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[pcsmurali]

My son has three words (as per Passport and Birth Certificate) in his
First name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx

When he entered US, He received his Green Card has
First name: Bxxxx
Middle name:Cxxxxxx Kxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx

Now i am planning to apply for US Certificate of Citizenship, because i became US citizen. I want to write his full first name under the first name box.

But, on the application if i use the autofill option, i couldn’t fit the full first name (First name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxxx ). I can only fit First name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxx (which is missing last letter). One option is fill the application with PEN.

I want to ask you kind advice which will be best option from below.

Option 1: Fill with PEN. I don't know if there is any limit in characters in First name on certificate of citizenship?
First name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx.

Option 2:
First name: Bxxxx
Middle name:Cxxxxxx Kxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx

Option 3: Remove space between CxxxxxxKxxxx. I don't whether this will be a problem when i apply for OCI, because Indian passport has Given name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxxx; Last name: Pxxxxxxxx?

First name: Bxxxx CxxxxxxKxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx



Please kindly advice on this.

[rayb]

Have you considered letting his name become simpler so that his processing can become more streamlined?

The sort of name formatting that your son carried with him from the old country is an affectation based on history and his prior country's culture. While you may feel responsible for carrying on your family's tradition with a three-node first name, it's not something he can easily use on future government forms and databases.

--Ray B

My son has three words (as per Passport and Birth Certificate) in his
First name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx

When he entered US, He received his Green Card has
First name: Bxxxx
Middle name:Cxxxxxx Kxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx

Now i am planning to apply for US Certificate of Citizenship, because i became US citizen. I want to write his full first name under the first name box.

But, on the application if i use the autofill option, i couldn’t fit the full first name (First name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxxx ). I can only fit First name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxx (which is missing last letter). One option is fill the application with PEN.

I want to ask you kind advice which will be best option from below.

Option 1: Fill with PEN. I don't know if there is any limit in characters in First name on certificate of citizenship?
First name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx.

Option 2:
First name: Bxxxx
Middle name:Cxxxxxx Kxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx

Option 3: Remove space between CxxxxxxKxxxx. I don't whether this will be a problem when i apply for OCI, because Indian passport has Given name: Bxxxx Cxxxxxx Kxxxx; Last name: Pxxxxxxxx?

First name: Bxxxx CxxxxxxKxxxx
Last name: Pxxxxxxxx



Please kindly advice on this.

[pcsmurali]

Thank you rayb. I completely agree with you. But, changing them in my home country will be big hassle (because of Birth Certificate, and Passport). So, i am thinking about Option 2, which may be less problematic. Please advice me

Have you considered letting his name become simpler so that his processing can become more streamlined?

The sort of name formatting that your son carried with him from the old country is an affectation based on history and his prior country's culture. While you may feel responsible for carrying on your family's tradition with a three-node first name, it's not something he can easily use on future government forms and databases.

--Ray B

[rayb]

Our nephew from the Philippines came to the U.S. with similar name formatting, 3 nodes in first name, complicated middle name, etc We simply truncated to the first node of first name and it went through just fine for his Green Card issuance. Even if his Philippines passport has to continue reflecting his traditional "multi-node" names, his Green Card gets him back in the U.S. When he later went on to apply for Naturalization, he continued with the simpler version.

--Ray B

Thank you rayb. I completely agree with you. But, changing them in my home country will be big hassle (because of Birth Certificate, and Passport). So, i am thinking about Option 2, which may be less problematic. Please advice me

[pcsmurali]

Thank you very much Rayb.

Did your nephew applied for Certificate of Citizenship and US passport same time?

Could you please share your experiences?

Our nephew from the Philippines came to the U.S. with similar name formatting, 3 nodes in first name, complicated middle name, etc We simply truncated to the first node of first name and it went through just fine for his Green Card issuance. Even if his Philippines passport has to continue reflecting his traditional "multi-node" names, his Green Card gets him back in the U.S. When he later went on to apply for Naturalization, he continued with the simpler version.

--Ray B

[rayb]

Pcmurali,

It was pretty basic throughout his processing, about 7 years ago, and much of the detail I can't recall except for the complexity of his name. The first name was in three parts,the second in two parts, with a single last name. He came here on a B2 visitor visa, then married a U.S. citizen Filipino-American whom he had originally met in his home province in the Philippines.

When completing his I-130 and Adjustment paperwork, it was obvious the length and complexity of his name formatting was going to cause problems. To make everything easier, we simply chopped off the second and third nodes of his first name, the same with the second node ofhis middle name. Since we were not changing his name, but simply dropping pieces off, there were no problems during processing of his Adjustment procedure, and not with his Naturalization processing 3 years later.

I think the reason for this going much smoother than what many ladies experience is that we were not really "changing" his name, which some USCIS interviewers would insist we do with a court action, but retaining the first nodes of his surname and middle names.

-Ray B

Thank you very much Rayb.

Did your nephew applied for Certificate of Citizenship and US passport same time?

Could you please share your experiences?