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My name is listed as Surname + GivenName and not GivenName + Surname in my marriage certificate. In the state from where I come from, we take our dad's given name as our surname. Family names were abolished by law in the early 60's.
All my other documents, including passport, have my name as GivenName+Surname or as GivenName + First letter from Surname. All of my education documents have my name in the latter format, as the fully expanded name is quite lengthy.
Also: The marriage certificate carries our passport sized pictures and proper authorizations on it. I have my wife's name endorsed under "Spouse name" in my passport and vice-versa. We live in USA and she is currently on spouse visa. I do have ample proofs to establish genuine relationship : Joint accounts, lease documents, insurance, spouse visa, pictures etc.,
Assuming I were to get an invite, following are my questions :
1) Should I preferably submit a statutory declaration from myself explaining the name discrepancy in the certificate and affirming that it indeed is my certificate? I do have a "Certified as True Copy" version of the certificate as well.
2) Should I include "Surname+GivenName" under "Other names known by" ?
3) Should I include GiveName + First letter from Surname under "Other names known by" ?
Could someone kindly help with these questions ?
All my other documents, including passport, have my name as GivenName+Surname or as GivenName + First letter from Surname. All of my education documents have my name in the latter format, as the fully expanded name is quite lengthy.
Also: The marriage certificate carries our passport sized pictures and proper authorizations on it. I have my wife's name endorsed under "Spouse name" in my passport and vice-versa. We live in USA and she is currently on spouse visa. I do have ample proofs to establish genuine relationship : Joint accounts, lease documents, insurance, spouse visa, pictures etc.,
Assuming I were to get an invite, following are my questions :
1) Should I preferably submit a statutory declaration from myself explaining the name discrepancy in the certificate and affirming that it indeed is my certificate? I do have a "Certified as True Copy" version of the certificate as well.
2) Should I include "Surname+GivenName" under "Other names known by" ?
3) Should I include GiveName + First letter from Surname under "Other names known by" ?
Could someone kindly help with these questions ?