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Alright good to know. Wish my agency handled all that for me but oh well. Appreciate your support and insight.

Oh I see...I'm in the process of trying to apply for the ARC as well. Any key advice or big gotchas I should keep in mind applying for this? This is the source I'm currently going off of: https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-166-281-b948e-2.html One of the last items I need is an authenticated background check which is a real pain to get. I had to mail a copy to the US Department of State to request an authentication. Still waiting to hear back but once I receive it, I have to then mail it out to the TECRO office in DC for another authentication... I got a Chinese name too but I just let my wife decide the name for me. Good thing is, it's very short and easy to write lol

I'll take your word for it. I discussed this with her yesterday and she's fine keeping her last name! Now, I just have to finish wrapping up the I-130/I-130A and submit it. Plus, I see keeping her last name as an added benefit should I decided to move to Taiwan instead.

That's awesome to hear. I'm going to discuss this with her but I'm really leaning towards just leaving the name alone now

That's very interesting to hear. It seems like the name change after marriage is more of a western cultural thing compared to Taiwan but that's just my opinion. Have you experienced any post marriage/immigration administrative issues due to different last names? (i.e. traveling, legal documents, banking, people questioning, etc)

Ok, I understand. Appreciate your help!

Ok this is very helpful and less than 2 weeks sounds more than reasonable! So if she keeps her same SSN and only need to update her name, I'm assuming she would do this through the SS-5 form?

Hello All! I'm a U.S. citizen living in the U.S. who recently traveled to Taiwan and married my wife. We plan to bring her to the U.S. through the CR-1 visa process. I haven't submitted the I-130 petition yet. Our marriage certificate shows her maiden name. On her current passport, it lists her maiden name and "Also known as" name. We've been considering/debating whether she should change her name to my last name. It would be nice to change but seems like a lot involved, especially for her because of all the document and institution updating involved. Anyways, some advice on this forum suggests it's best to get a new passport with her married name first. With that said, can I use her married name on the I-130 and I-130a and submit them before she gets a new passport to potentially save time? How and when should she update her US social security card? She actually worked temporarily in the US via J1-visa program and already have her SSN in her maiden name.

This is very helpful. Will keep this in mind. Thanks!

I'm planning on filing the i-130 online but will be moving in a few months so my address will change again. What should I do if I move after the I130 is submitted? If I file online, would I actually receive anything by mail or is the address really for record purposes? I could use my parents home address as it's more permanent but they move outside the US within the next year or so, so I'm unsure if I should use their address instead.

Hey Everyone! I'm a US citizen living in the United States and about to travel to Taiwan to marry my fiancee for the purpose of doing the CR-1 spouse visa for her to move to the US with me. After we get married, I will go back to the US. She also has about a 2 month vacation coming up and will plan to visit me in the US and then travel back to Taiwan. When she's in the US on a temporary visa, is it ok then to begin and submit the CR-1 application (Form I-130)? I ask because I'm not sure if it matters if she has to be in Taiwan before form I-130 is submitted.