Name Change Question/Problem

[ridern]

I got so excited at the Citizenship interview that I agreed to have my name changed to a more Americanized name when the IO asked but have heard horror stories about the name change with ssn, credit card companies and all and the family is also mad at me. I am having second thoughts about it and do not want to change it now

The Oath Ceremony is yet to be scheduled. Do I tell the Judge that I want to keep my original name. Will they need to print a New Naturalization certificate?

I did schedule an infopass appointment for next week.

Thanks for your help.

 

[del0175]

Women change names all the time after marriage and it is not a problem per se. Yes, you will need to do some paperwork with banks, DMV, SSA, etc. but all agencies know what to do and it is pretty routine stuff. Changing your name later on is going to be a big hassle and I strongly recommend changing your name to an American name. I am going to change mine too.

 

[Vorpal]

I'm changing my last name, and it's really not that much hassle. Since you'll be notifying numerous organizations (SSA, DMV, your bank, etc.) of change in status (LPR to citizen), you can notify them of your name change at the same time. As far as your family being mad at you, that's another issue altogether. My family was fine with me changing my name, but even if they were against it, I'd change it anyway.

As del0175 pointed out, it's definitely a big hassle to change your name later on. If you're still up in the air about changing your name, I suggest doing it now.

 

[ridern]

So if I still want to use my original name. Is there a way to do that at Oath Ceremony. Has anyone done that? Is the Old name or the New name printed on the Naturalization certificate?

 

[Vorpal]

So if I still want to use my original name. Is there a way to do that at Oath Ceremony. Has anyone done that? Is the Old name or the New name printed on the Naturalization certificate?

From what I understand, you have the opportunity to examine your naturalization certificate and make corrections prior to the commencement of the oath ceremony. However, I would strongly recommend scheduling an InfoPass and letting them know that you want to keep your original name, before the new name is entered into the USCIS records.