Obie Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Greetings, My SO, Ling received her K1 Visa last August and arrived in the USA in September. We were married that same month and we are just getting around to filing AoS. We do have an SSN and a State ID card in her new married name. My question is which name should she use, her Chinese name to match the passport and Visa or her new married name? I am thinking we should use her Chinese name, but just want to check here to be sure. Thanks Obie Link to comment
clayton2103 Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Obie, This is your choice. Although, I would use her married name on all applications. If you wish to travel, purchase the tickets in her Chinese passport name and carry all other ID's with you. Clayton Link to comment
Randy W Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Yes - there is a place on the I-485 to list any aliases (such as her maiden name). The green card in her married name will allow her to use that name in other places that require her to use her immigration name. Link to comment
LeeFisher3 Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Definately use her married name, you have already got the State ID and SSN for her so get the Green Card that matches. If you don't it becomes a real pain when the different ID's don't match. Link to comment
IllinoisDave Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 We filed AOS and EAD in her married name and AP in maiden name, as some suggested so the name would match the passport when travelling. All three came back in her married name. Ultimately it didn't matter as we got the GC before AP was needed but seems odd. Link to comment
dnoblett Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 Yes - there is a place on the I-485 to list any aliases (such as her maiden name). The green card in her married name will allow her to use that name in other places that require her to use her immigration name.The place for maiden name is the line that asks for name on I-94. If you use maiden name on the I-485, then later after getting the green-card and as lee says you are feeling the pain of ID's with different names. You can get name changed on green-card by filing I-90 and paying a $370 fee. Perhaps picking the name that you want before filing the I-485 is a good thing. Link to comment
Obie Posted March 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Great advice as usual. Guess I was going in the wrong direction. Glad I checked in here before I filed. Thanks Obie Link to comment
warpedbored Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 I agree with others that the married name should be used. As for travel all that is required is the name on the airplane ticket must match the passport or the airline won't let her board the plane. A notation may be made on her passport bythe Chinese consulate that says something to the effect that "XXXXX XXXXX is also the the name of this person" (I forget the exact wording). This will allow the passport holder to use their married name on airline tickets. The name not matching isn't really a big deal though. Re-entering the US all they are interested in is the green card. Link to comment
Trigg Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Same thing happened to us--i called USCIS and they said use the new name (married name)--she will be ID'd from the A# Link to comment
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