address in passport?

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I am not sure if i am posting in the right forum.....but anyway...

The address in my passport is the one I was staying in with my parents some years back. Now I have moved to a different city(bangalore) and my parents have also moved to different home (in the same city as mentioned in the passport). Now I am in a dilemma.....what adress should i give in my mba.com profile? My posting in bangalore is not permanent and its quite likely that i will be in a different city in a few months time. Should I change my address in my passport to my parent's new adresss? The very thought of making changes in my passport is giving me chills coz in India everything takes such a longgg long time. I have already scheduled my exam for 1st may but i noticed only today that all four elements of 'name' 'DOB' 'address' and 'country' should match with the ID proof to be presented at the test centre....
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

jazzman · Answer

Did you try e-mailing someone at MBA.com? I'm in sort of the same situation as you, with my current address not matching my passport address (living/working abroad). If you do get a response, please let me know. I'd greatly appreciate it.

mohater · Answer

This.

MBA.com will be the best contact here. Anything people offer here is hearsay and may not properly reflect the GMAC's rules on these things.

jazzman · Answer

Did a little research on mba.com, and here's what I found:

"With some restrictions, as noted below, the following are the only acceptable forms of ID that you may use at the test center: you must present at least one of the forms of government-issued identification listed below when you arrive at the test center. (1) The ID must be current (not expired) and legible and must bear your name in the Roman alphabet (as is used in this website) exactly as you provided when you made your test appointment, including the order and placement of the names. (2) Date of birth must also match exactly the date provided when you made your test appointment. (3) The ID must also include a recent, recognizable photograph and (4) your signature and date of birth. If you cannot provide one form of ID that includes all four (4) of these, you will be required to present a second ID also from the list that includes the missing element(s). With some restrictions, as noted below, the following are the only acceptable forms of ID that you may use at the test center:

Passport book*
Government-issued driver’s license
Government-issued national/state/province identity card (including European ID card)
Military ID card"

I added the numbers 1-4, and none of those says that the address in your passport must match your current address.

Here is the link that I found the information:

https://www.mba.com/the-gmat/test-day/pr ... ation.aspx

jazzman · Answer

Oops, meant to include this: https://www.mba.com/service/contact-us.aspx The link for the customer service page. You could e-mail them if you still have further concerns.

Dreaming · Answer

Hey thanks for replying....actually its written in the 'registration confirmation' reciept kinda thing tht they sent me....one clause says that address should also match......i wrote to mba.com yesterday....but its the weekend so i guess it will be some time before i hear from them....

versatile · Answer

hey.. i am also in the same situation.. please post the feedback once u receive the same.. i have also sent them query for the same.. so i will also post the same once i get the revert

thanks

sandeep800 · Answer

Hi upasana,
i found the following information....

Before your exam, you should check your profile on mba.com to make sure that your ID exactly matches the name, address, date of birth and country of citizenship you provided when you registered for the exam. If your name needs to be changed, you must contact customer service to make this update. All other changes can be made online at mba.com. These changes must be completed 48 hours before your appointment time.
according to above information we can update our address details to match that on passport i think..

lets wait for GMAC customer service reply too.

jazzman · Answer

That makes sense. I don't even want to think of how difficult it would be to get the address in my passport changed...

Dreaming · Answer

^yeah i am also thinking of doing the same....i.e changing the address in the mba.com profile.............

They dont really send anything to tht address right?

Thanks everyone for their replies....

jazzman · Answer

Got a response from customer service EMEA:

Thank you for contacting GMAT Candidate Services EMEA.

I can confirm there would be no need to change your address you would be required to have the correct name, date of birth and country of nationality.

If you should require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us by calling the phone number from the list below or via email to: [email protected]

With Kind Regards

Steven XXXX

GMAT Customer Service Representative

Here's what I wrote initially:
For my address, I listed my current P.O. Box and town, which is not in my country of citizenship, since it prompted me to enter my country of residence. However, my passport has my American address. Should I update my address on my mba.com profile to my American address? I am concerned because I do not want to be turned away on the test day.

So, it looks like we were worried for nothing. upasanadatta, if you could confirm that you receive the same response, that'd be great. I think I'll just leave my current P.O. Box on the mba.com website.

Dreaming · Answer

@jazzman: thats reassuring

Thanks for posting this....I havent yet recieved any reply from them....lets see what they say....

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