Passport name and GC name diff

[confused_name]

I am filling N400 and I have a question filling the name part as my name on passport is diferent from the one in GC.

eg

Passport name -

Given name: Rajesh karthik kumar

Surname: Thirumal Pat Brook

Name on GC: Rajesh Brook

What to enter in the following columns

Legal Name: ???????

Name on GC: Rajesh Brook


Thanks guys

 

[Soft_Rock]

I just went through similar situation yesterday and this is what it came down to:

1) The name on your birth certificate is your legal name (as recognised in your home country) and as such, that is what you should write down there.
2) The name on your GC is of course what you should write in the GC column.

You should take your birth certificate along with your passport, SSN and of course GC to the interview. The officer will write the name on your birth certificate as your legal name and then he would ask you what name you want to keep. You will need to tell them that you want a name change where they would reconcile all of these names into whatever name you want.

I had to do this yesterday and it was what took about 15 of the 25 minutes that I was with the officer. There should be nothing to worry about though; just know what name you want to keep so that you can make it easy when you get there. I did not have my birth certificate and it took some time for her to find it in my file...so take yours when you are called for interview.