Name change information

[EricUSA 0]

A few years ago my thai girlfriend changed her first name at an administrative building in her home town. Her current ID has the new name and so does her recent passport. Is there any paper work I have to file while sending in my I-129F packet, I've yet to see this anywhere, and I wouldn't want it to come back and bite us. Again its her first name not surname. Thank you.

[kikiyut 1]

the instructions for packet 3 issued by the us embassy Bangkok, on page 2, clearly state what is needed regarding name change. it's a.pdf so I can't cut and paste what they say, and sorry I don't have the download link but it's easy to find via Google.

good luck!

[Thane 8]

My wife had changed her first name a few years before as well since her original name was apparently unlucky . We included the paperwork she completed at the amphur and had this translated into English at the ministry of foreign affairs.

[EricUSA 0]

My wife had changed her first name a few years before as well since her original name was apparently unlucky . We included the paperwork she completed at the amphur and had this translated into English at the ministry of foreign affairs.

Haha yeah same deal here, her father gave her the name, her father was a yaba head, the name was unlucky and she changed it. 2 questions, was it necessary to get it translated at the ministry of foreign affairs, and at what stage in the process did you turn in that paperwork, was it with the initial I-129 F packet? Thanks man. Edited February 2, 2016 by EricUSA

[Thane 8]

Haha yeah same deal here, her father gave her the name, her father was a yaba head, the name was unlucky and she changed it. 2 questions, was it necessary to get it translated at the ministry of foreign affairs, and at what stage in the process did you turn in that paperwork, was it with the initial I-129 F packet? Thanks man.

nothing is really needed at the MFA, you can take it anywhere, or have a friend do it. we had a friend translate some of the items. just make sure that you include a statement on the translated document certifying that it is an accurate translation.

I turned the form in with the i-129f packet that i had sent in, so at the very beginning. if you happen to list all names, but don't include proof of the name change, you may end up with an RFE.

[gradtaai 8]

My wife changed her name 3 times counting the taking of my last name. I filed the i-130 just 2 days ago 02/03/16. They needed copies of the name change docs with translations for each change and a copy of her birth certificate with translation.

[Siam Sam 6]

I was wondering about the Name-Change Certificates. My wife has one, because her parents changed her surname when she was four months old. Her parents were both Chinese nationals, and they decided it would be better for their children if they had Thai surnames rather than Chinese. This was in the early 1960s, when it was still a big issue. They changed all the kids' names. We do have the certificate for that ... but we don't have anything for her name change following our marriage. She changed her name on everything from her national ID card to her passport based on our Marriage Certificate, but there was no Name-Change Certificate per se for that move. We're figuring the Marriage Certificate and showing all her previous passports, both personal and official, will be good enough for that, but we're not 100% certain. Any thoughts on this?