What the Fnu?(uxdesign.cc) |
What the Fnu?(uxdesign.cc) |
Many software implementations are build to work with traditional patronymic names and will act erratically when presented with a passport with no lastname. Then the fix is to either use Fnu or another symbol like an asterisk. I have seen software freaking out when parsing the MRZ of indian passports where, like in this case, the person have all names on a single data line, making it appear like this person has got no first name.
On cruise ships you get giant manifests with dozens of Fnus at the time...