Evidence of Citizenship: Is my U.S. passport sufficient or do I also need to include my U.S. Naturalization Certificate if I have an A-Number? Confusion with given name. [merged threads]

[jolive2025 1]

I am petitioning for my fiance and noticed my name is different on my Certificate of Naturalization.   The name I used on my Certificate of Naturalization is now used as my middle name.  For example,  my Naturalization Certificate shows  "John Smith Lee" where Lee is my Family Name.  For my passports and my driver license, I use my given name "Michael" John Smith Lee.  Should I fill out section 7.a. & 7.b. under Other Names Used with the same exact name on my Certificate of Naturalization?  

 

TLDR:  

My family name is : Lee
Name on my Certificate of Naturalization is John Smith Lee

Name on my Passport and Driver License is Michael John Smith Lee

 

Would I need to fill the section as Other Names Used? (7.a. & 7.b.)  - I have not used this name in any other legal documents.  All my documents are either Michael Lee or Michael John Smith Lee (Passport & Driver Licenese)

 

The full name that I wrote on my i-129f is:

Family Name: Lee

GIven Name: Michael

Middle Name: John Smith

 

Thank you first!

Edited March 20 by TBoneTX
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[OldUser 6,641]

Yes, put it in the Other Names Used.

5 hours ago, jolive2025 said:

I am petitioning for my fiance and noticed my name is different on my Certificate of Naturalization.   The name I used on my Certificate of Naturalization is now used as my middle name. 

How come?

[jolive2025 1]

3 hours ago, OldUser said:

Yes, put it in the Other Names Used.

How come?

Thank you, I was leaning towards this as well.  I was given a common romanize name to be easier to pronounce here in the States.  I don't believe it was formally legalized, its been 20 plus years now since. 

Would it be beneficial to include a copy of my Naturalization certificate or would that cause more confusion?

[jolive2025 1]

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3. Evidence of U.S. citizenship which may include any of the following:

A. A copy of your birth certificate issued by a U.S. civil authority;

B. A copy of your original Certificate of Naturalization;

C. A copy of your original Certificate of Citizenship;

D. A copy of your Form FS-240, Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States;

E. A copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card issued with a validity period of at least five years; or F. A statement executed by a U.S. consular officer certifying that you are a U.S. citizen and the bearer of a currently valid U.S. passport.  (Instructions for K1-Visa)

 

I am submitting a copy of my U.S. Passport with my K1-Visa Application (petitioner).  The complete name on my passport is John Lee Smith whereas my Naturalization Certificate and Social Security name is Lee Smith.

 

I have never submitted a name change request, but just added a given name of John Lee Smith when applying for my U.S. Naturalization and U.S. Passport. 

 

My Naturalization certificate is Lee Smith and my U.S. Passport is my full name John Lee Smith.   The rest of my legal documents(i.e. Driver's License) are John Lee Smith or I just use John Smith for my credit cards, bills, etc. 

 

Questions:

 

- On my K1 Application, I have filled in my A-Number, but left blank the section for Other Names Used. Should I fill in (John Smith) for Other Names Used and would this trigger a RFE for Name Change as I don't have one?

 

- Am I required to provide a copy of my U.S. Naturalization Certificate if I filled in my A-Number?

 

 

Your advice is greatly appreciated.

 

Edited March 20 by jolive2025
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[TBoneTX 45,273]

Related threads have been merged.  Please keep further questions within this combined thread.   

Edited March 20 by TBoneTX