I need your advice on my wife's upcoming citizenship interview. She'd like to change her name, but we're trying to decide when to do it. The interview location offers same-day oath ceremonies, so here are her options:
1. Change her name during the interview, but this means she won't qualify for the same-day oath. She'll likely need to wait a couple of weeks for a judge to approve the name change before returning for her oath ceremony.
2. Complete the interview and oath ceremony with her current name, becoming a citizen the same day. She can even apply for her passport immediately. She would change her name afterward through a separate process.
Which option do you think is better? The additional cost for changing her name later isn't her main concern.
Also, if she changes her name after becoming a citizen, her naturalization certificate will show her former name. Will this cause complications when she needs to present her naturalization documents in the future?
Thank you!