Hi all,
We just had a meeting with an immigration lawyer that was less than helpful in getting answers. I am coming here in hopes that someone already has experience and can speak to how this works.
1) Spouse arrived on CR-1 in June 2022. He doesn't have a green card yet (were told at airport this could take a year due to the backlog).Also told we need to file our I-751 within 90 days of our 2 year wedding anniversary (Nov 2022).
This is different than I previously thought, I thought it was within 90 days of his 2 year anniversary ENTERING the country. As we don't have a card with an expiration...
Q1: What is the actual timeframe for filing?
2) Spouse is African. When we're there, he is known by his given name and father's name (last name). His legal name, however, and thus, on US documentation, he is given name, GRANDfather's name (father's name has become his middle name here). Lawyer said he wasn't sure, but probably to wait for the interview that will come with the I-751 and ask the officer if his name can be changed at that time to match his African identity (given name, father's name).
Q2: Has anyone changed their name for reasons other than marriage, and if so, how did you do it?
Any insights are appreciated!
