Copied from my original thread in case someone else may find this information useful:
Married spouse in 2013 in New York. She elected to change surname to my name. The Hondurans do not allow for straight name changes( first, middle, husband’s surname) they require the name in her passport be according to their naming customs.(first, middle, father’s last, mother’s last, “de”, husband’s last). So all of our immigration paperwork has been filed according to the way her name reads in her passport.(I-130, I-601A, DS-260) her green card also matches her passport.
When it comes time to Naturalize she would like to use her legal name in the states to apply.(First, Middle, Husband’s last). Not sure if she needs to request name change being that we already changed her name when we got married, I also don’t want to delay the naturalization ceremony if I check yes because that ceremony needs to be conducted by a judge, if it’s not necessary. Can anyone help with this? Thanks.
Mike