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  1. #1
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    Default Change of Status to F-1 Visa but Wrong Name on Summons ( Traffic Violation)

    I hope there is someone to help me. I got convicted for reckless driving in Virginia. Had to pay a fine and 60 days suspended jail time.

    My question: I saw on the suommons with the final conviction that they spelled my name wrong. The officer wrote an H. for my middle name ( I dont,' have a middle name at all ) and an "i" instead of an "l" in my last name. I already contacted the court and the woman just told me that she changed it in the system but cannot give me a new summons because the officer filled it out and not her.

    I will apply for an F-1 student visa ( change of status from J-1) and I am a little worried that they might not approve it. Not because of what I did. But because of the wrong name.

    Does anybody know for what paper I can exactly ask or what I can do now?
    I have to write a letter anyway to explain that traffic violation but I do not know whether I should mention that my name is spelled wrong and that it is already fixed in the system but nobody can give me a new paper with my real name. Or should I just leave it like that?

    I really, really appreciate any answer I can get since the woman from court doesn't answer anymore. Thank you!!!!

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    Default Re: Change of Status to F-1 Visa but Wrong Name on Summons ( Traffic Violation)

    What do you want someone to tell you? You file for your visa renewal and tell them the truth. You don't need a special paper to prove you broke the law.

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    Default Re: Change of Status to F-1 Visa but Wrong Name on Summons ( Traffic Violation)

    You went to court and were convicted - so it's you. If nobody ever made an issue over the spelling, and the official records now use your correct name, you report the conviction as required. If you want to include a note that the original record of your name was incorrect, state the incorrect name, and indicate that the case file and disposition are under your correct name, you may do so on your petition forms.

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