NAME REQUIREMENTS
Your given name and surname in My Credentials must match the given name and surname on the
identification you will present at the test center. If the names do not match exactly,
contact customer service.)
The following examples are examples of non-compliance with the name policy and are NOT allowed to test:
| Nicknames | Michael Jones ≠ Mike Jones
James Smith ≠ Jimmy Smith |
| Missing given name | Sarah Catherine Black ≠ Catherine Black |
| Different given name | Lee Chang ≠ John Chang |
| Different surname | Diane Cooper ≠ Diane Gray |
| Initial(s) instead of name | D. J. Baker ≠ Daniel Jonathan Baker
M. Jason Watson ≠ Mark Jason Watson |
| Informal names | Skip Taylor ≠ Robert Taylor |
| Misspellings/typos | Thomas Mikker ≠ Thomas Miller |
For candidates whose names conform to the cultural naming customs of using two surnames or of placing the surname before the given name, the following are allowable:
| Two surnames | Jose Garcia Flores = Jose Garcia
Jose Garcia Flores = Jose Flores |
| Surname preceding given name | Lee Ming = Ming Lee |