Changing to married name on philippine passport

[oregon75 0]

Hi all, wow, its been a long time since I logged onto Visa Journey. Well my wife has been in country for almost two years now and we're planning a trip back to Cebu this summer. I'm sure this has been covered before, but I'm still confused.

1. Is it a major pain for my wife to travel back to the phils with her passport that still has her maiden name on it? She has her green card with her married name now.

2. We're in Texas now, but we were married in Oregon. Does that mean we need to go to the Consulate in San Fransico California to get her passport changed?

3. If we go to San Francisco can we get it done same day?

Thanks,

Jamey

[Pinay Wife 47]

1. Is it a major pain for my wife to travel back to the phils with her passport that still has her maiden name on it? She has her green card with her married name now.

2. We're in Texas now, but we were married in Oregon. Does that mean we need to go to the Consulate in San Fransico California to get her passport changed?

3. If we go to San Francisco can we get it done same day?

1. If your wife's passport is valid for more than 6 months, she can still travel using her maiden name. For less hassle, her name in the reservation should match passport. She also must bring a copy of the marriage contract so that when she comes back, she can match it back to her green card.

2. For passport renewal, the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles has jurisdiction over Texas residents but you need to report the marriage to the San Francisco Consulate as it has jurisdiction over Oregon where your marriage was solemnized. To check jurisdiction click here http://www.chicagopc...rpmissions.html

3. It takes 6 weeks for our consulate to renew a passport but someone here on VJ reported receiving hers in 4 weeks. Mine took exactly 6 weeks.

http://www.chicagopc...rpmissions.html

Edited May 23, 2010 by Pinay Wife

[oregon75 0]

1. If your wife's passport is valid for more than 6 months, she can still travel using her maiden name. For less hassle, her name in the reservation should match passport. She also must bring a copy of the marriage contract so that when she comes back, she can match it back to her green card.

2. For passport renewal, the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles has jurisdiction over Texas residents but you need to report the marriage to the San Francisco Consulate as it has jurisdiction over Oregon where your marriage was solemnized. To check jurisdiction click here http://www.chicagopc...rpmissions.html

3. It takes 6 weeks for our consulate to renew a passport but someone here on VJ reported receiving hers in 4 weeks. Mine took exactly 6 weeks.

http://www.chicagopc...rpmissions.html

Thanks for the info. Her passport with maiden name is good until 2012. Will an amendment take as long as a renewal (6 weeks)? If we amend her passport to her married name will she need to get the new epassport that they started issuing in May?

Thanks!

[mrsean 4]

i did them both same day, in person at the consulate,report of marriage and amendment of passport