Name change after Naturalization (citizenship)

[serioja123 2]

I would like to change my firtst name on my naturalization certificat. I got my citizenship 7 years ago. I would like to change it how is on my foreign birth certificat. Since I came to USA through a Russian ambassy, my name was changed from Sergiu to Sergey and I would like to change it back to Sergiu. How can I do that?

Edited February 20, 2015 by serioja123

[JimmyHou 613]

I would like to change my firtst name on my naturalization certificat. I got my citizenship 7 years ago. I would like to change it how is on my foreign birth certificat. Since I came to USA through a Russian ambassy, my name was changed from Sergiu to Sergey and I would like to change it back to Sergiu. How can I do that?

You need to go to your local courthouse and file for a legal name change.

You will pay a fee and a judge will approve your request. Some states require you to post a name change notification in a local newspaper. The fee varies drastically from city to city. In New York it costs about $65 and in Houston it costs over $400.

Once you are approved, you will be given an name change certificate showing your old and new names.

You do not need to get your naturalization certificate changed.

You can use your naturalization certificate along with the name change certificate as proof citizenship.

What you will need to do is update your drivers license, social security card, bank accounts, credit cards, mortgage documents, etc.

You should also change your name on your passport. When you travel abroad, you might have a hard time at airports if you don't book tickets in the name that is on your passport.

But I can't think of any reason you need to pay $500 for a new naturalization certificate. Just go to the passport office and apply for a new passport. Take your naturalization certificate (in your old name) and your name change certificate. They may require you to have another form of ID in your new name first (I'm not sure) so maybe you should get your drivers license changed first.