Issue with different name on Birth Certificate

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jakester2008

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Hi folks,
I would love to get some advise on what to do with my situation.
I'm a Green Card Holder, came to the US in 1991 on an F-1 Visa.

My Birth Certificate from India states my name as JAKOB GOPINADHAN, the first name being the name of my grandfather, but everything i have is under the name i've always used, Gautam V Gopinath.

I recently applied for my Citizenship and had my interview on Friday, February 1st.

The officer questioned why my birth certificate name was different, I explained that its what my parents had put on there at time of birth, but i've always used Gautam Gopinath. I also explained its the EXACT same birth certificate i used for my F1 as well as for my Green Card, and there wasn't an issue since what's on the Passport is what is recognized as my legal name.

He gave me a N-652, Naturalization Interview results notice and requested a 'court order showing a name change from what's on the birth certificate to what's on my passport'.

I've done some research, it seems that i can approach the Indian Consulate in The US to have a name Changed ON MY PASSPORT, not on my birth certificate. In more research, I found that i need to contact a 'First Magistrate' in India who can issue me a Name change document.

My questions are:
1. Has anyone gone through something similar?
2. How do i go about getting a name change document from a 'First Magistrate' in India?

Thanks in advance!
Jakester

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I am in the same situation. Names different from what's on birth certificate. The IO told me to put a name change on the form which i did. All my school info, passport and green card has my name with different spelling on my birth certificate. Ask someone to help you from India. I may need to do same myself.
 
Crosshairs- I agree, I don't know if i can go back and now request a name change since the application is already in process.
Namecheck- I've contacted my dad who is in Goa, the thing is that i was born in Kerala and he is finding out if he can do the name change filing in Goa, or if that has to come from Kerala. Did the IO have you put in a name change AFTER your interview, or was this before you were called for your interview?
Thanks for your help!
Jakester
 
Name different on birth certificate

Mine has the following on my birth certificate:

<first initial>.<name>

While all other documents (passport, green card, driver's license etc) use the expanded first initial and name like so:

<expanded first initial> <name>

Will this create a problem?

AP
 
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