Name change during naturalization - no court oath ceremony. is this right?

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gcmarch2010

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I am a resident of california and applied for citizenship. At my interview, I was told that my naturalization certificate will have my new name and I just go to the ceremony (not court). I am curious, do I not need to go to the court to get an affadavit of name change (judicial oath) as opposed to the administrative oath? I heard from other people that without the court order I can't change my info on bank accounts etc.

Please help!
 
If the name change is only to take your spouse's last name, a judicial oath ceremony is not required, and your marriage certificate is what you will show as proof of your name change when dealing with the bank, DMV, etc.
 
My marriage certificate has my maiden name. I decided to take my husband's last name when applying for citizenship. The interview officer didn't seem to think I needed a judicial oath ceremony but everyone I know that applied for a name change said they needed court docs to change bank accounts etc.

Jackolantern said:
If the name change is only to take your spouse's last name, a judicial oath ceremony is not required, and your marriage certificate is what you will show as proof of your name change when dealing with the bank, DMV, etc.
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gcmarch2010 said:
My marriage certificate has my maiden name.
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Yes, and it also has your husband's name. By showing the marriage certificating and stating that you're taking his last name (and filling out the relevant forms where necessary), banks, DMV, Social Security etc. will accept that and make the changes accordingly. The marriage certificate is a court document.
 
Ah I see. Okay that makes sense.
Thank you so much Jack!

Jackolantern said:
Yes, and it also has your husband's name. By showing the marriage certificating and stating that you're taking his last name (and filling out the relevant forms where necessary), banks, DMV, Social Security etc. will accept that and make the changes accordingly. The marriage certificate is a court document.
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