Recieved Permanent Residant Card. Is the surname (sans hyphen) correct?

[n0rea11y 0]

My wife received her permanent resident card a few days ago after a long wait. Perhaps we are being overly careful but we are concerned that her surname may not be accurate. My wife's surname after marriage is hyphenated Smith-Jones (example) and this is properly reflected on her social security card as well as the I-485 form we submitted. However her surname on her permanent resident card is listed "Surname: Smith Jones" no hyphen. Is this a concern? We tried contacting the service center with this as a question but they refused to answer whether this was inaccurate. Instead they advised scheduling an infopass appt and gave us directions on how to fix it if it were in error.

We have yet to seek a name change on her Brazilian passport which is still in her maiden name "Smith" but we will do so soon so that she can travel out of country without concern at POE.

[grrrrreat 109]

My wife received her permanent resident card a few days ago after a long wait. Perhaps we are being overly careful but we are concerned that her surname may not be accurate. My wife's surname after marriage is hyphenated Smith-Jones (example) and this is properly reflected on her social security card as well as the I-485 form we submitted. However her surname on her permanent resident card is listed "Surname: Smith Jones" no hyphen. Is this a concern? We tried contacting the service center with this as a question but they refused to answer whether this was inaccurate. Instead they advised scheduling an infopass appt and gave us directions on how to fix it if it were in error.

We have yet to seek a name change on her Brazilian passport which is still in her maiden name "Smith" but we will do so soon so that she can travel out of country without concern at POE.

If all other identity documents reflect a hyphenated name, I would make an infopass appointment for a correction. What does the marriage certificate say? That is usually the legal document reflecting the name change. If it matches, bring a complete I-90 and check reason D (USCIS error), and there will not be a fee.

[AF-Wife 181]

it doesn't matter anymore, of there's a '-'. it will count either way as the same name. the - I outdated and won't be used much anymore.

Edited May 17, 2012 by AF-Wife