Passport In My Maiden Name.

Nicki

mildred1978 wrote: »

So you assume children will always have their father's name?

No, but I know because it has been reported on here often enough, that an adult travelling with a child who does not have the same surname as the child, may be stopped by airport officials and asked to prove that they have parental responsibility for that child, or the consent of someone with parental responsibility to take the child abroad, as strangely enough immigration officers are trained in helping thwart child abductions. :cool:

January20

Nicki wrote: »

But if i had felt that my maiden name was part of my intrinsic identity i wouldnt have done.

I do think though there is something very odd in travelling in a name you haven't used for 8 years in any other context to save yourself £70 especially when it will cause a few odd issues like the ones i mentioned which IMHO are unecessary hassle. Clear enough for you?

I didn't realise my maiden name was an intrinsic part of my identity until I had "lost" it for 10 years (never even thought of keeping it when I got married ) and reverted to it again a little while after getting divorced. It felt like it completed my becoming my(old)self again! For this reason, I will never take anybody's surname ever again (not that I envisage getting married again). I don't see my maiden name as my father's name, I see it as MY name.

As for saving £70, this is a moneysaving site and you know the saying: "take care of the pennies....."

Do you know how many bottles of nice wine I could buy in France with £70?

StumpyPumpy

Whilst never having a maiden name to change:cool: I do have experience of US immigration difficulties. I really wouldn't recommend testing them with this.

As a frequent US visitor in the past, I had no problems with immigration until they tightened the (already tight) system to include a fingerprint scan. I have a condition with my hands that means my fingerprints are often non-existent. This means that I have been referred when entering the country, because the border checks fail to pick my prints up.

This means you end up spending at least an hour sitting "behind the scenes" whilst waiting for them to review your case and see whether they want to let you in. For me it just means that they rescan my prints with, I guess, a better machine and check I'm not that undesirable then wave me through. it did cause me to have to get from one end of Philadelphia airport to the other in less that 20 minutes to make the one and only connecting flight I needed to get to my destination or face 2 days in Philly (no comment:eek:) waiting for the next one. You don't even get to stay with your travelling companions - they get waved through and have no idea whether or not they will see you on the "other side".

Whilst the officials have never been unpleasant to me, it is not a pleasant experience, and if I could stop it happening for the sake of £112.50 I would spend the money in a flash. I don't know, but I doubt an ordinary border guard would have the authority to wave you through so long after your marriage though they might for honeymooners. It is the last thing I would want after a long, tiring flight.

SP

Taadaa

The only reason l changed my passport to my married name before l got married was because it was due to expire ans l couldn't have travelled to the Far East with the rime left on it. I would say so long as all required documentation are in the same name you will be fine.

Taadaa

Nicki wrote: »

No, but I know because it has been reported on here often enough, that an adult travelling with a child who does not have the same surname as the child, may be stopped by airport officials and asked to prove that they have parental responsibility for that child, or the consent of someone with parental responsibility to take the child abroad, as strangely enough immigration officers are trained in helping thwart child abductions. :cool:

I have a different surname from my son and took him on holiday with my them partner who had a different surname again and not once was a single question asked.

Ms_Chocaholic

The big question is though, how would they know you've got married, how would they know your name is now different to that on your passport, they wouldn't, there you go

getmore4less

StumpyPumpy wrote: »

Whilst never having a maiden name to change:cool: I do have experience of US immigration difficulties. I really wouldn't recommend testing them with this.

As a frequent US visitor in the past, I had no problems with immigration until they tightened the (already tight) system to include a fingerprint scan. I have a condition with my hands that means my fingerprints are often non-existent. This means that I have been referred when entering the country, because the border checks fail to pick my prints up.

This means you end up spending at least an hour sitting "behind the scenes" whilst waiting for them to review your case and see whether they want to let you in. For me it just means that they rescan my prints with, I guess, a better machine and check I'm not that undesirable then wave me through. it did cause me to have to get from one end of Philadelphia airport to the other in less that 20 minutes to make the one and only connecting flight I needed to get to my destination or face 2 days in Philly (no comment:eek:) waiting for the next one. You don't even get to stay with your travelling companions - they get waved through and have no idea whether or not they will see you on the "other side".

Whilst the officials have never been unpleasant to me, it is not a pleasant experience, and if I could stop it happening for the sake of £112.50 I would spend the money in a flash. I don't know, but I doubt an ordinary border guard would have the authority to wave you through so long after your marriage though they might for honeymooners. It is the last thing I would want after a long, tiring flight.

SP

So not relevent to getting married.

lilymay1

Just out of interest, what do married women who change their name but not their , use for ID (when a driving license won't suffice)

I got married last June and changed my passport at the same time despite it (annoyingly) only being 11 months old. I've just started a new job and my passport was one of the documents they needed in order to verify my identity etc etc etc. It wouldn't have been possible with my old passport, even if I showed my marriage certificate. Come to think of it, there have been quite a few occasions when I have needed to produce my passport as proof of identity (and name).

StumpyPumpy

getmore4less wrote: »

So not relevent to getting married.

Huh? No, it isn't, I never claimed it was. it is about the difficulties a minor change from the norm can cause going through immigration into the US, which is totally relevant to the OP's post.

The OP was asking about whether it was advisable to attempt to enter the US with a passport not in the name she will have been using on all other documentation for the best part of a year: a.k.a. something that is a minor change from the norm as expected by a US immigration official. My advice, with supporting experience, was that it is not worth the hassle if you get stopped. How can I be more relevant than answering the question posed?

SP

USAgirl

I not only visited the USA but moved here on a green card with my passport in my maiden name.. I've been in and out of the country, and got a job and travelled within the USA all on my maiden name. US customs can be a little overwhelming but they have no way of knowing you are married and are very unlikely to look at your credits cards.. Every time I enter the country I have a UK passport and driving licence in my maiden name., credit cards in both married and maiden names. OP, if it worries you take your wedding certificate but more importantly make sure your tickets and passport are in the same name.