[iyanilyen]

I just get married few days ago using a k1. visa ..i live in wisconsin now..im worried cuz my last name in our marriage certificate is still same in my birth certificate not my husbands last name.they said in the court house it is how it is here in wisonsin..im wondering what last name would i use in the forms when i apply for the AOS.if i have to use my last name when im still not married which is in our marriage certificate or the last name of my husband..?im worried if this would make a big mess in my aplication

[didopage]

Question is simple: Which last name do you want to use?

[X Factor]

Did you also go to your local social security office and apply for social security number. What name did you use or want to use?

[iyanilyen]

I already aply for ssn wth my last name in my birth certificate but i wanyed to change it wth my husbands last name.im worried if ill use my husbands last name in the form to file the AOS it would be a problem cuz it is not how it is in my marrge certificate

[Phil & Alla]

Arizona does not put the 'married" name on the license or certificate either, it list the names of who was married. You can use either your madien name or married name, my wife uses my last name

[iyanilyen]

Did ur wife use your last name when she file for AOS....thanks guys just so worried of it

[didopage]

If it's the name you want to use starting your marriage, you NEED to put it on every papers you file in now. So yes, AOS forms need to be filed with your new name.

[bt1]

I just get married few days ago using a k1. visa ..i live in wisconsin now..im worried cuz my last name in our marriage certificate is still same in my birth certificate not my husbands last name.they said in the court house it is how it is here in wisonsin..im wondering what last name would i use in the forms when i apply for the AOS.if i have to use my last name when im still not married which is in our marriage certificate or the last name of my husband..?im worried if this would make a big mess in my aplication

It's the same in Mississippi: I then went, with the marriage certificate to the SS office and officially changed my name on the SS card and with that, my passport, driver licence etc.

[iyanilyen]

Aint it a big deal to them that the name of my aplication is dfferent frm my licience and certificates?

[Celeste & C]

**Moved form K1 to Moving Here & Your New Life in America as the question is not related to any visa process, but rather to the way name change works in the US

[Phil & Alla]

I agree with didopage--- make a decision and make sure it is the same on EVERYTHING!!

[Harpa Timsah]

Aint it a big deal to them that the name of my aplication is dfferent frm my licience and certificates?

Nope. They do this every day. Use your married name on your AOS application. The marriage cert is your proof of name change for USCIS. Simple.

[iyanilyen]

So..al i just gotta do is use my husbands last name...thanks everyone....

[didopage]

If that's how you want to be named, yes.

Edited by didopage, 20 September 2012 - 01:52 PM.

[Kathryn41]

Once you get your green card, it will have your married name on it. You can then use that to request a name change (along with your marriage certificate) for you SSN and any other identification you want changed. You'll be fine.