Buying a plane ticket for my spouse

[lostinpaperwork 0]

So, the marriage certificate officially changed her name in Brasil to include my last name at the end.

We did not have her name on her passport changed.

So, the interview is in a few weeks and I am buying the plane ticket and I know that it is importnat that the name on the ticket matches her identification (passport)

So, does the VISA she will receive include her new name? All petitions included her new name

jed

[lostinpaperwork 0]

Let me try this from a different andgle -

1) Does the Visa that is issued at the consulate contain the name of the person?

2) Does it matter that the name on the passport may be slightly different? (without my family name attached at end)

[mRx 16]

you may have better luck posting this in the K-3 General Discussion Area.

[payxibka 10,044]

1) Does the Visa that is issued at the consulate contain the name of the person? YES

[alix 20]

Hi Jed,

I called the US Consulate in Rio the other day to find out if I could get the visa with my married name. My passport has my maiden name. They said the visa will come out with the same name that you have in the passport, no matter what is says in the marriage certificate or in the petition. If you want her to have her married name, then you should try and get a new passport before the interview.

[lostinpaperwork 0]

Alix,

Thanks for the response. The thing is, I need to buy the plane ticket in the next few days, and the plane ticket needs to have the same name as the passport. With so much to do before the Interview, I really don't want to add anything else to her plate. I also thought that to get the visa the passport needed to be at least 6 months old.

Anyway, so what happens if she doesnt have my last name (on her passport) right away?

jed

[payxibka 10,044]

Alix,

Thanks for the response. The thing is, I need to buy the plane ticket in the next few days, and the plane ticket needs to have the same name as the passport. With so much to do before the Interview, I really don't want to add anything else to her plate. I also thought that to get the visa the passport needed to be at least 6 months old.

Anyway, so what happens if she doesnt have my last name (on her passport) right away?

jed

Passport does not need to be six months old.... Typically a passport needs at least 6 mos. of life remaining.