Legality of not changing name on bank account etc

[havil80 6]

When one changes their name during the citizenship process, they are supposed to change it on driver's license and bank accounts and credit cards etc. But what if one needs to leave the country immediately after citizenship and would not have the time to change these before they leave. Is it illegal or problematic to delay changing name on the mentioned items for almost a year while out of the country if one will change them immediately after coming back?

Edited September 4, 2018 by havil80

[Moslund 94]

It's not illegal it's always better to change sooner rather than later... when i done my name change threw my greencard ...as soon as I had the card in my position I done everything on the same day SSN, bank then dmv took 3hrs in total to change the most important things... as for my credit cards I just had to call them and tell then a name change happened they didnt ask for proof 

[gnakr 43]

3 hours ago, havil80 said:

When one changes their name during the citizenship process, they are supposed to change it on driver's license and bank accounts and credit cards etc. But what if one needs to leave the country immediately after citizenship and would not have the time to change these before they leave. Is it illegal or problematic to delay changing name on the mentioned items for almost a year while out of the country if one will change them immediately after coming back?

I don't know about the legality (or lack thereof of it) but it'll probably best to get that taken care of ASAP. During my oath, we were told to go to our bank and the DMV almost directly after the oath to get that taken care of with our certificate, and some paper which they'll give you. Hence presumably it's something you can do in one day. You may run into the risk of having your money stuck when you need it the most, the longer you wait. You may not have all that you need then.