I-130 put maden name or married name

[AmmarMichelle 0]

We got married in November 2007 in Pakistan..and now filing I-130...on the form do I put maiden name or married name?

also, her name has not been changed on anything in the U.S. , only thing we have that has name change is the marriage papers from Pakistan.

Edited December 31, 2007 by AmmarMichelle

[Alt name 1]

Married name, but she needs to have her name changed in her passport before her interview.

[pushbrk 12,254]

Married name, but she needs to have her name changed in her passport before her interview.

I interpret the OP's post to indicate "she" is the USC. All names should be the current legal name. If that means some identification needs to be changed, then change the identification including passports or whatever. If indeed "she" is the USC and intends to use a "married name" going forward then she's got some hoops to jump through to get that name changed.

[Alt name 1]

My bad.

If SHE is the USC then all she needs to do is file in her married name and show her proof of marriage, much like a typical marriage here.

[pushbrk 12,254]

My bad.

If SHE is the USC then all she needs to do is file in her married name and show her proof of marriage, much like a typical marriage here.

That's all she needs to do to file the petition but her name hasn't actually changed in the US yet, so she'll need to take care of that sometime soon. There's just no need to do it before filing. A foreign marriage certificate isn't enough to change a US Citizen's name. It's just enough to document and justify it. One still must go through the process of obtaining new passort, driver license, SS Card and the rest of the whole ball of wax. Logistics.