Different Name because of the Consulate General, is this a problem???

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Bella Blues

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Hi everyone,

I have a dilemma right now, not too bad, though I am not sure how severe it is. I am recently married and my USC husband is sponsoring me to get Legal Permanent Residence.

We're putting together our package and let's say my full name is
Bella Blues Clues and my husband's name is Mark Clark.

Okay, on all of the petition papers I had written down that my maiden name is Bella Blues Clues but my new married name is Bella Blues Clark.

Here's the problem, we went and got my passport renewed today at the Philippine Consulate General here in Los Angeles

We had to fill out a Report of Marriage and we gave them all of their ridiculous requirements and then I also was able to renew my passport, the thing is they INSISTED that my new name CAN NOT BE BELLA BLUES CLARK but instead IT HAS TO BE BELLA CLUES CLARK. I told them, I want to keep my middle name and I just want to chuck my dad's last name and replace it with my husband's last name but I was told that I am NOT allowed to do that, that my dad's name is now my middle name and IT HAS TO BE THAT WAY because I'm a Filipino citizen and that's how it's done in the Philippines.

Now my problem is, my new renewed passport will say BELLA CLUES CLARK but my petition papers and probably green card will say BELLA BLUES CLARK. Is this going to be a problem or is it no big deal? Do I have to change all of the petition papers? Coz I really don't want to have my dad's last name as my middle name. I want to keep my middle name and my husband's last name will replace my old last name, that's it. The passport, if it has to be like that, then fine, but will it post a problem for me later???
 
Bella Blues said:
Anybody here know anything about this or have a suggestion?
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Hi:

I don't know anything about law in the Philippines and what you can do to change that decision. However, one option would be to not fight them about it now, and when you become a US citizen, you can change your name to how you want it to be. Note that to do a name change along with the citizenship application, you have to request a judicial ceremony for your citizenship.
 
pianoplayer said:
Hi:

I don't know anything about law in the Philippines and what you can do to change that decision. However, one option would be to not fight them about it now, and when you become a US citizen, you can change your name to how you want it to be. Note that to do a name change along with the citizenship application, you have to request a judicial ceremony for your citizenship.
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Hi pianoplayer,

Thank you for your response. Yes, that's what I did. I just followed what they said, so now my renewed passport has my first name, maiden last name and my married last name.

My problem is that on all of my application forms for permanent residency,
I used my first name, middle name, then married last name. My husband and I actually haven't mailed our forms yet because we still need to get the affidavit of support notarized and I also just gave birth so we're still very busy at the moment. I don't want to do the forms all over again just to match my passport because I already did the medical exam and I don't want to pay for another medical exam just to change my name's format! ugh!

Well, I don't know if this is going to be a problem in the future. Basically, my passport will have a different name from everything I have (license, future green card, bills, etc.). I don't know if anybody else has experienced something similar?
 
Bella Blues said:
Hi pianoplayer,

Thank you for your response. Yes, that's what I did. I just followed what they said, so now my renewed passport has my first name, maiden last name and my married last name.

My problem is that on all of my application forms for permanent residency,
I used my first name, middle name, then married last name. My husband and I actually haven't mailed our forms yet because we still need to get the affidavit of support notarized and I also just gave birth so we're still very busy at the moment. I don't want to do the forms all over again just to match my passport because I already did the medical exam and I don't want to pay for another medical exam just to change my name's format! ugh!

Well, I don't know if this is going to be a problem in the future. Basically, my passport will have a different name from everything I have (license, future green card, bills, etc.). I don't know if anybody else has experienced something similar?
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I really do not think it is necessary to redo the applications. My guess is that all your paperwork in the US, DL etc. is in your chosen name. Therefore, keep it that way on your applications, and just list the name on your passport under the "other names" section on the forms. If the officer asks, you can explain the situation.

I have seen plenty of cases where the name on the green card does not exactly match that on the passport (maiden name issues etc.) Just remember, if you do reserve a flight overseas, make sure it matches your passport name.

In the future, during citizenship, you can formally change your name if you choose.
 
no big deal. I actually used my maiden name as my middle name on all applications (which my country does not allow), while my passport still has my first name, a patronymic and the last name in them.

So, my GC has my maiden name as my middle name, while my passport still has the old info.
 
Thank you

Thank you Pianoplayer and LucyMo!

I wasn't sure if this was going to cause me any trouble later, so thank you for letting me know! I didn't think it was a big deal, but I had to double check just in case.

Yes, pianoplayer, I will just have all my US stuff with my chosen name and then only my passport will be a little different and thank you LucyMo for letting me know that I'm not the only one whose passport will have a different name from everything else.
 
LucyMO said:
no big deal. I actually used my maiden name as my middle name on all applications (which my country does not allow), while my passport still has my first name, a patronymic and the last name in them.

So, my GC has my maiden name as my middle name, while my passport still has the old info.
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By the way, Lucy, just out of curiosity, what is a patronymic???
 
it's not basically a maiden name. in my country a patronymic is a form of a father's first name. We do have separate last names (family name). :)

So, my name was Lucy Georgievna MaidenLastName, since my dad's first name is George.

Now, my GC has Lucy MaidenLastName MarriedLastName in it, while my passport has an old name in it. :)

Some airlines have problems with people's GC and passports having different names or spelling differences....but it's easier for women because they can carry a copy of a marriage certificate with them and that explains the differences. So, if I were you, I'd buy the tickets with just the first name and the last name in them - Bella Clark, being the same in your passport and GC. :)
 
LucyMO said:
it's not basically a maiden name. in my country a patronymic is a form of a father's first name. We do have separate last names (family name). :)

So, my name was Lucy Georgievna MaidenLastName, since my dad's first name is George.

Now, my GC has Lucy MaidenLastName MarriedLastName in it, while my passport has an old name in it. :)

Some airlines have problems with people's GC and passports having different names or spelling differences....but it's easier for women because they can carry a copy of a marriage certificate with them and that explains the differences. So, if I were you, I'd buy the tickets with just the first name and the last name in them - Bella Clark, being the same in your passport and GC. :)
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Ahhh, interesting, thank you. It's nice to learn something new everyday!
:) And yes, that's a great idea about buying tickets with just my first and last name, that way it will match both! Why didn't I think of that?!? lol :)
 
LucyMO said:
it's not basically a maiden name. in my country a patronymic is a form of a father's first name. We do have separate last names (family name). :)

So, my name was Lucy Georgievna MaidenLastName, since my dad's first name is George.

Now, my GC has Lucy MaidenLastName MarriedLastName in it, while my passport has an old name in it. :)

Some airlines have problems with people's GC and passports having different names or spelling differences....but it's easier for women because they can carry a copy of a marriage certificate with them and that explains the differences. So, if I were you, I'd buy the tickets with just the first name and the last name in them - Bella Clark, being the same in your passport and GC. :)
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I would be careful with doing that. I know of at least one person who did exactly that and was denied boarding. Check with the airline what they prefer --- it differs very much from airline to airline (and I daresay from attendant to attendant according to the IQ level!)
 
the airlines require that your name on the ticket match your name in your passport. However, they do not require that you use your middle name on your ticket - just first and last.

I know of many cases when people cannot change their passports to reflect their married names, so they travel overseas with passports, GCs and a marriage certificate. They buy tickets with the names listed in their passports, as required. But to reenter the US, they need to show something that proves that the person with different names in GC and passport is the same person - that's where the official marriage certificate comes in - for the US authorities (not the airline).

It is a particular problem with changing names in a passport in the former Soviet Union.
 
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