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Name misspelling

I'd guess worse case is they do a name check on both versions of your name (I'm just speculating). That would double your chance of one of them getting stuck in the name check procedure if either one of them has a match, but if not, then I can't see it taking any longer than if you didn't have the difference in names.


dnk1 said:
Thanks so much for your help Raevsky. Do you mean that it is not necessarily my case with go through administrative processing because i have difference in names? so it might not??? i hope so since it takes so long.
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orlandovillas said:
I'd guess worse case is they do a name check on both versions of your name (I'm just speculating). That would double your chance of one of them getting stuck in the name check procedure if either one of them has a match, but if not, then I can't see it taking any longer than if you didn't have the difference in names.
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Please explain more what you mean by if either one of them has a match??
 
Thanks so much for your help Raevsky. Do you mean that it is not necessarily my case with go through administrative processing because i have difference in names? so it might not??? i hope so since it takes so long.
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Namecheck should not be your concern. They will just check both names for criminal activity.
 
raevsky said:
Namecheck should not be your concern. They will just check both names for criminal activity.
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My concern is not the name check but the duration it takes before it is cleared because it might take too long before it comes out. My number might come currently in August if not september.
 
Name check for two names is done in parallel for each of them. It should not be longer than for one name.
 
When the FBI do a name check, they compare your name and date of birth with all the criminal names on their computerised system. If there is a 'match' between your name / DoB and one on their system then they have to do more checks to confirm you are not the same person.

I was speculating that they will just do 2 name checks for you (one for each version of your name) but they would both be done at the same time so won't take any longer.

But if they do 2 name checks for you, then there is more chance of one of them matching a name on the FBI list.

dnk1 said:
Please explain more what you mean by if either one of them has a match??
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orlandovillas said:
When the FBI do a name check, they compare your name and date of birth with all the criminal names on their computerised system. If there is a 'match' between your name / DoB and one on their system then they have to do more checks to confirm you are not the same person.

I was speculating that they will just do 2 name checks for you (one for each version of your name) but they would both be done at the same time so won't take any longer.

But if they do 2 name checks for you, then there is more chance of one of them matching a name on the FBI list.
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I do not get it when you say if they do 2 name checks then there is more chance of one matching a name on the FBI list? why?
 
Usually it takes about 2 weeks. Sometimes up to a year and a half. However, a pending name check is no longer an obstacle for "conditional" AOS approval. In case the name check fails later, AOS is revoked.
 
I just mean if you go under 2 different names, then one might not match the FBI list but the other might. You're just doubling your chance of a name match. I don't even know if they will do 2 name checks, but speculating if you have 2 different names listed they may well run both versions of the name against the FBI list.

dnk1 said:
I do not get it when you say if they do 2 name checks then there is more chance of one matching a name on the FBI list? why?
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orlandovillas said:
I just mean if you go under 2 different names, then one might not match the FBI list but the other might. You're just doubling your chance of a name match. I don't even know if they will do 2 name checks, but speculating if you have 2 different names listed they may well run both versions of the name against the FBI list.
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i dont understand why there is a great chance if one of the name matches the list if some one has no crime.. it is only the last letter which appear in one name and the other name has none.
 
Yes, it's only if one of your 2 alternate names are on the FBI list. By effectively having 2 names, so 2 name checks, you are doubling your change of a match, as they are looking for a match on 2 different names.

It's like rolling a dice. Rolling it once will give you a 1 in 6 chance of getting a 6. Rolling it twice will double your chance of getting a 6. OK, that's probably not a very good analogy but the best I can come up with after a day in the hot sun by the pool :D (Can you tell I'm loving my life here in Florida :p)

dnk1 said:
i dont understand why there is a great chance if one of the name matches the list if some one has no crime.. it is only the last letter which appear in one name and the other name has none.
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orlandovillas said:
Yes, it's only if one of your 2 alternate names are on the FBI list. By effectively having 2 names, so 2 name checks, you are doubling your change of a match, as they are looking for a match on 2 different names.

It's like rolling a dice. Rolling it once will give you a 1 in 6 chance of getting a 6. Rolling it twice will double your chance of getting a 6. OK, that's probably not a very good analogy but the best I can come up with after a day in the hot sun by the pool :D (Can you tell I'm loving my life here in Florida :p)
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Yap i can tell you are loving your hot weather in Florida.. I have been there a couple of times.. we will just have to wait to see what happens but am guessing if i have not commited any crime both names should not be there because they use the names and date of birth and ofcourse the date of birth is the same for both names. is it only FBI they do or even they do in the applicant place of birth??? just curious coz am thinking like in my country it might take a while coz systems are just too slow. but i guess since we take police order from our country then it is not a big deal. Also i had a police certificate when i left USA sometime last year and i will still take it with me just incase it might help.....any suggestion
 
dnk1 said:
Yap i can tell you are loving your hot weather in Florida.. I have been there a couple of times.. we will just have to wait to see what happens but am guessing if i have not commited any crime both names should not be there because they use the names and date of birth and ofcourse the date of birth is the same for both names. is it only FBI they do or even they do in the applicant place of birth??? just curious coz am thinking like in my country it might take a while coz systems are just too slow. but i guess since we take police order from our country then it is not a big deal. Also i had a police certificate when i left USA sometime last year and i will still take it with me just incase it might help.....any suggestion
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Please answer me...
 
orlandovillas said:
I'm not really sure what your question is.
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my question is when it comes to name check is it only done in US or it also applies in your home country?? is name check also done in the applicant's home country?? Also i had a police check before i left US, can that help in my interview?
 
My wife's mother's name misspell

My wife's mother's name ended with "Z" in her(wife) eductional
certificate but in ds-230 I put "J" instaid. Now I want to make
her passport n birth certificate. but confused what to write in
her passport n birth certificate. Is it important to take her
educational certificate in interview where I m the principle
applicant. And what shell I write "Z" or "J" in passport n
Birth certificate. Please give me advice. thanks in advance.
 
mic27 said:
My wife's mother's name ended with "Z" in her(wife) eductional
certificate but in ds-230 I put "J" instaid. Now I want to make
her passport n birth certificate. but confused what to write in
her passport n birth certificate. Is it important to take her
educational certificate in interview where I m the principle
applicant. And what shell I write "Z" or "J" in passport n
Birth certificate. Please give me advice. thanks in advance.
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According to this discussion, i have come to understand that what is on the birth certificate is what really matters.. So i guess you should make the birthcertificate with the letter that you filled on the DS230 which is J. or alternatively you can change the DS230 to correct the spelling as it is your wife mother's and it is not yours.. it matters when it comes to the applicant when you filled on the electronic submission.
I really don;t think your wife education documents matters. I only thought it is the main applicant educational background but am not sure..
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