Biometrics question -with name change on GC pending (after divorce)

[Dree 0]

Hi,

 

A bit about my case, married, got divorced and applied to change my name on the 10 year green card about 6 years after becoming a LPR. Its been more than 2.5 years now and my name change was not approved yet, so I decided to apply for naturalization (doing this cause its a hassle when traveling if your green card name is different than you passport, have to have so many documents to prove I can legally enter US - had this issue over the summer ppl hated me for waiting in line for to many Q's, anyway....). 

 

Applied for naturalization, and just now got a notice that they are not expecting me for new fingerprints and biometrics, because they can reuse the ones on file. From those who applied recently for your N-400, were you asked to go in for biometrics?

Just want to make sure that my name change case is not going to create any issues for my naturalization process.

 

Thank you  

[mniceguy16 186]

49 minutes ago, Dree said:

Hi,

 

A bit about my case, married, got divorced and applied to change my name on the 10 year green card about 6 years after becoming a LPR. Its been more than 2.5 years now and my name change was not approved yet, so I decided to apply for naturalization (doing this cause its a hassle when traveling if your green card name is different than you passport, have to have so many documents to prove I can legally enter US - had this issue over the summer ppl hated me for waiting in line for to many Q's, anyway....). 

 

Applied for naturalization, and just now got a notice that they are not expecting me for new fingerprints and biometrics, because they can reuse the ones on file. From those who applied recently for your N-400, were you asked to go in for biometrics?

Just want to make sure that my name change case is not going to create any issues for my naturalization process.

 

Thank you  

It depends on a case by case. Biometrics were reused for two friends of mine in different states, I went for biometrics despite giving them one for my roc. If your n400 interview comes before the name change, you can as well confirm on the day of your interview that you wanna change your name because they will go through your whole application on the day of your interview. And in case your name change is approved before your n400 interview, you will still need to inform the IO so they update your file.

[Loren Y 2,755]

Filed N400 November 18th of this year, received the I797 case received, and the reuse bio metrics all on the 19th of November, the next day. So far I have had much success with the online filings. Did an I-130 online, now the N400. So far I'm liking the online forms.