mrs.petersen

It won't matter at all. I am not sure where you are in the process, but it looks like you will need to file for Removal of Conditions. When you do that (or any other further immigration stuff that involves your spouse) you will need to show proof of legal name change (and I suppose proof of legal gender change). Just make the story clear to help out the adjudicator, show your legal proof of the changes so they know who is who, and that's all. Best of luck.

This is very helpful. Thank you so much... I appreciate your quick response! :-)

Hello there folks of visa Journey. I am not sure if I am posting this at the right category, but I will give it a try anyway. Ok, here is my situation. I am a transgender woman, came here to the US on a Fiancee visa with my male partner sponsoring me. We got married 2 years ago, processed my change of status and all the stuff needed. Everything went well until my male partner decided that he is going to transition, meaning he wants to become a female too. So it turned out that he is a transwoman like me which really caught me off guard, something that i did not sign up for. So now, she has decided to have her name and gender marker changed legally. My question is, will this affect my immigration status at all? Because the name in our records is showing her male legal name, but now she has changed it to a female name and gender. Can somebody please advise?

Thank you!

The immigration system does not offer a way to change your name when you AOS. At naturalization for US citizenship down the line in 3 years, you can change your name.

To change your name and sex, you will have to petition the court.

@aaron2020 that's what I am trying to find out. Thank you for the immediate reply. Yes i am aware that name and gender marker change have to be petitioned in court.

Hello everyone! I am not sure if i am in the right place to ask about my issue. As the title says, I am a transgender, recently moved here on a fiancee visa. Went through the entire process of getting married, adjustment of status and all that stuff. I got my employment authorization card but still waiting for my permanent residency documents. We are looking to have my name and gender marker changed in my documents, as my legal name and male gender on my documents do not represent me at all. I live as a woman 24/7 and the fact that I still have that name and male gender on my papers make it difficult. So what I am trying to ask here is if the process is possible and if it is, then is it gonna affect my application that has my legal name on the system? Any advise you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.