RANE2202 said:
Hi..I have question on maiden name or married name.My case married to USC, As I was planning to write my last name as my maiden name on all applications instead of my married name as all my SSN,Passport has my maiden name.You think it is a problem? or I should change in to my married name in all my passport and SSN and then apply for GC.Please help
You don't have to change your passport, I don't know about the SSN, I think there is a part at the SSA website that explains if you got married and want to change your name in your card. Anyway when they ask about if you have a SSN will be your same number, just the information about your married name change, you can call the SSA office, is the best way to know.
Your marriage certificate support why you change your name from A to B. That is explains on the forms (attach the support documents that why your name change, etc)
Of course your passport was before you got married so that is not a problem at all. I was reading in another old forum that the only problem will be when you going to travel after all the process and all that and probably you want to change your name of your passport but that is not big deal.
check this out the part of the honeymoon:
http://www.bjsvacations.com/cs/faq_page.asp?categoryid=2#413
similar cases is the same thing, or you make the ticket at your name as your passport or with your married name and carry your documents,plus you can go to your local Consulate or Embassy first to check out what is the best to do.
I put in all my forms my married name because is the name that I am going to use, of course my passport and my birth certificate is with my maiden name. And in some of the forms as I said before you should put your maiden name because they ask it. So they will have both names.
Now if you decide that you don't want to change your name at all, then there is no problem because by law you can remain with your maiden name even you are married, so at the end is your call. NOW, if after you get all your documents then put your finger in the air and say "hey I want my married name on it" then you will have to pay another fee again because then they will have to re-issue the document. Anyway I was looking about that over the internet and this can help:
http://www.imahal.com/mentor/archives/d001/q000411.htm
http://www.usvisanews.com/questions/wedquest051700.shtml (Question number 8)
http://www.immigration.com/faq/gqa4.html (Question number 22)
This even can help too, just in case
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq1-10.html
http://www.ssa.gov/replace_sscard.html
Good luck,