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Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / January 2005Getting name changed...SSN, DMV, etc...
Hello... NC DMV says that my wife has to change her name with SS before they'll update their records, SS says that she has to update it with INS first. I can't find anything on the USCIS site about changing your name... I assume we'll have to make an infopass appointment, but what form will she need to fill out?  SignatureJ. Moreno > Hello... > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I assume we'll have to make an infopass appointment, but what form will > she need to fill out? Hmm, well I have had clients who have tried this, and CIS says "you can change your name when you naturalize." Of course, now that my district has stopped judicial naturalizations, that's not an option. The form to replace or correct an alien registration card is Form I-90. But this probably won't work unless the name on the alien registration card is wrong. The ARC name is taken from Form I-181, which is filled out based on the I-485. So if you filled out your wife's name before marriage on Part 1 of the I-485, that's generally how it will transfer to the I-181 and then to the ARC. SignatureAbove intended as general commentary, not specific legal advice. Your mileage may vary. =============================================================== Jonathan McNeil Wong Voice: 510-451-0544 Donahue, Gallagher Woods LLP Facsimile: 510-832-1486 P.O. Box 12979 http://www.donahue.com Oakland, CA 94604-2979 E-mail: jonathan@donahue.com =============================================================== > Hello... > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -- > J. Moreno Confused----what name is she using on which document? Where are you in the process? There is certainly no law that says that a wife must change her name when she marries. I'm assuming that your problem lies in inconsistency of names on documents. Have you filed for AOS yet? ~SecretGarden > > Hello... > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > change her name when she marries. I'm assuming that your problem lies > in inconsistency of names on documents. Have you filed for AOS yet? Haven't filed for AOS yet (just got certified copy of marriage certificate yesterday). She WANTS to change her name.... And it doesn't seem to be inconsistency of names -- everyone says "yeah, I understand what you want to do but we can't do that until someone else does it first". The world is being kept safe from my wife... SignatureJ. Moreno > > > Hello... > > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > -- > J. Moreno Does the marriage certificate have her named as her maiden name, or did you choose to change her name then and it has her married name? If its the latter, just apply for AOS in the married name, and USCIS should update it, right? If the marriage certificate has her maiden name, then cant you just change her name with Vital Statistics, and then apply for AOS in her new name? All we did was put on our marriage license that I would be changing my name, so the marriage certificate had my name after marriage with the new name - I applied for AOS under that name, and once that was granted, was able to switch over all my other stuff. If youre looking to switch everything over right now, you might have trouble - all my ID was in my old name until I was approved for AOS, but all that meant is that if I wanted to do anything with the new name, I just had to bring my marriage certificate... a pain, yes - but not the end of the world > Does the marriage certificate have her named as her maiden name, or > did you choose to change her name then and it has her married name? If [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > had to bring my marriage certificate... a pain, yes - but not the end > of the world After I got my marriage certificate (which, by the way, has my maiden name on it), I simply went to SSA with my passport, I-20 and SSN in my maiden name, showed them the marriage certificate and the passport, and changed my last name to my husband's on SSN card. No problem. About a year later I applied for AOS in my married name. Never changed my driver's license or credit cards or name on my old bank accounts. Just opened a joint bank acct and a credit card with my husband in my new last name. > After I got my marriage certificate (which, by the way, has my maiden > name on it), I simply went to SSA with my passport, I-20 and SSN in my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Just opened a joint bank acct and a credit card with my husband in my > new last name. I have my maiden name on my marriage certificate because when I told them I was going to change my name they told me I would have to do that through SS. Since I hadn't applied for my SS by that point I simply went over there and told them that while I was applying for my SS# that I would also like my name changed at the same time. They did that no problem. My only problem right now is that I filed for AOS and EAD in my maiden name, because I sent that off before I received my SS because I wasn't in the SAVE system by that point. I have since then written them a letter to tell them that my name has changed since then, but I haven't really heard anything back. However, I have also since then applied for an AP, then a renewal EAD, and now also another AP with my new name on it, and they the letters they sent me back always had my new name on it. I don't know if my AOS is still in my old name or my new name, but I'm sure I can get it sorted out when the interview comes. I don't know why the SS is telling you that you need to let the USCIS know first. The USCIS shouldn't have anything to do with the name change! Maybe you should try going back to SS and ask them to change it again. Maybe you just talked to someone who was new and clueless? |
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