Mistake On Wifes Id Card

[Hawkinschris]

My wife got her ID card for foreign nationals in March this year. Today we were putting together her application for a Schengen Visa and I noticed the error/spelling mistake on the back.

Where It says date of birth and place of birth, they wrote Bankok instead of Bangkok......what should I do, just ignore it or contact the UKBA ??

Edited August 26, 2010 by Hawkinschris

[Stjohnm]

Looks like its just a typo If you want a replacement go to an IPS centre if in the UK or the embassy in Bangkok.

[the scouser]

When issued, the ID card is accompanied by a notice that informs the recipient that s/he should immediately check the card and report any mistake within a certain timeframe. Any alterations after that date will incur further cost.

That said, it's evidently only a spelling mistake and, by itself, does not detract from your wife's permission to be in the UK. I can't see the UKBA being able to justify refusing your wife entry simply because her place of birth is spelt "Bankok", rather than "Bangkok". Such a mistake reflects more adversely upon the UKBA staff than your wife.

If you wish to be mischievious, I suppose you could ask for a replacement ID card on the basis that your wife's place of birth is "Krungthep Mahanakhon..........", and they wouldn't be able to fit it all in.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Scouse.