More Report of Marriage Questions

[Devoted59 0]

What are your suggestions/recommendations ?

Married- 10/2010

Wife's passport expires- 3/2013

Traveling to Philippines 7/2012 or 10/2012

Wife wants to renew passport while in Philippines

Question#1-Pros or Cons of renewing passport in Philippines ?

#2-Should we report marriage ?

#3-What name should she use on airline tickets (married or maiden)?

What do you think ?

Edited September 27, 2011 by Devoted59

[Messybrownhair 251]

Your passport is still valid for a while, so there is no need to renew it for now. You can do the report of marriage and amendment of passport for now so that it will be easier to renew later on. I see that you are from Philly, so you must go to the PCGNY website. I did it there too, took about 3 weeks total. Your passport will come back to you with a stamp and seal that you have legally changed your name, but it will be the same passport. It is my understanding that if you do this you can buy tickets in your married name.

[Devoted59 0]

Thank you.

I have to admit that it concerns me to have her send her passport anywhere and hope it gets there and returned. I guess its that or drive to NYC. lol

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

If you don't want to amend the passport, you can request an Affidavit of One and the Same from the Filipino Embassy/Consulate for your area. This is also useful if the name on the Green Card differs from the one on the Filipino Passport. You could just take a copy of your marriage certificate with you, and that will suffice in 99% of the cases.

[Devoted59 0]

MBH, Do you mean that you sent in Both your ROM and passport amendment forms in together at the same time ?

Also at bottom of form,what do they want ?

this_ Day of _ at _ .......What do they mean AT ??

Thank you COP

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

this_ Day of _ at _ .......What do they mean AT ??

at {County, State}

[Devoted59 0]

Thank you again COP