Question: Have you ever used any other name (e.g. Nickname, maiden name, alias, etc.) ?

[V8Al77]

Hi Canada Visa members,

I'm new here and wanted to say hello first of all!

I have a tricky situation related to the above question and I am not sure what to do. I was approved for my temporary work permit and eTA.

In the subject line question, I responded "No", that I wasn't known under "any other name (Nickname, Maiden Name, Alias etc...)", but now I'm not sure if my answer was correct.

I was born "James Harding" and used this name a big chunk of my life, I then added "Robert" to my first names, thus becoming "Robert James Harding". In my logic, the main component of my name has remained the same and I was never known under "any other names", so I ticked "No" in the box.

Now I am worried, that I should have ticked "Yes" and put just "James" in the first name column.

What are your thoughts on this?

Would sending a letter to CIC to clarify this be a good solution? Has anyone done anything similar?

Such a silly, thing and now I don't know what to do and am stressed out. I had no malicious intentions, just a silly oversight and would be more than happy to clarify this with them now, but my departure is soon and I am concerned, they'll just cancel my visa because of something so minor

 

[V8Al77]

Any thoughts anyone?

I wanted to add that I previously applied for US visas under the name "James Harding" before I added Robert, hence I am concerned. That if they look into my US visas, they'll see this minor discrepancy between the names. I fully disclosed my US visas on the application form though...

 

[justbeelieve]

Hey! Have you ever figured out how to solve this issue?