How much of a hurdle am i going to face if i do not have a surname?
Most people have names as XXXX YYYY , but my family thought I could do without a surname and named me as just XXXX.
I already obtained my passport where they left my surname field blank.
I also took my GRE and TOEFL, where i was asked to fill the surname field with periods ( . ) .
But in the score card my name came out as ‘XXXX XXXX’, where both my first and last name fields were filled with the same given name(XXXX).
When I called ETS , i was told that this was the standard procedure followed for people with no last name.
GRE Registration – No Surname
Refer to the following articles
- Missing Surname Problems in Passport
- How to Register for GRE with Multiple First and Surnames
- Given Name vs Surname (or Last Name) : Passport Applications in India
- How to Change Name in Passport After GRE
How can you think or assume that you can get away without surname in the passport?
It’s not the end of the world. But, you have to put in the effort to add last name to your passport. It’s long and time consuming, but in the end it will be worth your effort.
If you are thinking about studying in USA, get new passport with Last Name.
Hi
This post is regarding doubts of NO SURNAME in my passport.
My situation is like this:
My Passport:
Last Name: blank
First Name: ROHIT KUMAR
My GRE/TOEFL:
Last name: Kumar
First Name: Rohit
My universities where I had applied:
Last name: Rohit Kumar
First name: Rohit Kumar
Its a big conundrum .
Please suggest me what should I do in this case.
1) Should I add my surname(XXX) in my passport.
Eg. Surname: XXX
First name: Rohit Kumar
2) Bifurcate my name in passport
eg Surname: Kumar
First name: Rohit
Please revert as I am in big problem now.
Thanks in Advance.
i have my last name/family name blank so how could i register for gre n tofel
Even I had heard same issue when one of my senior colleague had similar problem, in fact he was rejected from writing GMAT. Even I have my surname a blank, can somebody help me in finding a solution. May one solution is to change in our passport itself..