Wife name change - before or after filing GC

[KoalaBear]

Hello,

My wife already changed her last name into mine, but I am applying naturalization and changing my last name now. As soon as I become a citizen, I want to file I-130 for her. Should she change her last name (my old last name) into my "new" last name before or after we file I-130 for her?
Advice please.

Thank you.

 

[Triple Citizen]

Seing that is is important to you both as a couple, get it done before any of the paperwork commences.

Should she change her last name (my old last name) into my "new" last name before or after we file I-130 for her?

 

[KoalaBear]

Thank you Triple Citizen

 

[Jackolantern]

Either get it all done before filing the green card paperwork, or at the end of the green card process. Either of you doing a name change in the middle of her GC process could cause confusion and delays with USCIS.