Filling up forms for AOS, confused with what name to use, HELP!

[adamjan 1]

Hi everyone! So me and my fiance got married in court a few weeks ago and got our marriage certificate the other day!!! Yay!

So taking the advise of some people, I waited to get the SSN until after I get married so that I won't have to go back twice to change my name from birth name to married name.

When I applied for SSN, I showed them my I-94 and marriage certificate and of course, my names didn't match! The I-94 had my birth name, and marriage certificate had my married name. I will still get my SS card, but it will still have my birth name on it to match my I-94. So question number 1: Did I miss a step? Was there a place where I should've registered my marriage so that they can change my name to the married one? If so, where? And how?

So now, I am filling up the forms for AOS (We asked for helped from the guy we hired to help out with the K1 application, but now he is asking for $400 more. So I'm doing it myself!!), and I am confused as to what name I should put. Will it be my birth name since that's what matches with the I-94? Or is it the married name, because of course, we have to be married to be able to apply for AOS.

Need all the help I can get! Thank you soooo much!

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Your SS person behind the counter is a dolt. You SHOULD have gotten SSN in your married name if you presented marriage certificate at the time you filed your SS-5. That's what we did also, and her card came in her married name. But you can file for a change of name after you get the card, no biggie.

As for AOS, you should use your married name, because you are no longer your unmarried name, right?

[adamjan 1]

Your SS person behind the counter is a dolt. You SHOULD have gotten SSN in your married name if you presented marriage certificate at the time you filed your SS-5. That's what we did also, and her card came in her married name. But you can file for a change of name after you get the card, no biggie.

As for AOS, you should use your married name, because you are no longer your unmarried name, right?

That's what I thought! What was the marriage certificate supposed to be for anyway? It's proof that legally my name has changed right? So that means I have to go line up again for the second time when I shouldn't have to anymore.

Anyway, thanks for clearing things up for me. Ill put my married name in. : )

[Hank_ 9,173]

Hi everyone! So me and my fiance got married in court a few weeks ago and got our marriage certificate the other day!!! Yay!

So taking the advise of some people, I waited to get the SSN until after I get married so that I won't have to go back twice to change my name from birth name to married name.

When I applied for SSN, I showed them my I-94 and marriage certificate and of course, my names didn't match! The I-94 had my birth name, and marriage certificate had my married name. I will still get my SS card, but it will still have my birth name on it to match my I-94. So question number 1: Did I miss a step? Was there a place where I should've registered my marriage so that they can change my name to the married one? If so, where? And how?

So now, I am filling up the forms for AOS (We asked for helped from the guy we hired to help out with the K1 application, but now he is asking for $400 more. So I'm doing it myself!!), and I am confused as to what name I should put. Will it be my birth name since that's what matches with the I-94? Or is it the married name, because of course, we have to be married to be able to apply for AOS.

Need all the help I can get! Thank you soooo much!

Use your married name for AOS.

As for your SSN.... the guy behind the counter is a major IDIOT!!!! Must of graduated from the Forrest Gump school for "stupid is as stupid does". It is really annoying that there are so many morons working for SSA.

My wife got her card in her married name no issues..... at least everyone at SSA isn't a total idiot.