suggestions on when to change my son's name

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sirisha2009

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Dear Friends,
I am going to file N-400 later this year. I want to change my 10-year-old son's name in the process of this application ( so that his passport will have the new name on it). Someone suggested me to do this BEFORE our application. Any idea? I am in Texas.
Thanks for your help.
Sirisha2009
 
Under the federal immigration and nationality law, when aliens apply for naturalization, they have the option of asking for their names to be changed upon the grant of citizenship with no additional fees. This allows them the opportunity to adopt a more Americanized name. In the N-400, Application for Naturalization, Part 1 (D) asks whether the person applying for naturalization would like to legally change his or her name. During the naturalization interview, a petition for name change is prepared to be forwarded to a federal court. The applicant certifies that he or she is not seeking a change of name for any unlawful purpose such as the avoidance of debt or evasion of law enforcement. Such a name change becomes final once a federal court naturalizes an applicant.
 
sirisha2009 said:
Dear Friends,
I am going to file N-400 later this year. I want to change my 10-year-old son's name in the process of this application ( so that his passport will have the new name on it). Someone suggested me to do this BEFORE our application. Any idea? I am in Texas.
Thanks for your help.
Sirisha2009
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You can either apply for a name change for your son before, during or after you file N-400. Your filing of an N-400 application would not affect your son's ability for a name change. Your son would automatically get US citizenship once you do, regardless of if his legal name is changed.
 
Because he is under 18 and is not applying for his own naturalization, it doesn't make a difference if his name is changed before or after your naturalization. But if you want his new name on his N-600 certificate and/or US passport, change his name before applying for those documents for him.
 
Hochi said:
Under the federal immigration and nationality law, when aliens apply for naturalization, they have the option of asking for their names to be changed upon the grant of citizenship with no additional fees. This allows them the opportunity to adopt a more Americanized name. In the N-400, Application for Naturalization, Part 1 (D) asks whether the person applying for naturalization would like to legally change his or her name. During the naturalization interview, a petition for name change is prepared to be forwarded to a federal court. The applicant certifies that he or she is not seeking a change of name for any unlawful purpose such as the avoidance of debt or evasion of law enforcement. Such a name change becomes final once a federal court naturalizes an applicant.
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That is not applicable here because the son is not going through the naturalization process. His name change would have to be a separate legal process outside of naturalization.
 
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