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Nicholas1787   0

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Hi everyone - I'm starting the naturalization process and had a question about names. Does USCIS use your current legal name (from Part 2, question 1, on the N-400 form) for your name once you are naturalized?

 

My green card currently has a middle name - which is not part of my legal name - and I'm ok with that middle name going away. So I just wanted to check that USCIS would use my current legal name, versus the name on my green card.

 

Thank you!

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aleful   1,905

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no, this is the moment that, if you want to, you can legally change your name

 

whatever name you put there, that's your legal name on the citizenship  certificate. you can take out middle names, change last names, or even change your whole name to a new one.

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Thank you!

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : London, United Kingdom

I-129F Sent : 2005-05-27

I-129F NOA1 :

I-129F NOA2 : 2005-06-29

NVC Received : unknown

Embassy Received : 2005-07-08

Packet 3 Received : 2005-07-18

Medical exam: 2005-08-11

Packet 3 Sent : 2005-08-16

Packet 4 Received : 2005-08-23

Interview Date : 2005-09-28

Visa Received : 2005-09-30

US Entry : 2005-10-05

Marriage : 2005-12-12

AOS sent : 2005-12-14

NOA : 2005-12-23 (receipt)

RFE : 2006-01-10

Biometrics : 2006-02-09

EAD Received : 2006-02-20

Admission date : 2006-04-06

AOS Approved : 2006-05-09

Green Card Received : 2006-05-15

I-751 Sent : 2008-01-12

I-751 Received : 2008-01-16

I-751 NOA : 2008-01-24 (receipt)

I-751 NOA : 2008-01-28 (ASC appointment notice)

Biometrics : 2008-02-15

Card production ordered : 2009-02-12

Date of decision : 2009-02-12

Approval notice sent : 2009-02-18

Naturalization - date filed: 2017-04-27

Biometrics: 2017-05-24

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On 4/3/2017 at 3:44 AM, aleful said:

no, this is the moment that, if you want to, you can legally change your name

 

whatever name you put there, that's your legal name on the citizenship  certificate. you can take out middle names, change last names, or even change your whole name to a new one.

But if you if you dont change/choose anything ..what exactly do they use? I have same situation ..on passport and social security card ..I have full middle name but on green card only first letter of middle name...so what exactly should I put where it ask your current legal name?

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aleful   1,905

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HI

 

do you want to change your name, take anything out? not have a middle name

 

the officer will ask you at the interview if you want to change your name

 

 

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