Consequence of a dumb mistake

[Glen&Teresa 0]

I was reviewing my copy of D-203 bio form that I sent to the Consulate in Sydney - It was sent a week ago. I have realised three mistakes on it ( I swear I checked it three times)

I have told them I am female ( I am obviously male)

I have answered the marriage question - with never married, then filled in the how many times you have been married with a 1 - the correct answer is I am divorced

And the hum dinger - I marked I had served in the armed forces - closest I have been to the military is watching Saving Private Ryan on the telly.

Now I am concerned with how the Consulate will react

Will they

(A) Send back the form with a note telling me to get it right

( B ) Be suprising flexible and realise they are dealing with an idiot and adjust my answers to reflect the info sent from the USIC

( C ) Introduce me to a world of pain with suspisions I have lied on my bio form.

Edited June 17, 2008 by Glen&Teresa

[wifetobe 2]

I was reviewing my copy of D-203 bio form that I sent to the Consulate in Sydney - It was sent a week ago. I have realised three mistakes on it ( I swear I checked it three times)

I have told them I am female ( I am obviously male)

I have answered the marriage question - with never married, then filled in the how many times you have been married with a 1 - the correct answer is I am divorced

And the hum dinger - I marked I had served in the armed forces - closest I have been to the military is watching Saving Private Ryan on the telly.

Now I am concerned with how the Consulate will react

Will they

(A) Send back the form with a note telling me to get it right

( B ) Be suprising flexible and realise they are dealing with an idiot and adjust my answers to reflect the info sent from the USIC

( C ) Introduce me to a world of pain with suspisions I have lied on my bio form.

If it were me I would call the consulate and ask them to disregard the form as they aren't little mistakes so I reckon a call will save alot of misrepresentation down the line and get you into trouble! can you please explain why on earth you would mark yourself down as a female when you are male? Or that you served time in the military when you never did? Sorry I'm not being bad but I don't understand how anyone can make that mistake.. please explain it to me!!

[pushbrk 13,133]

I was reviewing my copy of D-203 bio form that I sent to the Consulate in Sydney - It was sent a week ago. I have realised three mistakes on it ( I swear I checked it three times)

I have told them I am female ( I am obviously male)

I have answered the marriage question - with never married, then filled in the how many times you have been married with a 1 - the correct answer is I am divorced

And the hum dinger - I marked I had served in the armed forces - closest I have been to the military is watching Saving Private Ryan on the telly.

Now I am concerned with how the Consulate will react

Will they

(A) Send back the form with a note telling me to get it right

( B ) Be suprising flexible and realise they are dealing with an idiot and adjust my answers to reflect the info sent from the USIC

( C ) Introduce me to a world of pain with suspisions I have lied on my bio form.

If it were me I would call the consulate and ask them to disregard the form as they aren't little mistakes so I reckon a call will save alot of misrepresentation down the line and get you into trouble! can you please explain why on earth you would mark yourself down as a female when you are male? Or that you served time in the military when you never did? Sorry I'm not being bad but I don't understand how anyone can make that mistake.. please explain it to me!!

It may be best to simply withdraw your petition and re-submit a corrected version. This time get somebody else to do the proof-reading. Are you dyslexic? It's DS-230, not 203.

[Glen&Teresa 0]

I went back through my file and realised the error - I did the draft, corrected the errors to the three questions, printed the copy of, then proceeded to mail the draft instead. Unfortunately I have to do these forms at work and the old multi tasking fails occasionally

I have faxed the revised copy with a detailed explanation of the three wrong answers, then dated and signed the document, so I can show intent to correct the error

And sorry to waste your time calling it a DS-203 rather that correct DS-230 Part 1. I wont bother you again with such triffling matters

[DARUMA07 25]

I went back through my file and realised the error - I did the draft, corrected the errors to the three questions, printed the copy of, then proceeded to mail the draft instead. Unfortunately I have to do these forms at work and the old multi tasking fails occasionally

I have faxed the revised copy with a detailed explanation of the three wrong answers, then dated and signed the document, so I can show intent to correct the error

And sorry to waste your time calling it a DS-203 rather that correct DS-230 Part 1. I wont bother you again with such triffling matters

Good Luck on the rest of your Journey!! Don't worry about the comment above. He's got a bad case of Smart AZZ.....

[pushbrk 13,133]

I went back through my file and realised the error - I did the draft, corrected the errors to the three questions, printed the copy of, then proceeded to mail the draft instead. Unfortunately I have to do these forms at work and the old multi tasking fails occasionally

I have faxed the revised copy with a detailed explanation of the three wrong answers, then dated and signed the document, so I can show intent to correct the error

And sorry to waste your time calling it a DS-203 rather that correct DS-230 Part 1. I wont bother you again with such triffling matters

Look, I was trying to help you. Being dyslexic carries no shame. My asking was informational. If dyslexic, definitely don't proof-read your own immigration papers. If you'd said you mailed the draft the first time instead of what you did say, the question wouldn't have come up.

These are very important matters and I'm here to help people be successful in the best way I can, even if that takes asking uncomfortable questions. This is an extremely uncomfortable process made even more so by as you say, "dumb mistakes".