Recent content by Madison04

I bet it's USPS. You can go to a regional passport center if you need to travel within 14 days.

Thanks for the help, Al Southner. I was kicked back and forth between my travel agent and AA, and eventually they reissued me a ticket with my new name and charged me $125 for that. Not too bad given how greedy airlines are becoming these days.

I think the only way to get around this is what namecheckvictim suggested by keeping your old address. But if you can't make it back for the FP, interview, and oath, then yes, you'll have to wait until Nov 2011.

I'm still trying to get the name changed by the airline. Basically, American Airline told me I could certainly use two passports to board the airplane as far as they're concerned, but they can't guarantee that the gate agents would always cooperate. Anyway, here is a quick update on the court...

Would it help if I manage to get the court order showing the name change? According to Al Southner, it sounds like the only option is to change what is shown on the ticket and nothing else matters. If that's the case, then I'll just forget about the court order and focus on the airline. The name...

What's the definition of a "proper identification"? I'm not saying that I'll be having fake IDs or things like that. I'll have my US passport with my new name, and my old passport with my old name. The old passport from my native country will, of course, have a cut corner or punctured holes on...

Oh, dear. Thanks guys! Is it possible that they'll send the court order to me by mail later? We had a district judge presiding over the ceremony of 192 people and I didn't see anybody holding anything other than the NC. I'm thinking about an Infopass, but I doubt that will help at all since...

I changed my first name during the naturalization application and had my oath today in a big stadium (and a big relax!). On the NC, I have the new name on it, but it doesn't say anything about my old name. I had this impression that they would give me a court order or something like that to show...

You're a US citizen now. Why would they still check your immigration status? A valid US passport is all you need to verify your identity. The name-connecting part has been done when Dept. of State issues you the passport.

Congratulations to you, too! Mine is even worse: I was asked to check in at 9:00AM and the ceremony won't start until 10:30AM. It's held on a Saturday and in a small stadium instead of the DO or court house. So I'm guessing this will be a big ceremony and they may need a bit more time to get...

Don't have the personal experience, but in theory, as long as you have a passport with your new name on it, that should be all. You won't need your NC or court order when traveling, since your passport ties the two names together and is as good as your NC in proving your citizenship. You can...

Our timelines are so close... I'm on 11/20. Beat you! :)

Same here. No LUD change after FP. Only changed a few times after case was sent to local DO.

Which Hollywood movie did you watch? I thought they were all against Uncle Sam and the big government. Don't think you would find many people in the States who like the government. I hate USCIS, too, because of all the ordeals I went through, especially because of the lawsuit I filed to clear...

My guess is from PD to oath based on others' timeline: Most people had their oath done around 140 days after PD.