Anyone have a problem during the interview because your name is different on employment letter and w2's?

[mybackpages 0]

All the replies so far are what people think will happen, yes that's what I thought too which is why I'm asking but I'd appreciate some input from someone who actually been through this. THank you all.

You listed "john" as the other name used on the original forms submitted with the petition right? You should be okay. It might catch an eye, but they ask this question for a reason. From the start of the petition you identified yourself as the person who goes by all these names, and the document shows these names.

I am in a similar position, but much less complicated than yours. There are many people like us, hence the question: other names you have gone by.

I wouldn't worry yet.

[Chris-n-Veronica 0]

I go by Chris D?????? but my Legal name is Christopher Allen D?????? I went back and changed everything to match my Birth Cert. and PassPort.. I figure if it matches those two..I'm not giving them any chance to kick it back..

It takes too long to get all that fixed and I'd have to jump through so many hoops on other issues at work if my name is changed now that is why I didn't.

And you think the INS/USCIS is going to cater to you because of your little trouble with changing the records on file when you should have initially given them your legal name in the first place? You and I must live in different worlds.

Do as you wish. I wish you luck. But when you have delays or are denied, don't say you haven't been forewarned.

Junkie, you would do well to listen to those of whom you've asked advice from. NO, the USCIS isn't going to cater to your idea that it's just too much trouble, there are too many hoops to jump through. I'm sorry you don't like your legal name...nevertheless the USCIS doesn't care what you like or don't like.

If you get denied, or your petition is delayed while you sort out this mess, then you can't say you weren't warned.

Even if I changed it with my employer that isn't going to solve the problem of my 2004 and 2005 W-2's having John on it either. And my girls interview is in three weeks, there is no way I can get all this done that fast. Thanks for the help I appreciate your input.

I don't technically use my full legal name either. Just the names I like. I haven't had a major problem yet. My SSN is in that name and so are all my tax records, HR records. Only problem I had was applying for my passport. I had to give them five years worth of public records showing the name I currently use and now my US passport is in that name. I put my name under the other name place on the G325. We got approved so hopefully you won't any issues. If it will make you feel better write a letter and give to your fiance and if, only if they bring it up she can give them the letter.

Yet being the operative word here.

True, that won't solve the problem with the tax returns. Not sure what you'll do. But I'm fairly certain the embassy is going to check this out and see the discrepancy. If you don't like your legal name, why don't you do the legal legwork to change it?

Maybe writing a letter stating that "this is my legal name but I don't like it so I go by this name" might help?

It's not that I don't like my legal name. Trust me if that were the case I would have changed it. It's just that my legal name is asian name and it's not easy to pronounce so I just started using another name at places like work and school but all my legal documents have my real name on there.

I thought about writing a letter saying this is my real name etc etc but I don't see how that would even help.. Either way they have to take my word for it letter or not.

My girl knows fully why there is a descrpency and when she goes to the interview I told her to mention to look at the I-129F and the G-325a from me in my original petiton.. that will show that i disclosed that I go by the different name.

If they put us on AR because they have to check the descrpency on their end then so be it, I'm not worried about a little delay, i've already been waiting long time so a few weeks or so isn't going to kill us. I'm just asking people on this board if they have ever experienced something like this or heard of someone going through this problem and wondering if they still got approved.

All the replies so far are what people think will happen, yes that's what I thought too which is why I'm asking but I'd appreciate some input from someone who actually been through this. THank you all.

[tiagrl 0]

It takes too long to get all that fixed and I'd have to jump through so many hoops on other issues at work if my name is changed now that is why I didn't.

And you think the INS/USCIS is going to cater to you because of your little trouble with changing the records on file when you should have initially given them your legal name in the first place? You and I must live in different worlds.

Do as you wish. I wish you luck. But when you have delays or are denied, don't say you haven't been forewarned.

Junkie, you would do well to listen to those of whom you've asked advice from. NO, the USCIS isn't going to cater to your idea that it's just too much trouble, there are too many hoops to jump through. I'm sorry you don't like your legal name...nevertheless the USCIS doesn't care what you like or don't like.

If you get denied, or your petition is delayed while you sort out this mess, then you can't say you weren't warned.

Even if I changed it with my employer that isn't going to solve the problem of my 2004 and 2005 W-2's having John on it either. And my girls interview is in three weeks, there is no way I can get all this done that fast. Thanks for the help I appreciate your input.

I don't technically use my full legal name either. Just the names I like. I haven't had a major problem yet. My SSN is in that name and so are all my tax records, HR records. Only problem I had was applying for my passport. I had to give them five years worth of public records showing the name I currently use and now my US passport is in that name. I put my name under the other name place on the G325. We got approved so hopefully you won't any issues. If it will make you feel better write a letter and give to your fiance and if, only if they bring it up she can give them the letter.

Yet being the operative word here.

True, that won't solve the problem with the tax returns. Not sure what you'll do. But I'm fairly certain the embassy is going to check this out and see the discrepancy. If you don't like your legal name, why don't you do the legal legwork to change it?

Maybe writing a letter stating that "this is my legal name but I don't like it so I go by this name" might help?

My fiance already had his interview and they didn't ask him anything about my name. But then again it was listed on the paperwork. So it's not like we were hiding anything.

[sixstringjunkie 0]

All the replies so far are what people think will happen, yes that's what I thought too which is why I'm asking but I'd appreciate some input from someone who actually been through this. THank you all.

You listed "john" as the other name used on the original forms submitted with the petition right? You should be okay. It might catch an eye, but they ask this question for a reason. From the start of the petition you identified yourself as the person who goes by all these names, and the document shows these names.

I am in a similar position, but much less complicated than yours. There are many people like us, hence the question: other names you have gone by.

I wouldn't worry yet.

Yes I did on both my G325A and also the I-129F. If the consulate giving the interview is an American, they should understand that people here in the states do go by different names at work and it's not the name that's important for tax purposes it's the social security number. I'm sure if they wanted to do a background check to make sure it's me all they have to do is pull up my social security records on there it has my real name with the same social security number listed on my employment letter and w-2.