change legal name during naturalization, where to ask for multiple certified copies?

[wnvx]

Dear all,
I have a quick question. I plan to change my legal name when I go through naturalization. As we all know after legal name change, lots of accounts need to be changed accordingly, SSN, bank account, etc.
Based on what I read on Social security website, and bank website, they all require a certified copy of legal name change.

My question is that for whoever go through legal name change during your naturalization, can you ask for multiple certified copies of your legal name change on the day you oath? or you have to contact your local court later on to get multiple certified copy of your legal name change in order to change you SSN, bank, credit card, etc.

Please advise and share your name changing and other related information change process, Thanks a bunch!

[rayb]

It depends on the reason for your name change. If marriage was the basis for a name change, then certified copies of your marriage cert will suffice.
If you simply requested a name change because of an error in your name or for vanity, your Naturalization Cert copy will suffice. Only a U.S.-licensed attorney can certify as a True Copy a copy of your Naturalization Cert, unlike other public documents, which must be certified by the issuing government agency.

But if the legal name change was ran through your county court process by USCIS, a record of the name change, certified, should be obtainable from the Court which approved the change.

--Ray B

Dear all,
I have a quick question. I plan to change my legal name when I go through naturalization. As we all know after legal name change, lots of accounts need to be changed accordingly, SSN, bank account, etc.
Based on what I read on Social security website, and bank website, they all require a certified copy of legal name change.

My question is that for whoever go through legal name change during your naturalization, can you ask for multiple certified copies of your legal name change on the day you oath? or you have to contact your local court later on to get multiple certified copy of your legal name change in order to change you SSN, bank, credit card, etc.

Please advise and share your name changing and other related information change process, Thanks a bunch!

[wnvx]

It depends on the reason for your name change. If marriage was the basis for a name change, then certified copies of your marriage cert will suffice.
If you simply requested a name change because of an error in your name or for vanity, your Naturalization Cert copy will suffice. Only a U.S.-licensed attorney can certify as a True Copy a copy of your Naturalization Cert, unlike other public documents, which must be certified by the issuing government agency.

But if the legal name change was ran through your county court process by USCIS, a record of the name change, certified, should be obtainable from the Court which approved the change.

--Ray B

Thank you so much for your reply Ray.
I wish I can find people who did their name change at NEWARK NJ, anyone?!