I am sponsor; which name to use on forms

[nm123 0]

Hi everyone,

I am the USC and female, my husband arrived on a K-1 Visa, and we're now going through the Adjustment of Status forms.

Right now, I have already applied for my new Social Security card with my married name, will be going to the Motor Vehicle's office soon, and will finally change my name as it appears on my passport.

When we submit the forms to adjust status and it asks for my name, since I am still in the process of changing my name, is it alright to include in the cover letter that I am in the process of changing my name, sign everything in my married name, and submit a certified copy of our marriage certificate?

Or should I just sign everything in my maiden name since my id's (license & passport) don't show my legal name yet?

I'm wondering now if I should've waited to change my name until after my husband receives his LPR card...

Thanks for your help!

[pushbrk 13,600]

Hi everyone,

I am the USC and female, my husband arrived on a K-1 Visa, and we're now going through the Adjustment of Status forms.

Right now, I have already applied for my new Social Security card with my married name, will be going to the Motor Vehicle's office soon, and will finally change my name as it appears on my passport.

When we submit the forms to adjust status and it asks for my name, since I am still in the process of changing my name, is it alright to include in the cover letter that I am in the process of changing my name, sign everything in my married name, and submit a certified copy of our marriage certificate?

Or should I just sign everything in my maiden name since my id's (license & passport) don't show my legal name yet?

I'm wondering now if I should've waited to change my name until after my husband receives his LPR card...

Thanks for your help!

You can just use your married name. The marriage certificate is a required document anyway.

[jundibasam 0]

Hi everyone,

I am the USC and female, my husband arrived on a K-1 Visa, and we're now going through the Adjustment of Status forms.

Right now, I have already applied for my new Social Security card with my married name, will be going to the Motor Vehicle's office soon, and will finally change my name as it appears on my passport.

When we submit the forms to adjust status and it asks for my name, since I am still in the process of changing my name, is it alright to include in the cover letter that I am in the process of changing my name, sign everything in my married name, and submit a certified copy of our marriage certificate?

Or should I just sign everything in my maiden name since my id's (license & passport) don't show my legal name yet?

I'm wondering now if I should've waited to change my name until after my husband receives his LPR card...

Thanks for your help!

Your fine to use your married name on the petitions. After I got married to my wife in Peru, I used her married name on all of the petitions sent to USCIS, and she was the benefiary. Her visa and passport still had her maiden name, but that presented no problems since even Immigration Inspectors can put 2 and 2 together when it comes to name changes due to marriage. Since you are the petitioner and not the beneficiary, I suspect it is really not a big deal either way though.