In India, students while applying for passport make mistakes with surnames. Some students give incorrect name while booking dates for GRE Exam and end up having GRE Score sheet name different from name in passport. Dilip has a similar issue with his surname posted the following comment at Empty Surname in the Passport.
Dilip
My surname - Surapuram
First name - DilipIn Passport
Surname – blank
Given Name – Dilip SurapuramIn Certificates
Name : Surapuram DilipWill this create any problem at the time of visa/admission in USA?
What should i fill while applying for GRE?
or should I get change my Surname and given name in passport?
while applying for GRE i should give the passport ref No.
if i apply gre with out changing names in passport and after that can i change the names in passport…will the passport ref No. get changed after correcting my names in passport…?
Blank Surname in passport
Dilip, good to see you ask this question before booking dates for GRE Exam. Many students think about empty surname while applying to Universities after GRE exam.
- Will this create any problem at the time of visa/admission in USA?
Yes, it will create you lot fo problems in US without surname in passport. So, even before taking GRE Exam, get your name corrected in the passport. Don’t even think about booking GRE Exam dates before you have your new passport with surname. Maybe you need to have name in passport something like
- Given Name – Dilip
- Surname – Surapuram
For GRE you need to have name matching in your passport, then after GRE you can change the name in passport, but NOT in ETS score report.
So, you better change your passport then book GRE Exam dates.
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When i went for submission of my online printed application form, I was asked to come again re-arranging the documents. I don’t understand what they mean by arranging the documents and it is given as only one copy of proof is required but at the counter they ask for two copies of the documents. This has given me a hard time. Suggest me a solution for the above problems.
Sir/mam,
In passport,
Given Name: Nagaraj
Surname :Agasaladinni Mallesappa
In my 10th,12th,BE marks card
Given name: Nagaraja
Initial : A.M
As u can see in Passport Nagaraj and in marks card Nagaraja.
I need to register for GRE ,will it going to create problem during admission process?
hello HSB,
My name: irfan ahmed khan.
On my passport:
given name: IRFAN AHMED KHAN
surname: blank
I have already booked dates for gre and toefl mentioning first name as irfan ahmed and last name as khan.
Am confused regarding weather if i give gre and toefl and later change my name in passport,will my gre scores be still valid.
i read your other article which is http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/invalif-gre-score-new-passport/#comment-32263 and here you say it will not be valid but then in this article you say it is valid.I am sorry,maybe i am misunderstanding you but i would really appreciate if you could clarify.
Waiting for reply pllzzz help!!!
I suggest you read both the blog post again. It clearly says what you have to do. There is difference between GRE Score being not valid vs valid.
sir
I have a valid passport with my name VISHAL and surname SHEHRAWAT. But in my all document records since 10th cbse marks card onwards it is only vishal till my b.e. marks card. what to do now? if i submit my documents for any course will it be a problem? i have my name in passport as VISHAL SHEHRAWAT and in marks cards as VISHAL.i have to give my GRE. What can be done now plz advice.. i m so tensed now..
sir
I have a valid passport with my name Saurabh and surname Sngh. Bu in my all document records since 10th cbse marks card onwards it is only Saurabh till my mbbs marks card. what to do now? if i submit my documents for any course will it be a problem? i have my name in passport as Saurabh Singh and in marks cards as Saurabh. What can be done now plz advice.. i m so tensed now..
hi,
m planning to give exam in coming october bt stil i dont hv my passport. So can i do register for exam nw or will do after having passport??? but i hv to give exam in october only & if now i apply for the passport in the middle of jully then it tk at least 2 months, so it is somewhat risky…
So plz suggest me as earlist.,.,.,.,.
I dont have my lastname in any of the documents(10th,12th,B-tech & passport)and evn my father dont hav surmane……and now i have to fill online application for GRE what should i do please any one can guide me….well many peoples said me to keep first name as FNU(first name unknown) and last name as 1st name…..,,,,so vil it b fyn,,,,,or else i hav 2 change …………,,please reply me,,,,
thanq…
@usha – Read this article – http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/name-mismatch-between-marksheets-certificates-and-passport/
hello usha.
i read ur problem of not having surname.I am also the victim of the same dilemma.if u have got the answer plz reply me.
Regards
I dont have my lastname in any of the documents(10th,12th,B-tech & passport)and evn my father dont hav surmane……and now i have to fill online application for GRE what should i do please any one can guide me….well many peoples said me to keep first name as FNU(first name unknown) and last name as 1st name…..,,,,so vil it b fyn,,,,,or else i hav 2 change …………,,please reply me,,,,
thanq…
Hi..my professor who were supposed to give my recommendation letter ..mistakenly gave his wrong e-mail address to me..and i filled that in my application. Now the university is asking me about the recommendation online. what should I do?? please reply soon.
Hi,
I want to clarify regarding the differences in name. I mean to say spelling difference( mismatch) in passport and marks cards. Is there any problem shall i face while applying for any visa.
Plz urgently clarify the below doubt.
Passport Name: Anantrao
Marks card Name : Anantarao
You may have to correct the name in passport or apply for admission with name in passport and say in Marks Card this name was used.
how will be the option if get added a surname only in my passport and keep all other records as it is?my name on the recods is “SHAURYA” i heard about the name change option in passport so how will it be if i only add surname in passport and keep the rest documents intact.
Sir/Mam,
I’ve no surname in the passport.My name is Abhinav and i actually dont have any surname.But during the Toefl and Gre registration, Surname is compulsory i ended up registering for it by stating the surname also to be Abhinav.Hence both my surname and given name on the score reports are printed as Abhinav Abhinav.I heard that in US, the surname is compulsory..will i land in trouble if i continue like this sending packets to the universities or during immigration check.I’ ve already applied for two universities and planning to attend for Spring-2010 semester.Can you please reply me with a solution.
Thanks in advance
friend Abhinav
you surname is your initial only expanded
for example if your father name is govind,
you use G.Abhinav
so your surname is
govind
and your name Abhinav
govind Abhinav will be the full name
how did you get your passport
strange
but this is true
kind regards
easwaran
Abhinav – If you make a mistake first time or run into some issue when you took first exam ( GRE or TOEFL ) you should have stopped to find the right info. You are in for some tough times with the mistake.
Without surname in US, life will be close to living in hell.
I dont have my lastname in any of the documents(10th,12th,B-tech & passport)and i have to fill online application for GRE what should i do please any one can guide me.
how will be the option if get added a surname only in my passport and keep all other records as it is?
HSB
Bravo
it is good to see you coming with wonderful and most important pice of information regarding name and surname
keep it up sir
cheers
easwaran
i want to know that is this the right option to add surname only in the passport and keep the name intach on alll marksheets and will it not create any problem later regarding discrepancy in names on passport and mark sheet as after changing my name will appear on passport as “SHAURYA KATIYAR” and on all the documents it will remain as “SHAURYA”…………
ya… just changing the name in the passport is required…. because in the college application forms there will be a column where you can specify the other versions of your name that would be present in your documents(eg:SHAURYA,K.SHAURYA,SHAURYA K ETC.).. SO just give
SURNAME: KATIYAR
GIVEN NAME: SHAURYA
BUT PLEASE ALSO CONSULT SOME OTHER EXPERIENCED PERSON TOO,REGARDING THIS…. THE ABOVE EXAMPLE OF “ABINAV ABINAV” WAS REALLY STUPID.. SO ALWAYS ENQUIRE SOME EXPERTS ADVICE… DONT JUST GO BY FORUM ADVICE..
URGENT :
Ive booked my GRE dates and ive given my
first name:Ramanathan
last name:chockalingam
but in my passport its
sur name:chockalingam
given name :Ramanathan
so will there be any problem in writing the exam or while applying for universities????in my certificates its given as C.Ramanathan..so wat should i do???change the name in passport or should i cancel the exam???
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