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Hi,
My wife is currently on an H-4 visa. She has:
1) Her passport with maiden name
2) Her H-4 visa stamp with maiden name (valid for the next 3 years)
Now we plan to change her last name to her married name and obtain a new passport (with married name). Once that change is made, she will then have:
1) Old passport with maiden name
2) H-4 visa stamp (on old passport) with maiden name
3) New passport with married name
4) Notarized 'affidavit' from India (on a Govt of India stamp paper) explaining name change
5) Marriage certificate from India
I have 2 questions:
1) Do we need to obtain a new H-4 visa stamp for her with the married name? Or can she continue using the old visa stamp for the next 3 years as long as she carries documents (listed above) explaining the name discrepancy?
2) If she continues using the old H-4 visa stamp (with maiden name) and the new passport (with married name), will there be an issue applying for other US IDs (Ex: H-4 EAD Card/State ID/Driver's license etc)? Or what will count as the valid name for her US IDs. Will it be the name on her passport (Married name) or the name on her H-4 visa stamp (maiden name)?
Many thanks in advance for anyone who can help answer the questions.
My wife is currently on an H-4 visa. She has:
1) Her passport with maiden name
2) Her H-4 visa stamp with maiden name (valid for the next 3 years)
Now we plan to change her last name to her married name and obtain a new passport (with married name). Once that change is made, she will then have:
1) Old passport with maiden name
2) H-4 visa stamp (on old passport) with maiden name
3) New passport with married name
4) Notarized 'affidavit' from India (on a Govt of India stamp paper) explaining name change
5) Marriage certificate from India
I have 2 questions:
1) Do we need to obtain a new H-4 visa stamp for her with the married name? Or can she continue using the old visa stamp for the next 3 years as long as she carries documents (listed above) explaining the name discrepancy?
2) If she continues using the old H-4 visa stamp (with maiden name) and the new passport (with married name), will there be an issue applying for other US IDs (Ex: H-4 EAD Card/State ID/Driver's license etc)? Or what will count as the valid name for her US IDs. Will it be the name on her passport (Married name) or the name on her H-4 visa stamp (maiden name)?
Many thanks in advance for anyone who can help answer the questions.
