spanish double last names

[jrayl3 0]

Hey everybody--

I saw the answer to this somewhere in the forum already but I can't find it now-- what do you do with the double Spanish last names? I'm looking through our documents and I feel like we've been a bit inconsistent. My fiancee's "first" last name-- the paternal one-- is the one he chooses when he has to choose just one. However, he does sometimes state his full name with the two last names and his signature always includes the two. Should I just be putting "Gustavo Ruiz" on each document instead of "Gustavo Ruiz Palacios" and not worry that his signature includes the two? I believe the posting I found (and lost) said something about attaching a letter of explanation in the 129-F package?

Thank you!

[Cmehat 0]

Hey everybody--

I saw the answer to this somewhere in the forum already but I can't find it now-- what do you do with the double Spanish last names? I'm looking through our documents and I feel like we've been a bit inconsistent. My fiancee's "first" last name-- the paternal one-- is the one he chooses when he has to choose just one. However, he does sometimes state his full name with the two last names and his signature always includes the two. Should I just be putting "Gustavo Ruiz" on each document instead of "Gustavo Ruiz Palacios" and not worry that his signature includes the two? I believe the posting I found (and lost) said something about attaching a letter of explanation in the 129-F package?

Thank you!

Enter his legal name exactly how it appears on the passport. But if certain documents include the complete name and others don't, then you need to explain in a separate sheet of paper and make sure you include the paper in your table of contents. So they are not confused and send the package back to you.

[Jesti 0]

Hey everybody--

I saw the answer to this somewhere in the forum already but I can't find it now-- what do you do with the double Spanish last names? I'm looking through our documents and I feel like we've been a bit inconsistent. My fiancee's "first" last name-- the paternal one-- is the one he chooses when he has to choose just one. However, he does sometimes state his full name with the two last names and his signature always includes the two. Should I just be putting "Gustavo Ruiz" on each document instead of "Gustavo Ruiz Palacios" and not worry that his signature includes the two? I believe the posting I found (and lost) said something about attaching a letter of explanation in the 129-F package?

Thank you!

To me it's look like he has last name (Palacios) and middle name (Ruiz), but I'm not sure if both are the last name.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Hey everybody--

I saw the answer to this somewhere in the forum already but I can't find it now-- what do you do with the double Spanish last names? I'm looking through our documents and I feel like we've been a bit inconsistent. My fiancee's "first" last name-- the paternal one-- is the one he chooses when he has to choose just one. However, he does sometimes state his full name with the two last names and his signature always includes the two. Should I just be putting "Gustavo Ruiz" on each document instead of "Gustavo Ruiz Palacios" and not worry that his signature includes the two? I believe the posting I found (and lost) said something about attaching a letter of explanation in the 129-F package?

Thank you!

Put down BOTH his last names as last names. Do not put one as middle name --- make it so that it appears exactly as in his passport. I changed my last name after marriage, but my visa and permanent resident card still came out to my maiden names, First, Middle + 2 Last names (one of which is a compound one, looooooong).

PM if you have any questions!

[eric_and_teresa 10]

I agree with the above poster write his names on the same way they appear on his passport. They are both last names, Ruiz is definitely NOT a middle name.

There is no need to attach a letter of explanation. I have 2 last names and I just sign using one. Some people even have signatures that can't be read, so it really does not matter how he signs.

[RobertM 0]

We put both her last names in all the documents when it asked for her last name. We included a cover letter with out I29-F, and explained on it that her name was in the Spanish/Latin America style of two last names. We also spelled her (and mine) last names with all capitals on all forms and the cover letter to help alleviate the confusion.

Most adjudicators will be familiar with the Spanish naming convention, so just fill out everything with his complete legal name as it is on the passport.

[Steve Y Jessica 1]

I also just put both of my wifes last names as her lat name.

[bora bora 1]

I put down my husband's 2 last names and then on the visa they put down one as his middle name. In the U.S. one of his last names is considered his middle name.

But for Brazilians it's not a big deal because their final last name IS their last name (it's the opposite of other Latin American countries) and he doesn't have a middle name.

[vickydeutsch 0]

I put down my husband's 2 last names and then on the visa they put down one as his middle name. In the U.S. one of his last names is considered his middle name.

But for Brazilians it's not a big deal because their final last name IS their last name (it's the opposite of other Latin American countries) and he doesn't have a middle name.

I recommend you to put only the first last name. I did it, I filled out the forms with my paternal last name. The maternal last name wont be useful anyway in USA.....

Vicky

[TiRaMeELDeMBou 0]

I put down my husband's 2 last names and then on the visa they put down one as his middle name. In the U.S. one of his last names is considered his middle name.

But for Brazilians it's not a big deal because their final last name IS their last name (it's the opposite of other Latin American countries) and he doesn't have a middle name.

I recommend you to put only the first last name. I did it, I filled out the forms with my paternal last name. The maternal last name wont be useful anyway in USA.....

Vicky

i like this answer the best, i did exactly what vicky said, my fiances full name is Diana Gonzalez Ramirez, so i put Diana as her first name i put no middle name and i entered Gonzalez as her last name...... on letters with her name and address is shows her full name but on all other forms indicating first and last names i did exactly like that