pls i need opinions.....:-(

[mjwoz]

Hi guys,
i really need ur opinions on wht the best way to do....
as i said before, I intended to lodge my spouse visa next month, i dont have time to amend my passport so basically im planning to lodge my applications and all my documents using my maiden name. The only thing that i used my hubby's surname is my documents at work and IF ever I think i can changed it again using my single name.
So it is okay to apply for spouse visa first and later the amendment of passport?
Your response will really help me a lot.......
Thankssssssssss
mjwoz

[Arthur Little]

Hi guys,
i really need ur opinions on wht the best way to do....
as i said before, I intended to lodge my spouse visa next month, i dont have time to amend my passport so basically im planning to lodge my applications and all my documents using my maiden name. So it is *okay to apply for spouse visa first and later the amendment of passport?
Your response will really help me a lot.......
Thankssssssssss
mjwoz

*Yes ... and I shall reaffirm what I said to you in my reply to your earlier thread ;) ... it's perfectly acceptable for you to apply for your spouse visa before having your passport amended; indeed [as I also implied] it makes total sense (cost-wise) ... with the present passport being valid until 2014! There's plenty of time (and opportunity) to have it updated once you're in the UK, believe me!

[Arthur Little]

The only thing that i used my hubby's surname is my documents at work and IF ever I think i can changed it again using my single name.

Don't worry :NoNo: ... the documents you use at work ought to have no bearing on the *ones needed for your visa application - *which DO have to correspond with the [maiden] name shown on your existing passport. As will that mentioned by your husband in his letter of support.

[vbkelly]

Hi guys,
i really need ur opinions on wht the best way to do....
as i said before, I intended to lodge my spouse visa next month, i dont have time to amend my passport so basically im planning to lodge my applications and all my documents using my maiden name. The only thing that i used my hubby's surname is my documents at work and IF ever I think i can changed it again using my single name.
So it is okay to apply for spouse visa first and later the amendment of passport?
Your response will really help me a lot.......
Thankssssssssss
mjwoz

same as mine before mjwoz and no problem at all, don't cost you anything i change my name when i applied my british passport

[nigel]

It is ok to do this I believe, and I believe that many successful applicants have done that..:)

[Arthur Little]

It is ok to do this I believe, and I believe that many successful applicants have done that..:)

It DEFINITELY is! :xxgrinning--00xx3: ... MY wife was one of those successful applicants a little over a year ago ... and will CONTINUE using the passport issued in her maiden name for as long as she's allowed to do so ...

[somebody]

As the others said you dont need to legally change your name to your husbands and trust there is unlikely to ever be a law say you do.

It does make it easier with paperworks to share a surname but all those processing your paperworks will be well used to those using their right to keep their maiden name.
If during a visa application to the UK someone said why are you doing so apart from a general question (maybe small talk ie time while waiting for the computer to process something etc) it would be discrimating agaisnt you as a Woman and would get that person in a lot of bother..

[mjwoz]

how long it takes to amend the passport? anyone have idea?
thanks,,,,
mjwoz

[KeithD]

how long it takes to amend the passport? anyone have idea?
thanks,,,,
mjwoz
Few days

[mjwoz]

Few days

2 days ? 5 days? or even a week?
thanks,,,
mjwoz

[rusty]

how long it takes to amend the passport? anyone have idea?
thanks,,,,
mjwoz

http://www.passport.com.ph/

Passport Fees

Regular Processing: Php 950.00 (14 working days)

Rush Processing: Php 1,200.00 (7 working days)

[liane]

10 working days in my case, I had it done by a travel agency.

[mjwoz]

thanks thanks for your immediate reply,,,,,,,,,very helpful
mjwoz