Do I use my new name? / Where do I sign?? Confused!

[lasiren7174 4]

Hello!

I have two questions I am hoping to get some feedback on:

1. I took my husband's name when we recently got married but I am not going to change any of my IDs until they expire. Since I have to submit our marriage license with our AOS packet should I be using my "new" name on all of them or my maiden name that I have on all of my IDs?

2. My husband does not speak English so I am filling out all of his paperwork. I am confused about the signature page on the I-485. On the applicant signature my husband has two options to check, either he speaks English or that he does not but had an interpreter who was fluent in his language explained everything and filled it out for him. If he checks that he had an interpreter I have to fill out the Interpreters statement and signature however I am not fluent in his language either but obviously through our relationship, I knew all of the answers to the questions. Then there is a Part 6 below that that says "Signature of Person Preparing Form, If Other Than Above". What does he state and where do I sign...super confused!

Thanks in advance to anyone who might have any answer to this!

[Dave&Roza 748]

Hello!

I have two questions I am hoping to get some feedback on:

1. I took my husband's name when we recently got married but I am not going to change any of my IDs until they expire. Since I have to submit our marriage license with our AOS packet should I be using my "new" name on all of them or my maiden name that I have on all of my IDs?

2. My husband does not speak English so I am filling out all of his paperwork. I am confused about the signature page on the I-485. On the applicant signature my husband has two options to check, either he speaks English or that he does not but had an interpreter who was fluent in his language explained everything and filled it out for him. If he checks that he had an interpreter I have to fill out the Interpreters statement and signature however I am not fluent in his language either but obviously through our relationship, I knew all of the answers to the questions. Then there is a Part 6 below that that says "Signature of Person Preparing Form, If Other Than Above". What does he state and where do I sign...super confused!

Thanks in advance to anyone who might have any answer to this!

You use the Marriage Crtificate as an offical name changing document and can begin using your husband's lastname now--you now have two legal names 1) fisrt middle maiden 2) first. middle, married and maybe a third with first maiden married--my Mother was that way. You might want to start with the SSA and show them a current ID with the Marriage Certificate to get your name changed with them. As a USC it is muchj "easier" dealing with teh SSA than if you were the immigrant. I would have him sign the form as you are not an interpreter, but the spouse and assisted him in completing the form--that is what I did with my wife's form except she can speak English, but had a hard time understanding the form. So I basically completed the form and had her sign and date it.

Dave

[lasiren7174 4]

So are you saying that he should sign the documents as if he understands English?

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

Hello!

I have two questions I am hoping to get some feedback on:

1. I took my husband's name when we recently got married but I am not going to change any of my IDs until they expire. Since I have to submit our marriage license with our AOS packet should I be using my "new" name on all of them or my maiden name that I have on all of my IDs?

2. My husband does not speak English so I am filling out all of his paperwork. I am confused about the signature page on the I-485. On the applicant signature my husband has two options to check, either he speaks English or that he does not but had an interpreter who was fluent in his language explained everything and filled it out for him. If he checks that he had an interpreter I have to fill out the Interpreters statement and signature however I am not fluent in his language either but obviously through our relationship, I knew all of the answers to the questions. Then there is a Part 6 below that that says "Signature of Person Preparing Form, If Other Than Above". What does he state and where do I sign...super confused!

Thanks in advance to anyone who might have any answer to this!

1) For the USC, it doesn't really matter. You can use your maiden name on the forms if you have yet to get around to changing it. I used my maiden name on the AOS forms, and by the time we filed for ROC, I had changed my name and used my married name on that form. No problems with that at all.

2) The interpreter is supposed to be fluent in both languages, so if you are not, then not sure you want to sign stating you are. Do you know someone that is fluent in both languages that could sign off as the interpreter? That would work better.

Part 6 is used for a third party lawyer/business you hired to fill the forms for you.

[lasiren7174 4]

Thank you