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US government cannot keep name straight
I filled out the 1-130. My wife has a three part first name ("Khin Soo Lee", for example). I placed "Khin Soo Lee" in the field where it said "given" name. I placed "N/A" in the fields where it asked for her middle and last names. Keep in mind that her passport simply says "Khin Soo Lee". There is no referral to given, middle, or last. The same is true on her social security card.
Later I did the same for the affidavit of support.
I had to fill out the i260 online. I did the same. However, the form validation removed the slashes, so "N/A" became "NA". The process was stalled. I called, but they hung up on me because I did not know her name. I did not know that they though her last name was "Na". I finally talked to an "adult" who was able to help me. She just asked me to send a letter explaining the situation in the simplest language. I did so, and my wife as scheduled for an interview. After the interview, they somehow lost her paperwork for two months. But a call to my Senator resulted in the documents being found.
"Khin Soo", surname "Lee" was issued a visa. I had not seen her in six months, so she was not going to wait another day. She blew it off. She arrived in San Francisco, and was allowed to enter without issue. Her green card contains yet another version of her name (Given name "Khin S", and surname "Lee".
We applied for a eTA to visit Canada. We used the name on her green card. Her trip to Canada, and back was uneventful.
Now I am filling out an i-9. I am not sure what name to use.
We are about to go though the same with my stepson who will be moving to the USA when he completes the 8th grade.
Any experiences with this? Is it no big deal?
Later I did the same for the affidavit of support.
I had to fill out the i260 online. I did the same. However, the form validation removed the slashes, so "N/A" became "NA". The process was stalled. I called, but they hung up on me because I did not know her name. I did not know that they though her last name was "Na". I finally talked to an "adult" who was able to help me. She just asked me to send a letter explaining the situation in the simplest language. I did so, and my wife as scheduled for an interview. After the interview, they somehow lost her paperwork for two months. But a call to my Senator resulted in the documents being found.
"Khin Soo", surname "Lee" was issued a visa. I had not seen her in six months, so she was not going to wait another day. She blew it off. She arrived in San Francisco, and was allowed to enter without issue. Her green card contains yet another version of her name (Given name "Khin S", and surname "Lee".
We applied for a eTA to visit Canada. We used the name on her green card. Her trip to Canada, and back was uneventful.
Now I am filling out an i-9. I am not sure what name to use.
We are about to go though the same with my stepson who will be moving to the USA when he completes the 8th grade.
Any experiences with this? Is it no big deal?
