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Last Name Change after naturalization interview [merged threads]

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Hi everyone, 

Does anyone know if it is possible to change a last name (take my husband’s last name) after naturalization interview BUT before Oath Ceremony happened?

At the interview I said that I don’t want to change my last name but since then, I had a change of heart and now want to do it.
do I still have a chance to change it if my oath ceremony hasn’t happened yet?

 

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29 minutes ago, Daria9 said:

Hi everyone, 

Does anyone know if it is possible to change a last name (take my husband’s last name) after naturalization interview BUT before Oath Ceremony happened?

At the interview I said that I don’t want to change my last name but since then, I had a change of heart and now want to do it.
do I still have a chance to change it if my oath ceremony hasn’t happened yet?

Hi Daria9,

It happened the same to me and I asked the people at the ceremony and they said they could not do anything about that.

I did not try any other ways. How do you think if you call or go in USCIS local office in person to make that request?

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1 hour ago, JCG1121 said:

Hi Daria9,

It happened the same to me and I asked the people at the ceremony and they said they could not do anything about that.

I did not try any other ways. How do you think if you call or go in USCIS local office in person to make that request?

 I did call USCIS contact center and they recommended submitting a request for last name change through  “correct typographical error” section online, which is what I did. 
but I also remember that if I would have changed the name during the interview, there was a name change petition that I was supposed to fill out and I don’t have it and not sure where to find it so they might not let me do it 
 

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Hi , I was wondering if you could help me 

 

 I haven’t changed my name during interview, or when I applied but then after the interview  I decided  to take my husband’s name so I filed a Typographical error request and they changed it in their system and sent me  an oath ceremony invitation with my husband’s last name on it

 

now, due to unforeseen circumstances I really need to keep my maiden name , my oath ceremony is on Thursday. Will I be able to keep my maiden name if in the system it is now my husbands name?

Are they allow you to do it? As a “fix mistake in your certificate “ maybe?

 

 

 

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It's unlikely you can do anything before naturalizing. Probably would have to go through court after to change it back. Name change is a serious step that should not be taken lightly. Not only emotional side of it, but legal and financial implications should always be examined before deciding to change name.

 

Good luck!

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