will you be able to use your partner last name when you get married in canada

[hunterkeepers01]

planning to get marry when visa gets approved..wanna use my partner last name instead mine,..is that possible..

[CharlieD10]

Yes, you may assume your partner's name.  I took my husband's when we got married and had my ID changed to reflect my married name.  Changing it after I got PR would have been much more of a hassle for me, especially as I would have to apply through my country's consulate to change my ID, so I did it while in-country.  Also, that means that my PR card will be in my married name, so all Canadian ID I have will show that name, instead of needing to change them afterwards.

[hunterkeepers01]

its possible  for same sex also?will that means after you get married need to change or reapply for visa again since will change last name?

[hunterkeepers01]

coz  we cant get marry here in my country..so used my last name for our application.but am planning to use his last name when get there..

[CharlieD10]

I don't know if it holds for same sex couples, although I see no reason it wouldn't work in Canada, since they allow same sex marriages...try Google?

[hunterkeepers01]

my partner cousins was married same sex too....but they are canadian citizen and were able to use partner's last name....though they didnt need to work on visa.was thinking might be a problem on my visa then.

[PMM]

Hi

planning to get marry when visa gets approved..wanna use my partner last name instead mine,..is that possible..

Not in Quebec.

[hunterkeepers01]

no was in philippines

[mercur]

We got married in Quebec and they told us that my wife has to keep her name. I think this is the only province where you can't take the husband name.

[hunterkeepers01]

i see..my partner is in bc

[dashingboy9000]

We got married in Quebec and they told us that my wife has to keep her name. I think this is the only province where you can't take the husband name.

What if marriage is done out side on India, but the sponsor is "resident" of Quebec?

[QCSunshine]

Marriage name changes are not recognized (or allowed) in Quebec even if the marriage and/or name change occurred in another location. However, if you meet the criteria for a non-marriage based name change, I guess that could be something to look into. But I think the criteria for name change requests is pretty strict; however, if you have a name of "foreign origin or is too difficult to pronounce or write in its original form," maybe this route could be a possibility?
http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/change-name.html

[dashingboy9000]

Thanks for the information...