DS-260 (merged topics)

[Madison S. 48]

Hi,

 

My husband and I are working on his DS-260 for the NVC stage of his CR-1 visa. We are really struggling to come up with some of the employment history needed, since the form requests any jobs in the last 10 years. For one job and one internship (which were both brief) many years ago, my husband does not recall the name of his supervisor. What should we fill in regarding the "supervisor name" and "surname" boxes? 

[LilyJ 1,258]

"Unknown" is what I would put

[Madison S. 48]

Hi,

 

My Portuguese husband is working on his DS-260 for his CR-1 visa, but we are confused how to list given names vs. surnames based on differences in naming convention between Portuguese and English. The form instructs to list middle names within the "given name" box. However, in Portuguese, middle names are listed with 'surnames'. This means that in his passport his 'surname' lists his middle and last name. The same convention was applied to my name in our marriage certificate (where my middle and last name are listed as surnames). 

 

Because the DS-260 gives these instructions but also states that the information must match the passport/travel document, what should we do? 

 

Edit -- we also want his last name to be his only last name in the US, and we are worried if we are obligated to list his 'surname' in the DS-260 as "Middle Last", then both of those will appear as his last name on the green card and visa.

Edited September 5, 2019 by Madison S.

[Ryan H 3,812]

~~~Similar topics merged and merged thread moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.  Please ask all question you have about the DS-260 in this thread instead of starting a new thread for every question you have about that form.~~~

[SalishSea 17,842]

On 9/4/2019 at 5:26 PM, Madison S. said:

Hi,

 

My Portuguese husband is working on his DS-260 for his CR-1 visa, but we are confused how to list given names vs. surnames based on differences in naming convention between Portuguese and English. The form instructs to list middle names within the "given name" box. However, in Portuguese, middle names are listed with 'surnames'. This means that in his passport his 'surname' lists his middle and last name. The same convention was applied to my name in our marriage certificate (where my middle and last name are listed as surnames). 

 

Because the DS-260 gives these instructions but also states that the information must match the passport/travel document, what should we do? 

 

Edit -- we also want his last name to be his only last name in the US, and we are worried if we are obligated to list his 'surname' in the DS-260 as "Middle Last", then both of those will appear as his last name on the green card and visa.

As far as I know, here in the US a hyphen is generally used for a double-barreled surname vs. two middle names.  For example, my kids have my birth surname as a second middle name on their birth certificates and passports, but as it is not hyphenated with my ex husband's surname, it is simply considered to be a second middle name.  

[Ryan H 3,812]

***Hijack post removed; if you have a question about your own case, you need to start your own thread.***