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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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hi again

i just realised i have filled all the forms for adjustment of status with my wifes maiden name. we got married last week but have not changed her name legally.

does this matter?

i came here on k1 visa and she is my petitioner,

pls advice

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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~Moved from K1 Process to Fam.-based AOS Forum~

~Inquiry about AOS-associated process, past K1~

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

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If she is keeping her maiden name, then that is fine. If she wants to change her name since marrying, then she needs to use her married name on all the AOS forms. That will be the name her EAD/AP and green card will come with. It costs a lot and takes months to try and change a green card name later.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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If she is keeping her maiden name, then that is fine. If she wants to change her name since marrying, then she needs to use her married name on all the AOS forms. That will be the name her EAD/AP and green card will come with. It costs a lot and takes months to try and change a green card name later.

SHE is the petitioner. She doesn't need any green card. It shouldn't matter to my opinion.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Mexico
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SHE is the petitioner. She doesn't need any green card. It shouldn't matter to my opinion.

Oh, thank you. I missed that part in the post.

If the wife is the USC, it does not matter really. She can use her maiden name on the AOS forms and if she decides to get around to changing it later, then her married name can be used on future immigration forms, such as for ROC, without issues.

Link to K-1 instructions for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico > https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ_Ciudad-Juarez-2-22-2021.pdf

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hi again

i just realised i have filled all the forms for adjustment of status with my wifes maiden name. we got married last week but have not changed her name legally.

does this matter?

i came here on k1 visa and she is my petitioner,

pls advice

Shouldn't be a big deal. But just so you know, the legal name change document is her marriage certificate. She doesn't have to do anything else to "change her name legally". She can start using her new married name from the day she gets married, and she uses the marriage certificate as the proof of her name change.

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