I know I can keep my maiden name on my passport if I want (I just reserve plane tickets in that name), and I know how to change it to my married name. I am wondering if it is possible for me to have my maiden name on my passport WITH the married name, but NOT hyphenated. Do I use my maiden name as my middle name on the form (First Maiden Married) or do I just deal with it and change it to First Middle Married? I like my maiden name, even though it is long and not first-name-like as is the case of my current middle name. If I change my PP to First Maiden Married, can I still keep my real middle name, and apply as: First Middle Maiden Married?
Also, am I obliged to change my SS card name (the number stays the same though) before I change my passport?
If I keep my passport in my maiden name until expiration in 2010, will I have problems if I try to go through US and French customs at the same time as my EU national husband? Can I go through the EU line with him on my US passport?
2007-03-22 06:04:33 · 3 answers · asked by klompendancer 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
ok, I know which forms I need, and it's been months that we're married... I would like to just have one legal document with both names, instead of having to have everything translated (I live in Europe, but from USA), because sometimes I need my maiden name, and sometimes my married name. Can I put my maiden name in place of my middle name and that be ok? BTW, I am legally allowed to use whichever name, so it's ambiguous to say which is the legal name.
2007-03-25 02:12:28 · update #1
Your passpoert needs to have your legal name. When I got married, we left the country for our honeymoon, and I took the marriage license along to verify the name change. I had no problems, and just explained that we had recently been married. Of course, that was before 9/11, so I don't know how security has changed.
2007-03-22 06:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your name should be whatever name you take at the time of your marriage. after you return from your wedding trip (using the marriage license to show the name change), you should get a new passport using DS5504 in your new name.
2007-03-24 22:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by roundater 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple of sites that have the answers to your questions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_passport
travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
2007-03-26 21:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by allen w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋