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Family Name Given Names IMM5257e mistake

mahesh124

Newbie
Dec 11, 2023
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I made mistakes in form 5257e.
I have written full name in family name instead of last name and submitted the application. I have give biometric at VFS.
VFS took my biometric as per my passport name and asked me to to change family in ircc.can anyone tell me what is the process.
 

Jane JOE

Newbie
Jan 5, 2024
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I made mistakes in form 5257e.
I have written full name in family name instead of last name and submitted the application. I have give biometric at VFS.
VFS took my biometric as per my passport name and asked me to to change family in ircc.can anyone tell me what is the process.
Hello, how did it end for you!? I am in the same situation
 

Justhopeful17

Full Member
Jul 28, 2023
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Hi, updating so it may help someone else. I had issues with the IMM 5257e form and while filling it swapped the first and last name. Once I submitted the application for a visa, I received the biometric letter. The first and last name was swapped on the letter too. I submitted the IRCC web form and informed them about the mistake. Did not hear back from them. But in the meantime, I went ahead with the biometric appointment and told the representative there about the entire situation. They took my biometric letter and passport, completed the biometric, and a day later the issue was resolved and on GCkey's account for the visa application I saw the principal applicant's name was corrected and biometrics were added to my profile.

Thanks.
Hi Nadieee, I did the same mistake for my mother's visit visa application. She got her Biometrics Instruction Letter with incorrect order of names. Last name being the given name and vice versa. Could I tell her to do what you did when she goes for her biometrics?
 

the.tq.guy

Star Member
Apr 11, 2024
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I had the same issue with the biometrics letter for my mother in her visitor visa, where her first name appeared under the last name, and the last name was under the first name. I booked an appointment with VFS Global (VAC), they told me that they take the name from the passport, not from the visa application.

During her biometrics appointment, they used the name as it appears on my passport. After taking her biometrics, they updated her name in the system and gave her a biometrics confirmation receipt showing her correct name.

When I checked later, I saw that the IRCC had also updated her name according to the biometrics receipt from the VFS (VAC), and her biometrics had been successfully uploaded.

I hope this helps anyone who might face a similar issue in the future!