Lupecita

That’s fantastic!

Thanks a lot for everything!

I missed this reply earlier. Thanks again! I already submitted my N-400 without a name change, wish I had known this beforehand, but I heard that during the interview you can still submit a name change request, do you happen to know if this is true?

That’s good to know about Detroit, thank you. Do you know how long after interviews do they usually do the oath? I had seen some offices did same day oaths and I was afraid of delaying mine to change my name. How do you find information on what type of oaths and frequency a local office does?

Yes, that’s what I’m afraid of, missing some sort of loophole.

That’s the way I understood it too. I’m just not wanting to delay the ceremony waiting for a judge, from what I heard it’s faster if you’re not changing your name. We shall see. Thanks for your input.

Thank you all so much! if someone disagrees, and believes this may be a problem from personal Venezuelan experience, please let me know.

I figured this may be the case, that’s why I’m not sure I will change my first name yet, but keeping my options open. Just never identified with my long first name, I only got called that when I was in trouble haha

Hello! I’m in the process of being naturalized in the US and would like to change my name after I become a citizen, but will not be changing my name in Venezuela, will this be a problem if/when I visit Venezuela? I would like to change my name to the US format and maybe shorten my first name. For example, Maria Fernandez Gonzalez to Mary Fernandez Smith (I don’t have a middle name so I will take my first last name as such). In Venezuela the format is different so if I change my name there it would still not read the same as my American passport. I know you enter with your Venezuelan passport and exit with your American passport, but I’m unsure if during the exit you still have to tie the American passport to your Venezuelan’s or the way you entered the country in a way that maybe having two different names would be a problem. Anyone have experience with this? Or know the process of leaving the country with a non-Venezuelan passport? Please share. Thanks a lot!

Submitted N-400 on 03/30/2024. Eligibility based on 5+ years as Permanent Resident. Received notification of Reuse of Biometrics right away. Detroit, MI