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Do I Need to Change my Name Back in Australia?

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chestnutt   10

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Hey everyone,

Apologies if this question is in the wrong thread, I wasn't quite sure where to ask it. I came to the USA on the K1 visa and married my husband, and now have my 2 year green card. I am going to be changing to my married name in the next week or two, and wanted to know if it is necessary for me to change to my married name back in Australia as well? Can I travel with my passport in my maiden name? Will it cause issues with banking in Australia? Has any one had any issues with this, or do I need to go through the process to get it changed back in Australia as well?

Thank you so much for any guidance :)

K1:

8th May 2013 - I129F sent

13th May 2013 - NOA1

Aug 2013 - RFE1 received, reply sent 3 days later

1st Oct 2013 - RFE2 received

15th Oct 2013 - RFE2 reply sent

30th Oct 2013 - NOA2 smile.png

8th Nov 2013 - Consulate received case

20th Nov 2013 - Packet 3 received

20th Nov 2013 - Fingerprints taken and police check sent in mail

5th Dec 2013 - Medical examination

9th Dec 2013 - Packet 3 sent off

10th Dec 2013 - Packet 3 received at consulate

30th Dec 2013 - Packet 4 received

21st Jan 2014 - Interview - APPROVED :D :D

11th March 2014 - Married (L)

AOS:

1st April 2014 - Submitted AOS paperwork

10th July 2014 - Notice of Potential Interview Waiver Case received

9th April 2015 - RFE received for expired I693 (medical exam)

5th May 2015 - Second medical exam conducted

11th May 2015 - Picked medical packet up

12th May 2015 - Sent medical exam results to USCIS

22nd May 2015 - Card ordered to be produced!

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mayfield   23

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I dont know about Australia its self, but in general if you are planning on changing your name on your GC then I would also go ahead and file the same for your passport through the Australian embassy, that way the passport and green card are both in the same name to avoid any problems at boarders which will be a lot more stressful than resolving maiden name at the bank.

Once you go through your embassy to change your name on the passport when you get back to Australia everything should be easy to update.

12/24/2014.................forms i130, i485, i765, i131 mailed via usps12/26/2014.................forms delivered01/05/2015.................NOA1 for all forms wth 26th dec as priority date01/24/2015.................bio apt received for 02/0601/26/2015................. walk in bio failed, supervisor said that the office is way to busy to come back closer to my apt date02/06/2015................. completed biometrics02/11/2015.................Aos status update 'case is ready to be scheduled for an interview'<p>02/24/2015................EAD updated to 'card in production' AP updated to case approved

09/17/2015....... interview scheduled for OCT 21st.

10/21/2015....... attended interview, approved on the spot, also received updates on case status.

10/23/2015...... green card mailed

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