Name Change and Removal of Conditions

[hellogitu 0]

Hi, I'm new to this site and was hoping to get some guidance on changing my name on my green card, and on record with USCIS.

My husband and I are preparing to file our I-751 - removal of conditions on my green card (May 2012 will be 2 years.) We live in San Francisco, CA.

I have changed my name to my married name on my marriage certificate and California drivers license, but I was told I can't change my name on my social security, etc. until I had done so with USCIS. We looked into the process over a year ago, but the filing was expensive and we thought it might be more practical (and hopefully less expensive) to wait until this round of mandatory filing, and take care of both at the same time.

- Has anyone done this?

- Can I just put my new name on my I-751 form (and list my maiden name under "other names used")? Or would this be rejected because it doesn't match the name on my conditional green card?

- Is there another form I need to file? (And what is the filing fee?)

- Also, we are visiting my home country (Singapore) at the end of July and I plan to change the name of my passport then.

Would it help to wait to do my USCIS name change until after I get my new passport? (Or the other way around, perhaps?)

Any insight would be very much appreciated!

[hellogitu 0]

I refined my question below.

Hi, I'm new to this site and was hoping to get some guidance on changing my name on my green card, and on record with USCIS.

My husband and I are preparing to file our I-751 - removal of conditions on my green card (May 2012 will be 2 years.) We live in San Francisco, CA.

I have changed my name to my married name on my marriage certificate and California drivers license, but I was told I can't change my name on my social security, etc. until I had done so with USCIS. We looked into filing an I-90 about a year ago (application to replace permanent resident card, due to name change), but the filing was expensive and we thought it might be more practical (and hopefully less expensive) to wait until this round of mandatory filing, and take care of both at the same time. (Since I was going to have to get a new card now anyway.)

- Has anyone done this?

- Can I just put my new name on my I-751 form (and list my maiden name under "other names used")? Or would this be rejected because it doesn't match the name on my conditional green card? I will be including my marriage certificate in my packet, and it does list my new name.

- Do I need to file I-90?

- Also, we are visiting my home country (Singapore) at the end of July and I plan to change the name of my passport then.

Would it help to wait to do my USCIS name change until after I get my new passport? (Or the other way around, perhaps?)

Any insight would be very much appreciated!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

1. Has anyone done this?

2. Can I just put my new name on my I-751 form (and list my maiden name under "other names used")? Or would this be rejected because it doesn't match the name on my conditional green card? I will be including my marriage certificate in my packet, and it does list my new name.

3. Do I need to file I-90?

4. Also, we are visiting my home country (Singapore) at the end of July and I plan to change the name of my passport then.

5. Would it help to wait to do my USCIS name change until after I get my new passport? (Or the other way around, perhaps?)

1. Yes. Several people.

2. Yes that's fine.

3. No.

4. Your ROC might not be approved by then so remember to carry the ORIGINAL extension letter when you travel

5. Doesn't really matter either way.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I refined my question below.

I would change the passport first, before doing the ROC, if possible. Some countries have naming conventions that have to be strictly adhered to. So if you happen to have a passport from one of those countries, you are sorta stuck with whatever the officials decide. If and when you naturalize, then you can change your name to whatever you want. If you want the new greencard and new passport to match, then definitely do the foreign passport first.