AOS finally approved! Now a travel question.....

[LjpRch 3]

Hi all, this is probably pretty obvious to most of you but after getting screwed up once by not having the correct name on an airline reservation and then having to purchace new tickets I want to make sure I get it right before I get to the airport this time.

My filippina bride has changed her last name to mine as is now on all her documents including green card, marriage certificate, SSC, etc. It has been said on some chat groups that she should get her tickets under her maiden name and pass through the airport as such. Of course her PH passport is still under her maiden name. There is always going to be a conflict one way or the other...…. please advise.

[Pengunista 221]

10 minutes ago, LjpRch said:

Hi all, this is probably pretty obvious to most of you but after getting screwed up once by not having the correct name on an airline reservation and then having to purchace new tickets I want to make sure I get it right before I get to the airport this time.

My filippina bride has changed her last name to mine as is now on all her documents including green card, marriage certificate, SSC, etc. It has been said on some chat groups that she should get her tickets under her maiden name and pass through the airport as such. Of course her PH passport is still under her maiden name. There is always going to be a conflict one way or the other...…. please advise.

Buy the ticket in whatever name she has on her passport. Bring a marriage certificate to show name change when she hands over her green card. 

[Scandi 3,970]

Ticket and passport must always match. Doesn't matter what the name on the greencard is.

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,078]

11 hours ago, LjpRch said:

Hi all, this is probably pretty obvious to most of you but after getting screwed up once by not having the correct name on an airline reservation and then having to purchace new tickets I want to make sure I get it right before I get to the airport this time.

My filippina bride has changed her last name to mine as is now on all her documents including green card, marriage certificate, SSC, etc. It has been said on some chat groups that she should get her tickets under her maiden name and pass through the airport as such. Of course her PH passport is still under her maiden name. There is always going to be a conflict one way or the other...…. please advise.

Tickets should always match the ID document you're using.

 

So for domestic travel she can use her green card as ID  and travel under her married name. For international travel, she has to use her maiden name.

 

Airline policy on fixing this can vary. For a trip to Florida from here in CA where I'd gotten too far ahead of things and got tickets in Anastasia's married name before she had any ID in that name, Southwest changed the name on the ticket for free (we had a copy of our marriage certificate with us). But others in other circumstances have had to pay change fees or get new tickets.

[LjpRch 3]

12 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Tickets should always match the ID document you're using.

 

So for domestic travel she can use her green card as ID  and travel under her married name. For international travel, she has to use her maiden name.

 

Airline policy on fixing this can vary. For a trip to Florida from here in CA where I'd gotten too far ahead of things and got tickets in Anastasia's married name before she had any ID in that name, Southwest changed the name on the ticket for free (we had a copy of our marriage certificate with us). But others in other circumstances have had to pay change fees or get new tickets.

Thanks, yes I can certainly see the point of using her new documents for domestic travel. She has annual trips to the Philippines planned though and this business of using a passport and travel documents with the wrong name is just unsettling.

Im thinking maybe the solution is to apply for new passport in correct name on next trip to Philippines.

[Scandi 3,970]

25 minutes ago, LjpRch said:

Thanks, yes I can certainly see the point of using her new documents for domestic travel. She has annual trips to the Philippines planned though and this business of using a passport and travel documents with the wrong name is just unsettling.

Im thinking maybe the solution is to apply for new passport in correct name on next trip to Philippines.

That's what I did. As soon as we received our marriage certificate from the L.A. county clerk I sent off a copy to Sweden so my marriage and new name would be registered over there. As soon as they had registered everything I went to renew my Swedish drivers license and Swedish passport here in CA. So worth it to get rid of the old name on every ID/passport/DL etc, made my life a lot easier.