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[Ben113]

Hi,

I have been told that my Degree Certificate must match my passport. I have 4 names in my passport including my Catholic confirmation name, however my Degree certificate only has my regular first, middle and last name without the confirmation name.
I asked my Uni to provide a letter of confirmation of my identity but they said they don't do that.
Does anybody know what else I can do and how much this slight difference in name means?
Any help appreciated!

Ben

[plumpy nut]

MOD EDIT - In spite of the fact that your degree certificate represents the same person as your passport, the stupid system won't accept it. A similar situation happened to me, but because it didn't happen in Asia it was never a problem. My legal name is different from the name on my birth certificate. I remember for some reason I was told that I had to get a letter stating that my passport and birth certificate were the same person. The letter was easy to get, but I never had to use it. So in the West, at the time the whole situation was remedied by either common sense or by the government providing a simple document. Not so in Thailand.

You're best bet is to come to Thailand (if you can lay low for a few weeks that is), then conveniently lose your passport. After that have the new passport (that can be obtained at your countries embassy in Bangkok) use only the three names on it that are on the certificate.

[EFL Educator]

Amazing Land of Smiles...nowadays you must also certify your already confirmed name on your degree and passport...and.provide proof proving who you say you are is who you really are! If that is not enough please remember to certify that you are sane...because you may have to prove your are not insane by the whole insane process of paperwork and paperwork and MORE PAPERWORK needed for you to get a job teaching English here!

[Mr. Leafy]

Your university won't provide a letter but maybe they can re-issue the degree (for a fee of course). In the lead-up to graduation my uni asked us at least twice to confirm the name they were going to put on the degree. If yours didn't do this, you could claim to them that they did it wrong.
Alternatively, could the parish who gave your confirmation name provide something to say both documents refer to the same person?

[Ben113]

I am going to try to go to my Embassy and see if they can help me to do an affidavit confirming one and the same person. Hopefully that will help.

[suphanburi]

My parchment and transcripts only have my first and surname.
My passport has my middle name.

It has NEVER been an issue for working in Asia (Thailand, Korea, China or Japan).

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[btsmrtfan]

[plumpy nut]

[MNguy]

My degree has my surname spelled wrong. I do have original transcripts which are the correct spelling. I have worked in multiple countries and never have had a problem at all.

[EFL Educator]

Hello there,

If your degree has your surname spelled wrong consider it invalid even though you have your original transcripts with you with your name spelled correctly. Here in the Land of SMILES they don't smile at things like that. On the contrary they will reject your application. It is an obstacle course here to get anything done with paperwork (you will need more and more everyday!) and logic or sympathy does not exist with the authorities who are bent on making your life as difficult as possible so you can't teach English here. You will find yourself on a "wild goose paper chase" here" most of the time...an exercise in futility that will challange you and your patience to the limits...if not the outer limits of space. Be ready for this...and enjoy your stay in the Land of SMiILES.

[MNguy]

[EFL Educator]

Nowadays in the Land of Smiles the authorities won't smile at things like that...things have changed since you were here.....be prepared for a rejection of your degree and, if worse, an EFL wild goose chase that will result in an exercise in futility.