{"id":7505,"date":"2024-06-15T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aipassportphotos.com\/blog\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:03:58","slug":"change-passport-marital-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aipassportphotos.com\/blog\/change-passport-marital-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Mandatory to Change Marital Status in Passport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
After you get married or divorced, you have a lot of things to deal with, such as changing your name, address, or marital status. If you travel abroad, concerning information on your passport should be updated. In this passage, we are going to find out whether it is mandatory to change the marital status in a passport and how to change it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Is Marital Status in Philippine Passport?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Marital status refers to an individual’s status in relation to marriage. It is an essential demographical statistic in terms of public benefits, credit, and insurance. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), it can be divided into 5 categories: Single, Married, Divorced, Separated, and Widowed. In the Philippines, females can use their husbands’ surname or after getting married and reinstate their maiden names after getting divorced or widowed. Changing the name on the Philippine passport can reflect your marital status.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Is It Mandatory to Change Marital Status in Passport?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
No. As marital status does not show on the passport, it is not a must to update the passport status<\/strong> unless you want to change your name on the document due to a change of marriage. Additionally, changing the birth name due to marriage or annulment of marriage is also optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Article 370 of the New Civil Code of the Philippines, married women can use any of the following as their surname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Use a Hyphenated Surname<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
It means to link your maiden name and your husband’s surname with a hyphen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Drop the Maiden Name<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
When hyphenating the husband\u2019s surname with the wife’s makes a long name, some prefer to replace the maiden name with the last name of their husbands directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Use the Husband\u2019s Full Name<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Women can use their husband\u2019s full name with the prefix of Mrs. as a new name. It clearly indicates that someone is the wife of her husband, but it’s rarely seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Requirements for Passport Change Status from Single to Married<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Proofs of your identity and marital status are required. The requirements for changing the status of the passport are the same as passport renewal, which are listed as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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