GC married name, Passport maiden, travelling to Brazil?

[Mona50brazilusa 0]

HI, please move if is in the wrong forum.

My 10 year Greencard is in my married name, brazilian passport is in maiden name.

Has anyone in the same situation traveled to Brazil recently? .

I haven't been to Brazil in over 10 years...

I hear you use the passport to enter Brazil, and Greencard to enter the US...

How that work when booking tickets, any experience with a particular airline?

 

Thank you,

Mona

Permanent resident.

[Dashinka 23,329]

Not Brazil, but in my wife's case Russia.  Until my wife naturalized, we always booked her tickets in her maiden name to match her Russian passport, then she always kept a copy of the marriage certificate with her.  She would get on flights with her Russian passport, then when returning to the US, show her GC to board the US bound flight and if anyone asked, show them the marriage certificate.  No one ever asked.  Now that she has a US passport, we book all her international flights using her US passport in her married name, and any Russia domestic flights using her Russian passport.

[Mona50brazilusa 0]

Thanks, so it looks like you had no issues going to Russia....

If any brazilian wife has experience with travel, don't hesitate to post, that helps me a lot...

I am going to work now, and tomorrow I will check this thread again.

 

Thanks a lot everybody,

Mona

 

[Crazy Cat 39,414]

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[Verrou 1,899]

not country specific, it applies to all. 

many many GC holder in the same situation like yours and they are from all around the world ( passport = maiden, GC - married)

always book ur flight ticket with the name listed on the passport. all airline adopt the same rule.

 

US- Brazil

check in : show Brazil passport

 

from Brazil - US

check in : show passport and GC. if airline staff ask about name discrepancy : show marriage certificate. 

landing : show GC, if CBP ask for passport ( they rarely ask), show ur brazil passport

 

 

Edited August 28, 2023 by Verrou

[Scott-Ilyn 77]

I agree with everyone's sentiment.  There should be no problem.  However, to avoid any possible issue, my wife applied for and received a new passport in her married name through the Philippines embassy in Chicago.  Now her GC matches her PHP passport.  I imagine you could do the same through Brazilian embassy near you.

[Thunderbolt 162]

Did it few times when traveling from US. Have your passport, GC and marriage certificate. That's all you need. 

[Nastya_7smile 87]

I have a similar situation however I am a citizen of Ukraine and traveled to Ukraine and Poland. I always book my tickets for my maiden name and when at the airport I show an officer my green card and marriage certificate. I never had any troubles. CBR officers were very nice to me and I think they know that most marriage-based green card holders have this situation.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

19 hours ago, Verrou said:

not country specific, it applies to all. 

many many GC holder in the same situation like yours and they are from all around the world ( passport = maiden, GC - married)

always book ur flight ticket with the name listed on the passport. all airline adopt the same rule.

 

US- Brazil

check in : show Brazil passport

 

from Brazil - US

check in : show passport and GC. if airline staff ask about name discrepancy : show marriage certificate. 

landing : show GC, if CBP ask for passport ( they rarely ask), show ur brazil passport

 

 

I'm surprised to read they rarely ask. Granted, I've only flown twice with it, but both times I was asked for my British passport. The first time, the officer yelled at me because I should have known to hand it to him with the green card 😆

[Verrou 1,899]

1 minute ago, Ketsuban said:

I'm surprised to read they rarely ask. Granted, I've only flown twice with it, but both times I was asked for my British passport. The first time, the officer yelled at me because I should have known to hand it to him with the green card 😆

lol...i always used my "me no speak english" or " english is not my first language" BS when it happened. i always get away with it ha ha ha.

 

but yeah, i guess it really depend on the officer. one time i even gave my passport together with the GC, and the officer immediately return my passport and said " i dont need that, just this" while waving on my GC. 

 

im on the waiting list for nexus approval. once it got approved, i can use global service kiosk too. less human interaction the better

[Chancy 6,233]

36 minutes ago, Ketsuban said:

I'm surprised to read they rarely ask. Granted, I've only flown twice with it, but both times I was asked for my British passport. The first time, the officer yelled at me because I should have known to hand it to him with the green card 😆

 

Depends on the CBP officer, but if they followed their own regulations re: document requirements for air travel -- https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/whti-program-background/docs-air-travel

 

"Lawful permanent residents must continue to present a valid Permanent Resident Card. A passport is not required."

 

[Ketsuban 1,034]

On 8/29/2023 at 1:35 PM, Chancy said:

 

Depends on the CBP officer, but if they followed their own regulations re: document requirements for air travel -- https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/whti-program-background/docs-air-travel

 

"Lawful permanent residents must continue to present a valid Permanent Resident Card. A passport is not required."

 

Thanks. The guy I saw must have been having a pretty bad day!