FNU In The Name

[joshbola 0]

Hello there guys, wanted to ask if there is  way to get this fixed? My in-laws are schedule with an interview and I just noticed that in there name its is showing FNU in there name? I am not sure why they put that in there name, but I just wanted to know if there is a way to get this fixed. Thank you in advance for your time and help.

 

Josh 

[KULtoATL 1,551]

When your in-laws complete their DS-260, input their first and last names in the appropriate fields. That was their visas won't be issued with FNU. 

 

NVC won't fix it. Happened to me to when they sent my fiancé with a notice with my first name listed as FNU. When he called NVC, they pretty much just shrugged it off and offered zero assistance.

[joshbola 0]

22 minutes ago, KULtoATL said:

When your in-laws complete their DS-260, input their first and last names in the appropriate fields. That was their visas won't be issued with FNU. 

 

NVC won't fix it. Happened to me to when they sent my fiancé with a notice with my first name listed as FNU. When he called NVC, they pretty much just shrugged it off and offered zero assistance.

Thanks for the info. I just checked the DS-260 Confirmation page along with the application and the name was entered correctly. So not sure what the heck is there problem. Can they talk about this at the interview and also will the visa be issued with the correct name on there passport? Thanks again!

 

Josh  

[KULtoATL 1,551]

38 minutes ago, joshbola said:

Thanks for the info. I just checked the DS-260 Confirmation page along with the application and the name was entered correctly. So not sure what the heck is there problem. Can they talk about this at the interview and also will the visa be issued with the correct name on there passport? Thanks again!

 

Josh  

I am not 100% sure about visa issuance in India but in Malaysia, my embassy has always issued my visas based on the information entered on the DS-160 (for my B2 and K-1). Hence, my initial suggestion i.e. entered the name in their relevant fields.

[A_Singh 21]

14 hours ago, joshbola said:

Thanks for the info. I just checked the DS-260 Confirmation page along with the application and the name was entered correctly. So not sure what the heck is there problem. Can they talk about this at the interview and also will the visa be issued with the correct name on there passport? Thanks again!

 

Josh  

Here is the answer you need. Like Boss!! lol

 

Your relative's passport (Indian of course) has 2 sections - Given Name and Surname. Let's assume your relative's name is Akshay Kumar. Check your relative's passport how is the name written on it. I'm sure on the Given name section, the entire name is listed - Akshay Kumar and Surname is left BLANK. Since US needs a last name, they don't know what your relative's last name is. EVen if you provide clear first name and last name of DS 260, i130 etc etc, US at the time of issuing VISA (after NVC) will only use the Surname from PASSPORT. if the passport has no Surname listed, then they use the entire name as last name, and your first name then becomes FNU (First name unknown). So based on my example, the visa of your rleative will be issued as FNU Akshay Kumar. It does not end over there, the GC, SSN, Bank accounts, DL all use the name on the Visa which will have FNU. Its a pain. been there done that!

 

To correc this, you have to get the source corrected which is the passport. I had to get that done for my parents and my brother before they even applied for their visas. But for my GC I ended up with FNU, Akshay Kumar on it. To fix this what i did was (at the time of first entry into us on GC, remember first) I requested the immigration officer who was finalizing my entry to please correct this in the records. he was nice enough to file a petition for me to correct the name. I showed him other documents like my birth certificate, license etc that clearly listed out my first name as Akshay and last name as Kumar. It required a lot of convincing from my end to get him file a petition but he did. In all cases, the USCIS has the right to cancel /deny the petition as the source - Passport needs to have a Surname listed on it.

 

Hope that helps!

[A_Singh 21]

In my honest opinion, I would not rely on the Option 2 (the approach that worked for me). I had no option out and had to get the GC as soon as possible as I already had a job lined up. So all i could do was bleg and plea the officer to see if he would fix / correct it.

 

In your case, if the appointment for the visa is soon, I would propose to re-schedule it and work with full throttle to get the names in passport fixed in India. My parents in delhi were able to fix that in a week.

 

Remember - the source needs to be fixed - The Passport.

 

see this https://redbus2us.com/surname-blank-in-passport-first-name-as-fnu-in-us-visa-issues-solution/

[joshbola 0]

Thanks A_Singh for the information. I will relay the information and hopefully get this fixed soon!

 

Josh