Change of Name is US

[immihelp]

Hi,


My Name is Ravi Kiran Peethala, and I am staying in US from last 4 years.


I have a long name "Peethala Venkata Siva Maruthi Ravi Kiran" but when I entered into US as the I 94 has less space, I justed used my Last & First name as "Peethala Ravi Kiran". So that has been in record in SSN and else where.


Now I am applying for Green card and want my passport to be in Sync with the US name, I changed my name back in India and advertised, As per the process in changing my name in the passport I have to advertise in local news paper here in US. When I called a news paper agency they are asking for the court order. When explained that I am an Indian citizen and I just need to place an ad, they said they cannot do.


Can you pls let me know how I can do the process of placing the ad and how to approach the news agency.


Any info can be of great help.




With Regards

[immihelp]

Advertise in some desi newspapers in the U.S.

[BigJoe5]

Who told you to do this????

.....simply advertising in a newspaper is not the process in the U.S. you file a Name Change Petition in court, generally, in the U.S.

Check with your local U.S. Court Clerk for The Form.

google; "your county" (name, state) court

and

Search their site for: name change petition

A COURT ORDERED NAME CHANGE WILL BE ACCEPTABLE TO USCIS AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT

Good Luck,

x

[immihelp]

You are right about the name change process in the U.S.

However, in India, in order to change the name, one of the procedures is to advertise the name change in the newspaper, in addition to any other procedure.

Therefore, Indian embassy/consulate follows the same rule regarding getting it changed in the Indian passport.

That is why, if he is an Indian citizen, he will have to pretty much follow both sets of rules. That is, go through a court order and also advertise in newspaper.