Changing A Surname Requirement Sponsoring After Marriage

[Rajvinder]

I got married 2 months ago. My wife’s passport shows her surname as her father’s. Is it mandatory that she should take my surname before I sponsor her or should she change her whole name as I didn’t like her given name?

[Rajpal (Admin)]

It is not mandatory to change your name or to add husband’s name to wife’s name. It is acceptable if she uses her parents surname even after the marriage. However, if she takes your surname, then that is an indicator of a strong relationship and commitment between you and your wife. She can also advertise her intentions of getting her surname changed in the local newspaper in order to obtain her passport with a new surname. If she likes, she can also change her full name as well and just add your surname to that new name.