QUESTION
Is it alright to put a nickname on the N400 application?
Asked on Nov 30th, 2015 on Immigration - New York
More details to this question:
On N400 there is a question, "Other Name(s) you have used since birth (including nicknames, aliases, and maiden name". When I submitted my application, I put my nickname (which is essentially shortened version of my first name (like Ed for Edward)) under the first name field and left the last name and middle name fields blank. Next to my nickname, I typed the word "Nickname" within the same field to convey the message that I had never used the nickname in any official/legal documentation. Now, most people who filed N400 during the same time as me have received their interview letters while I have not. I want to know if the use of nickname has created potential problems in my name check by expanding the search results/matches. Please share your thoughts. Thanks.
2 ANSWERS
It is impossible to know whether the way you identified your name accounts for the USCIS's delay in scheduling your naturalization interview/examination, since the government does not reveal to the public details about the security background checks. Nonetheless, what may appear to be relatively minor details in an immigration-related application process can have quite significant consequences, and it is wise to work with an immigration attorney to assure that an application is properly prepared and fully documented, and also to be available to follow-up when the USCIS delays an adjudication or otherwise questions the appropriateness of the application.
Answered on Dec 14th, 2015 at 5:01 AM
I do not believe that a nickname may create a potential problems (without more involved, of course).
Answered on Dec 10th, 2015 at 4:35 PM