Hi friends,

My wife is not going to be able to get her passport changed to her married name until June, because she cannot travel to Manila to take her CFO class (a Philippine requirement) until her job ends at the end of May. Meanwhile I am ready to send her DS-230 and other documents to the NVC, except we have been waiting for her to get her passport changed. I am wondering if this is necessary. Can we send her papers to NVC with her maiden name in her passport still? I know all the other documents will have her maiden name, except the marraige certificate. Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with this? Thanks a lot for responses.

Gary

HI GARY

I HAVENT CHANGED TO MY MARRIED NAME YET AND I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH MY MAIDEN NAME BEING ON PASSPORT.

GOOD LUCK!

HI GARY: I AM A TOTAL NEWBIE HERE ...BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT THE WOMAN WOULD NEED TO CHANGE HER NAME ON THE PASSPORT BEFORE CONTINUING WITH THE PROCESS. HAVE YOU FOUND MORE INFO ON THIS TOPIC? GOOD LUCK! PHOEBE

Thanks maureen. That's kinda what I'm figuring, since I haven't found anything that says you do need to get the passport name changed.

Hi Phoebe,

I actually don't have any information that says the passport name should be changed for the visa process. When my wife and I returned to the Philippines after our honeymoon, she was scolded by the officer at the POE for not having her passport name changed to her married name. Of course how could she have, we'd only been married for a few days. Couple this with her trying to get a certified copy of her passport for me to get her ITIN for my U.S. income taxes, and I just started thinking she needed to get it changed. I think now that is not the case.

But I do intend to make sure she gets her passport name changed before she immigrates to the United States. I think it is hard to get the change once you leave your country of issuance.

Gary

we have done all of our paperwork in my wife's maiden name with no problems. the only issue i see later is that her social security and green card will probably be in her maiden name as well, which is a pain. i've been meaning to ask if anyone else has been in that situation but haven't had time.

so.... if any of your VJ'ers who know the answer to: what happens if you filed with maiden name, and after receiving your visa, get your passport changed from maiden to married name?