Imagine flying for 15 loooooong hours, still not making it your final destination, and then being told that there was a problem with your visa.

Sounds horrible, right?

Well, it happened to a woman named Mailan and she told TikTok viewers about what happened in a viral video.

Mailan’s video shows her sitting in an airport in Chicago with a bewildered look on her face. The text overlay reads, “Traveled 15 hours already just to get told our visas r denied.”

The problem?

Mailan’s sister has a hyphen in her legal name that caused a mix-up at the airport and she wasn’t allowed to board the plane.

Mailan’s family was taking a trip to Vietnam and her sister was told in Chicago that her visa was invalid.

Doh!

Let’s take a look at the video.

@mdaniels28

Korean Air can SMD this has been planned for months and i think we have to turn back around. My sister has a hyphen in her legal name and they wont allow it and decided to tell us 5 minutes before boarding halfway across the country already

♬ original sound – violadagoomba (Robert)

But wait, there’s more!

Mailan posted a follow-up video and explained exactly what happened and how the issue was resolved.

@mdaniels28

Replying to @Alfred | Travel Content pls ignore my appearance we have rly been going through it. For everyone wirh a hyphenated name- put a space in stead of the dash and i think it should be ok good luck

♬ original sound – Mailan

And here’s what people had to say.

This person nailed it.

Another TikTokker weighed in.

And this individual shared their thoughts.

She found herself in quite a pickle!

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