B2 Visitor visa - Surnames are different in my passport and dad's passport

I am from India and I am working in the USA on H1B VISA. I want to apply B2 (visitor) visa for my parents but I have a situation ( as below) where I need your inputs.

All my father's documents have different last name "ABC" (his mother's maiden name) than his original surname(which is not there on any of his documents). Whereas his original surname "XYZ" is carried into all my documents including my passport.

Recently my parents got their passports. Since the documents required for applying passport are carrying his official last name(my father's mom's maiden name), my dad got his official surname "ABC" on his passport. So now the last name for my dad is different in his passport and my passport.

No issue with my mom's passport though. Her last name and my last name ( i.e., my dad's actual surname) are same in our passports.

Can you please let me know :

If it is an issue for my parents' visitor visa because my surname is different from my dad's in the passports?
What are the corrective measures to be taken to overcome this problem?
Also, my passport is about to expire in two more months from now. Will it be an issue at the time of visa interview for my parents' visitor visa ???

Best Answer

So now the last name for my dad is different in his passport and my passport.

This was not a problem when I was applying, I doubt it has changed since then.

There are plenty of colorful family name combinations. For example, in my family I am the only one that has my father's first name as my last name - all my siblings have my father's last name as their last name.

No problems getting B1/B2/F1 visas for my family members.

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Is surname important for US visa?

If you apply for U.S. Visa without Surname in the Passport, they will issue U.S. Visa, but your first name will be used for the Last Name field in the Visa.

Is my US visa valid after name change?

If name on the visa and passport is same then old visa is valid. But if name is completely changed then new passport and visa is required. If only surname is changed in case of marriage then while travelling both passports along with marriage certificate needs to be carried. Old visa on old passport ia still valid.

How are travel visas linked to my passport?

How Are Travel Visas Linked to My Passport? In order to apply for a travel visa, applicants must have a valid passport as the visa is typically stamped or glued into the passport. In the case of eVisas, the visa is linked to your passport number in the country's travel database.

What do I fill in if my last name has no surname?

If you don't have a family name on your passport, travel or identity document, enter all your given name(s) in the surname field and leave the given name field blank. Do not enter \u201cNot applicable,\u201d \u201c*\u201d or \u201cNA.\u201d

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