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Yes, we have a Philippines Report Of Marriage. Yes. Maiden name passport and Green card marriage name with US marriage certificate to show name change is probably the way to go. Theoretically, buying 2 one-way tickets may work with Eva Air, which will cost a little more. Departure ticket in maiden name from US to the Philippines using Philippines passport with maiden name. While in the Philippines, update to new Philippines passport with marriage name. Return ticket in marriage name from the Philippines to the US using the new Philippines passport with marriage name. Eva Air also has an option to input the green card (marriage name) in lieu of passport in their online ticketing.

I checked with Eva Air. They do not change name on the original ticket. The option is to buy a new ticket with updated marriage name that matches the updated passport. Or don't change the passport name until you can buy a new ticket.

Yes. Wife has Philippines passport in maiden name, and will buy round-trip ticket with an airline in maiden name to the Philippines. While in the Philippines, wife wants to update to a new passport with marriage name. If she gets the new passport expedite, she needs to return with the new passport with the marriage name. Remember flight ticket is in maiden name. Will the airlines or US immigration have a problem with the new passport in marriage name? She will have US marriage certificate and Philippines Report of Marriage along with Green Card (marriage name), cut-up old Philippines passport (maiden name), new Philippines passport (marriage name). Is there anything else we need to avoid misunderstanding with the airlines or US immigration? Thanks

Yes. But do all the airlines understand the difference?

Yes. This is why I am asking. The ticket will be issued in the maiden name and the old passport. Updating to the new passport with the marriage name, would carrying the old passport along with the new passport be enough for the airline since the return ticket will be in the maiden name and old passport? Has anyone ever experienced this? Thanks

The regional Philippines embassy for Atlanta is Washington D.C. so it's no more convenient than just update while back in the Philippines. The other option is just not update the passport till expiration or repatriation after US naturalization.

Hello everyone, my Filipina national wife's marriage name on her green card (unexpired) is different from her Philippines passport name (maiden name). And she will travel to the Philippines with both the US marriage certificate (marriage name change) and the Philippines Report Of Marriage while traveling to the Philippines. If she updates to a new Philippines passport with her marriage name in the Philippines, will she have problems (with the airline or US immigration) traveling back to the US? Keep in mind that her original K1 visa and the I-485 AOS were filed with the maiden name Philippines passport. Should she at least travel with both the old passport (maiden name) and the new passport (marriage name)? Thanks in advance for any response.

Hello Everyone, Has anyone ever had negative experience traveling to the Philippines and back to the US with Eva Air in terms of all the various US entry documents like boarding foil, expired green card with Removal Of Condition letter, etc. Are Eva Air gate agents well-versed with the US travel documents? Thanks in advance.

Ok. I didn't know US embassy will take biometrics for USCIS? If the green card does get lost, the only items my wife will have that are relevant for US reentry are: Philippines passport and US marriage certificate, and her US drivers license (Real ID). Hopefully, those are enough to apply for the I-131A?

Hello Everyone, I'm trying to anticipate some of the worst-case scenarios for my Filipina national wife if she travels back to the Philippines. My wife's marriage name on her green card (unexpired) is different from her passport name (maiden name), and she will have with her both the US marriage certificate (marriage name change) and the Philippines Report Of Marriage while traveling to the Philippines. For the case of a lost/stolen green card (unexpired), has anyone ever applied for the I-131A with the US embassy in the Philippines? https://ph.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizenship-and-immigration-services-uscis-manila/ Would anyone who has gone thru this process please share your experience of applying for a boarding foil to return to the US? How long was the process? Is there anything to look out for or prepare for in this scenario? My nightmare is that the US embassy won't believe she is married to US citizen or has a green card, and we have to start over with IR1/CR1? Thanks in advance for any response.