I wonder if people who change their names through marriages have to go through the same troubles.
I don't mean to hijack, but I keep wondering about my name change.
I am only wanting to keep my Middle name (will now be my first name) and my paternal last name.
I am married, but I have never taken on my husband's last name. He wants me to do it, and now that my kids are in school, and they question me about why I don't have their last name, I want to change my last name, to my husband's - our family name.
My question is, should I change my name as stated above, then use my marriage certificate to change my last name to my husband's last name?
Which name will the passport have, my last name in the Naturalization Cert or the one in the marriage cert and DL (after I make the change there)?
or should I just ask USCIS to change my name to my husband's last name? If I do this, what happens if there's ever a divorce, can I get my last name back, what about the Natz cert?
This name change is very confusing.....
thank you for any help.
Also, Your employment records @ office (important to carry-over SS Benefits) and your I-9 info. I dont think you can or need to change name in Marriage Certificate or Educational Transcripts.
I am changing my name. I have a list of around 30+ instituitions where I am going to call and change my name. Financial institutions, Utility Bills, Insurance Info, School, etc. Basically all "active" accounts. I am just waiting for my DL with the new name to arrive.
You have been misinformed, or you misunderstood something.They suggested that she hyphenate her name with my new last name, even if my oath doesn't take place before the wedding. The reason for this is because, according to a New York State law, we would have to get married again(!!!) if she kept her original last name and hyphenated it after the wedding. Also, if my name was legally changed AFTER the wedding, this would require us to marry again as well.
You have been misinformed, or you misunderstood something.
That's odd. It is quite common for women to delay the name change for several months after getting married, and I personally know several women who did so, not just for immigration reasons (including US citizen co-workers who went on vacation to get married, then 6-12 months later they announce they have a new name). Changing the name post-marriage doesn't invalidate the marriage certificate, it just means the name change documentation has to be produced along with the certificate.I wouldn't be surprised if I was misinformed in the matter. The employees at the NYC Office of the City Clerk are about as competent as USCIS CSRs. They explicitly stated that we'd have to marry again, because an after-marriage name change would render the existing marriage certificate invalid.
Changing the name post-marriage doesn't invalidate the marriage certificate, it just means the name change documentation has to be produced along with the certificate.
What is your intention? To actually change the ordering of your actual legal name? Or just to get the names on your DL, bank account etc. to match your passport and SSN?My name on Green Card, Passport, SSN : John Smith Major.
Every where else ( IRS,Employement, Driv L, Banks)
it is : Smith John Major.
Should i change my name in N400 at the time of interview or it does not matter.