Importance of SURNAME please advise

[rehaan]

Hi guys,

I m FSW applicant, I don't use surname, same my wife
and kid who is two 1 year now.

I want to know should I make changes in my childs passport and add
my name in his surname and remove the given name.

see we passed our half of life and I did not face any problem so
far without using the surname but he has to start his new life.

do you think it is good idea if i do changes in passport, if I do then I have
to change his birth certificate  and all the canadian immigration
related form also.

What is your advise, should I do the changes or leave it like
that if surname is not that important.

Regards
Rehaan

[Naavy100]

I asked for the same from CHC New Delhi and thier reply was

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is in response to your recent email enquiry to the Immigration Section of the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi.

CIC's visa office in New Delhi receives a high volume of permanent resident applications from people with the surnames Singh and Kaur.

Asking applicants to provide a surname in addition to Singh or Kaur has been an administrative practice used by our visa office in New Delhi as a way to improve service and reduce incidents of mistaken identity. It also ensures the safety and security of Canadians by facilitating security screening.

Providing an additional surname is voluntary and no permanent resident application will be rejected if the applicant chooses not to provide it.

In the national interest, CIC and its security partners in the Government of Canada will, however, need to be satisfied that individuals are who they say they are, and that they meet the requirements for entering the country.

Applicants are therefore asked to provide all names which they have used or been known by to ensure that effective screening can be done.

However, the name on your PR Visa shall be in accordance with your passport details.

We trust that this information will be of assistance.

Immigration Section / Section de l'immigration
Canadian High Commission / Haut-Commissariat du Canada
7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi
India / Inde

[rehaan]

Hi Navy,

so what does It mean, go for it or you can leave it

[Naavy100]

Hi Navy,

so what does It mean, go for it or you can leave it

Leave it .....I did the same ...and there was no problem

I got visa as per the name in the passport ...

[slavasz]

Providing an additional surname is voluntary and no permanent resident application will be rejected if the applicant chooses not to provide it.
the name on your PR Visa shall be in accordance with your passport details.

[rehaan]

Thanks, I thought may be later in future it can create problem
for my child thats why I asked this.

[Mezo2009]

Wonderful post and important point to make. Good job Naavy, +1 for you.

I asked for the same from CHC New Delhi and thier reply was

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is in response to your recent email enquiry to the Immigration Section of the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi.

CIC's visa office in New Delhi receives a high volume of permanent resident applications from people with the surnames Singh and Kaur.

Asking applicants to provide a surname in addition to Singh or Kaur has been an administrative practice used by our visa office in New Delhi as a way to improve service and reduce incidents of mistaken identity. It also ensures the safety and security of Canadians by facilitating security screening.

Providing an additional surname is voluntary and no permanent resident application will be rejected if the applicant chooses not to provide it.

In the national interest, CIC and its security partners in the Government of Canada will, however, need to be satisfied that individuals are who they say they are, and that they meet the requirements for entering the country.

Applicants are therefore asked to provide all names which they have used or been known by to ensure that effective screening can be done.

However, the name on your PR Visa shall be in accordance with your passport details.

We trust that this information will be of assistance.

Immigration Section / Section de l'immigration
Canadian High Commission / Haut-Commissariat du Canada
7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi
India / Inde

[SISH7255]

Hi guys,

I m FSW applicant, I don't use surname, same my wife
and kid who is two 1 year now.

I want to know should I make changes in my childs passport and add
my name in his surname and remove the given name.

see we passed our half of life and I did not face any problem so
far without using the surname but he has to start his new life.

do you think it is good idea if i do changes in passport, if I do then I have
to change his birth certificate  and all the canadian immigration
related form also.

What is your advise, should I do the changes or leave it like
that if surname is not that important.

Regards
Rehaan

Yes I agree with Naaavy. DO NOT make any changes now. It is not that easy my dear. You will be doing it for good reason but VO might sometimes suspect that you are making fake documents. Leave as it is. I have seen many without surnames.

Good luck

[Naavy100]

Let me share this with everyone ....

I did this mistake of changing names and all that ...and due to govt records I wasnt able to add surname in my passport but It was in the passports of all the dependent ....I was trouble ..

I wrote an e-mail to CHC ND and Thanks to them ...!!  they issued me visa with a remark : PPT READS AS XXXXXXXXXXX WITHOUT SURNAME to avoid any problem at the border ..

[rehaan]

Let me share this with everyone ....

I did this mistake of changing names and all that ...and due to govt records I wasnt able to add surname in my passport but It was in the passports of all the dependent ....I was trouble ..

I wrote an e-mail to CHC ND and Thanks to them ...!!  they issued me visa with a remark : PPT READS AS XXXXXXXXXXX WITHOUT SURNAME to avoid any problem at the border ..

I did not thought about this point thank you navvy and other for your advice