name correction

[volt]

Hello,

On the N-400 form, it asks for a change in name. Currently the name on my birth certificate is different than the one on my green card because of a mix up when I became a permanent resident. My middle and first name were mixed up. So, I wanted to correct this on my N-400. My question is if I fill out the name change portion on the N-400 form to correct my name so that it would be the same as my birth certificate would there be a record somewhere that says my former name was the one on my PR or green card or would that old name be abolished. The reason I ask this is because if I decide to change my name here legally later on, I would need my from name(original name in the US) to match my birth certificate name if I wanted to also change the name in my birth country, Canada.

So, in less words my question is, do you know if there is any certainty that my old name will be abolished or not be in the records(i.e. won't be from *old name* to *correct name*) because of the confusion it can cause in the future.

Thank you.

 

[Jackolantern]

Note that there is one question on the N-400 asking for your current legal name, and another asking for the name printed on your green card, so they are aware that those names often are different for whatever reason.

Getting your naturalization certificate to match the name on your birth certificate would not be considered a name change, assuming you haven't done something else like marriage to change your name, because the naturalization certificate is supposed to have your birth certificate name. So when the naturalization certificate is made with your birth certificate name, there will not be another document saying your name A B C was changed to B A C.

But it seems like your problem is something different ... is it that you have other documents like driver's license, passport, bank account, etc. done in your mixed-up green card name? And you are worried about how to get those changed, without having a document saying that A B C is the same person as B A C?

 

[sudha1999]

Hello,

On the N-400 form, it asks for a change in name. Currently the name on my birth certificate is different than the one on my green card because of a mix up when I became a permanent resident. My middle and first name were mixed up. So, I wanted to correct this on my N-400. My question is if I fill out the name change portion on the N-400 form to correct my name so that it would be the same as my birth certificate would there be a record somewhere that says my former name was the one on my PR or green card or would that old name be abolished. The reason I ask this is because if I decide to change my name here legally later on, I would need my from name(original name in the US) to match my birth certificate name if I wanted to also change the name in my birth country, Canada.

So, in less words my question is, do you know if there is any certainty that my old name will be abolished or not be in the records(i.e. won't be from *old name* to *correct name*) because of the confusion it can cause in the future.

Thank you.

You can choose to change your name on N-400 application. You can correct it as a new name. You need to know if your DO can do this or else you need to get it done through court (by petition and show cause notice for name change in news paper). After changing name, you will get your naturalization certificate with new name and finally you can have your passport with new name without having any confusion of old name.