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2 minutes ago, DebbieWRaney said:

Wow, I didn't know about that! Thanks for bringing it up!
I live in an apartment complex so this would affect me as well.

If you don't trust the front desk people to receive these documents on your behalf, I'd do as the website says and ask USPS to "hold for pickup".

Yup i think holding for pickup is a great way to deal with this. 

However, this delivery will start for the returned delivery first. It says they will expand to all documents but did not mention a specific date. So i assume that we will get another notice once that is happening? 

Hi everyone!

Hope  everything is going well  

Just heard that USCIS started a secure delivery service for EAD, greencard, so we would need to sign in person when we get those mails. We live in a condo building (we have a front desk concierge), and worried if I need to fill out the forms for designated recipients on behalf of me. Can you guys shed some lights on this? 

https://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-begin-using-more-secure-mail-delivery-service

Just now, payxibka said:

Like I said.  They don't care.  You can put the petitioner's name on the memo line of the check as well

oh that's a good idea, I will put the petitioner's name on the memo line. Thanks a lot!! 

11 minutes ago, payxibka said:

The USCIS wants payment drawn on a US bank.  They don't care who the remitter is as long as it is good funds

Thanks for sharing your opinion!  Since I-130 is filled by petitioner, so was wondering if I should write a check under petitioner's name. 

Hi Everyone! 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

I am preparing i-130 and i-485 and I am a beneficiary. While I am preparing filing fees for these two forms, I had a quick question on the personal check. For the form i-130, should I submit the personal check under petitioner's name? I've looked into USCIS page and searched Visa Journey, but could not answer this question..

Currently, I am planning to write two checks (i-130 and i-485) under my name. (my personal check which has my name only). Could anyone share the opinion about this?

Thanks a lot  

Just now, little immigrant said:

Changing your name just takes a trip to the SSN office. If you decide to send your GC application in the meantime you can use your married name 

Thanks for your advice! I was reading some posts by searching "maiden name RFE" or something, and sometimes I see that people got the RFE because of their name. I know Chicago is pretty slow now when it comes to processing time, so just wanted to reduce the changes of getting RFE. 

6 minutes ago, EandH0904 said:

I didn't get married in the US and I'm the USC so I'll let someone else answer that question. Did you come here on k1 or?

got it, I came to US as F-1 and now i am under h1b. So I already have my SSN, was not sure if I have to update this first before moving forward with my greencard application. 

1 minute ago, EandH0904 said:

My marriage certificate shows my maiden name, I just went to SS office to change it. I'm in IL too but never went to dept of vital records. My husband country doesn't routinely switch last names but when I came back to the US I did.  

 

When we filed our CR1 I just used my married name no problem. 

Thank you for sharing your experience! I went to vital record to get my marriage certificate, and do you think I have to change my SSN before submitting green card application? 

21 minutes ago, little immigrant said:

The marriage certificate gives you permission to use your husband's last name if you wish. No office will give you an issue for it.

Thank you so much for your response! I would like to use my husband name, but was not sure if this would be an issue with USCIS. 

Hello,

I just joined this community and feel so blessed that I found here! I hope everyone is doing well

I am preparing marriage based green card by myself, and have a question on maiden name and married name.  Could you please help me on these questions? I wrote down my situation using bullet points. 

1) I just got the marriage certificate, but was told by Vital record office that Ilinois only shows the maiden name on the marriage certificate and there is no such thing like "married name" field on the certificate. 

2) I prepared all the documents with my married name even though marriage certificate only has the maiden name. 

3) However, I already have my SSN with my maiden name. My passport also shows my maiden name. My country does not change the last name even though I am married. 

In this situation, I have two concerns regarding the name.

1) filing green card with my married name would be an issue? I am very worried if having only maiden name in my marriage certificate would be enough to show the name change. 

2) My last document that I have to get is i-693. In this case, should I get this i-693 under my maiden name? or should it be my new name? Actually, I have no idea if I even have a married name since marriage certificate only shows my maiden name.

Thank you so much for reading this!