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Does anyone know how to change last name after you landed in Canada????

CharlieD10 said:
Yes, that's exactly what we did. I had an advantage in that I lived within walking distance of the embassy, so I hand-delivered the new passport copy and know it arrived safely. I knew it was attached to my file correctly afterwards because we ordered our GCMS notes a few months later and it showed that we had submitted additional information including an updated passport.

Lunas: I was advised by the US embassy that I would have no issues using the visa issued in my maiden name that is in my old passport with my updated passport, so long as I had my MC available for inspection. Additionally, because I took my husband's last name and did not hyphenate it, my new passport actually shows my maiden name in the format :Charlie D nee (nee = formerly) C. So with both passports (old with maiden name and US visa, new with married name) and my MC, I don't anticipate any issues getting into the US if we decide to go there.

Furthermore, they said if I wanted to change it to my married name I would have to go through the screening and interview process yet again, repay all the fees and there was no guarantee I would be issued a visa again. I said to heck with that! :P
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holy cow!! :o
 
I didn't change my name because I didn't want to pay for a whole new passport when I still have 7 years on my current one. So I asked when I got my Ontario license and all I had to do was show our marriage certificate and there is no fee to change it. also ask service Canada about changing my name after PR was issued and she said all I needed was my passport landing papers and marriage certificate and they would issue my SIN and health cards in my married name. And from what I read on the CIC website to change the name after the card is issued all I hafta do is mail in a certified copies of marriage certificate and driver's license and pay 50 bucks. I personally think thats alot easier then paying for and waiting for a whole new passport.... just my opinion tho...

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445ETOC.asp#5445E6
 
wow this sounds much better. But the difference in opinions is astronomical :o
 
Creampop said:
I didn't change my name because I didn't want to pay for a whole new passport when I still have 7 years on my current one. So I asked when I got my Ontario license and all I had to do was show our marriage certificate and there is no fee to change it. also ask service Canada about changing my name after PR was issued and she said all I needed was my passport landing papers and marriage certificate and they would issue my SIN and health cards in my married name. And from what I read on the CIC website to change the name after the card is issued all I hafta do is mail in a certified copies of marriage certificate and driver's license and pay 50 bucks. I personally think thats alot easier then paying for and waiting for a whole new passport.... just my opinion tho...

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445ETOC.asp#5445E6
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I had 4 years left on my passport, but getting a new one in Canada would not be a simple matter of popping down to the US or over to the nearest consulate to git er done, in my case. Where I lived and worked in Jamaica was a short walk from the passport office, so I sucked it up and paid the US$100 fee because in the long run, it would be a heck of a lot cheaper than couriering my passport to the consulate in Toronto or the embassy in Ottawa, waiting for them to send it to the passport agency in Jamaica, waiting for PICA to send it back to the consulate/embassy and paying to get it back to me with the new name, then doing all of the above.

Six of one, half dozen of the other.
 
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