Changing name during Citizenship interview error?

[Paps and Dawna 18]

Hello everyone,

 

I had my Citizenship interview today, passed the tests, and my application is recommended for approval. I do have a concern though.. 

 

When we started discussing the changing name part, the Immigration Officer said that she’s going to go ahead and change my middle name legally. She said where I’m from, the Philippines, we tend to make our last name our middle/maiden name once marrying which is true. She said they were instructed to legally change all Filipinas middle name when it comes to the Citizenship interview.

 

It made sense when I was at the interview but now that I think about it, I’m starting to worry. I questioned the IO multiple times but I felt like she was lowkey starting to get annoyed. 

When I got married, I made my father’s last name as my maiden name and took my husband’s last name.

e.g

from Maria  Adona Torres 

to Maria  Torres Villareal

 

Adona - Mother’s maiden name

Torres - Father’s last name

Villareal - Husband’s last name

 

On the system where I signed, it was like below: 

 

Current name: Maria Adona Villareal

changing to: Maria Torres Villareal

 

where Maria Torres Villareal is really my current name and has always been ever since I got married.
 

I’m worried that she made a mistake and that now, I have 3 name changes in the system...

 

 

[Genski92 93]

22 minutes ago, Paps and Dawna said:

Hello everyone,

 

I had my Citizenship interview today, passed the tests, and my application is recommended for approval. I do have a concern though.. 

 

 

 

25 minutes ago, Paps and Dawna said:

Hello everyone,

 

I had my Citizenship interview today, passed the tests, and my application is recommended for approval. I do have a concern though.. 

 

When we started discussing the changing name part, the Immigration Officer said that she’s going to go ahead and change my middle name legally. She said where I’m from, the Philippines, we tend to make our last name our middle/maiden name once marrying which is true. She said they were instructed to legally change all Filipinas middle name when it comes to the Citizenship interview.

 

Are they gonna change/follow the filipino naming? Is that why you're confuse? But base on your post it's already in filipino naming way. Unless they want you to follow the american way which they use maiden name as middle name and not Father's last name?

[Paps and Dawna 18]

On 11/4/2020 at 12:28 AM, Genski92 said:

 

Are they gonna change/follow the filipino naming? Is that why you're confuse? But base on your post it's already in filipino naming way. Unless they want you to follow the american way which they use maiden name as middle name and not Father's last name?

I just received my oath taking appointment letter and my name has changed. They followed the America  way of using the maiden name as the middle name and not the Father’s last name. I didnt request for a name change.. I dont know why this is happening.. 

Edited November 16, 2020 by Paps and Dawna