Biographic Information
Your Name
This section pulls in information you entered when you created your account. Confirm that what appears here is correct; click the Profile Section link to make changes.
Alternate Name
If you are sending any documentation or test scores in which your name is listed differently than it appears on your application, select Yes in this section and enter the alternate information. This ensures that your documents are matched to your application; failure to do so could cause significant delays.
Examples of alternate names include:
- Maiden names
- Nicknames (e.g. "Bob" for Robert, "Beth" for Elizabeth, etc.)
- "Westernized" names
- Alternate punctuation (e.g. your name appears with/without a hyphen or apostrophe)
- Alternate spacing (e.g. your name appears with or without specific spaces)
- Known misspellings (if a document contains a misspelling)
Preferred Name
If you commonly use a preferred first or middle name that differs from your legal name, select Yes in this section and enter the preferred information.
Gender
Select the appropriate option.
Birth Information
Enter your date of birth in MM/DD/YYYY format. For example, January 7, 1989 would be listed as 01/07/1989. Then, enter your country, city, state/territory, and county of birth.