Has anybody tried changing their name via judicial oath after interview (in which you indicated that you do not want any change) ?
My case is in Atlanta DO. In my case, my birth certificate from India has child's name as my first name only (As is typical in many birth certificates from India) It does not show my father's first name right beside my first name (there by making it my middle name). All my life I have my legal name as first name - middle name (Which is father's first name) and last name.
My interviewing office said that since my birth certificate does not have my middle name right besides my first name (or there is no separate middle name column) she will only issue me naturalized certificate with my first name - last name combination. If I want my middle name in it, I will have to petition for name change along with naturalization and have oath infront of judge. I did not think straight and agreed to have just my first-last name on the certificate. Later on after I got home, I realized that this certificate will be used for passport and my passport also then will not have my middle name. I will end up with a two identities with same first name-last name but one with middle name and one without middle name. This IO was very adamant and was not ready to look at my GC, passport, SSN card or any other document besides birth certificate. Infact it is hard to believe but my interview lasted only 3 mins 50 sec (I timed it) and only doc asked was my GC (Not even passport) None of my friends from India had this problem with similar birth certificates so here I can see how rules are applied "consistently" by the USCIS officers.
My case was not decided since they are missing a second A file that has been requested. So I am on hold till then.
Now I want to opt for name change and have my middle name included in my name, to make it consistent with everything. (So I will be forced to change my name from my current legal name to my current legal name by a judicial ceremony !!!!) I took an infopass and gave a letter to lady that indicates this wish. Problem is, my photos they have still have sign of first-last name combination, so is last page of N-400. I had not checked the option to change name on N-400.
Please let me know if somebody successfully has changed the ceremony type from administrative to judicial and managed to get name change included AFTER the interview. If you have any more information/comments, they are welcome as well.
My case is in Atlanta DO. In my case, my birth certificate from India has child's name as my first name only (As is typical in many birth certificates from India) It does not show my father's first name right beside my first name (there by making it my middle name). All my life I have my legal name as first name - middle name (Which is father's first name) and last name.
My interviewing office said that since my birth certificate does not have my middle name right besides my first name (or there is no separate middle name column) she will only issue me naturalized certificate with my first name - last name combination. If I want my middle name in it, I will have to petition for name change along with naturalization and have oath infront of judge. I did not think straight and agreed to have just my first-last name on the certificate. Later on after I got home, I realized that this certificate will be used for passport and my passport also then will not have my middle name. I will end up with a two identities with same first name-last name but one with middle name and one without middle name. This IO was very adamant and was not ready to look at my GC, passport, SSN card or any other document besides birth certificate. Infact it is hard to believe but my interview lasted only 3 mins 50 sec (I timed it) and only doc asked was my GC (Not even passport) None of my friends from India had this problem with similar birth certificates so here I can see how rules are applied "consistently" by the USCIS officers.
My case was not decided since they are missing a second A file that has been requested. So I am on hold till then.
Now I want to opt for name change and have my middle name included in my name, to make it consistent with everything. (So I will be forced to change my name from my current legal name to my current legal name by a judicial ceremony !!!!) I took an infopass and gave a letter to lady that indicates this wish. Problem is, my photos they have still have sign of first-last name combination, so is last page of N-400. I had not checked the option to change name on N-400.
Please let me know if somebody successfully has changed the ceremony type from administrative to judicial and managed to get name change included AFTER the interview. If you have any more information/comments, they are welcome as well.