DS-230 - Travelling to USA

[edsotherhalf 1]

Question 35 on Part I of the DS-230 askes to list all previous visits or residence in USA. Does that mean as in ALL your life or just since you met you significant other? I had visited the US to visit relatives way back when I was 16 and then again at 17, then went to Hawaii in 1996. When living in Ont I crossed quite regularly just for Sunday drives. At that time passports weren't needed, just a drivers license or birth certificate. What do you all think? How did some of you answer that? Thanks

[Marilyn. 340]

I listed all the major trips I could remember and then I said something like "from birth to present I made numerous trips to the US and back"

[Heather&Matt 0]

Question 35 on Part I of the DS-230 askes to list all previous visits or residence in USA. Does that mean as in ALL your life or just since you met you significant other? I had visited the US to visit relatives way back when I was 16 and then again at 17, then went to Hawaii in 1996. When living in Ont I crossed quite regularly just for Sunday drives. At that time passports weren't needed, just a drivers license or birth certificate. What do you all think? How did some of you answer that? Thanks

I listed all the my past trips from 6 months back. I cross about 2-3 times a week to the US. My list was quite long....after about 30 dates listed, I wrote and small paragraph (on an addendum) about how my husband and I have been traveling back and forth for 5 years to see each other. I also explained that living only 30min from the border, it is impossible to list every trip I have made in my life to the States.

They accepted my DS-230 with no issue.

Edited March 5, 2011 by Heather&Matt

[edsotherhalf 1]

Thanks for the replies. I will put something about the numerous trips made back and forth when I lived in Ontario. We would go for a Sunday drive. Just figured out also that because I am tied in electronically I will ahve to do the DS-260, not the 230. I think now I have to find address for those 18 places I have lived since age 16. I was married to a serviceman so moved all the time. Sheesh, picking my brain for this stuff hurts!!!!

Question 35 on Part I of the DS-230 askes to list all previous visits or residence in USA. Does that mean as in ALL your life or just since you met you significant other? I had visited the US to visit relatives way back when I was 16 and then again at 17, then went to Hawaii in 1996. When living in Ont I crossed quite regularly just for Sunday drives. At that time passports weren't needed, just a drivers license or birth certificate. What do you all think? How did some of you answer that? Thanks

[iampatricias 17]

I listed all my overnight trips on a separate page (there were too many for the space) and added a little footnote saying "also numerous day trips for shopping etc. lasting less than 12 hours since ____" since I'm also so close to the border.