Parents name different on passport UK visa

Upvote:2

Minor variations in names shouldn't be an issue.

Even I, as a random person on the internet with no particular experience handling personal data, know many people with an extra "Mohammed"/"Muhammad"/"Md"/… among their names that they might or might not be actually using depending on the occasion. Unless your religion is extremely niche, an Entry Clearance Officer probably sees this kind of variation many times a day.

There might be more than just the name linking your birth certificate with your father's passport (perhaps the father's date of birth is in there as well), so it might be already obvious to the ECO that this is the same person. However, adding a short explanation of the situation to your application really can't hurt (at the very least, it could help you relax a bit).

And by the way, make sure to make the rest of the visa application bullet-proof (showing strong ties to your parents' home country, submitting enough bank statements to prove the financial circumstances of both you and your parents, etc.). Sponsored applications are typically weaker to begin with, so everything needs to be properly documented to avoid a refusal. At the very least, review this answer, especially the "Sponsorship" section.

More post

Search Posts

Related post