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DV 2023 All Selectees (Consular Processing - CP)

SusieQQQ said:
Actually if you read the FAM extract, the onus is more on them to prove it was willful - ineligibility is actually a big deal for US visa officers to decide and it’s not something they randomly determine without being sure its applicable. I cant guarantee anything obviously but I honestly think you’ll be fine. If it had been something like deliberately concealing a serious criminal record it would be a different matter.
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Thank you Susie

Leading on from that, for the question on the ds260 form, of have you ever been denied a us visa, been denied entry, or withdrawn at a port of entry, i interpreted them all to mean at the US port of entry, but do they mean only the last part is at port of entry, and the first two are anywhere, and thus me being denied boarding by airline staff would count as a yes to this question?
 
Kims_ said:
Thank you Susie

Leading on from that, for the question on the ds260 form, of have you ever been denied a us visa, been denied entry, or withdrawn at a port of entry, i interpreted them all to mean at the US port of entry, but do they mean only the last part is at port of entry, and the first two are anywhere, and thus me being denied boarding by airline staff would count as a yes to this question?
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Being denied boarding by airline staff is not the same as being denied by a US official so I’d say no, even if airline staff told you they were instructed to deny boarding by the US (did they actually say that? Or did they just see the ESTA cancellation before you did, I wonder)
I’m not sure if having an ESTA cancelled means you should answer yes though - it is not technically a visa of course. Is there another question that asks specifically about ESTA?
 
I interpreted the visa part to say no, since it is not a visa, but was not sure about the denied entry part, for the exact reason you just said.. and I did not understand if it means at the US port of entry only, as the last part of the question states, or anywhere is applicable to the first two parts
Yes they did say that.
No, there are no other questions that ask about the ESTA
 
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Omar150 said:
If I want to unlock my DS-260, should I email KCC or the embassy?View attachment 3621
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Depends where it is
if KCC has not yet transferred it to the embassy then kcc
if it’s at the embassy usually easier just to wait for the interview and update it then, but some embassies are more amenable to helping you correct things in advance of the interview
Hint: if you are going to unlock, first go over all the questions /answers so you only have to do it once rather than do repeated unlock requests like we have seen some people in the past do here
 
SusieQQQ said:
Depends where it is
if KCC has not yet transferred it to the embassy then kcc
if it’s at the embassy usually easier just to wait for the interview and update it then, but some embassies are more amenable to helping you correct things in advance of the interview
Hint: if you are going to unlock, first go over all the questions /answers so you only have to do it once rather than do repeated unlock requests like we have seen some people in the past do here
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can they transfer the case when I'm still not current? my cn is 9K AS so it's strange I got this email so soon
 
Omar150 said:
can they transfer the case when I'm still not current? my cn is 9K AS so it's strange I got this email so soon
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The email just says it’s finished processing. When your number is current and an interview is scheduled then it gets transferred. The first does not mean the second happens immediately after.
 
Hey guys,

Out of curiosity, what does it actually mean by DS 260 processing by KCC? Do they run some background checks or they give some sort of initial approval for the application to move forward?
 
PogChamp said:
Hey guys,

Out of curiosity, what does it actually mean by DS 260 processing by KCC? Do they run some background checks or they give some sort of initial approval for the application to move forward?
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They just check that all the fields are correctly filled in, basically. They are purely administrative - they do not make any sort of decisions about eligibility or the merits of the case.
 
Hi guys. I've got a question regarding the interviews at certain embassies. My country of chargeability is Poland but my interview is in Abu Dhabi.

If I reside in another region than my country of chargeability, how does the queue in the embassy work? Do people from AF having lower/higher case numbers get any sort of priority since it's the same region? How does the priority work between the other regions as AS and OC?

Or does the priority go strictly following the case numbers? i.e. all the case numbers below 4k from every region are being interviewed. In a normal case scenario, I assume the interview would've been scheduled in late November/early December (case number 2023EU4xxx).
But if every region is being interviewed on the basis of case number and let's say theoretically there are a lot of people below 4k, does it mean my waiting time would shift significantly?
 
Hello, I have recently submitted my DS260 and just had a look over my answers again QUESTION -
1- I realised I have missed a country on my visited list (actually missed USA). Does this matter and should I unlock just for this or just amend at interview? I did note my usa visits in the other part of the form with dates etc.

2- I attended two universities but only got my degree from one (moved after 1 year to the other). I have mentioned both and under the one I was at first for degree gain I’ve entered “not applicable”. Is this correct? The other uni has my actual degree etc and transcript shows the transfer of credits.
 
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ingyb said:
Hello, I have recently submitted my DS260 and just had a look over my answers again QUESTION -
1- I realised I have missed a country on my visited list (actually missed USA). Does this matter and should I unlock just for this or just amend at interview? I did note my usa visits in the other part of the form with dates etc.

2- I attended two universities but only got my degree from one (moved after 1 year to the other). I have mentioned both and under the one I was at first for degree gain I’ve entered “not applicable”. Is this correct? The other uni has my actual degree etc and transcript shows the transfer of credits.
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1. I’d personally just amend at interview because the visits are listed elsewhere, some would be more comfortable with unlocking.
2. Yes, that’s the correct way to do it.
 
ingyb said:
1- I realised I have missed a country on my visited list (actually missed USA). Does this matter and should I unlock just for this or just amend at interview? I did note my usa visits in the other part of the form with dates etc.
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No, if you just missed USA do not unlock for that. There's a simple reason: If you're talking about the field where you list countries you visited in the past 5 years ("'Have you traveled to any countries/regions within the last five years?"), there's simply no "United States" entry in that dropdown. As you noticed there's a separate section where you list visits to US. If that's filled properly, you're good.
 
Xarthisius said:
No, if you just missed USA do not unlock for that. There's a simple reason: If you're talking about the field where you list countries you visited in the past 5 years ("'Have you traveled to any countries/regions within the last five years?"), there's simply no "United States" entry in that dropdown. As you noticed there's a separate section where you list visits to US. If that's filled properly, you're good.
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Good catch!
of course, what they are most interested in in that section is travel to countries considered hostile to/a security threat to the US.
 
Hello, everybody I reopened my DS-260 and added a trip to the USA, the first submission only had one visit because I didn’t read the question properly but then further down it asked has any of your USA visitor visas been cancelled or revoked? I answered cancelled because the first visa was for 1 year but then was stamped cancelled without prejudice and a new 10 year visa was issued because I was visiting again before the 1 year visa expired. Do the interviewers pay attention and read the explanation properly ? I still have the old passport with both visas in?
 
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