CR1 i130 Mexican Last Names.

[unknown0013 0]

Hello,

I am currently filling out the i130 to apply for the CR1 so my wife can live with me in the US. I've gone through a bunch of threads and can't really find an answer to my question. So my wife is Mexican and on all her official paperwork (marriage licence, passport, etc..) she has both Paternal and Maternal last names which is standard in Mexico. She most likely won't take my last name but we agreed that we would like her to have her Green Card and other American documents with only her paternal name since that is what is mostly used in the US. Everything I've read shows that you should fill out the forms with the name it shows on her passport. Later in the process is there a way to specify that the Green Card only have her paternal last name? If not how can I go about having her green card with only that last name so all her other docs like SS and License can be with only one last name?

Thanks in Advance.

[afortunada 182]

I don't know the answer to that part, BUT, if it comes to it, does it really make a big difference what the docs say? My husband is also from Mexico and has two last names on all his documents, but when he is here he will still introduce himself, sign his name and put on his resume just his paternal last name. He does the same in Mexico now, actually! I just mean that if it comes to it and for ease of paperowork, you could have both last names but just go by the one.

I'm sure there may be a way to do what you're asking, too, so wait for another response to come along as well

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to General Immigration-Related Discussion.

[NikLR 13,227]

The only way to do what you want is to change her passport or pay the $450 fee after the fact to change the green card.