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[Vasto_Lorde 12]

10 hours ago, murph32 said:

I got mine today too!

Hopefully you will only have a few more days of waiting!!

Congrats!

[thewaitingame 34]

5 hours ago, murph32 said:

OK that's good to know - I have about a month til my interview and am going to do my name change tomorrow or Friday.

let us know how the process is like. they say it might take 6-8 weeks for recording

[Vasto_Lorde 12]

This morning, my case status changed to indicate I have been scheduled for an interview. I also noticed that the estimated wait time counter was back, now set at 6 months. Weird.

[JFH 12,189]

9 minutes ago, Vasto_Lorde said:

This morning, my case status changed to indicate I have been scheduled for an interview. I also noticed that the estimated wait time counter was back, now set at 6 months. Weird.

Congratulations! I must be right behind you. We did biometrics on the same day. 

[Vasto_Lorde 12]

6 minutes ago, JFH said:

Congratulations! I must be right behind you. We did biometrics on the same day. 

I agree with you. I

[JFH 12,189]

Just checked mine. No update. It’s my birthday tomorrow so maybe I will see an update tomorrow? 

[Vasto_Lorde 12]

48 minutes ago, JFH said:

Just checked mine. No update. It’s my birthday tomorrow so maybe I will see an update tomorrow? 

Happy birthday in advance and I hope you get some good news on this front very soon,

[JFH 12,189]

7 minutes ago, Vasto_Lorde said:

Happy birthday in advance and I hope you get some good news on this front very soon,

Thank you!

[nikgon 11]

22 hours ago, thewaitingame said:

let us know how the process is like. they say it might take 6-8 weeks for recording

Does anyone know if there's a risk in doing a name change in parallel with the naturalization?

 

I'm not an expert, but two thoughts:

1) If that comes up during the background check as part of the naturalization, would it raise a flag?

2) If the recording comes back later than your ceremony, what's going to happen? Will you have to get a passport for the old name and then use the name change to request another copy of the passport with the new name?

 

Anything else anyone can think of?

 

I'd also love to not to have to deal with the extra hassle, but at the same time, I'd prefer not to interfere with the process and, as annoying as it is, would prefer to do a name change after being done with the naturalization.

[Vasto_Lorde 12]

The interview notification letter is now available in the portal. My interview falls on March 17.

[JFH 12,189]

20 minutes ago, Vasto_Lorde said:

The interview notification letter is now available in the portal. My interview falls on March 17.

St Patrick’s day! May the luck of the Irish be with you. 

[Vasto_Lorde 12]

2 minutes ago, JFH said:

St Patrick’s day! May the luck of the Irish be with you. 

May the power of Temple Bar be with me.

 

🙂

[MGMA 55]

13 hours ago, Vasto_Lorde said:

This morning, my case status changed to indicate I have been scheduled for an interview. I also noticed that the estimated wait time counter was back, now set at 6 months. Weird.

Congratulations! That's sounds like a faster rate!

[murph32 2]

10 hours ago, nikgon said:

Does anyone know if there's a risk in doing a name change in parallel with the naturalization?

 

I'm not an expert, but two thoughts:

1) If that comes up during the background check as part of the naturalization, would it raise a flag?

2) If the recording comes back later than your ceremony, what's going to happen? Will you have to get a passport for the old name and then use the name change to request another copy of the passport with the new name?

 

Anything else anyone can think of?

 

I'd also love to not to have to deal with the extra hassle, but at the same time, I'd prefer not to interfere with the process and, as annoying as it is, would prefer to do a name change after being done with the naturalization.

FWIW I got a consult with an immigration attorney through my work yesterday about this and the advice I received is you will get proof of your name change day of that you take with you and that should be sufficient to have the immigration officer issue your card in your new name. I'll be going to the court late next week and doing it then, I'll let you know how it goes.

Edited February 19, 2021 by murph32

[aorich 23]

When did you get your Biometric notification?

6 hours ago, Vasto_Lorde said:

The interview notification letter is now available in the portal. My interview falls on March 17.

When did you have your biometric done?