Passport

[Terpe]

Hi Rick,
Is your wife's passport up for renewal ? Or she just wants to have a passport showing her married name ?

It's really a personal choice, some keep their old passport and only update the name when the passport needs renewing. Sometimes years down the line.
Others choose to renew it to reflect their new name soon after marriage.

There's no major issue from either choice whatsoever relating to the Visa applications.

[rick]

Yes, it needs renewing, it has about 6 months left so it is better to start off with a new passport. You don't think it will be a problem if the TB test is in the old name and the passport in the new one?

[Terpe]

Yes, it needs renewing, it has about 6 months left so it is better to start off with a new passport. You don't think it will be a problem if the TB test is in the old name and the passport in the new one?

The Marriage Certificate is the audit trail for the name change.
Just a heads-up Rick, that TB certificate is valid for 6 months and must still be valid on the date when submitting the visa application.