Me and my Fiancée plan to Japa out of Nigeria.

Situation:

1. I have an international passport
2. My Fiancée is yet to do hers.
3. We are yet to get married but plan to do so in a couple of months after I am settled abroad (before this year runs out hopefully).
4. I will travel before her and before the wedding cos she needs to get spousal visa first for her to join me.

Issues:


1. Due to how long it takes to process a passport in Nigeria we are thinking of getting her a passport in her maiden name. But I hear changing the last name on the passport later after she gets married is cumbersome.

2. If we obtain the maiden name passport now and decide to leave it that way when I move over and apply for her visa to come over, would we be able to apply for the visa with her maiden name? Would applying for spouse visa with her maiden name not affect the visa application? If it doesn’t, would she need to buy a flight ticket in her maiden name too?

3. If we choose to wait till we get married to apply for her passport with my surname. I would already be abroad, and I’m not sure we can go about the name change and passport application process as quickly as possible (I would be too busy to travel back to Nigeria until wedding eve, then return abroad the next day after wedding to apply for her spouse visa). Even if she does all of the name change processes and eventually applies for the passport herself afterwards, I am worried the passport application might take ages and we need it to process her visa. Also, if all her documents still bear her maiden name, would there be any complications during the visa process? Would her marriage certificate alone be sufficient to determine her change of surname on the documents?

Is waiting for the surname change to get a fresh passport worth the wait? Or should we apply now and get her a passport in her maiden name?

Evidence of marriage is the certificate not name change. Name change is not compulsory to travel or process visa. But changing name abroad is cumbersome and expensive even in Nigeria. Why not pay for cad express service after marriage for the passport

Lagbaja88:
Evidence of marriage is the certificate not name change. Name change is not compulsory to travel or process visa. But changing name abroad is cumbersome and expensive even in Nigeria. Why not pay for cad express service after marriage for the passport

So if she gets a visa in her maiden name, this can’t be changed easily? We will be changing her legal surname to mine immediately after the wedding. Is it possible for her visa to be awarded in her maiden name even though she has already changed her name legally at the time of marriage? Can her visa name be different from the name in the passport? If her passport has a different name from the visa, which one does she use in booking the flight?

[quote author=Blixon post=103864435]
So if she gets a visa in her maiden name, this can’t be changed easily? [/quot

First things first.... it's only a few months left in this year. You have international passport ... do you have visa? ... flight booked?...are you going as a Permanent Resident? ... when exactly are you travelling?.... to get settled and get her with you by year end?
I think it's better to leave her passport as is ... leave name change for after marriage.

Originalsly:
First things first.... it's only a few months left in this year. You have international passport ... do you have visa? ... flight booked?...are you going as a Permanent Resident? ... when exactly are you travelling?.... to get settled and get her with you by year end?
I think it's better to leave her passport as is ... leave name change for after marriage.

She has not gotten first passport before. As for me my relocation is not in question. It’s not my first time of moving to the country. I have everything I need. I’m concerned about hers cos I don’t know anything about marital name change and how that affects documents as I have never had anyone do it before.

Blixon:

She has not gotten first passport before. As for me my relocation is not in question. It’s not my first time of moving to the country. I have everything I need. I’m concerned about hers cos I don’t know anything about marital name change and how that affects documents as I have never had anyone do it before.

Hmmm... changes the picture! ... over to the experienced and experts!

Originalsly:


Hmmm... changes the picture! ... over to the experienced and experts!

Thanks for sharing the much you did

Blixon:
Me and my Fiancée plan to Japa out of Nigeria.

Situation:

1. I have an international passport
2. My Fiancée is yet to do hers.
3. We are yet to get married but plan to do so in a couple of months after I am settled abroad (before this year runs out hopefully).
4. I will travel before her and before the wedding cos she needs to get spousal visa first for her to join me.

Issues:


1. Due to how long it takes to process a passport in Nigeria we are thinking of getting her a passport in her maiden name. But I hear changing the last name on the passport later after she gets married is cumbersome.

2. If we obtain the maiden name passport now and decide to leave it that way when I move over and apply for her visa to come over, would we be able to apply for the visa with her maiden name? Would applying for spouse visa with her maiden name not affect the visa application? If it doesn’t, would she need to buy a flight ticket in her maiden name too?

3. If we choose to wait till we get married to apply for her passport with my surname. I would already be abroad, and I’m not sure we can go about the name change and passport application process as quickly as possible (I would be too busy to travel back to Nigeria until wedding eve, then return abroad the next day after wedding to apply for her spouse visa). Even if she does all of the name change processes and eventually applies for the passport herself afterwards, I am worried the passport application might take ages and we need it to process her visa. Also, if all her documents still bear her maiden name, would there be any complications during the visa process? Would her marriage certificate alone be sufficient to determine her change of surname on the documents?

Is waiting for the surname change to get a fresh passport worth the wait? Or should we apply now and get her a passport in her maiden name?

OP she wait till after marriage to do her passport cause if she does now in her maiden name it would be null & void.. You guys would have to do change of name & get a new passport with her your last name.. This I am sure of .

Chiiamaka:


OP she wait till after marriage to do her passport cause if she does now in her maiden name it would be null & void.. You guys would have to do change of name & get a new passport with her your last name.. This I am sure of .

Ah okay then. Thanks a lot.

I am married but I haven't gotten an international passport and either have I done marriage registry certificate. We only did our wedding traditionally. My hubby is staying oversea . Can I use my maiden name on my passport? He's coming home middle of the year and I want to do the passport down before our registry wedding..

Can't our marriage certificate back up my passport? Is it necessary I use his name on my passport?