Will a name change, if granted, affect my wife’s current immigration status if her name remains as documented before my name change?
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Will a name change, if granted, affect my wife’s current immigration status if her name remains as documented before my name change?
I married my wife in the Philippines 2 years ago. She applied for, and was granted, an immigrant marriage visa last year. She is currently waiting on her permanent residence status another 1 and 1/2 years before it’s granted.
Asked on March 28, 2016 under Immigration Law, Hawaii
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SB Member California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Please clarify. An immigrant visa, once a person uses it to enter the US, essentially is a green card (in other words the actual green card is mailed to the person about 3 weeks after they enter the US using the immigrant visa). What exactly is she waiting for at this point and where? Has she entered the US?
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