Typo in petitioner's name on K1 visa

[MMaauud 0]

Hey everyone,

 

I just received my visa in the mail, but discovered a typo in my fiance's/petitioner's last name. What do I do? I'm traveling to the States soon...

[Crazy Cat 41,884]

How significant is the typo?  It will not likely be an issue since it is not the visa holder's name.  

Option 1:  Ignore it.  This would my choice, personally.

Option 2: Contact the consulate and send it back for correction.

 

This is one of the 2 top reasons travel should not be planned until after the visa is in hand and has been checked for errors.

Edited October 20, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[MMaauud 0]

@Crazy Cat It's 1 letter: first part of his last name is Hoogen and instead of double O they write Hoggen. So it's honestly a minor error, but I don't know if they will give me a hard time at the border and/or the greencard process?

I did sent an email to the consulate.

 

My flight is the 5th of Nov, sop hopefully enough time to change it if needed.

Edited October 20, 2021 by MMaauud

[Crazy Cat 41,884]

Just now, MMaauud said:

@Crazy Cat It's 1 letter: first part of his last name is Hoogen and instead of double O they write Hoggen. So it's honestly a minor error, but I don't know if they will give me a hard time at the border and/or the greencard process?

I did sent an email to the consulate.

Personally, I don't think there would be an issue at the border.  They aren't going to look that closely at the petitioner's name, imo. 

[MMaauud 0]

@Crazy CatThanks for your response! Hopefully it won't be a problem.

[powerpuff 6,703]

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