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Shanne   54

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Does anyone know the best way to change your name after getting married on a K1 visa. 
My fiance and I got married in Vegas recently. When we got our marriage licence we were tolled that I could not change my name with them that day, but that I would have to do it in Washington State were we live. 
But I am confuse as to how I can change my name in Washington State. We have not filled for AOS yet, so I am not technically a resident in Washington State yet. I know how I can change my name in Norway, but if I do that than my passport would no longer be valid, and that is my only legally id in the USA, so that seems like a bad way to go about it. 

 

Anyone have any experience with this?
Is it difficult to receive a new green card, with a updated name, if I wait to change my name later?

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hi there, when you apply for AOS, fill it out with the new name and that is how you do the official name change.  I came on a K1 visa too and this is how i did it. when i filled out my AOS/EAD/AP application forms, i filled it out with my new married name, and included a copy of marriage certificate (among other things) as proof of name change. side note, the forms ask you to list all your previous names, so i listed my maiden name there too. 

 

the NOAs for my AOS/EAD/AP came with my married name already. so from the day I received those, I have been writing / using / signing using my married name.

 

hope this helps you.

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Shanne   54

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2 hours ago, EandH0904 said:

Have you gotten your social security card yet? If you have (or if you havent) you take your marriage certificate in there and they will change it.  

2 hours ago, iamdegie said:

hi there, when you apply for AOS, fill it out with the new name and that is how you do the official name change.  I came on a K1 visa too and this is how i did it. when i filled out my AOS/EAD/AP application forms, i filled it out with my new married name, and included a copy of marriage certificate (among other things) as proof of name change. side note, the forms ask you to list all your previous names, so i listed my maiden name there too. 

 

the NOAs for my AOS/EAD/AP came with my married name already. so from the day I received those, I have been writing / using / signing using my married name.

 

hope this helps you.

But my marriage certificate has my maiden name on it. As I was not allowed to change my name when we got it. 

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2 hours ago, Shanne said:

Does anyone know the best way to change your name after getting married on a K1 visa. 
My fiance and I got married in Vegas recently. When we got our marriage licence we were tolled that I could not change my name with them that day, but that I would have to do it in Washington State were we live. 
But I am confuse as to how I can change my name in Washington State. We have not filled for AOS yet, so I am not technically a resident in Washington State yet. I know how I can change my name in Norway, but if I do that than my passport would no longer be valid, and that is my only legally id in the USA, so that seems like a bad way to go about it. 

 

Anyone have any experience with this?
Is it difficult to receive a new green card, with a updated name, if I wait to change my name later?

One of the downfalls of a Vegas marriage.  You will now need to proceed through the Court system to facilitate a name change

YMMV

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20 minutes ago, payxibka said:

One of the downfalls of a Vegas marriage.  You will now need to proceed through the Court system to facilitate a name change

Thanks for the information

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