How can I change my name without impacting my pending I-829 case?

Best practice is to interfile a copy of your marriage certificate if it shows your married name. Otherwise, obtain a court order of a changing name, which is a simple procedure, and interfile that along with a copy of the marriage certificate. You would likely want a permanent green card in the new name when your I-829 is approved.

In most states changing a name through marriage is automatic and the document is a certified copy of the marriage certificate. You should notify USCIS if you change, but you also have the option of using your maiden name if you prefer.

Just interfile your marriage certificate showing your selection of name change.

Unless you want to make the change of your name be reflected on the green card, there is no need to report a name change. If you decide later to report the name change, you will have the opportunity to do so when you apply for your naturalization for U.S. citizenship.

You should not have any problems with this. Once you have your I-829 approved you can take care of it by presenting your marriage certificate.

You may update your name information by submitting a certified copy of your marriage certificate, along with a copy of your birth certificate to your immigration file.

Generally, USCIS does not request updates on names like they do addresses. An interfiling may be possible.

You should be able to change your name and it would have no impact whatsoever on your pending I-829 petition. Your marriage certificate would demonstrate that your name was changed presumably to your husband&#39s. You do not have to notify USCIS at the I-829 stage. Although it may be difficult, you may want to do so at the NIV stage in order to have your 10-year permanent resident card issued in your married name.

You won&#39t have any problem even though you don&#39t amend your pending I-829 case. Rather, I recommend you do a name change when you apply for the naturalization.