The name on the old passport isn’t today’s name
After a marriage or name change, the old passport, the birth certificate and the intake each show a different name. Software can fill the current name where the form asks for the name printed on the old passport, or drop the old name altogether.
A parent’s name today, not at birth
Intake notes usually give a parent’s current name, often a married name. Section 10 asks for names at the parent’s birth, as the form says. Software can copy the name it sees first.
A P.O. box, a home address and an old address on the license
The mailing address is a P.O. box, the person lives somewhere else, and the driver license still shows a former address. Software can put the license address on the form, or leave out the permanent address the form asks for when mail goes to a P.O. box.
An emergency contact who is on the trip
Section 20 asks for a person not traveling with the applicant, as the form says. People often name their spouse, who is on the same booking. Software copies the name it’s given, or picks another relative from the notes.
A theft and a loss are two different answers
The book was stolen and the card was lost, a year apart. Software can mark the same box for both, or rewrite the person’s statement into a summary that drops the numbers, dates and police report.
Dates written out, boxes that want MM/DD/YYYY
Birth certificates, itineraries and marriage records write dates as “March 4, 1991” or “Feb 14, 2027”. The form wants MM/DD/YYYY and splits the birth date into three boxes. Software can copy the date as written, or swap month and day.