US Immigration entered FNU as my first name

[VisaJourney2011 14]

Looking at my US VISA, they entered for Given name: FNU or First Name Unknown. I have always thought FNU was some sort of a short "code" relating to immigration.

How can anyone in their right mind at Immigration can enter: FNM or FIRST NAME UNKNOWN !!! ?

Why would they do that. I had entered everything correctly in all my visa application.

My SSN# Card came correct but the address had: UNKNOWN as my first name. When the local SS office looked into it the are seeing "FNU" as my first name.

MVD or DMV depend on SS office to verify the info via ssn# and name, dob etc..Local SS office told us to contact Immigration and that SS office depend on the Information given to them by Immigration office.

Upon some quick searching online, i'm seeing many folks having had the same issue but not seeing any solution to fix or correct this ridiculous mistake.

I suppose I need to call Immigration but wondering if you guys have experienced this issue and i'm just so frustrated and would like to know if anyone had gone through with this and ways they fixed it.

HELP!

Edited October 24, 2012 by VisaJourney2011

[Darnell 8,479]

SSA issue SSN based on what's in SAVE database.

CBP manage SAVE database entries, so get into a secondary inspection office of CBP (No, don't telephone, you don't need an appointment - just find it and go) and fix this.

You'll need to have SOME document from IV Unit or NVC that has yer actual name on it, to fix this, at CBP in the USA - usually an appointment letter for visa interview at IV unit suffices...

Remember that Interview Letter Email? What name is in there ?

Edited October 24, 2012 by Darnell

[VisaJourney2011 14]

SSA issue SSN based on what's in SAVE database.

CBP manage SAVE database entries, so get into a secondary inspection office of CBP (No, don't telephone, you don't need an appointment - just find it and go) and fix this.

You'll need to have SOME document from IV Unit or NVC that has yer actual name on it, to fix this, at CBP in the USA - usually an appointment letter for visa interview at IV unit suffices...

Remember that Interview Letter Email? What name is in there ?

Sorry for the ignorance but whats CBP? got link so i can locate my local CBP location?...

[Darnell 8,479]

you had a visit with CBP at the POE.

acronyms and definitions are in the wiki.

Edited October 24, 2012 by Darnell

[taal 28]

They did that for my cuzn when he came from India. But they did it for his last name..SO he ended up keeping it Dev Fnu, lol....HIs last name is really pooni...But he thought it was a hassle and all his documents in the states have that so.....

Its been 4 years and his name is still the same.....

[velrich 50]

They did that for my cuzn when he came from India. But they did it for his last name..SO he ended up keeping it Dev Fnu, lol....HIs last name is really pooni...But he thought it was a hassle and all his documents in the states have that so.....

Its been 4 years and his name is still the same.....

Seriously?