change middle name I-90 before N-400?

[Paf 0]

My wife just changed her middle name legally and we will be mailing the N-400 in June. Should we use the I-90 form before or just send the legal name change paperwork at the same time as the N-400 and save $450 for the I-90 cost. She has her 10year green card with her old middle name still.

Edited January 28, 2014 by Paf

[Tiferny 0]

I'd think a legal name change paperwork should do it. Just like using a name change certificate to update new name with ss and dmv if u had the name changed when getting naturalized. But call them and make sure : )

[Navyk 78]

My wife just changed her middle name legally and we will be mailing the N-400 in June. Should we use the I-90 form before or just send the legal name change paperwork at the same time as the N-400 and save $450 for the I-90 cost. She has her 10year green card with her old middle name still.

You can wait and change the name during N-400 and save the I-90 fee.

[BigDaddy28 228]

My wife just changed her middle name legally and we will be mailing the N-400 in June. Should we use the I-90 form before or just send the legal name change paperwork at the same time as the N-400 and save $450 for the I-90 cost. She has her 10year green card with her old middle name still.

Filing I90 would be a waist of time and money for you now. File your N400 and tick the box do you want to change your name. You can change your name during the naturalization process for free. A judge will sign a paper and give it to you and that's it, once tout are a citizen you have s new name At the same time. Good luck

[Paf 0]

Thanks guys for all the help. There are so many fees it seems I wanted to keep from paying more than I had to. Will it slow the N-400 at all?

[Paf 0]

Filing I90 would be a waist of time and money for you now. File your N400 and tick the box do you want to change your name. You can change your name during the naturalization process for free. A judge will sign a paper and give it to you and that's it, once tout are a citizen you have s new name At the same time. Good luck

We already did the court thing and changed my wife's name. Do we still check the name change part because it wont match the old records?

[BigDaddy28 228]

We already did the court thing and changed my wife's name. Do we still check the name change part because it wont match the old records?

No. You put her new name then in the section where it says write your name as in green card you do that. You send the copy of the change if name from the court. USCIS will update their record.

[Sannalyn17 0]

hi guys i want to seek a answer pls anyone hope can help me. i got my PRC this month of may 2014 my middle name there was from my mother, which is not what im using in my all the papers i did send in uscis plus bank accnt. ssn etc. im using my father lastname as my middle name since i was married in here but in my PRC its "P" instead of "S" should i need to file a I-90 for i believe it was a error by uscis. i cant afford anymore to pay that much. pls help me

[AnotherLostSoul 167]

OP: why did you just went through all that haste of changing name (or middle name- whatta heck, same idea) when you could have done it for free in a couple of months? o.O