Hi there! I have just received my passport and my permanent visa in it. I have questions regarding this. I applied on my married name cos my husband is sponsoring me but they followed the name in my passport which is my maiden name. Will this affect in my obtaining a permanent visa card? My passport expires in 2013. Should I just renew it now so my married name would be written there? We live in Southern Alberta and we have a baby, so it would be too far to go to Vancouver just to renew my passport. If there are any other options, I would rather do it than going there and spending too much money and with a little baby in tow. We are planning to go to the US in November, so I'm thinking maybe I could just re- enter from Montana cos it's closer here and apply for a US visa at the same time. Can I do that? Is that a good option at all? What will I need if I do re-enter from a port of entry? I was here as a caregiver but got married and my husband sponsored me. Does anybody has an idea what to do on this situation?