EAD card given name not hyphenated

[curious_duck 0]

Hi all,

I am currently a F-1 student and I have accepted an offer from a company in the U.S. I applied for the EAD card and I received the card today.

Unfortunately, there seems to be a slight problem with the given name.

On my passport/I-20/I-94/SSN the name is A-B C where A-B is the given name and C is the surname. However, on the EAD card it is A B C instead. I called the USCIS National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283 and I was told to call CBP to ask them if this would be a problem.

Oddly enough, calling the numbers on http://www.cbp.gov/contact DOES NOT WORK AT ALL! As such I cannot seem to reach them. The only alternative is via email and they claim that the waiting time will be 2-3 weeks, which is too long for comfort.

Does someone know if this will affect my work authorization and also if they are able to call CBP using the phone numbers listed on their website?

Thanks,

Curious Duck

Edited April 7, 2015 by curious_duck

[Caramel Swirl 54]

My name is also hyphenated and I got my EAD and GC with just spaces instead of hyphens. It did not alarm me because I know from history that some computer programs/systems does not accommodate the hyphen so a space is used instead. So far it has not posed a problem for me.

I would still say you double check with them just to put your mind at ease.

Edited April 7, 2015 by Caramel Swirl

[curious_duck 0]

Caramel Swirl could you do me a favor and try calling the numbers on http://www.cbp.gov/contact? For some reason they don't work for me.

[Pitaya 2,576]

I think that you just got hooked by the USCIS "mis"-information line. You are talking about your EAD/AP combo card, or EAD only card? Trying to figure out what Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have to do with Employment Authorization Document (EAD)? Combo EAD/AP combo card for travel, CBP would be involved with travel. Who issued the card? I am thinking that since USCIS likely issued the card, they should be contacted about your concern, rather than CBP. YMMV.

Getting in touch with the vaporous CBP agency is difficult to say the least.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Edited April 7, 2015 by Pitaya

[curious_duck 0]

@Pitaya, this is just the EAD card. When I called USCIS they told me to call CBP regarding the hyphen in the name. I suppose that is because when one goes through customs in the U.S they request to see the OPT I-20, passport, and work authorization document of which that is the EAD. As such I worry that they will deny entry if the names don't match exactly.