Emirates Name Order
Apr 14, 2018, 12:43 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 4
Emirates Name Order
Hi guys
I am new here and i will really appreciate some help from everyone! I would like to check with everyone regarding my name order on the emirates ticket I have
For example:
Name on my passport: John Tan Wee Kiong
I put my name on the Emirates ticket as:
First Name: John
Last Name: Tan Wee Kiong
As such, my emirates ticket pdf shows as John/Tanweekiong Mr
Is this going to be a problem?
Any help is appreciated!
I am new here and i will really appreciate some help from everyone! I would like to check with everyone regarding my name order on the emirates ticket I have
For example:
Name on my passport: John Tan Wee Kiong
I put my name on the Emirates ticket as:
First Name: John
Last Name: Tan Wee Kiong
As such, my emirates ticket pdf shows as John/Tanweekiong Mr
Is this going to be a problem?
Any help is appreciated!
Apr 14, 2018, 12:55 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Hi guys
I am new here and i will really appreciate some help from everyone! I would like to check with everyone regarding my name order on the emirates ticket I have
For example:
Name on my passport: John Tan Wee Kiong
I put my name on the Emirates ticket as:
First Name: John
Last Name: Tan Wee Kiong
As such, my emirates ticket pdf shows as John/Tanweekiong Mr
Is this going to be a problem?
Any help is appreciated!
I am new here and i will really appreciate some help from everyone! I would like to check with everyone regarding my name order on the emirates ticket I have
For example:
Name on my passport: John Tan Wee Kiong
I put my name on the Emirates ticket as:
First Name: John
Last Name: Tan Wee Kiong
As such, my emirates ticket pdf shows as John/Tanweekiong Mr
Is this going to be a problem?
Any help is appreciated!
Apr 16, 2018, 11:25 pm
#4
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Seat 1A
Programs: Non-status paid F/J (best value for $$$)
Posts: 4,124
Are you Malaysian-Chinese? I think your surname (last name) is actually "TAN"
Malaysian passports are very confusing and inconsistent as to which part of the name is your first name, middle name and last name. Unlike other countries, they do not use separate fields for Last/Family and Given names.
What does the machine readable line (the part with the < symbols) at the bottom of the passport data page say?
TAN<<JOHN<WEE<KIONG (I don't think Malaysian passports use << as this is a separator between the surname/lastname and the other names which most other countries use)
or
TAN<JOHN<WEE<KIONG
or
JOHN<TAN<WEE<KIONG
??
If TAN<<JOHN<WEE<KIONG, (Note the << being the "separator" between Surname/Lastname and given names)
then ticket should read either
TAN/JOHN MR
OR TAN/JOHN WEE KIONG MR
If TAN<JOHN<WEE<KIONG,
then ticket should read either
TAN/JOHN MR
OR TAN/JOHN WEE KIONG MR
OR TAN JOHN/WEE KIONG MR
OR TAN JOHN WEEK/KIONG MR
If JOHN<TAN<WEE<KIONG,
then ticket should read either
JOHN/TAN MR
JOHN/TAN WEE KIONG MR
JOHN TAN/WEE KIONG MR
JOHN TAN WEE/KIONG MR
ETC.
In the above examples, anything to the left of the "/" would be your surname/lastname and anything to the right would be your given names(s).
As long as your ticket follows the same order as the Machine Readable Line then you should probably be fine (as most check-in agents would swipe your passport to pull up your reservation during the check-in process).
Even if the order may not be correct, they may still be able to find you by manually searching the passenger list. If this is the case, you will have problems using any automated check-in kiosks that scan your passport to find your reservation.
Malaysian passports are very confusing and inconsistent as to which part of the name is your first name, middle name and last name. Unlike other countries, they do not use separate fields for Last/Family and Given names.
What does the machine readable line (the part with the < symbols) at the bottom of the passport data page say?
TAN<<JOHN<WEE<KIONG (I don't think Malaysian passports use << as this is a separator between the surname/lastname and the other names which most other countries use)
or
TAN<JOHN<WEE<KIONG
or
JOHN<TAN<WEE<KIONG
??
If TAN<<JOHN<WEE<KIONG, (Note the << being the "separator" between Surname/Lastname and given names)
then ticket should read either
TAN/JOHN MR
OR TAN/JOHN WEE KIONG MR
If TAN<JOHN<WEE<KIONG,
then ticket should read either
TAN/JOHN MR
OR TAN/JOHN WEE KIONG MR
OR TAN JOHN/WEE KIONG MR
OR TAN JOHN WEEK/KIONG MR
If JOHN<TAN<WEE<KIONG,
then ticket should read either
JOHN/TAN MR
JOHN/TAN WEE KIONG MR
JOHN TAN/WEE KIONG MR
JOHN TAN WEE/KIONG MR
ETC.
In the above examples, anything to the left of the "/" would be your surname/lastname and anything to the right would be your given names(s).
As long as your ticket follows the same order as the Machine Readable Line then you should probably be fine (as most check-in agents would swipe your passport to pull up your reservation during the check-in process).
Even if the order may not be correct, they may still be able to find you by manually searching the passenger list. If this is the case, you will have problems using any automated check-in kiosks that scan your passport to find your reservation.
Apr 16, 2018, 11:35 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Are you Malaysian-Chinese? I think your surname (last name) is actually "TAN"
Malaysian passports are very confusing and inconsistent as to which part of the name is your first name, middle name and last name. Unlike other countries, they do not use separate fields for Last/Family and Given names.
What does the machine readable line (the part with the < symbols) at the bottom of the passport data page say?
TAN<<JOHN<WEE<KIONG (I don't think Malaysian passports use << as this is a separator between the surname/lastname and the other names which most other countries use)
or
TAN<JOHN<WEE<KIONG
or
JOHN<TAN<WEE<KIONG
??
If TAN<<JOHN<WEE<KIONG, (Note the << being the "separator" between Surname/Lastname and given names)
then ticket should read either
TAN/JOHN MR
OR TAN/JOHN WEE KIONG MR
If TAN<JOHN<WEE<KIONG,
then ticket should read either
TAN/JOHN MR
OR TAN/JOHN WEE KIONG MR
OR TAN JOHN/WEE KIONG MR
OR TAN JOHN WEEK/KIONG MR
If JOHN<TAN<WEE<KIONG,
then ticket should read either
JOHN/TAN MR
JOHN/TAN WEE KIONG MR
JOHN TAN/WEE KIONG MR
JOHN TAN WEE/KIONG MR
ETC.
In the above examples, anything to the left of the "/" would be your surname/lastname and anything to the right would be your given names(s).
As long as your ticket follows the same order as the Machine Readable Line then you should probably be fine (as most check-in agents would swipe your passport to pull up your reservation during the check-in process).
Even if the order may not be correct, they may still be able to find you by manually searching the passenger list. If this is the case, you will have problems using any automated check-in kiosks that scan your passport to find your reservation.
Malaysian passports are very confusing and inconsistent as to which part of the name is your first name, middle name and last name. Unlike other countries, they do not use separate fields for Last/Family and Given names.
What does the machine readable line (the part with the < symbols) at the bottom of the passport data page say?
TAN<<JOHN<WEE<KIONG (I don't think Malaysian passports use << as this is a separator between the surname/lastname and the other names which most other countries use)
or
TAN<JOHN<WEE<KIONG
or
JOHN<TAN<WEE<KIONG
??
If TAN<<JOHN<WEE<KIONG, (Note the << being the "separator" between Surname/Lastname and given names)
then ticket should read either
TAN/JOHN MR
OR TAN/JOHN WEE KIONG MR
If TAN<JOHN<WEE<KIONG,
then ticket should read either
TAN/JOHN MR
OR TAN/JOHN WEE KIONG MR
OR TAN JOHN/WEE KIONG MR
OR TAN JOHN WEEK/KIONG MR
If JOHN<TAN<WEE<KIONG,
then ticket should read either
JOHN/TAN MR
JOHN/TAN WEE KIONG MR
JOHN TAN/WEE KIONG MR
JOHN TAN WEE/KIONG MR
ETC.
In the above examples, anything to the left of the "/" would be your surname/lastname and anything to the right would be your given names(s).
As long as your ticket follows the same order as the Machine Readable Line then you should probably be fine (as most check-in agents would swipe your passport to pull up your reservation during the check-in process).
Even if the order may not be correct, they may still be able to find you by manually searching the passenger list. If this is the case, you will have problems using any automated check-in kiosks that scan your passport to find your reservation.