Missing surname on ceremony invitation for the 18th of December 2023

otranada · Post by **otranada** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:10 pm

Hi, new here, but looking for some advice as has been nearly impossible for me to communicate with the citizenship team.
I made an application for citizenship in the summer 2022, as a resident of the Island of Ireland for 3 years (I live in the north), married to an Irish citizen.
I received my acceptance letter on the 24th of November 2023 (dated on the 20th), payed my fees, and they were processed on the 29th.
This morning, I received and accepted my invitation to attend the citizenship ceremony on the 18th of December 2023. I am a Mexican citizen, and I have 2 surnames.
Thought out this whole process, all letters and emails I have received (including my acceptance letter) from the citizenship team have been addressed to me using my first name, and then both surnames.
However , on the invitation I received today I'm addressed by my name and my second surname, the 1st one has been dropped.
When I filled the form to accept the invitation I was able to correct this and register for the ceremony using both surnames. The confirmation email I received lists 2 surnames as well. However, I'm worried that having only one surname on the invitation email will cause problems on the day of the ceremony, or even worse, that my naturalisation certificate will be printed out wrong.
It says on the confirmation email of my registration to the ceremony that I can reply to if I have any questions, and I have done so already, but I received an automated email back explaining they might not be able to answer due the volume of emails they are receiving.
Has anybody experienced anything like this before, or have any advice?

Vadrar · Post by **Vadrar** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:20 pm

otranada wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:10 pm
Hi, new here, but looking for some advice as has been nearly impossible for me to communicate with the citizenship team.
I made an application for citizenship in the summer 2022, as a resident of the Island of Ireland for 3 years (I live in the north), married to an Irish citizen.
I received my acceptance letter on the 24th of November 2023 (dated on the 20th), payed my fees, and they were processed on the 29th.
This morning, I received and accepted my invitation to attend the citizenship ceremony on the 18th of December 2023. I am a Mexican citizen, and I have 2 surnames.
Thought out this whole process, all letters and emails I have received (including my acceptance letter) from the citizenship team have been addressed to me using my first name, and then both surnames.
However , on the invitation I received today I'm addressed by my name and my second surname, the 1st one has been dropped.
When I filled the form to accept the invitation I was able to correct this and register for the ceremony using both surnames. The confirmation email I received lists 2 surnames as well. However, I'm worried that having only one surname on the invitation email will cause problems on the day of the ceremony, or even worse, that my naturalisation certificate will be printed out wrong.
It says on the confirmation email of my registration to the ceremony that I can reply to if I have any questions, and I have done so already, but I received an automated email back explaining they might not be able to answer due the volume of emails they are receiving.
Has anybody experienced anything like this before, or have any advice?

Bring paper copies of their correspondence (all of it) with you plus birth cert and passport to ceremony. (And marriage cert if that is why you have two surnames) You’ll be fine, but you will want to have a paper trail in case. When they send your certificate check it - you may need to get them to fix it, or it may be fine. But it will get worked out.

links · Post by **meself2** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:24 pm

otranada wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:10 pm
or even worse, that my naturalisation certificate will be printed out wrong.

It should state on the approval letter, what your name will be there.

I won't be surprised if it's an IT error (ie they parse until the first space), but yeah, be prepared.
I don't think people at the desk can make any decisions really, but better safe than sorry

otranada · Post by **otranada** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:39 pm

Thank you, I'll bring all paper correspondence then. And yes, they did write both surnames on my approval letter. I probably won't need my marriage certificate as the reason I have to surnames is that that is the official Mexicans do it (Spanish style),and I didn't change my surname when I got married, but I'll bring it just in case.
I phoned the department of justice and they advised me to email citizenshipinfo directly as well, not just as a reply to my confirmation of registration for the ceremony email. I have done both, so fingers crossed this will be solved before the 18th, or is just an IT thing, as I can't find any info online about how to amend a naturalisation certificate.
This has happened to me before (with training certificates and minor things like that), but never with something as important as this. The anxiety is awful, maybe it would have been a good idea to chance my name when I got married, haha.
Thanks again!

otranada · Post by **otranada** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:39 pm

Thank you, I'll bring all paper correspondence then. And yes, they did write both surnames on my approval letter. I probably won't need my marriage certificate as the reason I have to surnames is that that is the official Mexicans do it (Spanish style),and I didn't change my surname when I got married, but I'll bring it just in case.
I phoned the department of justice and they advised me to email citizenshipinfo directly as well, not just as a reply to my confirmation of registration for the ceremony email. I have done both, so fingers crossed this will be solved before the 18th, or is just an IT thing, as I can't find any info online about how to amend a naturalisation certificate.
This has happened to me before (with training certificates and minor things like that), but never with something as important as this. The anxiety is awful, maybe it would have been a good idea to chance my name when I got married, haha.
Thanks again!

links · Post by **meself2** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:45 pm

otranada wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:39 pm
as I can't find any info online about how to amend a naturalisation certificate.

They'll give you a booklet at the ceremony where it says how to do it if they made a mistake - I think you just email them within 5 weeks, but I can't recall now.

otranada · Post by **otranada** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:49 pm

Ah, that is such a relief. Hopefully there will be no need to do that, but it is grat knowing I wouldn't be completely stuck, thanks

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