Getting married in Michigan - Name change

[Matt & Bing 56]

When I applied for our marriage license at the County Clerk's office last week they told me that the Secretary of State's office would not let my fiancee make her current last name (maiden name) her middle name on the marriage certificate as is the custom in the Philippines. We would have to legally change her middle name after marriage to change to her maiden name if we wanted to do that.

Has anyone else in Michigan (or elsewhere) dealt with this issue?

[Richard90027 1]

When I applied for our marriage license at the County Clerk's office last week they told me that the Secretary of State's office would not let my fiancee make her current last name (maiden name) her middle name on the marriage certificate as is the custom in the Philippines. We would have to legally change her middle name after marriage to change to her maiden name if we wanted to do that.

Has anyone else in Michigan (or elsewhere) dealt with this issue?

Go get married in Las Vegas

[thepizzadude 26]

When I applied for our marriage license at the County Clerk's office last week they told me that the Secretary of State's office would not let my fiancee make her current last name (maiden name) her middle name on the marriage certificate as is the custom in the Philippines. We would have to legally change her middle name after marriage to change to her maiden name if we wanted to do that.

Has anyone else in Michigan (or elsewhere) dealt with this issue?

Most states records of marriage are under the maiden name the recorded record with the state show names before marriage.

Also, they wouldn't let us in Indiana, according to my research people say you fill out the AOS paperwork with the name change and once you get the EAD you change everything from there. I'm kinda nervous about getting an RFE, so we decided to do all the immigration stuff with her name like we change in US just the last name. Then after it is all finished change it in the courts.

Do a search on visajourneys site and you will find many threads about this subject.

[jom 4]

Didnt encounter that problem here in FL. In the USCIS record, my middle name now is my previous unmarried surname .

Goodluck.

[beejay 123]

No problems in MN. My maiden name is now my middle name.

[PrinceandPrincess 0]

No problem here in Texas. I used my maiden name as my middle name now.

[PhiLandShiR 18]

No problem here in Iowa either. We just filled up the forms as we wanted them.

Phil

[bluemist 0]

Same here.I'm from Florida.My middle name now is my maiden name.