Husband's name in Wife's Passport

Q111) Do we have to apply for NEW passport with Husband's name, instead of Father's name, for Spousal Sponsorship Immigration?

As per IRCC, there's no such mandatory requirement. Women can keep using their current passport with Father's name.

As per Pakistani Law, women MUST change their legal guardian's name in CNIC/Passport AFTER marriage OR divorce.

Your Govt. ID (such as CNIC & Passport) cannot be renewed if you are married and you have not applied for modification of CNIC After marriage.

For Legal Guardians:

Single : Father's Name
Married : Husband's Name
Divorced : Father's Name

Note: Most applicants don't face any issue unless until they apply for renewal of documents inside Pakistan or Pakistani consulates / embassies / high commissions.

IMPORTANT

Women can easily use their current passports (with father's name) as long as it's valid for and not face any issues.
Some Applicants in Spousal Sponsorship have never changed their current Passports AFTER marriage and have had their cases APPROVED.

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