Passport question

[abospirit 0]

I applied for the CR-1 visa. My wife is in the Philippines. It required for her to change her passport from single to married in order to travel/move to the USA?

thank you

Edited April 26, 2011 by abospirit

[cartaverde 12]

Was that a question or a statement?

Did she decide to change her last name, or to keep her old one?

Additional Requirements:

* For married women, who want to use surname of their spouse

* Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper issued by NSO or Certified True Copy issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.

* For married women who would like to revert back to their maiden name

For Applicants with Foreign-Sounding Family Names: (e.g. Lim, Cho, Sy, Lee, Samadi, Singh, Nakamura, Hasegawa, etc.) are required to submit the following documents:

* Birth Certificate (BC) issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) (by birth)

* Certificate of No Marriage Record of Mother issued by NSO / LCR (if illegiitimate status, foreign father)

* Marriage Certificate of Parents issued by NSO (if legitimate status)

* Bureau of Immigration Identifacation Certificate No. (by naturalization; by election; by marriage; by recognition)

There are more details and requirements that may be valid to your situation, all listed in http://dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/consular-services/passport

[abospirit 0]

Was that a question or a statement?

Did she decide to change her last name, or to keep her old one?

There are more details and requirements that may be valid to your situation, all listed in http://dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/consular-services/passport

[abospirit 0]

Its a question with a typo. I meant to say "is it required...

thanks for responding and the info was helpful

she want to change her last name

Edited April 28, 2011 by abospirit

[CaliforniaGuy 2]

Its a question with a typo. I meant to say "is it required...

thanks for responding and the info was helpful

she want to change her last name

Well if she was going to change her last name than I would have done it before applying for a CR-1. Usually people change their names after getting their green card or at the time of naturalization. My wife has kept her name as we go through the process. She will change it after the green card or at naturalization. It is not required for your wife to change her last name. I just hate changing names during the process. It mixes things up.

[canadian_wife 1,791]

No, it is not a requirement

However, if she intends to change her last name, she should do it before the interivew. The visa is issued in the name in the passport and the Green card in the name in the visa. If she changes her name AFTER the green card is issued in her maiden name, it is another $300 to change it

good luck