Different last name

[spieder]

Hey anyone have experiance with this one.

 

I have a friend traveling with his girlfriend but her green card is her ex-husband's last name and her passport is her birth sur name (Japanese).

 

My understanding is when she comes back to the US she will need to fill out the I-94 using her green card name.

 

Will there be a problem at immigration with two documents having two different names?

 

Please advise.

 

Thanks all.

[warpedbored]

No. As long as she has her green card she will be ok. Her passport will have an AOS stamp inside from when she had the interview. When Bing and I came back from Canada they didn't even look at her passport. They only wanted to see her green card.

[frank1538]

Will there be a problem at immigration with two documents having two different names?

Carl is right, there shouldn't be a problem. However, if the immigration officer questions the difference, she should be prepared to explain it. One of the easiest ways is as Carl says, based on the AOS/temporary I-551 stamp in the passport. This stamp should show the A# which would match the A# on the green card, and the pictures on both the passport and the green card should be close enough in appearance so that there shouldn't be a problem with identity.

 

If she has changed her legal name back from her old married name, she probably would be well advised to file for a replacement green card showing her legal name.

[spieder]

Thanks for the input, I didn't think it would be an issue buy just wanted to check in with you guys.

 

Steve