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Which name should I use on the passport application? Question: I need to travel to Canada for a conference. On the passport application do I list the name on my drivers license (Vicki L.) or my birth certificate ...
Will my DS-11 application be denied if I reversed my last names by accident? Question: I would like to know if there is a possibility the government that deals with handing out passports could deny me if my name on my drivers ...
Can I use more than one middle name on my passport? Question: I recently got married and plan to make my maiden name a second middle name and take my husband's last name. Can I keep my original middle ...
How does my name appear on my passport? Question: How does my entire name appear on my passport? Is my middle name or initial on the passport? I am asking because I would like to know what ...
Can I get a passport if the name on my birth certificate does not match the name on my drivers license and social secrity card? Question: The last name on my birth certificate is different than the name I use on all of my legal documentation. I have used the last name of my step-...
Name in passport does not match name on social security card or driver's license Question: I have been married for 32 years and for that time have used my maiden name as my middle name, as I was given no middle name at birth. The ...
How do I get a pasport if the name on my birth certificate is different than my current name? Question: I am trying to plan a trip to the Ukraine for the first week in December. I need to get my passport to go. I do not have my birth certificate ...
My first name on my birth certificate differs from the name on my driver's license. Question: My first name on my birth certificate is Frankie. My first name on all of my other documents (driver's license, credit cards etc.) is Frank....
Can I change my passport name back to my legal name if I don't have picture i.d. that has that given name? Question: I had my passport issued in the short version of my given, legal name..also my driver's license, so they would match....however, my Soc. Sec....
What problems will I face if I have dual citizenship and have different names in my passports? Question: I am a Mexican Citizen living legally in the U.S. with Green Card (I have a valid Mexican Passport). I am engaged to a U.S. Citizen, considering ...
How should we prepare our passports? Question: Our last name starts with Van, has a space, and then the rest of our last name appears. Our licenses and my husband's social security card ...
How do I best change the middle name on my passport to the middle initial I use on everything else? Question: I am trying to make sure all my documents, including my passport, match with regards to my middle name/initial. My name on my birth certificate ...
Can I have two non-hyphenated last names in my passport? Question: I'm getting married in a few months, and we each plan on adding the other's last name to our current names. So my name will be MyFirst, MyMiddle,...
passport name Question: I am in the process of legally changing my first and middle name. When this is completed and I apply for a passport for my daughter, do I have ...
How do I find out how my name appears on my passport? Question: My full first name is Anthony, but I go by Tony. I'm trying to fill out my passport info for paperwork for a trip, but I can't remember if ...
Do you need to include your full middle name on your passport? Question: My husband filled out a new passport application and mailed it, but did not make a copy. We need to order airline tickets for travel in the ...
Can I get a passport with two middle names if I don't change my name legally? Question: I have been married for almost a year, and changed my last name to my husband's name. This was reflected on my social security card and driver'...
How can I have my passport name match my other documents? Question: Hello, Thank you for your time in answering my question. My husband and I are going on a surprise cruise in 4 weeks!!! I need to get a passport,...
The passport office misspelled my daughters name on her passport. My daughters name (on her birth certificate and social security card EVERYWHERE) is name removed for privacy we just noticed when we looked at her passport ...
How to get passport in assumed name different from name on birth certificate?
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I am interested in obtaining my first passport, but I have a possible problem. My first given name on the birth certificate is not the same as ...
My daughter's name was misprinted in her passport and it is causing problems Question: Two and a half years ago we got a passport for our daughter to go to Mexico. We did not notice the error. I understand it may be easier to ...
Will it be an issue if one letter of my name was printed wrong in my passport? Question: The last letter of my last name was printed with an "S" rather than an "R" on my passport name. Will this cause an issue and if so whats the ...
If a resident of Puerto Rico and my Florida birth record and SS Card indicate the same last name, can I obtain my passport in Puerto Rico? Question: If my Florida birth record and SS card show my first and last name (father's surname) the same, and in Puerto Rico it is customary to use the ...
My passport and driver's license have my maiden name but my social security doesn't. Can I travel like that? Question: I changed my maiden name to my married name on my social security card. My license and my passport still have my maiden name & I will be purchasing ...
Passport name does not match driver's license nor airline ticket name. Can I still travel? Question: I am leaving for vacation to Cancun in 2 days and just realized that my driver's license and airline ticket have my maiden name and my passport ...
Will my passport have my two middle names on it? Question: I have one middle name on my birth certificate but for more than 5 years I have used two middle names. If Form DS-11 is filled out with both ...
Should there be a space after the Mc of my last name in my passport? Question: Just received passport and last name is listed MC NEIL. It should be just one word. I want to make sure that this is not the way you do it ...
How do I see the name that will be listed on my passport?
Question: My passport has been applied for but I need to get my airline tickets. Will the passport have my full middle name or just the initial?
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passport does not have middle name on it Question: I just received the passports for myself, my son and my husband. I filled out all the applications the same but my passport does not include ...
Can I travel overseas if my drivers license name and passport name don't match? Question: I will be traveling to Europe in April and I recently realized that my drivers license has my married (but now ex) name on it, and my passport ...
Should you put child's full name on the passport? Question: We are getting ready to get our 15 year old son a passport so he can do some mission work in Mexico and have in case we ever go on a cruise....



