Hi everyone,
I wanted to restore my maiden name after my divorce and was wondering if I would need to change it on my green card before applying for citizenship. I know that I can change my name with my application for citizenship but I was considering changing it beforehand. I do have a divorce decree which states that I have the right to resume my previous name. My question is, can I just change my social security card and my drivers license and apply for citizenship right away or do I need to change it on my green card and/or my passport as well? In other words, which documents do I need to have in my maiden name in order to put that as the main name on my N-400?
I also heard that if you change your name during naturalization, your naturalization certificate is different than if you don't change your name (issued by a court instead of USCIS). Is that true?
Thank you in advance!
I wanted to restore my maiden name after my divorce and was wondering if I would need to change it on my green card before applying for citizenship. I know that I can change my name with my application for citizenship but I was considering changing it beforehand. I do have a divorce decree which states that I have the right to resume my previous name. My question is, can I just change my social security card and my drivers license and apply for citizenship right away or do I need to change it on my green card and/or my passport as well? In other words, which documents do I need to have in my maiden name in order to put that as the main name on my N-400?
I also heard that if you change your name during naturalization, your naturalization certificate is different than if you don't change your name (issued by a court instead of USCIS). Is that true?
Thank you in advance!