Schengen visa in maiden name

Member since 05 November 2016

Mbutterfly8Member11 July 2018 09:53:17

Hi,

I am hoping to travel with my wife (EU passport holder) in August to the Netherlands. We got married last month and i had to apply for a new passport to update my surname. My Schengen visa which is still valid until 2020 is in my old passport though. Will I have any issues if i travel with both passports and my marriage certificate?聽 Or do I need to re-apply for the Schengen from scratch?

TimW18 Member

Member since 09 July 2018

TimW18Member11 July 2018 10:58:25

Which nationality/ies are the passports?
I would advise having everything in your new name. It may very well cause issues at border control. Especially if your marriage certificates etc. are not in English/Dutch.
Call to be sure, but I've learned to assume the negative to be true.

Mbutterfly8 Member

Member since 05 November 2016

Mbutterfly8Member11 July 2018 11:10:40

South African. All documentation is in English.

TimW18 Member

Member since 09 July 2018

TimW18Member11 July 2018 13:16:44

Call ahead, but it's possible they will want everything in one name.
It might be nothing, but I've had a situation where someone skipped an 's' in my name and it caused me a month of headaches.