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Hello, I am a green card holder. I want to change my daughter's name because her name is hard to spell and pronounce. She has been called by a different name ever since starting school. But my main concern is that will changing her name effect her receiving her citizenship?
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A change of name would not affect your daughter's citizenship. A name change would go through a legal process in the state court and would be equally recognized by U.S.C.I.S. I suggest that after the name change, you should file an I-90 application for replacement green card for your daughter so that her permanent residence card can match her new name.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.
Answered on Dec 14th, 2013 at 4:34 PM