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documents: to change or not to change?
1.       mheart72
73 posts
 06 Feb 2007 Tue 11:29 pm

Hi everybody . I'm solicitng for advices.

I was married here in Canada and I didnt change any of my documents(passport, health card, residence card, etc.).I'm still using my maiden name. My husband told me i might have to change my family name when i'm going to live in Turkey. What are the diasadvantages if i don't? I want to do things the right way before i live there to avoid problems and while im here in Canada to process the changes if needed.

2.       caliptrix
3055 posts
 06 Feb 2007 Tue 11:35 pm

Quoting mheart72:

Hi everybody . I'm solicitng for advices.

I was married here in Canada and I didnt change any of my documents(passport, health card, residence card, etc.).I'm still using my maiden name. My husband told me i might have to change my family name when i'm going to live in Turkey. What are the diasadvantages if i don't? I want to do things the right way before i live there to avoid problems and while im here in Canada to process the changes if needed.



I don't know what your husband want to say about disadvantage. But maybe he wants to say that it is a Turkish habitance. Wifes have husbands surnames almost always.

Maybe this is also reasonable:
A Turkish surname shows that you are not a tourist. People who think that you are tourist, may want to behave as if you didn't know anything about Turkey and fool you maybe. That's all.

But as I said, you should ask him.

3.       azade
1606 posts
 06 Feb 2007 Tue 11:55 pm

I think caliptrix is right about what he's saying but I don't think you should give up your name if you are reluctant to do it. You could always keep your name and add your husband's to the end if you'd like.

My name is very unique - actually it's only my family who has it so I'll keep it and add my husbands. I already have two surnames so I'll let go of the other one although I like my name a lot I still want my husbands name because it's really cool. My problem is that it will be slightly odd when I change it: Jannie GXXX ÖXXX
Names are a puzzle, really. Does your husband's surname go with your first name?

4.       mheart72
73 posts
 07 Feb 2007 Wed 12:00 am

My husband just told me i might need to change and he didnt tell any disadvantages. Its just im thinking far ahead. Problems that i might encounter while travelling, any transactions that i might do, opening a bank account,those kind of stuff.

5.       mheart72
73 posts
 07 Feb 2007 Wed 12:03 am

Quoting azade:

Names are a puzzle, really. Does your husband's surname go with your first name?



I think so. He has a very family name. Two letters, thats it.

6.       mheart72
73 posts
 07 Feb 2007 Wed 12:06 am

Quoting mheart72:

Quoting azade:

Names are a puzzle, really. Does your husband's surname go with your first name?



I think so. He has a very family name. Two letters, thats it.



short family name i mean. Thats what im thinking too. Adding his family name to mine . But i like to get opinions to have a better idea.

thanks for the suggestion.

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