UgotChris

Ok, thanks for the help!

We filed a CR-1 visa and my wife's documents are all in her maiden name. We want to change them so we have the same last name. I've learned it would have been easiest to change her name in the initial application, but alas we didn't know. From my understanding we can change her name on the green card when we fill out the I-751 form and avoid paying for the Form I-90. Her driving license is in her new name but her social security and green card are in her maiden name. From what I have read you cannot change your social security name unless it matches your green card. Is it as simple as filling out the I-751 with her new name, and then when we get her new green card contact social security about a name change? Or should I be trying to change her name on her social security before we file I-751? I just want to make sure a different name on social security and her name on the I-751 form doesn't contradict and cause any problems. Also, does she need to make a name change on her foreign passport in order to change her name on her greencard?