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Hello All,

I wanted to change my name during the naturalization process but my office (San Jose, CA) does not do judicial ceremonies, so I can't do that. I think I would need to change my name after becoming a US citizen.

Does anyone know if it is OK to change your name via the court before you have your Oath Ceremony? I think the name change process through the court system takes about a month. I have not received my oath ceremony letter yet but most likely it is going to be in exactly a month (I just got the text/email that my ceremony has been scheduled). I think I have just enough time to do the name change before I receive the Naturalization Certificate at the Oath Ceremony. I'm wondering how long in advance they produce the Certificates with my current legal name. If I bring proof of my name change, would they issue my Naturalization Certificate with my new name? If you have had this experience, please do share it. I would love to hear it. I will call USCIS tomorrow and try to get an infopass to ask this question. 

 

Thank you all!

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21 minutes ago, amerly said:

Hi! I'm in the same boat as you. I already have my Decree of Name Change, and my oath ceremony is in a few days.. How do you go about doing this? I was able to make an Infopass appointment the day before the ceremony but not sure if it would help since it's really close? Thanks in advance! 

Unfortunately, when you signed the paper in the interview, the IO asked you to verify and to sign if the information was correct.

I guess, you could be able to make a change after a ceremony, but not before or in a ceremony.

You might not need to make a change since you have a decree. Just apply for a passport under your new name, keep one with your Naturalization Certificate. 

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39 minutes ago, Holt said:

Unfortunately, when you signed the paper in the interview, the IO asked you to verify and to sign if the information was correct.

I guess, you could be able to make a change after a ceremony, but not before or in a ceremony.

You might not need to make a change since you have a decree. Just apply for a passport under your new name, keep one with your Naturalization Certificate. 

Thanks. Yeah.. I made an infopass appointment just in case they let me update the name before the oath (which is the day after infopass).. I'll update the thread after the appointment either way.

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On 3/29/2018 at 10:58 PM, shomer said:

That makes more sense than putting your oath ceremony at risk.

So true. My husband was supposed to get naturalized today, but was de-scheduled with just a few days notice. :( He called USCIS and a Tier 2 officer told him his application is fine, but he will have to be re-scheduled. The ceremony is still taking place. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out why he was de-scheduled- he had that date set since May 15th! Only thing I can think of is that he is choosing to change his name. Maybe USCIS realized this wasn't a judicial ceremony? Wish we had waited to change his name. :( 

Wishing all of your luck on your immigration journeys.

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