Signature on Certificate of Naturalization

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CKboiUSA

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Hi everyone,

My certificate has my name computer printed as John James Doe. However, I signed my certificate in cursive as John J.Doe. I got confused when I signed the certificate and the USCIS officer didnt tell us how to sign it during the briefing before the oath. It is already too late when I realized the mistake coz I signed it already ( after a long exhausting day)
My question is:

1) Will this cause a problem with my Passport application? My passport application indicated John James Doe.

Any input or advise is highly appreciated.
 
There are several threads on this very question.

Just sign as you signed on your passport photographs during the interview.
 
Based on my experience you should be fine. I had signed my differently,but received passport without any issues. Good luck!
 
Thanks for your replies. I appreciate it. I wrote my middle name as an imitial when i signed my certificate. The IO didnt ask me to sign my pictures during interview. i hope this error won't invalidate my certificate of naturalization especially with passport application.
 
CKboiUSA said:
Thanks for your replies. I appreciate it. I wrote my middle name as an imitial when i signed my certificate. The IO didnt ask me to sign my pictures during interview. i hope this error won't invalidate my certificate of naturalization especially with passport application.
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I forgot if I signed withj my middle initials on the photo. I was a bit tensed. Now will i be shown the photos at some point before oath so that I can see how I signed?

thanks
 
emno said:
I forgot if I signed withj my middle initials on the photo. I was a bit tensed. Now will i be shown the photos at some point before oath so that I can see how I signed?

thanks
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USCIS will show you certificate of naturalization right before the oath ceremony,for you to verify the information on the certificate. unfortunately the photo will be glued with certification ,you can only see the front of you photo.
 
fox2010 said:
USCIS will show you certificate of naturalization right before the oath ceremony,for you to verify the information on the certificate. unfortunately the photo will be glued with certification ,you can only see the front of you photo.
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thanks. I signed on the front side of the photo so I can see my signatures on photo and I will sign the same way on the Nat certificate and rest of my life on any other documents.
Guess what this process has been so long and I get scared on small issues.
The forum is a great place to get some comfort and clarifications.
 
I dont even have signature on my natz cert. The IO didnt ask me to sign my photo during th interview. Prior to the oath ceremony we were briefed on the house rules and collected our N445 forms & green cards. They didnt show us our certificates nor did they instruct us how to sign our certifictes. After the oath, i signed my name in cursive John J. Doe bur the name typed below is zJOHN JAMES DOE. I was like "crap i messed up"! Im scared that this could cause problems with my passport application, wont it?
The lady in front of me signed her certificate like she signs her check. Now thats double crap messed up lol.
I read in another thread, that the state dept doesnt care about those signatures bec they were all signed under oath. Remember when you submit your passport application, the post office officer made you say an oath that "all info provided are true and nothing but the truth so help me god". So, therefore, the state department doesnt care about signatures.
MY friend called the Natl passport center 4x and asked about it. He was told that theyre not very particular how we sign our names on natz certificates...so help me God with my passport application...the final step in my immigration saga.
 
I dont even have signature on my photo on the natz cert. The IO didnt ask me to sign my photo during th interview. Prior to the oath ceremony we were briefed on the house rules and collected our N445 forms & green cards. They didnt show us our certificates nor did they instruct us how to sign our certifictes. After the oath, i signed my name in cursive JOHN J. DOE but the name typed below is JOHN JAMES DOE. I was like "crap i messed up"! Now i'm scared that this could cause problems with my passport application, wont it?
The lady in front of me signed her certificate like she signs her check. Now thats double crap messed up lol.
I read in another thread, that the state dept doesnt care about those signatures bec they were all signed under oath. Remember when you submit your passport application, the post office officer made you say an oath that "all info provided are true and nothing but the truth so help me god". So, therefore, the state department doesnt care about signatures.
MY friend called the Natl passport center 4x and asked about it. He was told that theyre not very particular how we sign our names on natz certificates...so help me God with my passport application...the final step in my immigration saga.
 
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hi
i have to go for my oath in coupel of days.
I have to carry the oath letter, GC and Driving Lic.
Any thing else?
thanks
 
Bring your : oath letter, GC and driver license, black ballpen, cash/checkbook ( if you will apply for passport at the ceremony venue, you can only pay cash or personal check ).

Make sure you bring a small bag because at the end of the day, you will have a lot of paperwork in your hands from the packet that they will give you.
 
I signed my name on the front of photo in old signature at the interview. Yesterday I changed my signature since the name change (I applied new Driver License, bank card, etc. all with new signature).
So, my question is shoule I sign the naturalization paper in old signature so that it will match the one on the photo OR I have to sign the new signature which I gonna use it later on including the passport??? Thanks.
 
Is your signature an illegible scribble or a perfectly spelled out name? If it is the earlier, do not worry about it at all. I noticed that only Anglo-Saxon people tend to use their name in cursive as a signature, all others just put some scribble. I have a scribble, so my life has been easier for the past two decades since I did not have to change my signature from the time I put it first in my native-country's internal passport until the time I signed my newly arrived US passport.
 
yes, the signature I signed on the photo is a scribble. But, Since I just changed my signature due to name change, so the new signature is different than the one one the photo. Should they be matched?
Can I change the photo and resign it with my new signature at the oath ceremony?
About applying for the possport, do we need to bring 2 photos or they will shoot one for us?
 
At my oath ceremony, these were my activities:
1) Register to vote
2) Update social security ( they have a booth there)
3) US passport application ( They took my picture too ) -- No need to bring pictures.
 
teapot said:
yes, the signature I signed on the photo is a scribble. But, Since I just changed my signature due to name change, so the new signature is different than the one one the photo.
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Is the new signature a scribble too?

Should they be matched?
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The signature on the certificate of naturalisation should match the signature on the photo. For all other documents, you can put other signature.

Can I change the photo and resign it with my new signature at the oath ceremony?
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No, it will be too late. But nobody forces you to get a new signature for banks, SSN, passport, etc. So, if I were you, I would just keep my old scribble.

About applying for the possport, do we need to bring 2 photos or they will shoot one for us?
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If you apply for the passport through post office or a different acceptance facility, then you should bring two identical photos. If it's done right at the ceremony, then I am not sure. At the same time, not all oath ceremonies have a passport service available. Mine did not.
 
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