DS-230 Form Question

[biglos 0]

I am filling out a DS-230 form and it asks to "List dates of all previous visits or residence in the United States."

I have been visiting (not overstaying, never had a visa) the US back and forth for quite a few years, because I live so close to where my wife is in the US, do I need to state ALL the time i've gone back and forth?

[Richard-UK 2]

I am filling out a DS-230 form and it asks to "List dates of all previous visits or residence in the United States."

I have been visiting (not overstaying, never had a visa) the US back and forth for quite a few years, because I live so close to where my wife is in the US, do I need to state ALL the time i've gone back and forth?

Yes.

We are going through the same thing. I have 38 US trips in 12 years, and had to list them all.

I just went through my passport, put all the months and years into a spreadsheet with the locations and then sorted!

Funny thing was I managed to remember what every trip was for.

You will definitely need an extra sheet!

Best wishes to you and I hope everything goes well

Richard

Edited July 16, 2009 by Richard-UK

[TayRivers 4]

Yes you need to list them all. My parents have been visiting the US since 1975 at least once a year, so that is many trips.. lucky for them my mom keeps a journal so was was able to go back to their fist trip and get all the dates from there.

[mikey78 6]

Well, it is best if you can include all the trips but if there is no way you can get all the dates, write something like 'multiple trips between XXXX and YYYY', then make sure that all your most recent trips are listed. Many Canadian filers have the same problem and NVC accepted their documents filled out like that.