Passport Name Change to married name (help)

[AJ013 0]

Hi all!

Just wanted to ask if I renew my passport next year, if the PH embassy/ consulate will honor/ use my American name?
We didn't use the filipino way of name changing when we got married, so my maiden surname is dropped off. Is it going to be okay?
I'm just worried.

 

Thanks for the help in advance

[Greenbaum 12,259]

2 minutes ago, AJ013 said:

Hi all!

Just wanted to ask if I renew my passport next year, if the PH embassy/ consulate will honor/ use my American name?
We didn't use the filipino way of name changing when we got married, so my maiden surname is dropped off. Is it going to be okay?
I'm just worried.

 

Thanks for the help in advance

What's on your marriage certificate? That's what you can legally use.

Edited July 11, 2018 by Greenbaum

[AJ013 0]

3 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

What's on your marriage certificate? That's what you can legally use.

On the marriage cert, my maiden name is still the one written there. But when i submitted my AoS a couple of weeks ago, we started using my married name  

[David & Diana R 1,005]

1 hour ago, AJ013 said:

On the marriage cert, my maiden name is still the one written there. But when i submitted my AoS a couple of weeks ago, we started using my married name  

Wait.  You got married and your married name is not on the marriage certificate?  Makes no sense to me.  We got married in the Philippines and the pastor handling our paperwork entered the names on the Marriage certificate.  Please explain...

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, David & Zoila said:

Wait.  You got married and your married name is not on the marriage certificate?  Makes no sense to me.  We got married in the Philippines and the pastor handling our paperwork entered the names on the Marriage certificate.  Please explain...

 

It is that way in many states, only names on the marriage certificate are the single names.  Arizona is like that.     Married name is what you start using after marriage ... it is that simple.

 

 

[Hank_ 9,174]

3 hours ago, AJ013 said:

Hi all!

Just wanted to ask if I renew my passport next year, if the PH embassy/ consulate will honor/ use my American name?
We didn't use the filipino way of name changing when we got married, so my maiden surname is dropped off. Is it going to be okay?
I'm just worried.

 

Thanks for the help in advance

You completed ROM (Report of Marriage) through the consulate ?

 

DFA will follow Philippines traditional naming format

 

 

[David & Diana R 1,005]

1 hour ago, Hank_ said:

 

It is that way in many states, only names on the marriage certificate are the single names.  Arizona is like that.     Married name is what you start using after marriage ... it is that simple.

 

 

Whoops, I missed the fact that they didn't get married in the Philippines.  In Philippines my wife had to decide how she wanted to put her name on the marriage certificate.  I encouraged her to follow her Filipino tradition and to keep her maiden name in the mix.  So now her first name consists of her first name and what used to be her middle name (2 words) , her middle name is her maiden name and her last name is mine.  For us everything after that was easy because we didn't have to change anything later.

[Hank_ 9,174]

16 minutes ago, David & Zoila said:

Whoops, I missed the fact that they didn't get married in the Philippines.  In Philippines my wife had to decide how she wanted to put her name on the marriage certificate.  I encouraged her to follow her Filipino tradition and to keep her maiden name in the mix.  So now her first name consists of her first name and what used to be her middle name (2 words) , her middle name is her maiden name and her last name is mine.  For us everything after that was easy because we didn't have to change anything later.

That is the best way .. K.I.S.S.

Edited July 12, 2018 by Hank_

[AJ013 0]

3 hours ago, Hank_ said:

You completed ROM (Report of Marriage) through the consulate ?

 

DFA will follow Philippines traditional naming format

 

 

Thank you for the answer. We haven't done the ROM yet, but we will in the upcoming week.

 

Is it gonna be fine though that if I get the new passport that it has a different name (cause they will follow traditional Filipino name) and then it will be different for my EAD, SSN and temporary green card because I submitted the American format

 

Just really worried that it will cause confusion/problems in the future.

 

Really appreciate your help.

[Hank_ 9,174]

5 hours ago, AJ013 said:

Thank you for the answer. We haven't done the ROM yet, but we will in the upcoming week.

 

Is it gonna be fine though that if I get the new passport that it has a different name (cause they will follow traditional Filipino name) and then it will be different for my EAD, SSN and temporary green card because I submitted the American format

 

Just really worried that it will cause confusion/problems in the future.

 

Really appreciate your help.

 

There may be a small amount of confusion when traveling internationally, may want to carry a copy of your marriage certificate when internationally traveling.   And do remember - airfare MUST match the name in the passport.

 

 

 

 

[hardrockangel 21]

File ROM,then renew your passport in your married name in Philippine consulate in your area.