Driving to Canada from U.S.: Passport in Maiden Name
Jun 27, 2016, 4:06 pm
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Driving to Canada from U.S.: Passport in Maiden Name
Am I correct in assuming that a passenger driving to Canada from the U.S. with a valid U.S. Passport in her maiden name should not expect difficulty entering Canada even though her name was legally changed?
This involves a neighbor who has been married for some time, so it is not a newlywed situation, if that matters. She would be traveling with her husband and sons, all of whom have Passports with the husband's name.
Only information I could find was quite dated and my understanding is that crossing into Canada has gotten more strict in recent years.
Thanks!
This involves a neighbor who has been married for some time, so it is not a newlywed situation, if that matters. She would be traveling with her husband and sons, all of whom have Passports with the husband's name.
Only information I could find was quite dated and my understanding is that crossing into Canada has gotten more strict in recent years.
Thanks!
Jun 27, 2016, 6:55 pm
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Am I correct in assuming that a passenger driving to Canada from the U.S. with a valid U.S. Passport in her maiden name should not expect difficulty entering Canada even though her name was legally changed?
This involves a neighbor who has been married for some time, so it is not a newlywed situation, if that matters. She would be traveling with her husband and sons, all of whom have Passports with the husband's name.
Only information I could find was quite dated and my understanding is that crossing into Canada has gotten more strict in recent years.
Thanks!
This involves a neighbor who has been married for some time, so it is not a newlywed situation, if that matters. She would be traveling with her husband and sons, all of whom have Passports with the husband's name.
Only information I could find was quite dated and my understanding is that crossing into Canada has gotten more strict in recent years.
Thanks!
Jun 27, 2016, 7:47 pm
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Should be no problem at all, as one province (Quebec) actually forbids women from changing their husbands' name except socially. As early as 1979, a prime minister (Joe Clark) had wife (Maureen McTeer) who did not take her husband's name.