Married but Wife still not using my Last name

alexamae · August 2011

I'm married for a year now but my wife still hasn't changed her last name. Hindi kasi sya compulsory dito sa SG so di nalang muna namin pina process kasi matagal ang pagkuha ng passport ngayon. Wala kami masyado time pag uwi sa pinas, so hinayaan lang muna namin. Meron na kaming NSO certified na marriage cert/license.

Question: magpaprocess na sana kami ng application, need ba nya magpapalit muna ng last name? Ako ang main applicant.

Salamat sa time.

JClem · August 2011

I believe she doesn't need to change as long as you have a CTC of your marriage certificate, there should be no problem on it. Dito din naman sa Pinas, may option talaga ang wife if they're going to retain their maiden name or change it to their married name. Nakasanayan na lang lahat na nagpapalit to married name pero hindi din compulsory satin.

User · July 2012

@alexamae my wife too hasn't changed her last name

bambina · July 2012

i am married to a wonderful person for twelve long years but i still carry (no disrespect to my hubby) my maiden name in almost all transactions--immigration etc (even passport).it is not a problem if you have the document from NSO as proof that ur legally married...as long as u indicate that u r married...aussies are not particularly meticulous with name change for married women.

lock_code2004 · July 2012

agree.. that's why they also created an option to include "de-factor" partner in the visa application.. married/not married, surname changed or not... no issues at all..

alexamae · July 2012

Thank you for sharing

misteraussie · July 2012

Here's another patotoo na hindi issue ang last name

Wife's maiden name in all our submitted docs.

augusto · August 2012

guys, ask ko lang. in my case naman, i'm using my husband's name (btw i'm a girl, if ever you'll be confused with my username..hehehe). initial stage palang kami sa application. nag-aayos palang kmi ng mga papers. i am the principal applicant. my skill is to be assessed by vetassess. my question is, meron part dun sa application form na nakalagay na other names. i'm thinking of putting my maiden name dun kc lahat ng school credentials ko maiden ko pa nakalagay. tpos humihingi sila ng proof of change of name. eh a ang proof ko lang is marraige certficate.

anu ba sa tingin nyo or based sa experience nyo? hwag nalang ba ako maglagay ng details dun sa other name na portion. magegets naman na cguro nila pag nakita nila pag nkita nila ung marriage certifcate namin. or ilagay ko pa din?

thanks!!

katniss · May 2015

Hi guys, ttnong ko lng po if meron na sa inyo ngkaproblem sa visa processing dhil s nbi clearance? Napansin ko kc sa nbi clearance ng mga kakilala ko, ung name na lalabas eh palaging me "surname ng husband". For my case kc maiden name ung gmit ko s lahat ng docs (at ayaw ko p kc mgpalit ng surname). Pero unfortunately ung mga tga pinas na nbi ini-insist nila na i-indicate ung husband surname khit di ko nga gnagamit. For sure lalabas s nbi clearance ko eh ksama ung husband's surname and yun lng yung tanging doc ko s application na ung name ko eh me husband's surname Meron n po ba sa inyo n gnun ung case? Lalabas kc na inconsistent.

JCsantos · May 2015

Hi guys, ttnong ko lng po if meron na sa inyo ngkaproblem sa visa processing dhil s nbi clearance? Napansin ko kc sa nbi clearance ng mga kakilala ko, ung name na lalabas eh palaging me "surname ng husband". For my case kc maiden name ung gmit ko s lahat ng docs (at ayaw ko p kc mgpalit ng surname). Pero unfortunately ung mga tga pinas na nbi ini-insist nila na i-indicate ung husband surname khit di ko nga gnagamit. For sure lalabas s nbi clearance ko eh ksama ung husband's surname and yun lng yung tanging doc ko s application na ung name ko eh me husband's surname Meron n po ba sa inyo n gnun ung case? Lalabas kc na inconsistent.

just curious why do you girls dont want to change your name?

I mean d b parang SOP na after marriage girls change their surname on everything ... sobrang problematic tong mga inconsistent na pangalan .... me mga kilala ako matanda na sila at hirap na sila mag process ng passport or migration papers dahil inde nila inasikaso yung pag palit ng pangalan at maling pangalan sa birth cert vs sa mga ID

Envy · May 2015

Hi guys, ttnong ko lng po if meron na sa inyo ngkaproblem sa visa processing dhil s nbi clearance? Napansin ko kc sa nbi clearance ng mga kakilala ko, ung name na lalabas eh palaging me "surname ng husband". For my case kc maiden name ung gmit ko s lahat ng docs (at ayaw ko p kc mgpalit ng surname). Pero unfortunately ung mga tga pinas na nbi ini-insist nila na i-indicate ung husband surname khit di ko nga gnagamit. For sure lalabas s nbi clearance ko eh ksama ung husband's surname and yun lng yung tanging doc ko s application na ung name ko eh me husband's surname Meron n po ba sa inyo n gnun ung case? Lalabas kc na inconsistent.
just curious why do you girls dont want to change your name?

I mean d b parang SOP na after marriage girls change their surname on everything ... sobrang problematic tong mga inconsistent na pangalan .... me mga kilala ako matanda na sila at hirap na sila mag process ng passport or migration papers dahil inde nila inasikaso yung pag palit ng pangalan at maling pangalan sa birth cert vs sa mga ID

exactly the point. why change name if this is problematic?

Maria Dela Cruz can stay Maria Dela Cruz as long as she wants even after marriage.

JCsantos · May 2015

Oh by the way guys if you dont know you can use you maiden name here in australia , I mean you dont have to change it once you get married, ito ang ginagawa ng mga chinese , meron akong ka officemate na magasawa na inde pinalitan yung pangalan ni babae ... sabi sa akin inde daw required sa mga chinese i guess you can still use this ... kaya pala nung nag apply ako ng passport nagtataka yung chinese na nag pprocess kung bakit nag iba ang pangalan ng asawa ko

katniss · May 2015

@JCsantos hi JC, di kc ako s pinas kinasal, d2 sa sg kc sg citizen hubby ko. Then recently lng din. Nag inquire ako here, if kelangan ko ichange ung name here, they instruct me to have a deed poll daw which means i have to contact a lawyer. Also dpat ko iregister ung cert nmin sa nso which we filed alr amd we were informed will take effect after 6 months pa.. ansaya saya di ba.

JCsantos · May 2015

@JCsantos hi JC, di kc ako s pinas kinasal, d2 sa sg kc sg citizen hubby ko. Then recently lng din. Nag inquire ako here, if kelangan ko ichange ung name here, they instruct me to have a deed poll daw which means i have to contact a lawyer. Also dpat ko iregister ung cert nmin sa nso which we filed alr amd we were informed will take effect after 6 months pa.. ansaya saya di ba.

kung problema mo yung NSO mo pwede ka under the table yan ... yung pinsan ko after kinasal sa pinas got his NSO cert after a week or two ni rush talaga nila kasi i aaapply nung asawa nya sa US

TasBurrfoot · May 2015

@JCsantos - my wife opted to use her maiden name; it is no biggie for me and less hassle for her to arrange for all the name change documents.

And yeah, there is on rule in the Philippines that stipulates that a girl must follow the name of the husband. Ginagawang tradition lang ito but it is not written in stone.

papajay07 · July 2015

Hi guys, ttnong ko lng po if meron na sa inyo ngkaproblem sa visa processing dhil s nbi clearance? Napansin ko kc sa nbi clearance ng mga kakilala ko, ung name na lalabas eh palaging me "surname ng husband". For my case kc maiden name ung gmit ko s lahat ng docs (at ayaw ko p kc mgpalit ng surname). Pero unfortunately ung mga tga pinas na nbi ini-insist nila na i-indicate ung husband surname khit di ko nga gnagamit. For sure lalabas s nbi clearance ko eh ksama ung husband's surname and yun lng yung tanging doc ko s application na ung name ko eh me husband's surname Meron n po ba sa inyo n gnun ung case? Lalabas kc na inconsistent.

Musta po kinalabasan ng NBI clearance nyo?

omeng22 · July 2015

Good afternoon Sir/Mam,

Makisali din po ako regarding the maiden name and NBI clearance.
We are on our assessment stage right now and this matter alarmed us.
My wife's documents all showed her maiden name, and in this case,
is there's a possibility to have a problem in the NBI clearance renewal?
Or is it possible to renew the NBI clearance as single just to provide the
the maiden name and then just provide to the DIBP our marriage certificate?
Is this possible?

Any help would be very much appreciated regarding this matter.

Thanks!

Gft_SG · July 2015

@omeng22 I had the same situation. Unfortunately, NBI won't allow you to do that pero we never had any problem naman. All of my wife's documents were submitted with her maiden name except for the NBI clearance. No questions asked when we processed the visa. All the best.

omeng22 · July 2015

@Gft_SG thanks for that very information mam! Atleast hindi na pla namin pproblemahin ang NBI clearance hehehe, hintay nalang manganak si misis then tuloy na sa application hehehe, salamat ulit ng madami!!!!!

Captain_A · May 2016

very helpful thread

Aussiepangarap · August 2017

@Envy @JCsantos hello po,sa nbi po kasi nakaindicate dun sa online na ilalagay ung "husband's surname", i'm married and still using may maiden name. Baka pag nai-print na yung nbi clearance eh hindi mag tally yung sa passport ko sa nbi. Please help! Tia!

MayoMay · January 2018

Same question din po. using my maiden name pero sa nbi nag ask sila na ilagay ung husband's surname. nung nagtry ako mag print, parang lalabas dalaga ung hubby's surname as part ng name ko. paano po gnawa nyo

kaidenMVH · January 2018

@Aussiepangarap may sumagot na ba sa question mo? here's my take...if your passport still shows your maiden name, ok lang. sa NBI clearance just put your husband surname dun sa questionnaire sa husband section mo, if they ask, show them your marriage cert. sa atin lang parang compulsory na mag change ng surname. imagine lahat ng docs mo papalitan? even your signature once na mag asawa ka? for me it's ok if my wife still use her surname. anyways my 2 boys use my name so no problem ;-)

itscarlo · January 2018

@lock_code2004 "de-facto"

RheaMARN1171933 · January 2018

@MayoMay that's fine with NBI. You just need to explain on a cover letter when you submit your docs to the Dept of Home Affairs.

Aussiepangarap · February 2018

@kaidenMVH hi po, naprocess ko na ung sa nbi ko, hit nga po eh hehe. Pero sabi ko ofw ako and pinakita ko ung flight ticket ko, then naasikaso din naman nila agad on that day.