horace1845 said:
Good day to all,
PER received June 22, 2011.
I and my spouse are going to renew our passports from green to e-passport here in Philippine Embassy in Riyadh.
Is it acceptable if my wife will still use her maiden name or it is mandatory for her to use my surname once she renewed her passport?
We are worried that changing her surname might create conflict on her legal documents here in Saudi Arabia and might also affect our PR application because all documents in the application are in her maiden name.
My green passport will expire on February 12, 2012 and my wife's green passport will be on June 25, 2012.
Any advice please.
Thx,
Horace
Hello horace1845........ Basing on what i've read for 6 months on different threads.... you have options but first i have some questions for you.
a.) did you submit NSO marriage contract??
b.) how about her legal identification cards like PRC, LTO, SSS, etc.???
NOW,you can consider these options;
1.) she can renew her Passport and use her marital surname and as soon as you have your AOR then, this time you can submit letter and changes of the latest copy of her passport; To justify this advice; renewal and change of passport from green to maroon (machine readable) is necessary.
2.) she can retain her maiden name as per her old passport upon renewal BUT she will not enjoy carrying her marriage name until the next renewal which is 5 years.
3.) it will not matter that much even if her application is still her maiden name kasi the same person pa rin at the same forms pa rin naman ang mga na fill up-an.
4.) If she renew her passport there in Riyadh, i don't think it will create a big impact since you will be given a new IQAMA if of course you will declare your recent status.
i hope i was able to give you enlightenment on this issue.
Capricorn.