Spelling of names on Email - Is this an issue?

[lovepath 11]

Dear VJers,

So some people do not like to give their real names when opening an annonymous Email account, so they use nick names or a slightly different spelling of their names. My question is, if the spelling of the name on the email (that is next to the "From" and "To" above the email massege) is slightly different from the spelling of the actual name...will this be an issue? Is the spelling of the name on the Email considered a "different name" and is it really an "another name" of an "alias"? Do you write that name on the application under "other names/alias"? I mean is this even really considered an official another name or alias?

Anyone here had the same issue? Was it a problem?

Thanks.

[j and s fernandez 1]

I don't think it is considered a different name. I think "other names used" in a form refers to other names you use, for some reason, in your documents. For example, my passport has my two names and two last names but my marriage license only has one name and my new last name, so all the document that I got after getting married will have only my new name (no second name or second last name). Therefore, in my application, under other names used, I wrote my name exactly as it was in all of my previous documents.

I hope you understand this, it sounds complicated now that I read it.

[CeCe 0]

Dear VJers,

So some people do not like to give their real names when opening an annonymous Email account, so they use nick names or a slightly different spelling of their names. My question is, if the spelling of the name on the email (that is next to the "From" and "To" above the email massege) is slightly different from the spelling of the actual name...will this be an issue? Is the spelling of the name on the Email considered a "different name" and is it really an "another name" of an "alias"? Do you write that name on the application under "other names/alias"? I mean is this even really considered an official another name or alias?

Anyone here had the same issue? Was it a problem?

Thanks.

Are you referring to the email address, i.e. msLovable@yahoo.com or Ms Lovable - msLovable@yahoo.com? I don't think they look at the addresses that seriously. My husband email had nothing to do with his name and it couldn't be used to identify him. I think it's the content of the email that matters and that the emails are consistently from the same email addresses.

Good luck on your journey!

[la2011 5]

I do spell my name differently from the original spelling on my birth certificate (because I'm French Canadian and my name has a slightly different spelling in English vs French). All my legal documents are in the legal French form of my name, but when I started attending English speaking school in Canada and then moved to the US, which I've been for a few years, I started writing my name the "English" way. My email is also stated as the English spelling and my husband writes my name in the English spelling.

It's literally one letter that differs from English to French. I think I might write a short addendum letter, *just in case* to say something about it. I dont care to get a RFE over one letter being different in my name. But then I dont see how it would affect anything because my marriage license, US driver's license etc are all in my legal French spelling and my AOS application in is my legal French spelling also.

We are submitting greeting cards, emails, facebook pages etc as proof of bona fide evidence and those are all in the English spelling of my name. I think with things like these its always better "safe than sorry", so you may want to follow my lead and write a short letter with a brief explanation.

Just an idea

[Darnell 8,478]

re: email - no

re: legal documents - yes - must list in AKA section, explain in continuance sheet.

[la2011 5]

re: email - no

re: legal documents - yes - must list in AKA section, explain in continuance sheet.

Thanks, since my legal documents are all in one name, and the different spelling is in email and facebook, I will follow your advice and not add a letter of explanation.

I know this isnt my thread but thanks for replying to it, Darnell

[lovepath 11]

Are you referring to the email address, i.e. msLovable@yahoo.com or Ms Lovable - msLovable@yahoo.com? I don't think they look at the addresses that seriously. My husband email had nothing to do with his name and it couldn't be used to identify him. I think it's the content of the email that matters and that the emails are consistently from the same email addresses.

Good luck on your journey!

Thanks for all your replys. My email lists the name then the email address in the "To" "From" section. So for example if the name is Mark Spencer...the email lists it as "From: Marc Spinser - Ms201@msn.com" something along these lines. So notice how the spelling of the name in the email is slightly different from the actual name? Will this be a problem?

Thanks

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Thanks for all your replys. My email lists the name then the email address in the "To" "From" section. So for example if the name is Mark Spencer...the email lists it as "From: Marc Spinser - Ms201@msn.com" something along these lines. So notice how the spelling of the name in the email is slightly different from the actual name? Will this be a problem?

Thanks

Well it COULD be if you're from a high-fraud country where a lot of visa fraud including people lying about who they REALLY are. But personally mine is "Vanessa -" that's it. Seriously there is no last name written. My sister has me in her contacts as my maiden name so emails to her list under my maiden name. I would wonder why you don't have a "legit" email and were email your significant other from the "fake" one... I doubt it would normally be an issue but high fraud countries are assessed harder than the other countries.

[lovepath 11]

Well it COULD be if you're from a high-fraud country where a lot of visa fraud including people lying about who they REALLY are. But personally mine is "Vanessa -" that's it. Seriously there is no last name written. My sister has me in her contacts as my maiden name so emails to her list under my maiden name. I would wonder why you don't have a "legit" email and were email your significant other from the "fake" one... I doubt it would normally be an issue but high fraud countries are assessed harder than the other countries.

Thanks Venessa,

When I first opened my email, ages ago, It asked for my full name. Being a public email, I used abreviations of my name. When I started taking to my fiancee, I tried removing the abreviations, and listing my complete name, but the email system did not let me. So now I am stuck with abreviations of my name. This sucks...Oh well, what can we do.

Thank again for your input.