Names: Airplane Ticket vs. Passport/Visa. Please help ASAP.

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

Hello there,

Please help us ASAP. Here is the situation:

We're searching online for cheapest airplane ticket for my fiance (SGN-IAD) but how to type in the name to be "Traveler names must match your government-issued photo ID exactly" ? Assuming and/or we all know that we will use our passport to check in at airport for all international flights. My fiance VNM (Vietnam) passport : Last/Family Middle First/Given (Luu Huu Trinh), however, after booked flight, it appeared to be : First/Given Middle Last/Family (Trinh Huu Luu). Is this will be an issue at airport while he check-in? Vietnamese names are always swap with American names. If there any one had problems or experiences with these please share/give advices. What are steps I/we need to do to avoid any problems at the check-in time at airport? Please help us ASAP.

Thank you all.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL !!!

Edited December 30, 2013 by VA-FEB 13 FILER

[dannyphan91 30]

Không sao cả bạn ơn, miễn sao đúng với full name là được. Lộn xộn cũng ok hết, have a good trip

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

Không sao cả bạn ơn, miễn sao đúng với full name là được. Lộn xộn cũng ok hết, have a good trip

Cam on ban rat nhieu nhe. Minh cam thay nhe nhang mot chut roi. Minh cu lo hoai ve van dde ten trong ho chieu cua HP (Hon Phu) minh. Minh chi so ddang luc check-in nguoi ta lam kho lam dze thoi.

Cam on ban lan nua nhe.

[Duy Nguyen 3]

Ban nen goi hang May bay va trinh bay nhieu Khi jo co the trinh Duoc. Ben Vietnam okay Nhung toi my do ho hoi Kho . Nen goi hang bay ma va fax cai passport de trinh bay cho ho

Ban nen goi hang May bay va trinh bay nhieu Khi ben Vietnam okay Nhung toi my so no kho . Nen goi hang bay ma va fax cai passport de trinh bay cho ho

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

Ban nen goi hang May bay va trinh bay nhieu Khi jo co the trinh Duoc. Ben Vietnam okay Nhung toi my do ho hoi Kho . Nen goi hang bay ma va fax cai passport de trinh bay cho ho

Ban nen goi hang May bay va trinh bay nhieu Khi ben Vietnam okay Nhung toi my so no kho . Nen goi hang bay ma va fax cai passport de trinh bay cho ho

Cam on ban Duy Nguyen.

Happy New Year.

[saigonwait 0]

My fiancé and i have traveled a lot in ASEAN. I always put her Surname (Nguyen) in the same place as I would my own. Then I put the rest of her names in the First and Middle name sections (Last name in Vietnamese goes in first name section, others in middle, same as for my western kids).

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

My fiancé and i have traveled a lot in ASEAN. I always put her Surname (Nguyen) in the same place as I would my own. Then I put the rest of her names in the First and Middle name sections (Last name in Vietnamese goes in first name section, others in middle, same as for my western kids).

Hi saigonwait,

For US passport(s) I understand but for Vietnam passport(s) I still confuse with. For Vietnam passport(s) for example, (Ho va Ten / Full Name: Luu Huu Trinh) and if we're all Vietnamese then we're all know that the written order would be: Last/Family Name will be (Luu), Middle Name will be (Huu), First/Given Name will be (Trinh) but for a lot of non-Vietnamese they will think differently (I'm assuming they assume that, Luu Huu Trinh, the First/Given Name will be (Luu), Middle Name will (Huu), Last/Family Name will be(Trinh)), especial for international traveling.

My fiance will travels soon to US and will use his Vietnam passport (with K-1 visa) and I think it will be a problem if the Traveler names are NOT match with government-issued photo ID exactly.

For previous K-1 visa holders, please help me to straight this out. I can't stop thinking and worry.

Thank you All and a Happy New Year!

[No name 88 48]

Relax. I logged 125,000 miles in the sky a year. As long as the family name, middle name and first name are in the correct boxes you won't have a problem. The tickets will be issued out of Vietnam and most of the time the names on the tickets are not in the right order for western purposes. All the ticket agent looks to issue the ticket is that the names on the ticket and date of birth match the government ID and they have a valid US Visa. Airport security only verifies the boarding pass to the ID. These people are Vietnamese and know how the names work. CBP agents in the US are more knowledgeable than you think and don't care want the name was on the boarding pass. They won't even look at it.

I used to work in Indonesia for 3 years. They only have one name. Most names are traditional but one guy I worked with was named Superman. Another guy was named Happy. For visas and plane tickets they just wrote Superman Superman or Happy Happy as the booking system requires a first name and a last name to buy a ticket.

If Superman can travel to the US on a work visa I'll think you'll have no problem.

[No name 88 48]

I did forget to mention the bookings are filed by name. If the name is different than the government ID the ticket agent might have a hard time finding the booking. Make sure you bring a copy of the itinerary to the airport with the confirmation code. If the order of the name is a problem the ticket agent can change when checking in.

If you have doubts just call the airline and book over the phone.

[VA-FEB 13 FILER 2]

I did forget to mention the bookings are filed by name. If the name is different than the government ID the ticket agent might have a hard time finding the booking. Make sure you bring a copy of the itinerary to the airport with the confirmation code. If the order of the name is a problem the ticket agent can change when checking in.

If you have doubts just call the airline and book over the phone.

Todd&Hanh:

Happy New Year!

Thank you for all helpfull information. :)