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Name Order and Romanisation Consistency

Written by Global Immigrate consultants · Reviewed by Fergus Wu, Co-founder & Chief Immigration Consultant

Summary

Follow the passport MRZ; do not swap surname/given name casually.

Short answer: use the passport MRZ romanisation as the primary application name. Keep forms, banks and translations consistent; do not swap surname/given name for cultural preference on English forms.

FAQ

Passport and ID differ?

Passport controls; explain in former-name fields.

Middle name?

Follow whether the passport has one.

Chinese characters only?

Official romanisation is needed for travel and filing.

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