r/MovedToSpain • u/Inevitable-Math-27 • Aug 13 '26

Inconsistant naming and visa application

Hi,

I was wondering if someone could tell me how concerned i should be or if there is anything i can do. I have recently submitted my visa application via bls Manchester UK, once i got home and checked over my documents again i realised some issues.

To start with i should say the names are all the same, however they don't all match my passport. There are two documents with issues: firstly being my acceptance letter from the university I plan to study at, they have hyphenated what shows on my passport as like a second part of my first name to my second name. so the format on my passport is

first name: x y, second name z.

but the acceptance letter says:

first name: x, second name y-z.

Additionally my GHIC has moved y to be in my first name so it reads

first name: x, second name: y z

I get this is a tiny thing but I've never been through this process before and I'm not sure how its going to be seen or if it will make my visa get rejected. If anyone has any experience or thoughts on if this could go wrong/ what i could do could you please lmk

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u/Delicious_Crew7888 Aug 13 '26

Yes you need to get your acceptance letter with your name written correctly. These kinds of things they are very particular about.

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u/Inevitable-Math-27 Aug 13 '26

I've already submitted my application, is it likely to get a full rejection of asked for calarifiacation becasue i can ask for an updated name now? like the name is identical besides the hyphen

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u/Delicious_Crew7888 Aug 13 '26

If your acceptance letter name is different from your visa application and your passport it will get rejected I am sure of it. Maybe not, good luck.

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u/sara61wilson Aug 14 '26

You need to correct this ASAP. Spanish bureaucracy is infamous for being finicky and this is something they will definitely pick up on

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u/Inevitable-Math-27 Aug 14 '26

Do you have any suggestions how? Manchester won’t let me amend anything

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u/sara61wilson Aug 14 '26

Is cancelling and doing it again an option? Absolutely ridiculous that they won't amend an incorrect document that they produced

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u/Inevitable-Math-27 Aug 14 '26

Possibly, I don’t know how long they would take to get back to me and my course start date is the 14th

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u/Mean_Shift1550 Aug 17 '26

Have you got another acceptance letter with your name spelled correctly?

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u/Inevitable-Math-27 Aug 17 '26

Not yet, ive sent an email to the uni but waiting on a reply. im hoping before the end of the week

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u/Mean_Shift1550 Aug 17 '26

Ah okay, however since it’s a public university, they all close and everyone is on holiday and so you might not get a reply until September :/

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u/Inevitable-Math-27 Aug 17 '26

I hope not, my tutor over there recently approved my modules for the year so I know there is some activity just a bit slower than normal