Changing name through citizenship application

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I am posting this for a Ukrainian friend married to a US citizen. She will be applying for citizenship this year and is in a quandry what to do about her name.

She was born when the Ukraine was still part of the USSR and her first name on her birth certificate is Anna. That is the name she has always used and still uses. When the USSR dissolved and the Ukraine took over, they insisted on changing the spelling of her first name to include a 'g' in front of Anna so her name is listed on all of her Ukrainian documentation as 'Ganna'. It wasn't a real problem when she was in the Ukraine but it has been a problem here as all of her immigration paperwork, her identification, her registrations, DL, etc. write her name as Ganna. People keep wanting to pronounce the hard G in front of her name not knowing that it isn't a hard 'g'. The citizenship application has the option to change her name and she is considering asking to have her name officially changed back to Anna. She doesn't know what sort of repercussions she is looking at and was wondering if anyone else has gone this route of changing/correcting a name spelling using the citizenship option. What problems might she encounter? Any advise or insight will be appreciated.

[jsnearline 2]

My wife will be doing a name change as part of her naturalization. There's a chance it may delay her Oath becasue a Court will have to administer it. She will also have to change her name with Social Security, the IRS, our bank, credit card companies... In her case she thinks it will be worth it not to have two first names.

[riosling 0]

I am posting this for a Ukrainian friend married to a US citizen. She will be applying for citizenship this year and is in a quandry what to do about her name.

She was born when the Ukraine was still part of the USSR and her first name on her birth certificate is Anna. That is the name she has always used and still uses. When the USSR dissolved and the Ukraine took over, they insisted on changing the spelling of her first name to include a 'g' in front of Anna so her name is listed on all of her Ukrainian documentation as 'Ganna'. It wasn't a real problem when she was in the Ukraine but it has been a problem here as all of her immigration paperwork, her identification, her registrations, DL, etc. write her name as Ganna. People keep wanting to pronounce the hard G in front of her name not knowing that it isn't a hard 'g'. The citizenship application has the option to change her name and she is considering asking to have her name officially changed back to Anna. She doesn't know what sort of repercussions she is looking at and was wondering if anyone else has gone this route of changing/correcting a name spelling using the citizenship option. What problems might she encounter? Any advise or insight will be appreciated.

I had my interview 2 weeks ago and my oath 2 days after. I requested a name change and it was no sweat at all. The I/O saw it my application form and asked for the reason for the change. And that was it. I was asked to wait for my oath day schedule after the interview, and 30 minutes later I was shown the naturalization certificate with my new name. 2 days later I received the Court approved letter of the name change with my Naturalization certificate. EASY!!!!

[motu 5]

Lots of people do the name change on the N400 - its part of the 'freebie' you get. No sweat. Good Luck to Ganna I mean Anna.