Name change after GC and travel

[hopeful005]

I recently received my GC and am planning to change my last name. ONCE I file the I 90 I I have been told it takes 6-9 months and I cannot travel. Do I HAVE to change my passport too ?
If i make the change in passport too then do I have to wait for the new GC with the changed name before I travel or with the changed name on passport can i get a stamp in the passport and travel.


Thanks

[ginnu]

Originally Posted by hopeful005

I recently received my GC and am planning to change my last name.
ONCE I file the I 90 I I have been told it takes 6-9 months and I cannot travel.
-----------------the problem with filing I-90 is that till the date you dont get I-90 filing reciept you cant go to Local office for passport stamp. If you get I-90 filing reciept then you can take the infopass with local office and they may stamp passport for 1 or 3 months. Local USCIS office create problems at this time for passport stamping. with I-90 you may have also to send Legal name change documents
Do I HAVE to change my passport too ?
---------------------YES
If i make the change in passport too then do I have to wait for the new GC with the changed name before I travel
---------------------YES
or with the changed name on passport can i get a stamp in the passport and travel.
-------------------They may not stamp the passport as the I-90 filing reciept will be of New name

Thanks

I don’t know the reason why you want to change the name on GC it will complicate the things for you, new passport, updating the SSN office by filing new Application, DL to be changed, Name on Credit cards to be changed, Credit reporting agencies to be updated. It will be much better to change the name at the time of Citizenship interview

[Jackolantern]

It is common for immigrant married women to keep their maiden until getting citizenship, so as to avoid the complexities or delays that a name change could cause during the GC process or traveling/changing jobs while having a GC. If anybody asks why you haven't changed your name, just say "complicated legal reasons" and leave it at that.

Change your name now, and you not only have the hassles involved with passports etc., but the different name will also increase your chance of getting stuck in name check when applying for citizenship, since they will run checks against both the old name and new name.

[harvydonald]

If it a name change due to marriage, then it is not complicated at all.
If the names on all documents do not match, just carry your Marriage Cert with you while you travel.