Originally Posted by
mzkaiser
I have a ticket ORD-CDG-JFK booked for next week on AF. How much of a problem is it that the person booking the ticket used 'Matt' instead of 'Matthew?' Any ideas what will happen?
I wouldn't worry and would just enjoy my trip just like the many people who travel like this every day without issue, including internationally.
Originally Posted by
star_world
It's more complicated than that. If you are entering the US from an international flight your details from your ticket (and passport) are scanned. This data is uploaded to a DHS database.
When you arrive in the US, the CBP agent that admits you has a list of incoming passengers that day. They certainly will be able to see if the passport you hand them matches the name on their list.
It's more than just a requirement from the TSA.
It is no big deal and it's pretty simple as the airlines readily forwards the information as listed on the passport and included in the PNR -- an abbreviated name on a ticket makes no difference to that.
Originally Posted by
BubbaLoop
Immigration seems to me to use much more common sense than the TSA, ignoring the ridiculous watch list and understanding that people are going to continue to have name mismatches, no matter how hard you try to get the whole world to make reservations match ID exactly.
Yes, indeed.