Spelling mistake in tourist visa

[Laritya 41]

Hi all,

 

My husband is from Russia. His mom got a tourist visa last year right before everything shut down due to covid. However, we realized that her name is spelled “Irinia” in her visa, and not “Irina.” 
 

1. Will she have to get a new visa/fix the spelling? Or will she be able to travel here with that visa? 
 

The biggest problem is that everything in Russia shut down…and then the consulates closed. The embassy in Moscow is running on a VERY limited basis. I don’t think they’ll fix the spelling error. 
 

if anybody has any advice or experience with something like this, please advise!

[Dashinka 24,597]

Personally, I don't think it would be a real big deal, but I would check with whatever airline she might use as that would be the first hurdle.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

4 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Personally, I don't think it would be a real big deal, but I would check with whatever airline she might use as that would be the first hurdle.

Agree 

 

personally (depends on your risk tolerance) I might even be inclined to just arrive at the checkin desk without asking …it’s such a small mistake it might not even be noticed. 

[Dashinka 24,597]

31 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Agree 

 

personally (depends on your risk tolerance) I might even be inclined to just arrive at the checkin desk without asking …it’s such a small mistake it might not even be noticed. 

I tend to agree, and this is probably what I would do.  In fact if Aeroflot is the airline, they might get a nonsensical answer (I remember someone asked them about traveling to the US with an EAD/AP, and they said it was not possible).  Since the mistake is very minor, and the name is spelled correctly in the passport, and the pictures are the same, I think it would be no real issue.

[Laritya 41]

11 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

I tend to agree, and this is probably what I would do.  In fact if Aeroflot is the airline, they might get a nonsensical answer (I remember someone asked them about traveling to the US with an EAD/AP, and they said it was not possible).  Since the mistake is very minor, and the name is spelled correctly in the passport, and the pictures are the same, I think it would be no real issue.

I was more worried about the people at passport control than Aeroflot. But yes, we have had some greeeeat experiences with Aeroflot haha

[millefleur 5,047]

To be honest, I don't even think this would be a problem with CBP. Names in non-Latin alphabets get spelled in different ways all the time, it's not an unheard of scenario. While I realize this is more of a typo situation, I really don't think CBP would make a big deal out of it at all (or even notice it.)

 

Did you contact the Moscow Embassy just in case? While they only take emergency cases, there are still some staff there who might be able to at least answer a question.

[African Zealot 1,455]

Coming from someone who has had misspellings on his birth certificate, passport, visas and drivers license all the way through citizenship, I would say let her rip! Inconsequential discrepancy to me.