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Naturalization certificate my Name, middle name from my birth certificate and husbands last name then my maiden name.

Asked in Cumming, GA - 3 months

Now my last name in the certificate is my married name first then my maiden name , is this an error from USCIS ? all my legal document contains my Name Maiden Name and Married name , how can i used my married name instead of my maiden name ? please help

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Alena Shautsova

Alena Shautsova

Brooklyn Immigration Attorney

Answered 3 months ago. You will need to go through the State procedure to correct your name...
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Stephen D. Berman

Stephen D. Berman

Chicago Immigration Attorney

Answered 3 months ago. If you wanted to change your name, you could have done that at the citizenship ceremony. You are welcome to do so now at the state court if you feel you must.
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Kara Lien Roberts

Kara Lien Roberts

Jacksonville Immigration Attorney

Answered 3 months ago. This depends on how you completed the N-400. If you listed your name on page one under "Family Name" as your married then maiden, then you made an error on your application (or if you mistakenly listed your maiden name under Family Name and your married name under Middle?). If you listed it correctly on your N-400, then at some point an error may have been made by USCIS. During your Naturalization interview, the officer should have had you look at a piece of paper with your information on it and asked you to verify - that information is what goes on your certificate and if you verified incorrect information, then it is not USCIS' error. If you requested a legal name change (that would not be necessary if you are changing to your married name), that could also be where the error occurred if you listed your new name incorrectly.

This is not something that is very easily determined if you are not familiar with how to go about finding out (and especially if you did not keep a copy of your entire application) and if you want to address this most efficiently, you should get an immigration attorney's help. If it is determined that USCIS made no error, you would be responsible for paying for the correction. If it is determined that it is USCIS error, then you would be able to get a replacement based on the error at no fee.
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