Delayed name change process

[Cali23 12]

Has anyone been waiting for their name change to go through because of the new procedures in place right now? 
I had my naturalisation ceremony on 16th June 2020 and the judge was on a Zoom call with us. 
We were told that anyone doing a name change would have to wait for the judge to sign off of them and we’d receive a letter within two weeks. 
It’s been three weeks now and I haven’t received anything. I can’t change my social security, register to vote, get a passport etc until I get the letter. 
Just wanted to see if there were others waiting the same length or is it an error with my case. Or if anyone knew the best person/place to call to get information on the status?

[ioxtremod 23]

That's good to know. I was considering a name change as well but I think I will just wait to get citizenship then do proceeding to possibly change it.

[Demian_Bones 11]

I had my oath ceremony on 16th June as well in Minneapolis and had opted for name change and was sworn in by a judge in person. I was only issued the naturalization certificate which had my new name and have yet to receive my name change petition document. I've called the district court where I had the oath ceremony and they can't find the name change court order in their system. Been frustrating to say the least and here I was thinking we were finally done with USCIS but guess we've got one more hurdle to deal with. I called USCIS a few weeks back and they raised a service request with a response deadline on July 8th which is tomorrow, I'll wait to see if I get any feedback. @Cali23 were you told that it would be mailed?

[Cali23 12]

2 hours ago, Demian_Bones said:

I had my oath ceremony on 16th June as well in Minneapolis and had opted for name change and was sworn in by a judge in person. I was only issued the naturalization certificate which had my new name and have yet to receive my name change petition document. I've called the district court where I had the oath ceremony and they can't find the name change court order in their system. Been frustrating to say the least and here I was thinking we were finally done with USCIS but guess we've got one more hurdle to deal with. I called USCIS a few weeks back and they raised a service request with a response deadline on July 8th which is tomorrow, I'll wait to see if I get any feedback. @Cali23 were you told that it would be mailed?

Let me know if you get an update. I wasn’t sure if I needed to call the courts or USCIS. 
 

We had our ceremony in the immigration office and not the court so the judge wasn’t there in person. We were told that they were signing off on all the name changes and we’d get the letter mailed out within two weeks. 
 

It’s so frustrating to keep having delays. 

[Demian_Bones 11]

Just a quick update. I got a call from USCIS National Benefits Center regarding the service request I had raised. The agent I was speaking to informed me that apparently someone at the Field Office screwed up where they had created my name change process but never submitted it to the judge to get it signed, hence why the district court couldn't find a record of my name change order. Also the agent also mentioned that the first service request that I had raised was sent to the National Benefits Center and not the field office which is where it ought to have been sent to to begin with. Man dealing with this much incompetence even after supposedly being done with the process is frustrating to say the least. So now I have to wait for another 30 days for this second service request to be processed and get some response from the field office. Hopefully they don't screw this up again this time around.

[Cali23 12]

On 7/9/2020 at 7:21 AM, Demian_Bones said:

Just a quick update. I got a call from USCIS National Benefits Center regarding the service request I had raised. The agent I was speaking to informed me that apparently someone at the Field Office screwed up where they had created my name change process but never submitted it to the judge to get it signed, hence why the district court couldn't find a record of my name change order. Also the agent also mentioned that the first service request that I had raised was sent to the National Benefits Center and not the field office which is where it ought to have been sent to to begin with. Man dealing with this much incompetence even after supposedly being done with the process is frustrating to say the least. So now I have to wait for another 30 days for this second service request to be processed and get some response from the field office. Hopefully they don't screw this up again this time around.

I have a funny feeling mine is the same way. I’m going to try go to the field office and speak to someone. 
Incredibly frustrating to deal with yet another delay. I hope you get yours sorted quicker than expected. 

[Demian_Bones 11]

On 7/12/2020 at 11:19 AM, Cali23 said:

I have a funny feeling mine is the same way. I’m going to try go to the field office and speak to someone. 
Incredibly frustrating to deal with yet another delay. I hope you get yours sorted quicker than expected. 

I'd suggest you give the district court that administered your oath a call and see if they can find your name change court order in their system. If they don't then chances are USCIS screwed up like they did with me. 

 

Just a quick update from me, I received an email from the field office last Thursday after the new service request was raised. They told me that they will go ahead and mail me the name change petition. I just got the sealed name change petition in the mail today and was pleasantly surprised by the quick turnaround. Hopefully you get yours soon.

Edited July 14, 2020 by Demian_Bones

[Cali23 12]

On 7/14/2020 at 8:01 AM, Demian_Bones said:

I'd suggest you give the district court that administered your oath a call and see if they can find your name change court order in their system. If they don't then chances are USCIS screwed up like they did with me. 

 

Just a quick update from me, I received an email from the field office last Thursday after the new service request was raised. They told me that they will go ahead and mail me the name change petition. I just got the sealed name change petition in the mail today and was pleasantly surprised by the quick turnaround. Hopefully you get yours soon.

I got my name change. After going in circles with the courts and immigration they told me I just had to wait but didn’t give me an indication on how long to wait before I could look into it again. 
luckily I received it in the mail and now I can start the last steps of getting a passport, changing SS etc. 
Thanks for letting me know about your process!