Middle name misspelled on green card. How much hassle will it cause?

[Gringo-Expat 0]

My wife got 2-year permanent residency in 2012. Her middle name is Inmaculada. We just noticed that, on her Permanent Resident card, it's spelled Immaculada (mm instead of nm).

We verified that the name was spelled correctly on all the paperwork. According to USCIS, we just need to fill out an I90, send back the card with supporting documentation, and we can get a new card for free.

The problem is: USCIS says it will take 3 to 5 months. , and that's before the sequester kicks in. We figure it might be 6 months or even longer.

Now we're thinking, screw this. We already went through hell getting her K1. Then we went through hell again getting her permanent residency. Next year we have to go through hell one more time to get 10-year green card. We're not going through special sequester hell just to change "mm" to "nm". We'll fix the typo next year when we get the 10-year card. She still has her EAD card with the name spelled correctly.

Our local license branch were the ones who found the error, and they worked with us on it. They issued her a learner's permit with the typo. They'll probably issue her a driver's license with the typo again. THe only other people who worry us are immigration officials in the airport. If her passport and her green card differ by a single letter, are they likely to refuse her re-entry? Or will they just remind us to fix it and let her back in?

[Done--Really 331]

We have a crazier situation. When my wife's GC was issued, it had her married name just as we requested, but for some reason the signature below her picture is her single name. Our mistake or theirs doesn't matter. What does matter is that it has caused zero problems, and when we talked to the USICS folks, they said it was entirely up to us whether we asked for a replacement or just kept it unitl we get the ten year card. We took the easy way out and just kept it, and here we are 18 months later without a hitch at the airports, getting a driver's license, social security card, etc, etc.

That doesn't mean that we won't have a problem down the road, but we are just a few months from ROC, so the odds say we will make it based on her experience so far.

[hmh33 117]

THe only other people who worry us are immigration officials in the airport. If her passport and her green card differ by a single letter, are they likely to refuse her re-entry? Or will they just remind us to fix it and let her back in?

No. In fact, a green card by itself (without a passport) is sufficient for entry into the US. Usually it is best to present a passport as well. They very likely won't notice, and if they do the worse they would do is remind you to get it fixed.

[Nica_In_Love 98]

No. I think it's unlikely for her to have problems for a one letter difference. My passport and Green Card are different and have never experienced any issues traveling to and from Nicaragua or entering back in the U.S.

[NikLR 13,226]

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Edited March 7, 2020 by NikLR