a problem with names...

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When you register with Pearson VUE, the name with which you register must match exactly with the printed name on the identification you present at the test center...right?

And if you're taking the NCLEx in a test center in the U.S. you should show either a U.S. driver's license, U.S. state id, or a passport...right?

Now my question:

I was born from the land of two names. Let's just say that my name is Maria Guadalupe Tuazon Rivera. Maria Guadalupe is my first name, Tuazon is my middle name, and Rivera is my last name. Now, I come to America, get a state card and apply for a driver's permit, and DMV says Maria is your first name, Guadalupe is your middle name, and Rivera is your last name. Even if I insisted that it's incorrect, explain, show my alien card, show my social security card, even my birth certificate, they still put Maria G Rivera as my name in my state card, and tell me that they're right, I'm wrong, and it's either that or i don't get a card or even register to test for a driver's permit...

(this ever happened to you?)

I registered with the board with my full name, because it's what's written in my transcripts and diploma....

Now, I am walking in the test site to take the NCLEX with only my U.S. State ID in hand as my identification. No, I don't have my passport with me. Will this identification be accepted, or will they tell me that I can't sit for the exam because my name on the ID is not as filed by the board? Will the test site question the credibility of an ID issued by the state itself?

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When you register with Pearson VUE, the name with which you register must match exactly with the printed name on the identification you present at the test center...right?

And if you're taking the NCLEx in a test center in the U.S. you should show either a U.S. driver's license, U.S. state id, or a passport...right?

Now my question:

I was born from the land of two names. Let's just say that my name is Maria Guadalupe Tuazon Rivera. Maria Guadalupe is my first name, Tuazon is my middle name, and Rivera is my last name. Now, I come to America, get a state card and apply for a driver's permit, and DMV says Maria is your first name, Guadalupe is your middle name, and Rivera is your last name. Even if I insisted that it's incorrect, explain, show my alien card, show my social security card, even my birth certificate, they still put Maria G Rivera as my name in my state card, and tell me that they're right, I'm wrong, and it's either that or i don't get a card or even register to test for a driver's permit...

(this ever happened to you?)

I registered with the board with my full name, because it's what's written in my transcripts and diploma....

Now, I am walking in the test site to take the NCLEX with only my U.S. State ID in hand as my identification. No, I don't have my passport with me. Will this identification be accepted, or will they tell me that I can't sit for the exam because my name on the ID is not as filed by the board? Will the test site question the credibility of an ID issued by the state itself?

Hi, I have a similar problem as yours. I have three first names, my middle name and of course my last name. For example: Maria Anna May Suarez Flores. My transcript, diploma,passport and records with the state BON all have my complete three first names. When I registered online at the PV website, my three first names can't fit inside the first name box. I was in a dilemma because my passport has all my three first names and even the State BON .

So I emailed the PV customer service, called them, had a live chat with a PV agent too. I also emailed the state BON and they all said the same thing." This will not cause you any problems on your exam day. When you arrive at the test center, we will make sure your VERY FIRST and LAST NAME match exactly with your ATT and your ID/Passport. The names in between your VERY FIRST and VERY LAST NAME are not as important."

So my dilemma is gone. And I hope that it will assure you too. GOD bless us all. :-)

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As long as first and last are the same, then there are no issues.

And if you have a passport in your possession, you would be safer using that. Especially as a foreigner in this country. Passports are always the number 1 choice of ID.

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I was worried about this because of when we went through immigration, they were really strict....like all your names must be identical in all your papers and IDs and everything...so you know, when I was reading the nclex packet thing, I was worried about having to match every single letter again on everything...and of course, I didn't wanna be in the worst scenario possible in the future...

thanks for the info! :)

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