Passport and green card last names are different

[htxfiler 6]

Hello everyone,

 

This may be a silly question but I have not traveled via airplane out of the country since I became a permanent resident in 2009. I recently got married in Sept. 2017 and want to travel to the Philippines to visit the mother in law in Sept. 2018. I did some research and it looks as if I do not need a visa to enter said country. The issue is (or may be) that I got my state ID and my foreign passport with my married last name but my green card which I would need to get back into the country, has my maiden name.  I read in various places that I should carry my marriage certificate with me just in case there is an issue. My question is if I am going about traveling outside the US correctly? As in getting my native country's passport and traveling with it, my green card, the marriage certificate and ID? I even called USCIS to ask and they told me that they can just tell me that I need my green card to get back into the country but could not tell me about the issue with the last name. 

 

Any info is appreciated! Thanks!

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

6 minutes ago, htxfiler said:

Hello everyone,

 

This may be a silly question but I have not traveled via airplane out of the country since I became a permanent resident in 2009. I recently got married in Sept. 2017 and want to travel to the Philippines to visit the mother in law in Sept. 2018. I did some research and it looks as if I do not need a visa to enter said country. The issue is (or may be) that I got my state ID and my foreign passport with my married last name but my green card which I would need to get back into the country, has my maiden name.  I read in various places that I should carry my marriage certificate with me just in case there is an issue. My question is if I am going about traveling outside the US correctly? As in getting my native country's passport and traveling with it, my green card, the marriage certificate and ID? I even called USCIS to ask and they told me that they can just tell me that I need my green card to get back into the country but could not tell me about the issue with the last name. 

 

Any info is appreciated! Thanks!

Yes you will need your passport, your gc, and your marriage license na. The plane tickets need to be in your passport name not the green card name. Make sure make sure make sure that you present your marriage license to immigration when arriving to the Philippines. 

Edited May 9, 2018 by cyberfx1024

[usmsbow 795]

So what are you worried about? Entering the Philippines or returning to the USA? If the former, they just care about your passport. If the latter, they primarily care about the green card as USCIS told you, but yes, it is good to have a copy of your marriage certificate. And as cyberfx said, the plane ticket needs to be in your passport name.

 

 

[htxfiler 6]

1 hour ago, cyberfx1024 said:

Yes you will need your passport, your gc, and your marriage license na. The plane tickets need to be in your passport name not the green card name. Make sure make sure make sure that you present your marriage license to immigration when arriving to the Philippines. 

 

1 hour ago, usmsbow said:

So what are you worried about? Entering the Philippines or returning to the USA? If the former, they just care about your passport. If the latter, they primarily care about the green card as USCIS told you, but yes, it is good to have a copy of your marriage certificate. And as cyberfx said, the plane ticket needs to be in your passport name.

 

 

Thank you two so much! I tried to call the Philippine embassy but I could never get through to someone to ask.  I was nervous as it is my first time flying out of the country and just the whole last name difference. Thank you again!