Only Middle Initial on EAD (and most likely on Greencard as well)

[WillSea 1]

Hello Visa Journey community!

 

I am hoping someone can assist with an issue I am having with my wife's EAD/Green card full name shown on the front of the card.

 

She recently moved to the US from Brazil, everything is moving forward as planned: EAD received, Social Security Card Received, AOS I-485 form pending (last notice was that interview will be scheduled soon).

 

The problem is that on her EAD she only has the First Name, Middle Initial, and Last Name shown on the front of the card.  When we got married she took my last name and decided to keep her two last names and make them her middle name -- but on the EAD it just shows the first initial of her first middle name (formerly the first name of her last name).  Her family name is very important to her and she doesn't want to lose this name.  On the back of the EAD card her correct full name is there (First name, Two middle names (her former last names), my Last name) -- but when showing this at the DMV to receive her State ID (needed for Tax purposes in IL where we live) they said they are only allowed to put the name that is shown on the front of her EAD.  I assume her Green card will have the same situation (First Name, Middle Initial, Last name on the front of the card --- and then First name, Full Middle Name, Last name on the back of the card)?  The DMV refuses to put this full name on her State ID.  I know that in some cases it may be an issue of having too many characters in the name but this is not the case for us, her middle name is below the character limit.

 

Additionally, on her Social Security Card she has just her first name and my last name (no middle initial or middle name at all).

 

So with all that in mind, I am curious if anyone has fixed this issue?  Is there a way to get the full middle name added to the front of the EAD/Green Card so we can get a State ID with my wife's full name?

 

And second question, is it an issue that her SS Card only has first and last name -- should we get this fixed as well and add her full middle name?  

 

Please assist, and thank you in advance.

 

Best regards,

Will

[HRQX 4,145]

8 minutes ago, WillSea said:

Is there a way to get the full middle name added to the front of the EAD/Green Card

On the front of the cards it's initial only.

8 minutes ago, WillSea said:

so we can get a State ID with my wife's full name?

Check the back of the EAD. In the example below the full name is "Test Void Specimen" with "Void" being the middle name:

[WillSea 1]

Thanks for your reply.  Yes, my wife's is the same way, the issue is that the DMV would not put the full name shown on the back on to her State ID (Read ID), stating they have to go with the info on the front of the card.  

 

This didn't make sense to me because the Real ID instructions specifically state that the Full Name (including full middle name) should be on the Read ID because it will be used for domestic travel.

 

Did you have any issue like this when getting a DL or State ID at the DMV?

 

Thanks,

Will

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[Lemonslice 4,852]

Maybe she could keep her maiden name and avoid all that?

[Ayrton 965]

18 hours ago, WillSea said:

Hello Visa Journey community!

 

I am hoping someone can assist with an issue I am having with my wife's EAD/Green card full name shown on the front of the card.

 

She recently moved to the US from Brazil, everything is moving forward as planned: EAD received, Social Security Card Received, AOS I-485 form pending (last notice was that interview will be scheduled soon).

 

The problem is that on her EAD she only has the First Name, Middle Initial, and Last Name shown on the front of the card.  When we got married she took my last name and decided to keep her two last names and make them her middle name -- but on the EAD it just shows the first initial of her first middle name (formerly the first name of her last name).  Her family name is very important to her and she doesn't want to lose this name.  On the back of the EAD card her correct full name is there (First name, Two middle names (her former last names), my Last name) -- but when showing this at the DMV to receive her State ID (needed for Tax purposes in IL where we live) they said they are only allowed to put the name that is shown on the front of her EAD.  I assume her Green card will have the same situation (First Name, Middle Initial, Last name on the front of the card --- and then First name, Full Middle Name, Last name on the back of the card)?  The DMV refuses to put this full name on her State ID.  I know that in some cases it may be an issue of having too many characters in the name but this is not the case for us, her middle name is below the character limit.

 

Additionally, on her Social Security Card she has just her first name and my last name (no middle initial or middle name at all).

 

So with all that in mind, I am curious if anyone has fixed this issue?  Is there a way to get the full middle name added to the front of the EAD/Green Card so we can get a State ID with my wife's full name?

 

And second question, is it an issue that her SS Card only has first and last name -- should we get this fixed as well and add her full middle name?  

 

Please assist, and thank you in advance.

 

Best regards,

Will

As a Brazilian myself, all I have is bad experiences trying to fit my long name in all my documents. EAD was missing letters at the end, social security was missing letters at the end, drivers license couldn't fit my entire first name (I had 2 two first names) so one was missing, banks couldn't fit my whole name so my credit and debit cards only had initials. And I didn't even add my husband's last name to mine.

 

Unfortunately in Brazil it's really common to have multiple first names and multiple last names. So if we want to keep all of them here after moving we'll have to deal with it, and I can guarantee it's gonna be a headache.

 

My solution to it was to legally change my name in the court. I went from 5 names (2 F + 3 L) to 2 names (1 F + 1L). No middle names, since Brazilians officially doesn't have middle names, so it's gonna be easier to change my name in Brazil when the time comes.

 

So if she wants to keep everything consistent, my suggestion would be to legally change to a shorter version. I understand the emotional connection to family names, but in reality, when it comes to bureaucracy, the headache will be hard to deal with.

Edited March 12, 2021 by Ayrton