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[rajitk1183]

My names
in passport,given name is rajit kumar. Surname nil
on visa,given name fnu. Surname rajit kumar

my kid is just born in usa
is it required in usa that kid should hav a surname same as of father? His name is amar kumar. What name should be given for birth certificate as given name and surname so that there is noproblem later on in life

[rayb]

Whatever name you give your child, don't saddle him with "FNU," which is not a name, but a status for lack of name.

Though naming conventions are different for Indians (and some other countries), save yourself and the child future bureaucratic and school confusion by showing a reasonable first and last name on his birth cert.

I recently worked with an Indian national whose Indian passport and Green Card were very similar to what you are describing. When applying for adn completing Naturalization, she chose a simple first name she had been using with family and friends all her life, and a simple last name (similar to one of the nodes in your name). She had already experienced the hassle of going several years in U.S. with "FNU" or "LNU," (one or the other), and wanted to stop the nonsense questions she got whenever she had to explain it to government employees and friends here in the States.

Give the child whatever first anem seems appropriate (John, William, Rudyard), but his last name should be "Kumar" or "Rajit Kumar."

--Ray B

My names
in passport,given name is rajit kumar. Surname nil
on visa,given name fnu. Surname rajit kumar

my kid is just born in usa
is it required in usa that kid should hav a surname same as of father? His name is amar kumar. What name should be given for birth certificate as given name and surname so that there is noproblem later on in life