US citizen entering the US with foreign passport

[bigdog 376]

Since you are new here and possibly from some where near San Jose California, lets start over ( I am ex CA). Take a deep breath and take a step back. You are lucky to have dual citizenship as others cannot. Their are several sayings I could use to make my point but the mods would not approve. So, you have two options, get a passport like anyother USC or don't and go back home. Their are no short cuts to a life in the USA, no matter how hard or unjust USCIS may appear. Our fathers and grandfathers paid the ultimate price for all of us to be here, including you. Tony and Vanessa had a great suggestion do a legal name change. Many applied at USCIS using the name they wanted and listed their AKA's, you could have done this at AOS, sorry you did not get good advice along the way.

[brian@alejandra 20]

getting a passport has been the easost part of our journey, 1 stop for a pic, one stop at post office, 30 day wait and it in the mail box. you should already have all the documens you need to present to apply from everything else you have done to get GC.

[newacct 688]

As other people pointed out, by U.S. law, U.S. citizens must enter and leave the U.S. with a U.S. passport. What happens if you break that law? Not sure, but probably they will get pissed at you and cause you hassle when you enter. You cannot lose your U.S. citizenship; it's constitutionally protected; but could they fine you or something? I don't know.

But all this seems besides the point. If your entire issue is just the name, you can always do a name change through other means, through the courts. Plenty of people change their name all the time.

Renouncing U.S. citizenship seems like complete overkill.

[S & H 4]

Here is a Supreme Court decision US v Valentine (288 f Supp. 957) "The only absolute and unqualified right of citizenship is ... a citizen cannot be either deported or denied reentry."

With that said, 22 CFR part 53 states that a US citizen must be able to prove their citizenship with a US Passport unless you qualify for an exception

http://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/22CFR/HTML/22CFR/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-3521.html

[Jawaree 717]

Y not apply for passport in the name of certificate ...use it for travelling only...then

do a legal name change as U obviously do not like that name. If U use a foreign PP

they'll be asking you how long will your visit be.

[AnotherLostSoul 167]

I don't understand here one thing...while I know it is nice to have a name changed to that of more local than "foreign", I have a hard time believing that it is so detrimental that one is being upset over USCIS and regret their naturalization. That is just plain ridiculous. Who the hell cares if you have an English name, or a Chinese name? What matters is what rights you gain by US citizenship. Not to be mean, or anything, but either way whether you have a wonderful English name, or a Chinese one, you'll have an accent for the rest of your life, so it's not like it will cover up your origin. On the contrary though, no matter if you have a Chinese name, and a heavy accent, your US citizenship status will allow you to get any job you want (and get) regardless of the other factors. I believe, being a US citizen under a Chinese name, with an accent is far more better option than crying over not having an English name, and regretting naturalization....that's just really ridiculous. Think this through again...

[daveh99 0]

I'll reiterate a few points and clarify a few things before I wrap up this discussion:

1. My English name David, is not my nick name. David is my official name on my Canadian passoport, Greencard, California driver's license

Social security card and the AKA name in my Taiwanese passport. I have been using the name David for over two decades, since I was

a child.

2. My parents sent in the original documents nearly two decades ago, the only documents avaiable to me during the N-400 interview

were my recent passports. My parents did not keep the original copy of what they sent in so long ago, but they are certain that

during the adjustment of status to permanent resident USCIS approved of the use of the name David.

3. I am certain that the AO was malicious. I made an infopass appointment at another location and the officer there stated

that during the N-400 interview the AO was supposed to ask me if I wanted to make a name change if there's any doubt. The name change

procedure will have the oath ceremony take place at a court. During the interview, when I asked the AO if I could put the Greencard

name on the certificate, he lied and told be that it required a special authorization from his supervisor who is not present. Unfortunately

,the only edvidence of this incdent is that my Greencard name changed to a different name.

I have filed a Office of Inspector General complaint but have not received any response. I will make a legal name change

back to my old name after reporting this incident to my representative.

I do not consider it a hassle to apply for a US passport, but I cannot bring myself to make a name change without proper explanation.

I am outraged that the naturalization process has been turned into a farce by an AO on a power trip. I stated that I regretted applying

for naturalization because it saddens me to see how it is completely cheapend by corruption. Perhaps it is wrong for me to care

so much? Is US citizenship merely a means to acheive a personal end?

I would like to thank everyone again. I am grateful for your advice and suggestions.

[Autumnal 25]

It isn't too late to make a name change, though that might cost you some to do it. It's clearly important to you. You can file the paperwork and use the approved judgment to update your personal ID, your SSN, then apply for a passport with the changed name.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I'll reiterate a few points and clarify a few things before I wrap up this discussion:

1. My English name David, is not my nick name. David is my official name on my Canadian passoport, Greencard, California driver's license Social security card and the AKA name in my Taiwanese passport. I have been using the name David for over two decades, since I was a child.

2. My parents sent in the original documents nearly two decades ago, the only documents avaiable to me during the N-400 interview were my recent passports. My parents did not keep the original copy of what they sent in so long ago, but they are certain that during the adjustment of status to permanent resident USCIS approved of the use of the name David.

3. I am certain that the AO was malicious. I made an infopass appointment at another location and the officer there stated that during the N-400 interview the AO was supposed to ask me if I wanted to make a name change if there's any doubt. The name change procedure will have the oath ceremony take place at a court. During the interview, when I asked the AO if I could put the Greencard name on the certificate, he lied and told be that it required a special authorization from his supervisor who is not present. Unfortunately, the only edvidence of this incdent is that my Greencard name changed to a different name.

What is strange to me is that you had to have proven the name change already to even get the GC in the name David. That information would be in your immigration file... It makes no sense to me that you would need to prove it again unless back when you did the change the requirements weren't so strict... so I would ask about that as well. Why, if the name change wasn't accepted, would it have been on your GC? It wouldn't have been... it's very odd.

Again I don't believe the AO was malicious, I just think s/he was new and had no idea. It's common but still utter #######.