Hi,

I have no idea where to post this q.

My brother and new sister-in-law are planning a trip down under. My brother will return on his Star RTW (He's 1P on UA) which he started when he left here. I will be using miles for my sister-in-law's ticket.

The poroblem is that her passport has her maiden name on it. Seeing that they would be on 2 PNRs they will be separated unless they have the same surname in the booking (or am I wrong?) If her ticket says Mrs Goodo, but her US passport says Ms XYZ, and she brings her marriage certificate that she married Mr Goodo, is that enough? Or will it cause problems, and it's better to book her under her maiden name and connect the 2 PNRs?

thanks
goodo

(crossposted on UA forum)

[This message has been edited by goodo (edited 10-24-2002).]

The answer is simple - get a divorce

I'm just kidding.

Actually, I'm going thru the same process at the end of the year.

Would you please let me know how your brother and sister-in-law fare, for my sake?

Thanks and good luck!!!

The advice I've always been given is that the name on the ticket must match the name in the passport, exactly.

If you want to make sure they don't get separated on the aircraft, make sure that the airlines know to link the PNRs and comment each of them with the fact that the person is flying with someone else.

I agree with Globaliser - particularly post 9/11 this is an absolute must - if the name on the ticket does not exactly match that on the passport then you will (well, should) be denied travel.

I take my sister, etc (and my husband who has a different last name) all the time -- we often are on the same PNR and if not ask for them to be linked.

name on ticket must be the same as name on passport

What about a certificate of change of name by deed poll?

goodo

To avoid any potential hassles, she should take her passport and marriage certificate to the nearest U.S. Passport Office and apply for a new passport reflecting her married name.

Is the bride supposed to do this between the ceremony and the honeymoon?

No. Many brides just travel on their maiden names. (Most brides I know will never change their surnames, but that's another story.)

In the UK, the passport office offers a facility whereby they will issue a passport in the married name ahead of time. Always seemed to me like a lot of bother for nothing. (As does changing your name, full stop.)

While that may work in the US (and possibly western Europe), it may not work in other countries.

I would not worry about it--upon check in the airlines will always reissue the ticket if needed. It would help to have back up id that supports the maiden name.

Bring the marrige certificate!

Thats All. They don"t NEED to match, they're supposed to match. BIG difference.

goodo,

I can understand if you are unclear where to post this thread. But why ask the same question in three separate places:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum82/HTML/001120.html

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/015194.html



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