I have two names THIS CONFUSING

[__immigrant__ 58]

I have a legal real name, and a name that's my wife's family calls me with and i have two facebook accounts for both names, there's a section in DS-260 says "Have you ever used other names (i.e., maiden, religious, professional, alias, etc.)?".

 

Should I fill it in? even though my other name isn't official.

 

Please help!

Thank you.

[EandH0904 1,184]

It does say "aliases" so yes I would. 

[A'n'L 735]

Absolutely. 

[__immigrant__ 58]

24 minutes ago, EandH0904 said:

It does say "aliases" so yes I would. 

 

1 minute ago, A'n'L said:

Absolutely. 

but it's not a legal name and there's no documents show or prove it but a facebook account

Edited June 8, 2017 by abe.wichner

[A'n'L 735]

Just now, abe.wichner said:

 

but it's not a legal name and there's no documents show it

Doesn't matter, they'll need to know all your "identities" in order to do a full background check. Social media presence and behavior may be of interest to them.

[__immigrant__ 58]

are you sure? am I going to be asked to prove my other name?

[A'n'L 735]

1 hour ago, abe.wichner said:

are you sure? am I going to be asked to prove my other name?

Yes, I'm sure. No, you do not need to prove it. My husband has a nickname which we disclosed, at my AOS interview the CO asked if I also had a nickname (I don't). No proof required.

[EandH0904 1,184]

Definition of alias

1:  otherwise called :  otherwise known as —used to indicate an additional name that a person sometimes uses 

 

Dorsnt say it has to be a legal name. Most people don't have multiple legal names. My first name is Elizabeth but years ago I wrote and published several national magazine articles and spelled it Elyzabeth for my byline, so that would be an alias. 

[Ryan H 3,813]

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