About to remove condition, but name on I-94 is wrong. Should I change it?

[pantherboy 1]

Hi, I'm about to apply to remove the condition on my green card (married to US Citizen).

 

As I'm gathering document, I have just found out that the name on my I-94 (came to US as F1 student) is in wrong order: it basically has my two middle names first and then my first name.

 

Do I even need to change it? It was not an issue when I applied for the GC the first time around and my name on EVERYTHING ELSE is correct.

 

Will it have any potential problem when remove condition and then naturalization in a couple of years?

[gp123 14]

you don't need to provide any info about your f1 status for ROC.

only evidence since you got married and applying ROC. 

[pantherboy 1]

1 minute ago, gp123 said:

you don't need to provide any info about your f1 status for ROC.

only evidence since you got married and applying ROC. 

But what about the step after that which is naturalization. I've heard horror stories on how certain minor mistake (like wrong name etc...) can cause issue or have your citizenship stripped...

[gp123 14]

if they were ok when you applied for GC then i don't see why that would be an issue.

[gp123 14]

name issues are not a big deal as so many people change names.

[Mike E 11,739]

You should fill out your timeline. 
 

You note the error (which is not your error btw) in your applications and at your interviews. This way you are on record of knowing about the error and informing the government.  

 

Transposition of names is a common occurrence.  I noticed in my wife’s passport (Myanmar people don’t really have surnames) that the machine readable section lists her country code, MMR followed by the name she uses as her legal first name.  The same is true of her niece’s passport.  
 

Whereas in both my USA and Canadian passports, the machine readable code has the country code,  USA or CAN, followed by my surname. 
 

Generally if has a set  of names on one document and another set of names on the other, as long as the names match it is fine. The order doesn’t have to match. 
 

If the number of names are different, then as long as every name in the document with fewer names is among the names in the document with more names, it is fine. The order doesn’t have to match.  

[pantherboy 1]

16 minutes ago, Mike E said:

You should fill out your timeline. 
 

You note the error (which is not your error btw) in your applications and at your interviews. This way you are on record of knowing about the error and informing the government.  

 

Transposition of names is a common occurrence.  I noticed in my wife’s passport (Myanmar people don’t really have surnames) that the machine readable section lists her country code, MMR followed by the name she uses as her legal first name.  The same is true of her niece’s passport.  
 

Whereas in both my USA and Canadian passports, the machine readable code has the country code,  USA or CAN, followed by my surname. 
 

Generally if has a set  of names on one document and another set of names on the other, as long as the names match it is fine. The order doesn’t have to match. 
 

If the number of names are different, then as long as every name in the document with fewer names is among the names in the document with more names, it is fine. The order doesn’t have to match.  

Yes, when I came to the US a while back, DHS (or whichever group that greets you at the airport) probably just copied down the naming convention (order) of my Vietnamese passport.
 

Basically just the order of it is wrong. On my green card application and green card itself, plus driver's license, my name is matched and in American (right way) order with First name, Middle and Last.

 

I don't have to worry about changing it on my I-94 then? I should be ok moving forward with ROC/naturalization considering this is not my mistake and it is very minor.

Edited February 29, 2020 by pantherboy

[Mike E 11,739]

9 minutes ago, pantherboy said:

Yes, when I came to the US a while back, DHS (or whichever group that greets you at the airport) probably just copied down the naming convention (order) of my Vietnamese passport.

 

DHS is the department that comprises CBP, ICE, and USCIS (and other agencies that don’t matter for this discussion).  
 

CBP met you at the airport.  CBP officers are federal police officers.  
 

Look at the machine code on your passport. That is likely where the order came from.  
 

9 minutes ago, pantherboy said:

 

Basically just the order of it is wrong. On my green card application and green card itself, plus driver's license, my name is matched and in American (right way) order with First name, Middle and Last.

 

I don't have to worry about changing it on my I-94 then? I should be ok moving forward with ROC/naturalization considering this is not my mistake and it is very minor.

I cannot possibly see what good will come for you to go the airport and talk  to immigration police.  Generally in a country where people have the right to be mute when interacting with law enforcement, one should exercise that right.  Otherwise there can be significant price to be paid for walking into a police station without necessity.  
 

As I wrote before, note this discrepancy on your applications and in your interviews. 
 

If reading It twice from me and multiple times from others doesn’t assuage you, then hire an immigration attorney. 
 

Good luck with the remainder of your visa journey.