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Visa - Name length - Advice needed

GusCunha

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Aug 1, 2015
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Hey guys, how are you?

I've just received my passport with my immigrant visa.

However, since I have a long name, the passport shows my name like this:
[REALLY LONG LAST NAME], GUSTA
Instead of showing:
[REALLY LONG LAST NAME], GUSTAVO

I've already had a Canadian student visa before and it showed the name in the same way. I had no problem entering Canada before.

Do you guys think it's a normal situation since there might be a limited number of allowed characters for the visa? Or should I worry about it?

Thank you for your advice.
 

andy108

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Nov 26, 2015
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GusCunha said:
Hey guys, how are you?

I've just received my passport with my immigrant visa.

However, since I have a long name, the passport shows my name like this:
[REALLY LONG LAST NAME], GUSTA
Instead of showing:
[REALLY LONG LAST NAME], GUSTAVO

I've already had a Canadian student visa before and it showed the name in the same way. I had no problem entering Canada before.

Do you guys think it's a normal situation since there might be a limited number of allowed characters for the visa? Or should I worry about it?

Thank you for your advice.
Long time ago my visa was issued in the same way... no issues.. they have full name on their system and see it in the airport.
 

Am.affu

Newbie
Oct 2, 2023
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Hello,
I got approved for a Canada tourist visa. I am trying to get a two-way courier in TT Services. I don't have a first name; my last name is long(22 characters), and the limit is only 13. I tried to put it in first name, but it also has 20 characters. I don't understand what to do now. Please suggest me.

Thanks