DS-157, Question 9, Countries entered in last 10 years

[Chris and Janaina 0]

Question 9 on the DS-157 asks for the beneficiary to list all countries entered in the last 10 years. Exactly what is meant by "entered?"

Late last year, my fiancee tried to go to England, but was not successful.

She flew from Brazil to England, was denied entry at Customs at the airport, and turned around and got on the next flight back home. There was no foul play or criminal accusations. They simply didn't believe that she was only there to take a vacation in Europe, because they found out that one of her hotel reservations (in Spain) hadn't been paid for.

My opinion is that since she was denied entry, she never "entered" England, even though she did indeed land there.

Am I ok to put "none" as the answer to this question?

I've already advised her not to mention this trip to England at her interview, but not to lie about it if they ask her.

[richo 0]

Question 9 on the DS-157 asks for the beneficiary to list all countries entered in the last 10 years. Exactly what is meant by "entered?"

Late last year, my fiancee tried to go to England, but was not successful.

She flew from Brazil to England, was denied entry at Customs at the airport, and turned around and got on the next flight back home. There was no foul play or criminal accusations. They simply didn't believe that she was only there to take a vacation in Europe, because they found out that one of her hotel reservations (in Spain) hadn't been paid for.

My opinion is that since she was denied entry, she never "entered" England, even though she did indeed land there.

Am I ok to put "none" as the answer to this question?

I've already advised her not to mention this trip to England at her interview, but not to lie about it if they ask her.

Yep! I think the answer is none. Because she was denied of "actual entry" and there's no option for denied entry anyways so I'd go with what you said on not to mention it unless ask. GOod luck

[Susho 0]

I have a question on the same question (#9) my fiancee is filling out this form and for this questions she does not have enough room...should she fill this out on a seperate page or?

Thanks in advance!!!

[AdamF 1]

I have a question on the same question (#9) my fiancee is filling out this form and for this questions she does not have enough room...should she fill this out on a seperate page or?

Thanks in advance!!!

I used a seperate page - I was lucky enough to have a list of about 13 countries. I had to think hard to remember them all!

Regards,

Adam

[NutMagnet 2]

Question 9 on the DS-157 asks for the beneficiary to list all countries entered in the last 10 years. Exactly what is meant by "entered?"

Arrival stamps in the passport.