Originally Posted by
confu5ed
I have to fly to Russia again this year and there is no direct flight. Most likely I will have to stop somewhere in Europe. If I get ticket on my Russian name, how will I be treated in Europe espcially on the way back to US? What shall I do? I dont want to go thru this again. Please, help!
Why not change your Russian passport to reflect the same name? My wife and all our Russian friends took the extra step to change their Russian passports to reflect the same name.
When my wife first returned to Russia in 2001, she didn't even have her Alien Card yet, but rather returned on a "Travel Document". She had no problems with the two different names either in US or Russia. She merely showed her Russian passport, US Travel Document and our Marriage Certificate.
We never had connecting flights until after she had changed her Russian passport, so I don't know about that question