A.

From I-485 instructions:

Form G-325A, Biographic Information Sheet.

You must submit a completed Form G-325A if you arebetween 14 and 79 years of age.

#13 on page 4/9

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Good luck!

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if up to you actually.if you travel alot you better keep your maiden name on green card other wise you have to carry married certificate everytime you oversea.If you put under your husband family name that mean you have to change your name on your malaysian passport..as you know how our goverment do their work...it take years to do that.you have long way to go girls..good luck.orang kl.

Hi guys

I just got married yesterday, and plan to file my AOS till I got my certified copy of marriage certification in 2 weeks time. I am thinking to file I-485, G325A, G325, I-864 and I-765 (work), and the forms did ask for my family name, could you guys please tell me which family name I should fill up? My actual family name or my husband's family name? And how can I change my family name to my husband name? Is there any forms that I will need to fill up?

Hope you guys can help. Thanks again.

mcfei

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