I have already submitted my I-526 petition. Now, if I legally change my name, am I required to resubmit the entire EB-5 application? Am I required to notify USCIS at all about such a change? How would I do so?
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Julia Roussinova
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIf you legally change your name, you will have a court order for changing your name. Submit a certified court order copy with future USCIS filings, such as change of address or I-829 filings.
Salvatore Picataggio
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou can notify USCIS through an interfiling, which may require additional proof of such name change.
John J Downey
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou would submit the order from the court showing a name change. Use your receipt number from your I-526 application as a reference to your case. The name change will need to be reflected when you apply for your I-485 at the U.S. consulate.
Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyNo, you just need to submit evidence of the name change at the next stage so your green card will come in the correct name.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, you should notify them and ask them to change the name of the beneficiary. You need to show legal documents.
Sufen Hilf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyIt does not hurt to send your name change request to USCIS with your official legal document showing that your name has been changed. Even if the I-526 is approved with your previous name, you still have a chance at the next stage to have your current name appear on your green card, at the time of filing the I-485 or filing the DS-260.
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