On 2013/07/05 17:25, Stephan Stiller wrote:
What I had in mind was more specific: Germans are supposed to convert [ä,ö,ü,ß] to [ae,oe,ue,ss], though I don't know what's considered best/legal wrt documents required for entering the US, for example.
I have always used Duerst on plane tickets and the like. On the customs form that you have to fill in when entering the US (the green one), I always just write Dürst; paper is patient. I have added Durst as an additional alternate spelling on a long-term visa application form once, just in case.
My impression is that US customs officials are either quite knowledgeable or quite tolerant on such issues (or a mixture of both). The same applies to customs officials in other countries I have traveled to, and other people at airports and such. I guess they get used to these cases quite quickly, seeing so many passports each day.
Regards, Martin.
