Landing Question - Name Mis-Match on CPR(Landing Visa) & Passport

[AB_PNP]

Dear Members,

First of all, thank you very much for creating very useful information repository.Few days ago, I got my landing visa and CPR document. I wish everyone on this forum get their PR soon!!

QUESTION: Will there be any issue in landing if there is difference in way the name is written on Passport and Landing Visa?
On my PASSPORT:
           First/Given Name: Eric Keating (not my actual name. My name has two words)
           Last/Surname:                      (It is Blank.. My   )
On my Landing Visa:
           First/Given Name:                  (It is BLANK)
           Last/Surname:     Eric Keating  (Since, Canada requires people to have their last name... they made my first name as last name)

Leon/BCGuy/Knowledgeable members: Please advise on the following:
a) Can I land in Canada without any issue? My name is correct .. but where it has been written is different/incorrect.
b) When I land in Canada, Can I correct my name when I apply for SIN#? As few knowledgeable person told "Landing Visa is one time visa" and it will not be an issue to correct you name after landing.

Thanks in advance for your inputs.

AB_PNP.

[poppyjml]

hi AB_PNP, to make sure, email the consulate that sent the visa.
My passport name and visa also didn't match, so I emailed the NY consulate. My Middle Name in the passport is written in the Given name, while my middle name in the visa is placed under name flag not given name.

NY consulate replied to me after around 2 weeks.

[AB_PNP]

Dear poppyjml,

Thank you very much for your advice. I have already informed NYC Canadian Visa Office. I guess, I will have to wait for 2 weeks.

Did they correct tyour CPR letter/Landing Visa? I spoke a lawyer, they told me CPR letter is issues once, and CIC will not issue new one.

Kind regards,
AB_PNP

[poppyjml]

ab_pnp, nope they didn't correct it. they said that it was fine.

[AB_PNP]

Finally, I got the response from NYC CIC officer. They stated that my name on visa should not create any landing issues. As per them, my full/given name is present in last name. Visa office has my correct name in their file. They also added that if I insist that they should change my name, then they asked me to send updated Passport.

[poppyjml]

that's good news!