Questions about Passport and Name Changes

utopiacowboy says on Apr 30, 2006, 10:50:

She should be able to change it later. We left her name alone because it seemed easier and less confusing not to change it at this point.

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ElCheAmericano says on Apr 30, 2006, 11:10:

So, Utopia is it not possible to change it now or is it just a real pain in the ass. If I we were to change it later wouldnt she have to get a new passport with her new name? What is the procedure to change her name?

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utopiacowboy says on Apr 30, 2006, 12:04:

There are people on PBH who changed their names and got new passports etc. I don't know how much of a pain in the ass it is.

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Gator says on Apr 30, 2006, 12:48:

Wasn't THAT Hard, Just a PIA make sure all the Colombian documents she presents are original or have the notary stamp on them. We know-Mrs. Gator went through that in changing her cedula and Colombian passport. My advice, and I wish we did it this way, go by the office who will handle the process and find out exactly what is need and follow it dotting all the I's and crossing all the T's. That is the reason, if it is a Catholic wedding, you MUST file the church's paperwork with the notary.

P.S. Her in the USA you can visit a Colombian consulate and they will enter her married name into the original passport BUT the typed part of the passport will remain the same. Not all the time, but some of the time this presented problems in Colombia. Yes you will be issued a new passport in both USA and Colombia and that's the best way.

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ElCheAmericano says on May 1, 2006, 08:20:

I'm still confused We got married at a notaria in Barranquilla. No one ever asked us how we wanted our names to appear. So on our marriage certificate it shows her name as it is and my name as well. Nothing was ever changed. Does she have to change her cedula to my last name or apply with a visa in my name as well. Can you please explain how and when the name gets changed.

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Gator says on May 1, 2006, 08:54:

FYI "So on our marriage certificate it shows her name as it is and my name as well. Nothing was ever changed."

Correct, nothing is ever changed on the marriage certificate. We were married in a small Catholic church in Jamundi outside of Cali. On the Partida de Matrimono from the Arquidiocesis de Cali it does not change the names and simply meant that I, using my legal name and the wife, using her legal name (as listed on our birth certificates or in your case I am sure on your Passport) were married on such and such a date. When it was certified by the notary in Jumandi she only certified the church document by stamping with the notary seal and recording both names(not changing her last name) in her records.

The name gets changed when you do to DAS with the marriage certificate, notarized of course, and request the name change. The same applies for a passport banking records, etc. I am assuming you will come to the USA and when you file for AOS and the green card is issued it will be in her married name. The visa will be in her married name, since you are applying for a spouse visa. Does she HAVE to Change?-I do not really know but it would, IMHO, save a lot of questions and perhaps inconvenience.

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sweetcalena says on May 1, 2006, 08:58:

Last name issue!! In Colombia not a lot of married women change their last name, I got married in the states and still have my name as it is. I didnt change it. Few people changed it but isnt a big issue there.

Just my opinion!!

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Gator says on May 1, 2006, 18:53:

The Reason.... that in Colombia if a divorce takes place the wife must assume her name before the marriage. It is a PIA to change all the documents like cedula, passport, etc. Mrs. Gator insisted on the change but it is an individual decision.

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