Married and different last names?

[K.jespersen19. 0]

We are married, my husband is getting deported in January to El Salvador. We have been together since 2010 have 1 daughter. My question is, I never took his last name because I didnt want to deal with all the name changing of paperwork and ID's etc so I left my last name alone. Does that effect our process?

[p-ana 933]

It shouldn’t make any difference 

[JFH 12,189]

Women in this country are not required to change their last name upon marriage. It’s a personal choice. It will make no difference - you have the right to keep your maiden name. 

[hm139 55]

Lots of people keep their names upon marriage. It's not a legal requirement. As long as you have a marriage certificate you should be fine.

I'm sorry to hear about your husband.

[Ryan H 3,790]

13 hours ago, K.jespersen19. said:

Does that effect our process?

 

No

[TM92 527]

On 10/6/2018 at 1:00 AM, K.jespersen19. said:

We are married, my husband is getting deported in January to El Salvador. We have been together since 2010 have 1 daughter. My question is, I never took his last name because I didnt want to deal with all the name changing of paperwork and ID's etc so I left my last name alone. Does that effect our process?

If your end goal is to live together in the US, then it will not have an affect on the process. If you were to move to El Salvador, it is recommended to register your marriage and your daughter's birth* at the Seattle consulate.

*You can register her birth even if your goal is to live in the US. She is eligible for dual citizenship because of Salvadoran law. After registration, she will be eligible for a Salvadoran passport; thus no need to pay the $10 tourist fee to enter CA-4 area (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and, as of now, visa-free travel to Brazil, Paraguay, Russia, Turkey and visa on arrival in Iran: https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=us&p2=sv&fl=&s=yes

[K.jespersen19. 0]

On 10/7/2018 at 10:22 AM, TM92 said:

If your end goal is to live together in the US, then it will not have an affect on the process. If you were to move to El Salvador, it is recommended to register your marriage and your daughter's birth* at the Seattle consulate.

*You can register her birth even if your goal is to live in the US. She is eligible for dual citizenship because of Salvadoran law. After registration, she will be eligible for a Salvadoran passport; thus no need to pay the $10 tourist fee to enter CA-4 area (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) and, as of now, visa-free travel to Brazil, Paraguay, Russia, Turkey and visa on arrival in Iran: https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=us&p2=sv&fl=&s=yes

Thank you so much, my daughter has a passport right  to go visit her dad next year when he leaves. From the U.S. But we will probably do dual citizenship eventually. And yes we will both be living here in the U.S. 

Edited October 10, 2018 by K.jespersen19.