Name change on permenant resident card or apply for naturalization?

[AtlGirl 0]

Hi everyone,

I hope that I'm posting this question in the right place.

In 2007 I moved to the US with the K-1 Visa and got married. In 2010, we got divorced and I filed to remove conditions and was granted a 10 year green card. I recently got remarried and am wondering what the next best step would be. I was planning on applying to be a US Citizen in the next few months but do I have to replace my permenant resident card to have my new last name on there first?

It would suck to have to pay $450 to replace my permenant resident card with my new last name then turn around and start the Naturalization process but I'll do it if I have to.

Has anyone been through or going through something similar to this?

Thanks in advance for any info and advice.

Edited February 12, 2015 by AtlGirl

[JimmyHou 611]

Hi everyone,

I hope that I'm posting this question in the right place.

In 2007 I moved to the US with the K-1 Visa and got married. In 2010, we got divorced and I filed to remove conditions and was granted a 10 year green card. I recently got remarried and am wondering what the next best step would be. I was planning on applying to be a US Citizen in the next few months but do I have to replace my permenant resident card to have my new last name on there first?

It would suck to have to pay $450 to replace my permenant resident card with my new last name then turn around and start the Naturalization process but I'll do it if I have to.

Has anyone been through or going through something similar to this?

Thanks in advance for any info and advice.

You do not have to get a new green card. You'll see that the application has entries for your current legal name as well as for your name as it appears on your green card. Your marriage certificate suffices as proof of your current legal name.