GC_Ki_Talashi
Registered Users (C)
Hello all,
I got my GC in Sept 2004. When I came to this country on a H1-B, my then employer and his attorney screwed up on my name and interchanged my first and last names. When I asked to make the change at that time they refused saying that it was a big deal to do so. I believed them and let it go. By the time I realised it was not as big a deal as it was made to be, my GC was in process and my lawyer advised that I don't change it at that point of time. This was all before 9/11. My Indian passport was expiring a few months before I got my GC. The initial passport I had didn't have seperate columns for family name and given name. It used to be simply "Name". I come from AP where we write the family name first followed by given name. But when I applied for the passport renewal these two columns were mandatory. So to avoid any further complications, I reversed my name (to comply with the GC application) and got the passport. Now that I have GC in hand for 4 years, how big a deal is it to change the name? I know that I will be able to do it when I get the citizenship, but for now I am thinking of not applying for citizenship. Please advise on any complications that may arise due to opting for a name change with GC.
Your responses are highly appreciated.
Sincerely
GC_Ki_Talashi (but not anymore )
I got my GC in Sept 2004. When I came to this country on a H1-B, my then employer and his attorney screwed up on my name and interchanged my first and last names. When I asked to make the change at that time they refused saying that it was a big deal to do so. I believed them and let it go. By the time I realised it was not as big a deal as it was made to be, my GC was in process and my lawyer advised that I don't change it at that point of time. This was all before 9/11. My Indian passport was expiring a few months before I got my GC. The initial passport I had didn't have seperate columns for family name and given name. It used to be simply "Name". I come from AP where we write the family name first followed by given name. But when I applied for the passport renewal these two columns were mandatory. So to avoid any further complications, I reversed my name (to comply with the GC application) and got the passport. Now that I have GC in hand for 4 years, how big a deal is it to change the name? I know that I will be able to do it when I get the citizenship, but for now I am thinking of not applying for citizenship. Please advise on any complications that may arise due to opting for a name change with GC.
Your responses are highly appreciated.
Sincerely
GC_Ki_Talashi (but not anymore )