hi guys

we are planning a vacation to phils next year and im wondering how can i get a passport with my married name? right now, my passport is still on my single name and it will expire on 2011. anybody can explain me in detail?

thanks!

Foreign citizen does it through the country's closest embassy or consulate. US citizen does it through Department of State.

http://www.pcgenla.org/FaqPassportcon.htm

http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/home.htm

http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

You should get your passport amended to married name, then you can buy your airline ticket in married name too.
The Philippine Consulate in LA can do that.

http://www.pcgenla.org/Servicescon.htm

You first submit a Report of Marriage. Then you file for a passport renewal. You can submit both at the same time at the Consulate in Los Angeles or at the Philippine embassy in Washington D.C.

You dont have to renew your passport since its still new, just file for Passport Ammendment to change name. You have to report your marriage too.

http://www.pcgenla.org/ConFiles/PHILCON_sw...declaration.rtf
http://www.pcgenla.org/ConFiles/PHILCON_passport_amend.rtf

http://www.pcgenla.org/Servicescon.htm

Claudeth's passport was expiring so we went to the Filipino consulate in L.A. We also had to register our marriage before they would issue the passport in her married name so make sure you take every bit of documentation you have. Fortunately for us we took the copy of the K-1 packet, the copy of the AOS packet and our marriage certificate. It still took about four hours and numerous trips to the copier store to make more copies of documents. They just wouldn't tell us at one time all the documents we needed.

so guys you mean report my marriage is submitting my marriage certificate? can i submit a passport ammendment in chicago?

Yes you can.

Passport Amendment Form and Its Requirements:
http://www.chicagopcg.com/forms/amend.doc

Report of Marriage and Its Requirements:
http://www.chicagopcg.com/forms/rom.doc

Heres the Address:

Philippine Consulate General
30 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: (312) 332-6458
Fax: (312) 332-3657
Email: chicagopcg@sbcglobal.net
Consular Section Email: pcgconsular@sbcglobal.net

http://www.chicagopcg.com/forms.html

thank you so much guys esp. spidergirl. i copied all the info and links you sent me

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Claudeth's passport was expiring so we went to the Filipino consulate in L.A. We also had to register our marriage before they would issue the passport in her married name so make sure you take every bit of documentation you have. Fortunately for us we took the copy of the K-1 packet, the copy of the AOS packet and our marriage certificate. It still took about four hours and numerous trips to the copier store to make more copies of documents. They just wouldn't tell us at one time all the documents we needed.
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anybody here knows if its ok to change their signature after they got married???

thanks maria