Hello, and thank you in advance for reading and considering answering my question. I will try to explain it as best as possible.
I derived citizenship through my father as a minor when he was naturalized. My name was spelled differently, so when I went to apply for a passport I changed the spelling of he name so it will be easier to pronounce. After I received my passport, I was able to change my social security card to my newly spelled name, as well as my drivers license, open bank accounts pretty much everything in this new name.
Now my problem is that I applied for a certificate of citizenship and they want proof of my 'legal' name change. My passport was not enough proof since the passport does not change the name 'legally', (which is funny because it allowed me to change literally everything)
I looked into changing my name through the local court system, but am NOT able to since all of my identification indicates that I have already changed my name. So my question is how do I get the state / government to recognize my current name as my legal name and that I receive proof of it on paper as one would a court order to change a name? Please help, I am stuck.
I derived citizenship through my father as a minor when he was naturalized. My name was spelled differently, so when I went to apply for a passport I changed the spelling of he name so it will be easier to pronounce. After I received my passport, I was able to change my social security card to my newly spelled name, as well as my drivers license, open bank accounts pretty much everything in this new name.
Now my problem is that I applied for a certificate of citizenship and they want proof of my 'legal' name change. My passport was not enough proof since the passport does not change the name 'legally', (which is funny because it allowed me to change literally everything)
I looked into changing my name through the local court system, but am NOT able to since all of my identification indicates that I have already changed my name. So my question is how do I get the state / government to recognize my current name as my legal name and that I receive proof of it on paper as one would a court order to change a name? Please help, I am stuck.
