Name change right before I-751

[Brian&Mel 0]

I was reading the other post about name change before the I-751 and I was thinking about doing the same. We will have to file for I-751 at the end of August and we do not want to pay additional $300 to change my name on the GC.

What we are going to do is to change my name in late July/early August (so that we do not have a large gap between the legal name change and filling for I-751) and when we filed for the I-751, we can file with my new name and doesn't have to change my name on my current GC. In that way, we will save $300 and a new name on my GC.

I just wanted to know whether anyone else has done the same too? Any tips/advise/suggestion is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Mel

[wizardfitz 13]

Hi Mel

I have a question, do you not have to pay to get your named changed anyway? Or are you simply talking about changing your last name to your husband's last name? I am looking to do the same except its with my 1st name, I already carry my husband's last name.

[Brian&Mel 0]

Hi Mel

I have a question, do you not have to pay to get your named changed anyway? Or are you simply talking about changing your last name to your husband's last name? I am looking to do the same except its with my 1st name, I already carry my husband's last name.

I am going to do a complete name change (first and last name). And we are planning to go to the court to change the name legally and we have to pay for the filling fee. What we are trying to avoid is the $300 fee to change the name on the GC.

Hope this helps!

[wizardfitz 13]

Oh ok, thanks it does help. Its actually what I want to do as well, I will keep tabs on your thread to see what people say We are not set to file our ROC til Nov this year. Thanks for the reply

[AandLKC 1]

i have done a complete name change and filed my i-751 ( i provided the court document as proof ) i filed mine on the fourth of this month ... waiting for Bio-appointment letter ... let you know how that goes

[Extracare 0]

Hi

I did the same thing as you mentioned and now I am also waiting for biometric letter.

I will update my process.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

One year from now, you can change you name to anything you like without having to go to court, without problems, and without having to pay a penny. Do you perhaps think you can live with the name your parents have given you one more year and save yourself a lot of possible headaches and expenses?

[Up in the Sky 2]

Guess from reading this post, my wife expire date is in June 23 2013, we did not change her name and her GC still has her name and her own last name. We want to change it to a whole new name taking my last name.

Can anyone tell me if I can change her name through the process of the I-751 now or I'm guessing I'm out of luck and will have to wait till her I-751 is finalize.

True or False, I heard that when filling out the I-751 you can change the name there on the form?

[AnotherLostSoul 167]

LOL Hesekiel...but very true....

One year from now, you can change you name to anything you like without having to go to court, without problems, and without having to pay a penny. Do you perhaps think you can live with the name your parents have given you one more year and save yourself a lot of possible headaches and expenses?

[bigdog 376]

My wife did a name change at AOS on the green card and used the new GC to change her social security, MVD, bank etc. with no issues. When you file for ROC put the name you want on the form and list your AKA's, doing it that way worked for us. The only thing the ISO said is that USCIS does not like hyphenated names.