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a. Name on immigration document and other evidence for an SSN are different

When the name shown on the immigration document differs from the name shown on other evidence submitted for an SSN, process the SSN in the name on the immigration document as long as the name can be derived from the other evidence (e.g., foreign passport).

Could this apply in my case? Since the name on my green card is the same as the name in my passport, except that I've dropped the ethnic name.

Hi guys, hoping to get some advise about changing my name on my social security card here.

Some background:

My name in my passport and K1 visa is listed as "LastName EthnicName FirstName MiddleName" (Example: Lee Li Ming Jane Joan). This is pretty much the conventional way names are written/recorded where I'm from.

I have a social security number from many moons back when I was a college student in the US on an F1 student visa. The school applied for SSNs for all international students, and the name they used on my social security card was "EthnicName FirstName LastName" (Ex. Li Ming Jane Lee).

Meanwhile, I've always used "FirstName MiddleName LastName" for pretty much everything in the US. My bank accounts, credit cards, and even my new green card has "Jane Joan Lee" on it.

Presently:

Right now, I'm in a bit of a fix. My local social security office says they can't change the name on my social security card since the name on my green card does not exactly match the name on my passport. To compound this problem, the local BMV will not test/issue me a driver's license since the name on my social security card does not match the name on my green card.

Any suggestions about how I may solve this problem would be very, very much appreciated.

Just sent in my package yesterday. Good luck everyone!