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bluelikethat   0

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Hi all,

 

I have a question about changing my name on my N400 application. 

 

When I got my green card through marriage it was in MAIDEN name. When I filed my I751 to remove GC conditions, I requested a name change, and the I-751 receipt has my MARRIED name on it. I'm still waiting for the ROC to process.

 

I intended to continue using my MAIDEN name for professional reasons and just use my married name personally, since I had published under my maiden name and developed a career with it. This has proven more difficult that I intended, since my employer doesn't allow me to use a preferred name to interact with my students via email or course managers. 

 

Because of this, I am considering changing my name again during the N400 process to a hyphenated MAIDEN-MARRIED name, which would allow me to at least have some continuity with my name professionally. I have two questions:

 

1. Should I wait till my removal of conditions is processed to apply for the N400 with name change, since I had a name change underway with that application? My N400 window has opened, but I still haven't received the new green card.

 

2. Are there any problems I should anticipate with a second name change? I'm just trying to make sure I do everything right. I've read that sometimes a name change can delay the naturalization process. (I'm in Raleigh, NC. I'm not sure whether they do frequent court-based ceremonies here-- if anyone knows this, or knows how I could find out, that would be great.) I'm not in any terrible hurry, but I do want to make sure I don't get the N400 rejected.

 

Thanks so much!

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Alabamak1   688

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As far as naturalization goes, this is your free chance to change it to whatever you would like to be named as....now changing other documents is a different matter (even those UK ID's, etc).  If I where you....i would apply for N-400 with the desired name, since the window opened.  There shouldn't be rejected because, by the naturalization policy is to allow you that.  A delay might be because of your filing for ROC is not done still, but i am not 100% on this

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