Incorrect name order on i94

[klam133 4]

I believe this has been asked numerous time.

My fiance name is (example: Last: Nguyen, Middle: Thi, First: Thu Thao) as i applied on her i-129f. 

However, on her i94, it says Last: Nguyen, Given First name: Thi Thu Thao. 

My question is will this affect my paperwork for her AOS?

The lady in SSN office told me they have to go as is on the i-94, which there will be no middle name.

On the marriage license, which order should i follow?

[JasonGG 280]

It happens regularly on Vietnamese.  We had the same issue with the I-94 and SSA.  It wasn't a problem for our marriage license.  When I applied in Maryland, they issued the license according to how I completed the form.  For the SS card and later her driver's license we accepted the documents in the wrong order.  At the AOS interview, we explained the problem to the agent understood.   He understood without much explanation needed.  The green card was issued with the correct name order and we updated for her updated license and SS card with the correct name order then.

 

As long as she carries a Vietnamese passport, you may have name order issues.  Some airlines can be very strict about the name order.  Whenever we buy tickets we use the name order in her Vietnamese passport, even if that means putting her middle name in the first name box, and middle name in the first name box. 

 

Jason

[JasonGG 280]

Should have read, "It happens regularly on Vietnamese documents in the United States."

[klam133 4]

3 hours ago, JasonGG said:

It happens regularly on Vietnamese.  We had the same issue with the I-94 and SSA.  It wasn't a problem for our marriage license.  When I applied in Maryland, they issued the license according to how I completed the form.  For the SS card and later her driver's license we accepted the documents in the wrong order.  At the AOS interview, we explained the problem to the agent understood.   He understood without much explanation needed.  The green card was issued with the correct name order and we updated for her updated license and SS card with the correct name order then.

 

As long as she carries a Vietnamese passport, you may have name order issues.  Some airlines can be very strict about the name order.  Whenever we buy tickets we use the name order in her Vietnamese passport, even if that means putting her middle name in the first name box, and middle name in the first name box. 

 

Jason

Thank you Jason.

I have a question, regarding the i-485 form, where it says to indicate exactly how i-94 shows, do i just put

Last: Nguyen 

First name: Thi Thu Thao

 

and i just have to skip the middle name?

[JasonGG 280]

So, in Vietnam, my wife would write "Nguyen Thi Thu Trang" (Last, Middle, Middle, First).  We only use that Vietnamese order when getting airplane tickets.  For everything else, including her AOS and ROC paperwork, we used the "Americanized order" - "Trang Thi Thu Nguyen" (First, Middle, Middle, Last).  We don't try to match the incorrect order on her I-94.  Social Security and the motor vehicle administration (driver's license) had to match the I-94, but we updated these once the corrected name was on her green card.  The USCIS person who did the AOS interview and customs officers have all been aware and understood the difference in name order.  So, even though your immigration documents may show the incorrect name order, you can get that corrected at the AOS interview. I hope that wasn't too confusing.