Fraternity-Testvériség, 1962 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1962-04-01 / 4. szám
FRATERNITY 7 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION MAY I CHANGE MY NAME AT TIME OF NATURALIZATION? Question: I am getting ready for naturalization and would like to Americanize my name, which is very difficult to pronounce. Is there any way in which I can be naturalized in my new name? Answer: Yes, there is. If you wish to have a change in your name, application for such change should be included in your petition for naturalization. Space is provided for this request on the application to file petition for naturalization (Form N-400) and on the petition itself. The Court is authorized to make the change at the time and as part of your naturalization. The Judge may inquire as to the reason for your wish, which is generally granted, and your certificate of naturalization will be issued in the new name, without extra fee. IF I LIVE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY AFTER RETIREMENT, WILL I LOSE MY CITIZENSHIP? Question: I was naturalized as an American citizen twenty years ago and have lived in the United States ever since. I am now retired and receive social security. It would be easier for me to live in a country with lower living expenses, but I do not wish to lose my American citizenship by living abroad permanently. Is there anything I can do about this? Answer: Under present law naturalized citizens who have resided in the United States at least fifteen years — formerly it was twenty-five — after being naturalized will not lose their citizenship if they reside abroad, provided that they do not reside in the country of their birth or former nationality. If a naturalized citizen wishes to reside in the country of his birth or former nationality, he must have lived in the United States not less than twenty-five years after his naturalization and have been sixty years of age at the time he began to reside abroad, in order not to lose his American citizenship. ★ * * Your question, and similar questions, are answered in “How to Become a Citizen of the United States”, a book published by the American Council for Nationalities Service. This also includes detailed information about the requirements for American citizenship, the different steps in becoming a citizen, and sample questions and answers about American history and government. Copies of this book, at $1.00 each, may be obtained from the American Council for Nationalities Service at 20 W. 40th Street, New York 18, N. Y. Question: Do the recent changes in social security have anything to do with hospital care? Answer: No. Hospital or medical care benefits under social security are not a part of these changes.
