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Does anyone know what the time limit is on getting your passport changed to your married name ? In other words, how long can you go around with a passport in your maiden name before it becomes a problem?

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We had to get Claudeth a new passport, hers was expiring so we changed her name at the same time. Is there an embassy close to you? You might also want to take a look at their web page, there may be info on how to do the change.

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I just sent away my passport renewal (my old one expired in july 2007) a week ago to Washington and the old passport is in my maiden name. I don't think I read the instructions right and forgot to send my marriage certificate..oops my bad! I got a call from a nice Northern Irish man at the embassy who told me I had made a boo boo and that if I mailed my marriage cert to him, then he would have my passport sent out within a few days.

From the info that he gave me, it doesn't sound like it takes too long :thumbs:

I-130 for both parents

March 28th 2013 - Priority date/ NOA 1
November 14th 2013 - Transferred to Nebraska Service Center

January 7th 2014 - Case changed online to approved for both

January 8th 2014 - case changed to shipped to NVC

January 9th 2014 - case changed to NOA 2 mailed

January 10th 2014 - Received the hardcopy of the NOA 2 stating that NVC would issue a case number in 30 days approx.

January 21st 2014 - Case Received at NVC

February 26th 2014 - Case numbers and IIN number received - Wrong embassy code assigned...now waiting for new case numbers.

March 3rd 2014 - Filled in DS-261 for both parents

March 5th 2014- AOS available, paid and submitted AOS packet.

March 6th 2014 - USPS shows packet was delivered at NVC

March 10th 2014 - AOS shows as paid in the CEAC portal/AOS logged into system as being received by NVC.

March 11th 2014 - New case number assigned for my Dad.

March 20th 2014 - Paid IV fee for my Mum.

March 25th 2014 - AOS accepted by NVC with no checklist.

March 26th 2014 - Filled in and submitted DS-260 for my Mum

March 31st 2014 - AOS found in my Mum's file for my Dad - accepted and placed into his file/IV fee available for my Dad and Paid.

April 1st - Mailed all civil documents to NVC for both parents.

April 3rd: IV fee shows as paid in portal/submitted DS-260 for my Dad.

April 22nd: checklist issued for civil documents - NVC error ...

April 23rd: sent another certified copy of my marriage certificate

April 24th: Case complete! :)

April 30th 2014 - Medical scheduled for parents at Knightsbridge in London

June 11th: Interview at London Embassy - Approved :)

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I wasn't aware there was a timeline for renewing your passport to your married name. My current passport has 8 years to run so I haven't been in any hurry to change it. I haven't seen any info that suggests this needs to be done within a certain timeframe but I could absolutely be wrong !! Ive recently travelled on my maiden name passport and there were no problems.

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Does anyone know what the time limit is on getting your passport changed to your married name ? In other words, how long can you go around with a passport in your maiden name before it becomes a problem?

There's no real time limit, the UK govt. doesn't care what name you have on your passport.

I was married close to 20 years and kept my own name on my passport. This time round I've been married almost a year and still not bothered to change my passport. The only problem is when you travel you have to book your ticket in the name that's on the passport.

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Yeh since I moved here 2.5 years ago Ive travelled outside the US several times and never had a problem with my passport being in my maiden name, but this most recent trip arriving back from England in Jan at the US customs a customs guy asked me if I had changed my name on my passport (he was looking right at it and could see I hadn't) so I said no I hadn't been able to get to it yet.. and he sarcastically replied back "You've been married two years and you havn't had time yet?".... I told him " I never said I havnt had TIME.. I said I havn't been able to get to it yet"...(meaning the embassy. Its in Washington I live in Texas). Then he gave me a mouthful about getting it changed but I wondered if there is a time limit or if he was just throwing his weight around... I wouldnt mind.. but he was foreign born himself and had an accent I could barely understand :angry:

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As far as I'm aware, as long as your ticket is in the name on your passport, and you bring your marriage certificate along with your green card, that's good enough. The customs was probably just trying to throw his weight around like you said... although I haven't travelled out of the US yet so I haven't had any experience.

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