Originally Posted by
Rare
My bad. Of course you're both right.
When I wrote that, I only looked at my passport application, not the actual passport. On the application, there are fields for Last, First, and Middle names, and I used all three. However, the passport only has Surname and Given Names fields; the First and Middle names are both printed in the Given Names field.
The same is true for the NEXUS/GE application vs the card. The application has fields for Surname/last name (required), Given name (required), and Middle name (optional). It has all three fields for the account profile, passport info, and DL info. But the NEXUS/GE card combines the Given/first name and Middle name fields into a single Given Name field.
I put my middle name in the Middle Name field on the passport and NEXUS applications, I don't use my middle name when booking tickets, and I've gotten PreCheck every time.
Sorry for the confusion!
I should have done the same as you! The Global Entry app said to enter it exactly as on my passport, and the Global Entry fields were for "Surname" and "Given Name" so I copied the "Given Names" on my passport that had both my first and middle names.
Now I'm probably going to have to update all my FF and ticket purchases to include my middle name with my first name, and hope that whether there's a space or not between them doesn't cause an issue.