Changing middle and last name after marraige

[Dias Melhores 0]

automatically her single last name will be her middle name now.... so, she can use it in any legal purpose especially in the AOS application. im not saying that u r in the AOS. i am saying u can use it ESPECIALLY in the AOS application. in the SSN application, the others have problems using their full married name. they are still using their single name. do u understand now? i am just giving u a hint.

Ok, so going to the SS office is the beginning of changing the name.

Thanks

I don't mean to throw a wrench into the subject, but my wife did what yours wants to do; make her maiden name her middle name. We were able to do this at the SS office. However, once we went to USCIS for our AOS interview they approved her to only have her green card with her first name and my last name (no middle name). Our interviewer said something about not letting her keep her maiden name as her middle name and that she could only legally change it after (and if) she chose to become a US Citizen.

It sounded strange, but we really didn't care since my wife was approved. So now when my wife gets her green card, she will need to go to SS and change her name to the green card given name. The same will apply for her drivers license and any other thing she lists her name in the US.

[payxibka 10,044]

automatically her single last name will be her middle name now.... so, she can use it in any legal purpose especially in the AOS application. im not saying that u r in the AOS. i am saying u can use it ESPECIALLY in the AOS application. in the SSN application, the others have problems using their full married name. they are still using their single name. do u understand now? i am just giving u a hint.

Ok, so going to the SS office is the beginning of changing the name.

Thanks

I don't mean to throw a wrench into the subject, but my wife did what yours wants to do; make her maiden name her middle name. We were able to do this at the SS office. However, once we went to USCIS for our AOS interview they approved her to only have her green card with her first name and my last name (no middle name). Our interviewer said something about not letting her keep her maiden name as her middle name and that she could only legally change it after (and if) she chose to become a US Citizen.

It sounded strange, but we really didn't care since my wife was approved. So now when my wife gets her green card, she will need to go to SS and change her name to the green card given name. The same will apply for her drivers license and any other thing she lists her name in the US.

My wife did this..

Changed the spelling of her first name, adopted her maiden name as her middle name, changed her last name to match mine... We have a greencard (approved without interview) to prove it....

[Dias Melhores 0]

Yes, I believe you, payxibka. I also would not be surprised if others who went through the interview got the middle names that they wanted.

I thought it was a little strange that our interviewing officer did this. Fortunately, my wife was not so bummed out about the situation. We were happy about the approval and went on our marry way

Edited November 21, 2008 by Dias Melhores

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automatically her single last name will be her middle name now.... so, she can use it in any legal purpose especially in the AOS application. im not saying that u r in the AOS. i am saying u can use it ESPECIALLY in the AOS application. in the SSN application, the others have problems using their full married name. they are still using their single name. do u understand now? i am just giving u a hint.

Ok, so going to the SS office is the beginning of changing the name.

Thanks

I don't mean to throw a wrench into the subject, but my wife did what yours wants to do; make her maiden name her middle name. We were able to do this at the SS office. However, once we went to USCIS for our AOS interview they approved her to only have her green card with her first name and my last name (no middle name). Our interviewer said something about not letting her keep her maiden name as her middle name and that she could only legally change it after (and if) she chose to become a US Citizen.

It sounded strange, but we really didn't care since my wife was approved. So now when my wife gets her green card, she will need to go to SS and change her name to the green card given name. The same will apply for her drivers license and any other thing she lists her name in the US.

Was the AOS filled out in her new married last name and with maiden name as her middle name? Was her passport amended? all this before the AOS interview? It really sounds strange because I have known many Filipina her with the maiden name as the middle name.

Keith

Edited November 22, 2008 by Buksol

[Dias Melhores 0]

automatically her single last name will be her middle name now.... so, she can use it in any legal purpose especially in the AOS application. im not saying that u r in the AOS. i am saying u can use it ESPECIALLY in the AOS application. in the SSN application, the others have problems using their full married name. they are still using their single name. do u understand now? i am just giving u a hint.

Ok, so going to the SS office is the beginning of changing the name.

Thanks

I don't mean to throw a wrench into the subject, but my wife did what yours wants to do; make her maiden name her middle name. We were able to do this at the SS office. However, once we went to USCIS for our AOS interview they approved her to only have her green card with her first name and my last name (no middle name). Our interviewer said something about not letting her keep her maiden name as her middle name and that she could only legally change it after (and if) she chose to become a US Citizen.

It sounded strange, but we really didn't care since my wife was approved. So now when my wife gets her green card, she will need to go to SS and change her name to the green card given name. The same will apply for her drivers license and any other thing she lists her name in the US.

Was the AOS filled out in her new married last name and with maiden name as her middle name? Was her passport amended? all this before the AOS interview? It really sounds strange because I have known many Filipina her with the maiden name as the middle name.

Keith

My wife's AOS application was filled out in her new name that she wanted. Her passport was NOT amended.

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Hi..I'm from Wisconsin too and I already submitted AOS application. What I use in my application is that, I used my married name. I did not use my maiden name anymore, but instead I used my middle name. I hope I will not have any problem with that. This is what my name looks like. Tell me guys if i will be having problems in the future with regards to the name I used.

Example:

Maiden name: Angelica Marie Perez

AOS application used name: Angelica Marie Smith

What I did is that I did not use anymore my maiden name but I still used my middle name which is Marie. Will I be having problem about it too? Also when I applied for SSN, it's my AOS application name I used...

[Stardust72 0]

automatically her single last name will be her middle name now.... so, she can use it in any legal purpose especially in the AOS application. im not saying that u r in the AOS. i am saying u can use it ESPECIALLY in the AOS application. in the SSN application, the others have problems using their full married name. they are still using their single name. do u understand now? i am just giving u a hint.

Ok, so going to the SS office is the beginning of changing the name.

Thanks

I don't mean to throw a wrench into the subject, but my wife did what yours wants to do; make her maiden name her middle name. We were able to do this at the SS office. However, once we went to USCIS for our AOS interview they approved her to only have her green card with her first name and my last name (no middle name). Our interviewer said something about not letting her keep her maiden name as her middle name and that she could only legally change it after (and if) she chose to become a US Citizen.

It sounded strange, but we really didn't care since my wife was approved. So now when my wife gets her green card, she will need to go to SS and change her name to the green card given name. The same will apply for her drivers license and any other thing she lists her name in the US.

I am in Wisconsin and when I went to change my name on my SSN after I was married, this is exactly what I was told too. Although my situation is a little different. I took my husband's last name after we got married and I no longer use my maiden name. However, in Holland it is normal for parents to give their children an official first and middle name and then a name by which the child is to be called. So my first name (the name that everybody calls me ever since I was born) is not my official name and thus is not in my passport or any other official documents. This is causing a lot of confusion here in the US. I always have to explain that that is not my official name but it is the name I go by. So when I did the name change, I wanted to change my unofficial first name into my official first name. Then I would hyphenate my official first and middle names to turn those into one name and make that my official middle name. But I was told that that wasn't possible and I would have to do a legal name change after I become a US citizen. Maybe for your situation it would be different, but that's what I was told.

[Dias Melhores 0]

automatically her single last name will be her middle name now.... so, she can use it in any legal purpose especially in the AOS application. im not saying that u r in the AOS. i am saying u can use it ESPECIALLY in the AOS application. in the SSN application, the others have problems using their full married name. they are still using their single name. do u understand now? i am just giving u a hint.

Ok, so going to the SS office is the beginning of changing the name.

Thanks

I don't mean to throw a wrench into the subject, but my wife did what yours wants to do; make her maiden name her middle name. We were able to do this at the SS office. However, once we went to USCIS for our AOS interview they approved her to only have her green card with her first name and my last name (no middle name). Our interviewer said something about not letting her keep her maiden name as her middle name and that she could only legally change it after (and if) she chose to become a US Citizen.

It sounded strange, but we really didn't care since my wife was approved. So now when my wife gets her green card, she will need to go to SS and change her name to the green card given name. The same will apply for her drivers license and any other thing she lists her name in the US.

I am in Wisconsin and when I went to change my name on my SSN after I was married, this is exactly what I was told too. Although my situation is a little different. I took my husband's last name after we got married and I no longer use my maiden name. However, in Holland it is normal for parents to give their children an official first and middle name and then a name by which the child is to be called. So my first name (the name that everybody calls me ever since I was born) is not my official name and thus is not in my passport or any other official documents. This is causing a lot of confusion here in the US. I always have to explain that that is not my official name but it is the name I go by. So when I did the name change, I wanted to change my unofficial first name into my official first name. Then I would hyphenate my official first and middle names to turn those into one name and make that my official middle name. But I was told that that wasn't possible and I would have to do a legal name change after I become a US citizen. Maybe for your situation it would be different, but that's what I was told.

Yes, you were put in the same type of situation that my wife was. Unfortunately, your situation is more complicated as a result of your unofficial name. What a pain...

[Dias Melhores 0]

Hi..I'm from Wisconsin too and I already submitted AOS application. What I use in my application is that, I used my married name. I did not use my maiden name anymore, but instead I used my middle name. I hope I will not have any problem with that. This is what my name looks like. Tell me guys if i will be having problems in the future with regards to the name I used.

Example:

Maiden name: Angelica Marie Perez

AOS application used name: Angelica Marie Smith

What I did is that I did not use anymore my maiden name but I still used my middle name which is Marie. Will I be having problem about it too? Also when I applied for SSN, it's my AOS application name I used...

You are correct in using your desired (married name) for your AOS application. It's when you are approved at your interview that you may be forced into changing it. Don't be too surprised if they make your name "Angelica Smith".

Good luck

Edited November 24, 2008 by Dias Melhores

[Gel 0]

Hi..I'm from Wisconsin too and I already submitted AOS application. What I use in my application is that, I used my married name. I did not use my maiden name anymore, but instead I used my middle name. I hope I will not have any problem with that. This is what my name looks like. Tell me guys if i will be having problems in the future with regards to the name I used.

Example:

Maiden name: Angelica Marie Perez

AOS application used name: Angelica Marie Smith

What I did is that I did not use anymore my maiden name but I still used my middle name which is Marie. Will I be having problem about it too? Also when I applied for SSN, it's my AOS application name I used...

You are correct in using your desired (married name) for your AOS application. It's when you are approved at your interview that you may be forced into changing it. Don't be too surprised if they make your name "Angelica Smith".

Good luck

Thanks! Yes, it won't be a problem for me if they I won't be using my middle name anymore but mostly here in the US they put their initials on their middle names. Anyway, thanks that it won't be a problem to me and that I'm using the correct desired (married name). Shocks! it's a lot confusing with the use of names... Thanks guys!

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I been researching this topic and I've heard alot of different answers. I'm wondering if it's that the person who approves the AOS doesn't know it is allowed... I've been repeatedly told that the SS officers should know it's a common practice for Filipinos to move the maiden name to the middle name.

Like when we applied for the SSN the lady at the counter said my fiancee (at the time) need a EAD. SO I had to get her supervisor involved to correct this. The supervisor corrected the lady at the counter. So we got the SSN and now we have married.

I'm told to go to the SS office change her name to FIRST name, then Maiden name for middle, then my LAST name.

Do the AOS papers in that name and amend her passport. I was told the Philippine Embassy/Consulate will use her maiden name as her middle name on the passport as it is the custom. If anyone has a different experience please reply.

Edited November 25, 2008 by Buksol

[Stardust72 0]

automatically her single last name will be her middle name now.... so, she can use it in any legal purpose especially in the AOS application. im not saying that u r in the AOS. i am saying u can use it ESPECIALLY in the AOS application. in the SSN application, the others have problems using their full married name. they are still using their single name. do u understand now? i am just giving u a hint.

Ok, so going to the SS office is the beginning of changing the name.

Thanks

I don't mean to throw a wrench into the subject, but my wife did what yours wants to do; make her maiden name her middle name. We were able to do this at the SS office. However, once we went to USCIS for our AOS interview they approved her to only have her green card with her first name and my last name (no middle name). Our interviewer said something about not letting her keep her maiden name as her middle name and that she could only legally change it after (and if) she chose to become a US Citizen.

It sounded strange, but we really didn't care since my wife was approved. So now when my wife gets her green card, she will need to go to SS and change her name to the green card given name. The same will apply for her drivers license and any other thing she lists her name in the US.

I am in Wisconsin and when I went to change my name on my SSN after I was married, this is exactly what I was told too. Although my situation is a little different. I took my husband's last name after we got married and I no longer use my maiden name. However, in Holland it is normal for parents to give their children an official first and middle name and then a name by which the child is to be called. So my first name (the name that everybody calls me ever since I was born) is not my official name and thus is not in my passport or any other official documents. This is causing a lot of confusion here in the US. I always have to explain that that is not my official name but it is the name I go by. So when I did the name change, I wanted to change my unofficial first name into my official first name. Then I would hyphenate my official first and middle names to turn those into one name and make that my official middle name. But I was told that that wasn't possible and I would have to do a legal name change after I become a US citizen. Maybe for your situation it would be different, but that's what I was told.

Yes, you were put in the same type of situation that my wife was. Unfortunately, your situation is more complicated as a result of your unofficial name. What a pain...

Yep, it looks like I'll have to deal with the confusion for a while longer. If I had known this, it would've been easier just to use my official name from the time I entered the country. But now I can't do that anymore because I can't tell the people who know me to suddenly start calling me a different name. Well, I'll find some sort of solution eventually.

[Carpe-Diem 0]

Buksol, this is how we handled the name change.

1. Got SSN in maiden name, soon after POE.

2. Got married in NYC. Her old passport shows no middle name and we wanted to add a middle name.

They told us that only last name can be changed for marriages in NYC.

So marriage cert shows her married name as her first name & my last name, with no middle name.

3. Applied for fresh Indian passport with the desired name. Since the passport office is familiar with your local customs this should be no problem.

4. Went back to SSA and showed them fresh passport and had them re-issue SSN in desired name.

(at this point we have 2 docs in the desired name: fresh passport & fresh SSN)

5. Filed for AOS using desired name (using fresh SSN card & fresh passport as supporting docs)

We are still waiting for approval, but I am sure that will work.

Hope this helps.

-RaRe

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This is the reply I got from the Philippine Consulate in Chicago.

Under existing Philippine regulaitons, considering that your wife is still a Filipino citizen her surname when she was still single becomes her middle name and your surname now that she is married becomes her last name.

Re. SS please contact the SS office.The Consulate has no jurisdiction over this matter.

Thank you.