Name change documentation, advice needed please

[TomEn 90]

On 9/19/2017 at 1:12 PM, Emmz said:

hi just want to ask in my marriage cert my new name was written into my married name my dilemma is i want to dropped my old middle name and write my maidens name as my middle name and then my husband last name can i change that wen i filed AOS? 

Yes Ma'am you can. WHen you fill out the forms of AOS fill the new name that you want on your GC and in other names used, fill the one that is in your marriage certificate and the one in your passport or birth cert if they are different.

After you receive your GC go to the SS office and fill out the form wiht the new name thats on the card and they will issue one in that name. Remember that everytime you hace a change in the status you need to get a new social card and have them updated.

[Emmz 154]

11 minutes ago, TomEn said:

Yes Ma'am you can. WHen you fill out the forms of AOS fill the new name that you want on your GC and in other names used, fill the one that is in your marriage certificate and the one in your passport or birth cert if they are different.

After you receive your GC go to the SS office and fill out the form wiht the new name thats on the card and they will issue one in that name. Remember that everytime you hace a change in the status you need to get a new social card and have them updated.

i called uscis yesterday and asked regarding chaning my middle

name into my maiden surname wen i fill out the AOS but they told me they will follow the marriage cert that i submitted together with my AOS, or the birth cert. but how would i follow my birth cert if i want my new name in GC the married new name. where in my middle name is the one i want to change. do u think all uscis are same? coz im from california

 

thabks for ur reply

Edited September 23, 2017 by Emmz

[TomEn 90]

9 minutes ago, Emmz said:

i called uscis yesterday and asked regarding chaning my middle

name into my maiden surname wen i fill out the AOS but they told me they will follow the marriage cert that i submitted together with my AOS, or the birth cert. but how would i follow my birth cert if i want my new name in GC the married new name. where in my middle name is the one i want to change. do u think all uscis are same? coz im from california

 

thabks for ur reply

All USCIS offices follow the same rule. Now that you have sent your documents, wait for the appointment for fingerprints. At the ASC (fingerprint / photo office) you can request the head of the office to help you insert the name change. Caryy your marriage certificate and all other documents to help have your name put in. 

[Emmz 154]

34 minutes ago, TomEn said:

All USCIS offices follow the same rule. Now that you have sent your documents, wait for the appointment for fingerprints. At the ASC (fingerprint / photo office) you can request the head of the office to help you insert the name change. Caryy your marriage certificate and all other documents to help have your name put in. 

thanks but the main problem is that my marriage cert middle

name is the one i want to change wen i filed aos, and i look at the forms in uscis about aos filling and it shows write ur legal name used and my legal name used in married name is the one i want to change the middle name and the other category is write ur name in aliases, do u think uscis would not get confused in the name i will write in the legal name they asked in the form if i put the name i want to have in GC and not in the middle name inhad in my marriage cert?

 

thabks

[TomEn 90]

30 minutes ago, Emmz said:

30 minutes ago, Emmz said:

thanks but the main problem is that my marriage cert middle

name is the one i want to change wen i filed aos, and i look at the forms in uscis about aos filling and it shows write ur legal name used and my legal name used in married name is the one i want to change the middle name and the other category is write ur name in aliases, do u think uscis would not get confused in the name i will write in the legal name they asked in the form if i put the name i want to have in GC and not in the middle name inhad in my marriage cert?

 

thabks

They will not get confused. Whatever is the name that you want as your legal name on your GC is what you have to state in the application. So if you wanted your maiden name as your middle name and you filled it out as a middle legal name, it is fine. As long as you have mentioned your other names in aliases it is ok.

 

 

 

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Even if you got it wrong now, wait till the biometric appointment where you will meet an officer incharge (for all name changes), then you can state your case to have your maiden name as your middle name. 

[Emmz 154]

36 minutes ago, TomEn said:

 

 

thanks so much for the help i will gonna do ur advice 

[Emmz 154]

On 9/23/2017 at 9:56 AM, Emmz said:

thanks so much for the help i will gonna do ur advice 

 

On 9/23/2017 at 9:18 AM, TomEn said:

 

 

just want to asked is ur marriage cert and ur GC is same middle name? thanks coz my marriage cert the middle name i used was wen im single and now in my green card wabt it to be the surname of my dad in my middle name 

Edited October 1, 2017 by Emmz

[TomEn 90]

On 10/1/2017 at 11:08 AM, Emmz said:

 

just want to asked is ur marriage cert and ur GC is same middle name? thanks coz my marriage cert the middle name i used was wen im single and now in my green card wabt it to be the surname of my dad in my middle name 

Hey,

 

My maarriage certificate does not have a middle name and there is no middle name in my greecard also. I just wanted to change my name completely and they did it for me

[Emmz 154]

2 hours ago, TomEn said:

2 hours ago, TomEn said:

Hey,

 

My maarriage certificate does not have a middle name and there is no middle name in my greecard also. I just wanted to change my name completely and they did it for me

sorry if i ask a lot coz i was just afraid that i might have RFE in doing that coz my marriage cert middle name was my mothers maiden name and i want in my GC wen i fill it out to be my fathers lastname wen im

single and then my husband last name coz i read that marriage cert is the legal document for name change, do u think USCIS will gonna follow the name i pit as a legal name in the forms for AOS or they will still gonna follow what is written in my marriage cert as my new name

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

10 minutes ago, Emmz said:

 

If the marriage certificate has your new chosen name on it you should follow that. You have already chosen. I suppose you could get in touch with the county clerk's office and let them know that you have changed your mind - never used the one you chose yet and was wondering if it will be possible to change it and issue a new certificate. I honestly don't know if they will.

People that don't have a field on their marriage certificate for the new name, can file their AOS doc's in their new chosen name. That is their way of choosing.

I believe otherwise you would have to get it changed in court, or during the naturalization process where I believe you can choose to do so (not in all offices however).

Edited October 4, 2017 by Suss&Camm

[Emmz 154]

5 hours ago, Suss&Camm said:

If the marriage certificate has your new chosen name on it you should follow that. You have already chosen. I suppose you could get in touch with the county clerk's office and let them know that you have changed your mind - never used the one you chose yet and was wondering if it will be possible to change it and issue a new certificate. I honestly don't know if they will.

People that don't have a field on their marriage certificate for the new name, can file their AOS doc's in their new chosen name. That is their way of choosing.

I believe otherwise you would have to get it changed in court, or during the naturalization process where I believe you can choose to do so (not in all offices however).

thanks so much i agree with u

[TomEn 90]

On 10/4/2017 at 11:36 AM, Emmz said:

 

If you have proof of your dad's last name then yes you can have it done during your ASC biometric appointment. Fill in the forms as to how you want your name to appear on the GC. When you go in for the biometric, take your marriage certificate and proof of your father's last name and they will acoomodate your request without an RFE.

What Suss said earlier could be a long shot with the county clerk, but it is still worth the try too

[Emmz 154]

On 10/5/2017 at 7:52 PM, TomEn said:

If you have proof of your dad's last name then yes you can have it done during your ASC biometric appointment. Fill in the forms as to how you want your name to appear on the GC. When you go in for the biometric, take your marriage certificate and proof of your father's last name and they will acoomodate your request without an RFE.

What Suss said earlier could be a long shot with the county clerk, but it is still worth the try too

can my birthcert proof that my dads surname?

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