The tips below are intended to help you prepare for your visa interview at the U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate in your home country. Ties to Home Country. English. Speak for Yourself. Know the Program and How it Fits Your Career Plans. Be Concise. Supplemental Documentation. Not All Countries Are Equal. Employment.
You cannot make changes to the DS-160 once you have submitted it. You will need to fill out a new DS-160.
The visa officer is most likely not going to look at the rest of your documentation. They're not going to look at any of that. But they will, because it's mandatory, they will look at your DS-160. They might not review every piece of information in there in detail, but they will open it up.
When checking in for your appointment, let the consular employee know that you would like to correct an error on your application. They can advise you as to whether the mistake is material to your application and how to proceed. The employee might be able to correct the error directly in the consular database.
Under U.S. law, the penalty for providing false information in support of a visa application is a lifetime ban on entry to the United States.
If you notice a misprint on your visa, please submit this form. We will determine the legitimacy of the correction request and provide you instructions by email on what to do next. For Non-immigrant visas, we can only make corrections to visas issued up to one year ago.
If there is an error on your immigration document: complete a Request to Amend Record of Landing, Confirmation of Permanent Residence or Valid Temporary Resident Documents form, and. send it to the Operations Support Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.
You may wish to withdraw your visa application if you have made a mistake. Then, you can draft a fresh application and reapply. For a comprehensive guide to withdrawing an immigration application, see this blog post.
Suspected unauthorized employment. Suspected status violation. No longer qualify for the visa (e.g., due to criminal activity) Prudential revocation by issuing U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate following an arrest in the United States for DUI or other crimes.
An applicant's current and/or past actions, such as drug or criminal activities, as examples, may make the applicant ineligible for a visa. If denied a visa, in most cases the applicant is notified of the section of law which applies.