I have yet to sign my certificate of naturalization. And I thought everything is now done and completed. Here is the dilemma.
When I went for my interview, there are places where the interviewer asked me to sign my full name i.e. first, last and middle name exactly as on the form N 400. When it was time to sign the 2 pictures, he said to just sign as I would normally do with my checks etc. So that was what I did.
Now I need to sign my certificate of naturalization. I found this on the website (http://www.newcitizen.us/after.html):
"You need to sign the certificate with your name exactly as it appears on the certificate. Don’t use the same abbreviated signature you use to sign checks, letters, or credit-card slips. For example, if the name on the certificate appears as John James Doe, then sign exactly like that "John James Doe." Even if you sign your name as John Doe or J. Doe or J.J. Doe, don’t sign it that way. To repeat, sign your name exactly as it appears on your Certificate of Naturalization. If you previously signed the photograph that is mounted to your Certificate of Naturalization, then sign your certificate using the exact same signature you used to sign your photograph, even if that signature does not match the full name shown on your certificate. "
Does this mean I sign my certificate with my shortened everyday signature since I signed my photo JDoe instead of Jane Smith Doe? E.g. JDoe as opposed to the full name signature Jane Smith Doe?????
Btw, my real full name on the certificate is very long ( Mary Jane Smith Lee Brown)
When I went for my interview, there are places where the interviewer asked me to sign my full name i.e. first, last and middle name exactly as on the form N 400. When it was time to sign the 2 pictures, he said to just sign as I would normally do with my checks etc. So that was what I did.
Now I need to sign my certificate of naturalization. I found this on the website (http://www.newcitizen.us/after.html):
"You need to sign the certificate with your name exactly as it appears on the certificate. Don’t use the same abbreviated signature you use to sign checks, letters, or credit-card slips. For example, if the name on the certificate appears as John James Doe, then sign exactly like that "John James Doe." Even if you sign your name as John Doe or J. Doe or J.J. Doe, don’t sign it that way. To repeat, sign your name exactly as it appears on your Certificate of Naturalization. If you previously signed the photograph that is mounted to your Certificate of Naturalization, then sign your certificate using the exact same signature you used to sign your photograph, even if that signature does not match the full name shown on your certificate. "
Does this mean I sign my certificate with my shortened everyday signature since I signed my photo JDoe instead of Jane Smith Doe? E.g. JDoe as opposed to the full name signature Jane Smith Doe?????
Btw, my real full name on the certificate is very long ( Mary Jane Smith Lee Brown)