GreenCard Married name, Phil Passport Maiden name

[MamaLove 0]

HI fellow Pinoys. Mabuhay!

Married pinay here, permanent resident.

I am about to renew my passport (expiring this November), is it okay to retain my maiden name? No problem to change it to my married name but it just takes a lot of processing like i have to submit a Report of Marriage and i don't know how long it will gonna take. (the outreach program of Phil Embassy on my area is this month) and i just need my passport to be done because im planning to have a trip this year. But i will sure put on my passport app form that i am married and will put husband's name so as not to violate RA 8239 (false statement in passport app form).

My question is, is it allowed that i choose not to use my married name to renew, or by law, i am obliged to use my married name?

One more thing, i will be filing my application for naturalization on February 2015 (will be a US Passport holder next year) so I will be using this Phil passport just one time because of an schedule big reunion this coming holiday.

thank you very much for the response. God bless.

[M and C 32]

Not really sure...but if you put "married" in your passport application, you might be asked why your marital status has changed and you have no name change. Might as well apply to report your marriage at the same time you renew your passport, which is allowed. The processing of your report of marriage has no bearing on the processing time of your passport anyway. The purpose it will serve is to have your marriage included in the civil registry in the Philippines.

One other option you could do, I think, is to just apply for an extension of your present passport. Fellow VJers, any thoughts on this?

Edited August 8, 2014 by M and C

[Hank_ 9,174]

HI fellow Pinoys. Mabuhay!

Married pinay here, permanent resident.

I am about to renew my passport (expiring this November), is it okay to retain my maiden name? No problem to change it to my married name but it just takes a lot of processing like i have to submit a Report of Marriage and i don't know how long it will gonna take. (the outreach program of Phil Embassy on my area is this month) and i just need my passport to be done because im planning to have a trip this year. But i will sure put on my passport app form that i am married and will put husband's name so as not to violate RA 8239 (false statement in passport app form).

My question is, is it allowed that i choose not to use my married name to renew, or by law, i am obliged to use my married name?

One more thing, i will be filing my application for naturalization on February 2015 (will be a US Passport holder next year) so I will be using this Phil passport just one time because of an schedule big reunion this coming holiday.

thank you very much for the response. God bless.

You can do it all at the outreach event. Make sure to get your appointment schedule for the event. You can do both ROM and passport renewal at the same time, that is what my wife did.

[MamaLove 0]

Thanks a lot M and C

Hank.. Will do that. Thank you somuch.

Yaaaayyy!

[Greenbaum 12,260]

Shimbabol09, on 08 Aug 2014 - 5:20 PM, said:

HI fellow Pinoys. Mabuhay!

Married pinay here, permanent resident.

I am about to renew my passport (expiring this November), is it okay to retain my maiden name? No problem to change it to my married name but it just takes a lot of processing like i have to submit a Report of Marriage and i don't know how long it will gonna take. (the outreach program of Phil Embassy on my area is this month) and i just need my passport to be done because im planning to have a trip this year. But i will sure put on my passport app form that i am married and will put husband's name so as not to violate RA 8239 (false statement in passport app form).

My question is, is it allowed that i choose not to use my married name to renew, or by law, i am obliged to use my married name?

One more thing, i will be filing my application for naturalization on February 2015 (will be a US Passport holder next year) so I will be using this Phil passport just one time because of an schedule big reunion this coming holiday.

thank you very much for the response. God bless.

Like Hank said all can be done at the outreach. The ROM takes about 1-2 weeks to receive. The Passport takes about a month.

You will save yourself a lot of headaches as you will have to always explain why the difference in the names and you will be required to carry with you documents to prove who you are i.e. marriage certificate. Save yourself the hassle and change your name so everything is the same.