Is name change certificate separate from NC or all one document?

[freedomrules]

If anyone changed name with N-400, can you tell if name change certificate is separate from Nat. Certificate or all one single document?

I was wondering for reporting name change to credit card companies, DL and all other places, one can just send name change cert or Nat. Cert has to be sent too?

Any detail on process that follows after name change will be appreciated and if there is any required deadline of days/months by which all parties have to be informed after name change?


Thank you.

Another question if anyone knows. If someone wanted to change name after oath, what kind of attorney can help with that, any regular civil attorney?

 

[freedomrules]

Also, if anyone changed name at the interview, are there any additional forms that need to be filled at the time or just same N-400 form will be used?

 

[freedomrules]

Found some info on process after name change from wikipedia:

Officially registering a name change

A legal name change is merely the first step in the name-change process. One must officially register their new name with the appropriate authorities whether the change was made as a result of a court order, marriage, divorce, adoption, or any of the other methods described above. The process includes notifying various government agencies each of which may require a specific form, legal proof of the name change, and may or may not charge a fee. Important government agencies to be notified include the social security office[5], Passport Office, Post Office, and one's local department of motor vehicles. Additionally the new name must be registered with other institutions such as one’s employer, bank, doctor, mortgage, insurance and credit card companies. Online services are available to assist in this process either through direct legal assistance or automated form processing.

Although state requirements differ, it is generally recommended to first register a new name with the social security office as some states’ motor-vehicle departments require an updated social security card to make the change—Arizona is one of these states.[6]

Time can be of the essence. Most states require name changes to be registered with their department of motor vehicles within a certain time frame. For example, South Carolina[7], Washington State[8], and Wyoming[9] require a name change be registered with their office in a mere ten days. States like Illinois[10] and Texas[11] require it be registered within 30 days, while North Carolina provides its residents up to 60 days.[12] New York State requires visiting a local motor vehicle office to change one's name on all records and documents, but without definite deadline to do so.[13] The fees for registering a new name vary from state to state. The forms, along with the state-specific requirements, can generally be obtained for free.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_change



Some more interesting info from same page, according to this DL name can be changed even without court order:

United States

State laws can regulate name changes in the United States; still, they cannot altogether forbid common law name changes. Several specific federal court rulings have set precedents regarding both court decreed name changes and common law name changes (changing your name "at will").

One may be employed, do business, and enter into other contracts, and sue and be sued under any name they choose at will (Lindon v. First National Bank 10 F. 894, Coppage v. Kansas 236 U.S. 1, In re McUlta 189 F. 250).
Such a change carries the exact same legal weight as a court decreed name change as long as it is not done with fraudulent intent (In re McUlta 189 F. 250, Christianson v. King County 196 F. 791, United States v. McKay 2 F.2d 257).

This at will right is guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, specifically the Fourteenth Amendment (Jech v. Burch 466 F.Supp. 714).

The federal courts have overwhelmingly ruled that changing one's name at will, by common law, is clearly one's constitutional right. Nonetheless, one may still choose to have a court issued name change.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_change

If this common law use info is good, one could just change name after oath without any court order? Any legal eagles here who are familar with this constitutional right that allows to "change name at will"?