Changing to maiden name but not on holiday docs

[iwani]

Both holiday booking and passport are in my married name. Although my divorce was last year I've literally just changed everything back to my maiden name except for my passport and holiday booking as I understand I'm fine to travel on old name as long as booking & passport matches. Is that right?

Also - do I change my FairFX card? Or will it raise questions if it doesn't match my passport. But I feel like I should change it if all my other financial accounts have been changed. Worried I'll get this wrong and get in trouble somehow!

[darsch1982]

I travel under my. Passport which is under my maiden name and weve been married 10 years never had a problem as long as your booking is in that name

[loldis]

Legally both names are yours anyway, even when you were married. I travelled on my maiden name for a few years (until my passport expired) even though everything else including bank accounts were in my married name. As long as your passport, ESTA and ticket matches, that's all that immigration will care about.

[scooby99]

The only issue I can think of is that some shops, on occasion, ask for some sort of ID when using a card; if your ID & card show differing names, this could cause issues?
Stores asking for ID is rare but it happens on occasion.

[Ridersmom]

If you card has a chip, it is unlikely you will be asked for ID. ID was used to verify ownership when the was a question about a signature and many places no longer require it when ypou use a chip card.

Over the years, Ihave handed a credit/debit card over to my kids to buy something for me and they have never been questionned (and two of my three kids are male and I am female)

[iwani]

Yeah ID for purchases with my FairFX card in maiden name was the main thing that worried me. I'm thinking I could take my drivers license so that ID matches FairFX card?
I may feel slightly like a spy having two sets of ID on my travels though... :o

[WorldInYellow]

I'm not entirely sure how it will have an effect on this in particular but if you are hiring a car it might be worth checking out the t&C's for that because some of them can be really picky.

Hopefully you will be fine!
Have fun! x

[Adultdisneyfan]

You will be fine - as long as you remember the right surname at the right time lol

Enjoy!

[iwani]

Originally Posted by Adultdisneyfan

You will be fine - as long as you remember the right surname at the right time lol

Enjoy!

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Haha thanks. I'm having trouble with that here already!

Not hiring car so no issues there.

[chmurf]

As another poster mentionned, the only issue would be the ESTA

as your passport and booking (and I assume plane ticket) are in your married name, your ESTA also needs to be in your married name

but other than that ... well, many people travel without updating their names, wether travelling under maiden name after marriage, or keeping married name after divorce

don't worry, as long as your "immigration" documents match, you're ok.