Hi,

Need a little advice from those of you who already faced that question.

My wife, thai, changed her name because of marriage, and so, got new thai ID and thai passport. She has a 10 years visa to US (B1/B2) on her "old" (previous name) passport.

Is there a standard procedure or an usual and easy way to avoid carrying both passports for the next 9 years left?

Thanks in advance!

Ben

Hi,

Need a little advice from those of you who already faced that question.

My wife, thai, changed her name because of marriage, and so, got new thai ID and thai passport. She has a 10 years visa to US (B1/B2) on her "old" (previous name) passport.

Is there a standard procedure or an usual and easy way to avoid carrying both passports for the next 9 years left?

Thanks in advance!

Ben

Ben\

Hmmm, hadn't thought of that situation before, visa in old passport with former name, photo (hopefully) about the same, personal data the same, but traveling on new passport with married name, and carrying both.

Not quite the situation as MattFS218's, also today, or my wife's, as she kept her Thai name after we got married.

Suggest you contact:

-- the U.S. Embassy Consular Section, Emb switchboard is 02-205-4000, and ask them.

Consular Section,

Embassy Bangkok

95 Wireless Road,

Bangkok 10330, Thailand

E-mail: [email protected]

-- Customs Questions

U.S. Immigration & Customs Service (ICE)

Address: Sindhorn Tower 2, 12th Floor, 130 Wireless Rd, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Tel: +66-2-205-5015

Fax: +66-2-253-4448

E-mail: [email protected]

Home Page: http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/embassy/uscs.htm

Altho this is NOT a customs Q, ICE is supposed to cover U.S. border security, including inspection at ports of arrival.

-- Greencards and American Citizen Benefits

Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS), Formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)

Address: Sindhorn Tower 2, 15th FLoor, 130 Wireless Road, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

Fax: +66-2-650-7770

E-mail: [email protected]

These folks handle immigration type applications, not visas, after INS was divided some years ago into ICE & CIS, however, might as well send them an email too.

-- Also call the airline you plan on using, they've probably run into this situation before.

Mac

Believe your wife needs a new visa as the US will not transfer; even if the same name.

Believe your wife needs a new visa as the US will not transfer; even if the same name.

Lop3

Agreed, they will not transfer the 10-year visa to the new passport that has the new name, but it might still work with carrying both passports along the way.

Wonder if the embedded biomentrics in the passports are the same, Thai ID number, etc.

Mac

The Thai personal number (ID card number) is on Thai passport and would be the same. But I would not want to try it myself as expect it would case major heartburn everywhere - from check-in to arrival. Name on manifest is very important these days and visa name would be different. To me the cost of getting a new visa would be money well spent.