Originally Posted by
simpleSnow
Hey everyone, have a question. I have US & EU passports, with a differing Given Name Order (Given Name: NAME1 NAME2 Surname: SURNAME vs Given Name: NAME2 NAME1 Surname: SURNAME). All spelling the same, just middle and first name flipped. This is how it has always been, it's not a mistake.
So my question is with ETIAS coming live soon, if I buy a ticket with my US name order (my MP account is with this name order so I want to do this to continue to earn miles) during online check-in what will happen when I input my EU passport details (with that name order) so that ETIAS is not required from me? Will it throw a red flag and force me to check-in with an agent?
If anyone is familiar with German given names they can have several, and in German law the names are co-legal, so the order is not as strict as in US where there's a distinction of "middle name".
I would buy a ticket with your US passport name order and MP account, then at check-in, show your German passport as your "document of entry" that exempts you from ETIAS. There is risk of a rogue agent causing a problem, so get to the airport extra early. In the various dual passport threads, it's common for people to show a different passport at check-in to prove a right of entry at the destination.
Now having said that, I NEVER enter my middle name on any air ticket regardless of destination without any issues, so not sure if leaving out one of the mismatching names might help?