H4 - Spouse name - First Name Unknown issue

[sheriff_009]

Hi there -

 

Appreciate if you can let me know if any of you ran into this situation and how you solved it.

 

My spouse doesnt have a LastName in her passport. So when we went for H4 stamping, US Consulate entered her name as below.

First Name: FNU

Last Name: <actual Name> 

(since they didnt really have an option for LNU (last name unknown).

 

Now we are here in US and I am getting ready to apply for her H4 EAD. I dont want her to live with FNU as her first name forever. And also I want to get my last name added to her, so she has a last name now.

 

Will USCIS accept if there is a name mismatch between application and H4 visa stamp on passport?? (May be I can fix her passport first to add my last name? ) 

 

Present spouse name: (on H4 visa)

First name: FNU

Last Name: <actual name>

 

Desired spouse name: ( while filing H4 EAD)

First name: <actual name>

Last name: <my last name>

[jairichi]

Fix the passport first and then probably she has to go for H4 visa stamping to get her name in visa fixed followed by an update of her I94. Based on that apply for a H4 EAD. Check with an attorney.