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Passport has your whole name as 'Given Name' but EE forced it into 'Surname'? How to fill the VFS form

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • VFS webform (passport submission)

    Fill the name fields as per your Express Entry profile; if the form won't accept a blank field, repeat the same name in both sections.

  • Passport

    Passport-return processing after RFV/PPR took roughly 3+ weeks for members in this thread (New Delhi, early 2022).

Step-by-Step

An Express Entry applicant at the Ready-for-Visa (passport submission) stage had a common Indian-passport quirk: the entire name printed in the 'Given Name' field, with the surname field blank. The EE profile, however, had required a surname — so the whole name sat in 'Surname' there. Which version goes on the VFS webform?

  1. Fill the VFS form as per your Express Entry profile. That's the record IRCC will match against. If the VFS form refuses a blank field, put the same name in both sections.

  2. Don't over-weight the VFS form. A member put it plainly: the name on the VFS form is hardly a concern — VFS's job is only to transport your passport to the embassy. The identity that matters is the EE application itself.

  3. No CoPR impact was expected from the VFS form's name layout; members treated this as a logistics formality, not an identity issue.

  4. Expect a wait on passport return. A single FSW applicant in the same thread sent their passport 24 Jan 2022 (received by the New Delhi office 27 Jan) and it was still 'in process' weeks later — members compared notes rather than panicking. (Timings are 2022-era; current turnaround varies.)

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Do: Match the VFS webform name fields to your Express Entry profile; if a field can't be blank, repeat the full name in both sections.
  • Tip: The VFS form is a courier formality — consistency within your IRCC application is what matters, not the VFS data entry.

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