Surname isdue

[Nono Ali 0]

Hello 

I've Jordanian nationality and I've a Palestinian authority ID

My family name us different between both the Jordanian passport and the Palestinian ID.

I won the lottery ds 260 . I put my nationality as Jordanian. But my family name according to the Palestinian authority ID.

Let's say my family name in Jordan is X

And my family name in Palestine is Y

 

I'm confused what to do 

Please advice 

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

Inconsistent information on the DS-260 will require some explaining...at the very least.  I'm curious as to why you would enter information from 2 different documents.

[Nono Ali 0]

If I unified my family name to be similar as in the passport. Which is the name that is not specified in the lottery application? Will this be helpful? 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Use the name on your passport, as clearly instructed in the diversity visa instructions. List the other names used under the appropriate section in the DS260. 

[Jojo92122 1,924]

Did you make an DV entry as a Palestinian also?

 

Why do you have documents with different last names?  

[Nono Ali 0]

9 minutes ago, Jojo92122 said:

Did you make an DV entry as a Palestinian also?

 

Why do you have documents with different last names?  

No. Only as Jordanian 

[Nono Ali 0]

17 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Use the name on your passport, as clearly instructed in the diversity visa instructions. List the other names used under the appropriate section in the DS260. 

Thanks my friend 

[Crazy Cat 41,888]

12 minutes ago, Jojo92122 said:

Why do you have documents with different last names?  

I asked earlier......no answer from OP.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

1 minute ago, missileman said:

I asked earlier......no answer from OP.

Yeah.  So common in so many threads.  When asked multiple questions, the OP will pick and choose only to answer certain questions.  They want help but aren't willing to provide certain answers.

 

 

[Nono Ali 0]

7 minutes ago, missileman said:

I asked earlier......no answer from OP.

My name let's say.. A B C D X Y

In Jordan they remove Y and keep X

In Palestine. . The remove X and keep Y

my grandfather's full name in his death document contains X and Y... as C D X Y

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, Jojo92122 said:

Did you make an DV entry as a Palestinian also?

 

 

That’s not necessary, eligibility is determined by birth country irrespective of current residence and nationality. Jordanian was all he needed to put down.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

9 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

That’s not necessary, eligibility is determined by birth country irrespective of current residence and nationality. Jordanian was all he needed to put down.

I was kinda wondering if the two names and two nationalities might have resulted in two DV applications for the same applicant.  

[Nono Ali 0]

6 minutes ago, Jojo92122 said:

I was kinda wondering if the two names and two nationalities might have resulted in two DV applications for the same applicant.  

I've submitted only one DV application 

My issue us only in the surname

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, Jojo92122 said:

I was kinda wondering if the two names and two nationalities might have resulted in two DV applications for the same applicant.  

No, I don’t think that could happen. Many people enter with a different nationality to their birthplace.

 

ive also seen quite a number of posts from this region showing fluidity in the naming conventions, it’s not unusual for different documents to have somewhat different versions of the names (given that 4 or 5 is common) and have also seen before some people have not been sure how to divide this naming convention (father, grandfather etc) into the Western first-middle-last name convention. From other posts I’ve seen it appears that consular officials in the region are well familiar with this and it’s not disqualifying as a general rule to have different names on different docs.

 

Nono Ali, 2 things to be aware of: (1) the visa will be in the same name as your passport, it cannot differ and (2) this will then be the name on your green card and subsequently will be your official name in the US.  ( Well, you can change your name legally in the US but it’s a process and expensive, I believe. Certainly replacing your green card for a new name will be expensive.) 

 

Edited July 1, 2018 by SusieQQQ

[EmmNM 179]

For those of you scratching your head on why her name is A B C D X Y. Family naming conventions are different in the Arab world. It may be different in Palestine, but I do know some Muslim countries use a string of first names to make up their name. They name there children like this: Given name(A), Father's first name(B), Grandfather's first name(C), Great Grandfather's first name(D), Great Great Grandfather's first name (X), etc. Usually going up to 4 possibly 5 total names but sometimes even more. That is why occasionally names are dropped along the way on IDs.

 

Where as here in the US last name conventions are different. If my last name is X, presumably my great great grandfathers last name was also X, and so forth.

 

 

 

Edited July 2, 2018 by EmmNM