Surnames swapped in my US visa. Can I still use that visa to travel?
I have my visa with my surnames swapped — instead of being Garcia Lopez it is written in my Visa as Lopez Garcia, the surname is written correctly just swapped I was wondering if that would be a problem in the US?
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Yes. It's a problem.
No matter where you are traveling Globally, your name Must be identical on All documentation: Passport, Airplane Tickets, Visas, everything.
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Is US visa valid after name change?
A change of name will not affect the validity of the visa. We recommend that when traveling, you carry a copy of the document showing the name change. It is not possible to 'transfer' a visa.Will name change affect visa?
Change of name does not invalidate an existing visa, as long as the Department is notified properly with the name change with supporting documents. An existing visa can then be linked with the new travel document with changed name.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.Can visa name and passport name different?
The important thing is that the name on your visa matches the name on your passport. If your passport shows Parth Mishra, FNU, (surname, given name) then the name on your U.S. visa should match.I CHANGED MY NAME. IS MY US VISA WITH MY OLD NAME STILL VALID ?
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