US birth certificate after Naturalization and name change?

[Marrienne 112]

Hello everyone!
I have another question. How do you obtain a *US* birth certificate after naturalization and legal name change?
Can you even do that?
Obviously, I cannot travel back to my country and convince the authorities there to accept a foreign piece of paper that says I am not even a citizen of that country anymore
So, since you are now a US citizen, how do you get a US birth certificate, since you original birth certificate, first of all lists you as a citizen of another country and has the old name on it?

TIA!!!

[D-R-J 153]

3 minutes ago, Marrienne said:

Hello everyone!
I have another question. How do you obtain a *US* birth certificate after naturalization and legal name change?
Can you even do that?
Obviously, I cannot travel back to my country and convince the authorities there to accept a foreign piece of paper that says I am not even a citizen of that country anymore
So, since you are now a US citizen, how do you get a US birth certificate, since you original birth certificate, first of all lists you as a citizen of another country and has the old name on it?

TIA!!!

The answer is that you don’t get a birth certificate here.

 

My wife was able to get a passport from her home country with the court document of her name change. Greece might have different rules than Ghana obviously.

[EM_Vandaveer 2,370]

You don't. Only people who were BORN in the US have US birth certificates, by definition... Also, you're still a Greek citizen, I'm not sure why you think you aren't.

Edited August 21, 2023 by EM_Vandaveer

[D-R-J 153]

From what I’m reading, you wouldn’t lose your Greek citizenship just from gaining US citizenship. Unless you specifically renounced your Greek citizenship you are still a citizen.

Edited August 21, 2023 by D-R-J

[Dashinka 23,265]

You can get a birth certificate from any entity in the US (BCs are issued locally, not federally and only to those actually born in the US).  Your naturalization certificate (and US passport/passport card) will act as your proof of US citizenship.  If you wish to change your name after naturalization, you will need to petition the court.  If you change your name as part of the naturalization process, again, the naturalization certificate will act as the legal document to show that name change.

 

Good Luck!

Edited August 21, 2023 by Dashinka

[M+K IL 102]

I'm naturalizing and changing my name too, so... in the rare occasion when I need to provide my old birth certificate (very rare - the naturalization certificate or a US passport suffices as proof of citizenship in the US, so the only situation I see is if I want to sponsor my parents) -- I'll just show the original birth certificate as well as the name change document from the court.

[Boiler 43,494]

It seems that you have just Naturalised.

 

Now admittedly I know nothing about the procedure of renouncing Greek Citizenship but find it extremely difficult to believe it could be that quick.

 

Not this would have any impact on where you were born and who issued your Birth Certificate.

[Marrienne 112]

Thanks everyone. As long as I won't need the birth certificate,  I am good I was worried I would be asked for a birth certificate somewhere lol.

[Boiler 43,494]

Nobody has asked me for a Birth Certificate for a long time.

 

Now I have gone through a few but still have spares

[EM_Vandaveer 2,370]

11 hours ago, Marrienne said:

Thanks everyone. As long as I won't need the birth certificate,  I am good I was worried I would be asked for a birth certificate somewhere lol.

If you are, your Greek birth certificate is your birth certificate for life.

Edited August 22, 2023 by EM_Vandaveer

[Liam2021 559]

17 hours ago, Marrienne said:

Thanks everyone. As long as I won't need the birth certificate,  I am good I was worried I would be asked for a birth certificate somewhere lol.

Unless you want to file a petition to bring your family's members to USA, no one is really care about birth cert. Also, you need to research more about dual citizenship. Your home country is allow dual citizenship.

[Marrienne 112]

7 hours ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

If you are, your Greek birth certificate is your birth certificate for life.

Yes but the names don't match.

1 hour ago, Liam2021 said:

Unless you want to file a petition to bring your family's members to USA, no one is really care about birth cert. Also, you need to research more about dual citizenship. Your home country is allow dual citizenship.

I know Greece allows it. Except I don't want it 🤣🤣

But I know they do.

No parents to bring so we should be all good without a birth certificate then ❤️

[OldUser 4,864]

3 minutes ago, Marrienne said:

Yes but the names don't match.

And it's fine. Birth Certificate is usually generated shortly after person's birth and ideally never changes again. Sometimes this involves other names (your case), sometimes the country of birth doesn't exist anymore. 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,370]

Of course the names don't match... That's very common especially with women. My current legal name also doesn't match my birth name because I took my husband's surname. Your birth certificate always shows your birth name. The fact that you were born with that name doesn't change even if your legal name does.

[OldUser 4,864]

31 minutes ago, Marrienne said:

I know Greece allows it. Except I don't want it 🤣🤣

But I know they do.

Any time you're in Greece you will only be considered a Greek citizen even if you show your US passport on entry. If you get in legal trouble in Greece or required to go through military service, US embassy / consulate won't help you! Only when you go through formal citizenship renounciation in Greece you will no longer be Greek. On the other hand, soon enough US travellers will have to pay fees and fill forms to visit EU. But if you travel to EU on Greek passport you would not have to do it plus you would have unlimited time in EU and not 90 days (on US passport). 

Edited August 22, 2023 by OldUser