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Kimdung92   1

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Dear Community,

 

i hope someone who comes from Germany can help me.

My story is a little bit complicated.

(Please read carefully before you respond)

 

So I got married to my husband in June. We just filed the paperwork for the Greencard, sent it away with my NEW lastname (his last name only).

Now I have to go back to Germany in October to work as a flight attendant.

(I know i might won’t have my travel permission yet, but let’s pretend I get them on time for my travels).

Do I have to change my last name in my passport? I would love to change it when my passport expires, but not just yet.

Am I allow to travel with my marriage certificate? My Greencard will have my New last name only and my passport with my maiden name, is that allowed?

 

2. Question:

If i would change my last name in Germany

 

for example if my maiden last name is smith and my husbands last name is Johnson,

am I allow to have my German passport‘s last name Smith Johnson (both last names) and my Greencard only with the last name Johnson?

 

thank you for your respond in advance, I know it’s so complicated...

please no judgement, I am only asking for advice...

 

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~~Moved to Working and Traveling, from Off Topic - Op is asking about traveling with new last name.~~

 

 

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You would just travel with a copy of your marriage certificate to show the name change. You would book tickets or how ever it works in your case in your passport name. 

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On 8/29/2018 at 12:39 PM, Kimdung92 said:

Dear Community,

 

i hope someone who comes from Germany can help me.

My story is a little bit complicated.

(Please read carefully before you respond)

 

So I got married to my husband in June. We just filed the paperwork for the Greencard, sent it away with my NEW lastname (his last name only).

Now I have to go back to Germany in October to work as a flight attendant.

(I know i might won’t have my travel permission yet, but let’s pretend I get them on time for my travels).

Do I have to change my last name in my passport? I would love to change it when my passport expires, but not just yet.

Am I allow to travel with my marriage certificate? My Greencard will have my New last name only and my passport with my maiden name, is that allowed?

 

2. Question:

If i would change my last name in Germany

 

for example if my maiden last name is smith and my husbands last name is Johnson,

am I allow to have my German passport‘s last name Smith Johnson (both last names) and my Greencard only with the last name Johnson?

 

thank you for your respond in advance, I know it’s so complicated...

please no judgement, I am only asking for advice...

 

I've been looking into this as well (but not super urgent for me..) and found something regarding the name change.. you have to do a name declaration first.. this might be helpful -> https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/04-FamilyMatters/name-declaration-marriage/911866

 

if you are still registered in germany.. you can probably go to your "Bürgeramt" and make the chances.. 

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