Answereda year ago

How can I avoid visa rejection due to incorrect name entry on my passport?

Visa Application Name Discrepancies Passport Issues Thailand Immigration PhD Title in Passport

Stefan ******

asked Jul 18, 2025

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Somebody suggested I make a separate post out of this, thanks again for the answers in the other one. So how to avoid being rejected like many others have been, apparently, because of wrong name entry? 

Caveat in my case; I happen to have a PhD and there are some funny countries like the one I'm from where this can be put into the passport. 

At first I thought it was a good idea, and probably helps at some border checkpoints. However, it is much more trouble than it is worth, esp with regards to air travel, I'll spare you the details. So pictured below are the relevant excerpts name, plus the MRZ. However, the MRZ appears to be somewhat random, also shown the MRZ of my last passport where it is the other way around. Any tips welcome. Thank you.

Answer summary

The user seeks advice on preventing visa rejection due to potential name discrepancies stemming from the inclusion of their PhD title in their passport. They mention issues with the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) of their passport being inconsistent, and highlight experiences of others facing similar challenges. Community responses emphasize the importance of ensuring that all documents match the passport details and suggest options like contacting the embassy directly for clarification.

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Click comment and we will ask for your email, then OTP, then name.

Brian ****

😂I hope putting doctor on your ID was worth the trouble.

a year ago

Mo ******

I think only Germany does this. Always found that weird

a year ago

Travelling ********

@Mo *****

Like a decade ago people in the Netherlands even used to put it on the address labels of the magazines they were subscribed to. Like the postman should care if you're a doctor 😂

a year ago

Michael *******

DR not name 😆

a year ago

Paul *********

when they check documents they look to make sure the docs match whats in your passport

a year ago

Elías ********

Without your explanation anyone could just think that DR. forms parts of the name. I've seen many sites, not the Thai Embassy, where you can manually select the title, but if it doesn't, I think I'll just copy paste what it says. You can always claim later that Dr. is part of your name (or surname, whatever it is)

a year ago

Elías ********

Or else, ask directly to the Embassy you'll be applying for, and show them the same pictures you uploaded here. I doubt they'll answer promptly or at all, tho.

a year ago