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name as on passport

the passport holder’s full personal name exactly as it is written in the passport, with the same spelling and order.

In plain English

This means the person’s complete personal name in the form shown in the passport. Every part of the name must match the passport, including the spelling and the sequence of the names.

In context

Here, it asks for the traveler’s full personal name to be entered exactly as it appears in the passport, with the same spelling and order.

Situation
Changing trips, requesting refunds, reading disruption options, and handling travel documents
What it communicates
labels a field requiring the traveler name to be entered in passport form.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not indicate whether any different version of the person’s name may be used elsewhere.

Examples

“For the ticket, his name as on passport was José Luis Ortega, not Ortega, Jose Luis.”

Core meaning

“The clerk told her to write the child's name as on passport on the arrival card.”

In context

  • full name Broader Term

    A name as on passport is a person's full personal name, with the extra condition that it matches the passport form exactly.

  • preferred name Contrast

    A preferred name is the name a person wants to be called; it may differ from the passport form of the person's name.