Green card recieved - too late to change last name?

[dentsflogged 352]

Pretty much the title.  I didn't want to change my last name, because it seemed silly. 

I've finally given way to social pressure (not pressure I guess, but presumption). Everyone assumes my Maiden name is my married name and when I correct people about my husband's last name they default to using that even when I say otherwise so  l'm just going to change it because its just really not that big a deal to me. 

 

But I already got my conditional Green Card. 

So IS it that easy to change? Can I just change it socially and then not bother changing it legally, or should I change it when it's time to remove conditions?   I feel like this is probably a less common question since most people seem to change right away or not at all, rather than almost a year later.

[cyclone27 710]

It will have to wait til I751 is submitted otherwise I will cost you a huge replacement card fee.

[Ashley Marin 14]

14 hours ago, dentsflogged said:

Pretty much the title.  I didn't want to change my last name, because it seemed silly. 

I've finally given way to social pressure (not pressure I guess, but presumption). Everyone assumes my Maiden name is my married name and when I correct people about my husband's last name they default to using that even when I say otherwise so  l'm just going to change it because its just really not that big a deal to me. 

 

But I already got my conditional Green Card. 

So IS it that easy to change? Can I just change it socially and then not bother changing it legally, or should I change it when it's time to remove conditions?   I feel like this is probably a less common question since most people seem to change right away or not at all, rather than almost a year later.

I don't think there will be any issues with changing it just socially and not legally but I'm not 100% sure. I did not legally change it but the only place where I socially changed it is in my Facebook. Everywhere else like LinkedIn, work, and school has my maiden name. If someone addresses me by my maiden name, I do not correct it unless they ask me if I have changed it. 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

socially, you can call yourself Big Bird if you want to.

 

It will be cheaper and probably easier to wait until ROC to change it on your greencard. You can change it on pretty much everything else though, I imagine. For ROC simply send in (yet another) copy of the marriage certificate and state you changed your name to your married name.