DS260 says "Incomplete"

[NicciNono 1]

Okay so we filled out the ds260, we have the bar code paper but it says incomplete and has said this for a month or so. Ive even been able to go back and fix things on it and save the changes, so Im not sure whats going on. Is this normal?

Anyway thats my question but Im going to rant here!

Yesterday was his physical, he got 4 shots, I feel bad for him! His fingerprints are today and Tuesday is his appointment! We miss him here at home, wish I could have gone to Ciudad Juarez with him but we have 2 kids so its dangerous! Im so afraid to be crushed again and be told no for this visa. We have applied for tourist visas so many times.... and always been told no. We dont even want to live in the US, but after 6 years of trying to get a tourist visa this was the only way we could go. We have spent so much time, engergy, money and emocions on these visas and our dream never came true. And now we are debting ourselfs for this visa, a visa that we dont even want. Any way we could downgrade the visa to a tourist one later? We have our whole life in Mexico now, even my family moved down, I have made many friends here, and I just cant walk off from it, you know!

OOO Heres a good question, how can I register his appt on VJ so it comes up on the left as appoitnments and approved visa (if it is approved)

Thanks VJ; Honestly, Honestly, I couldnt have done all this without you! Thanks to everyone who has answered my question. Now wish us luck!!!

[Ryan H 3,812]

Any way we could downgrade the visa to a tourist one later?

No

OOO Heres a good question, how can I register his appt on VJ so it comes up on the left as appoitnments and approved visa (if it is approved)

Update your timeline.

[NicciNono 1]

Ok but you didnt answer my question I filled out the ds260 and it says incomplete even after signing it. Help!

[nickoxxy 2]

Ok but you didnt answer my question I filled out the ds260 and it says incomplete even after signing it. Help!

Are you sure there are no gaps in that residence section (or whatever it's called) if you lived at many places since 16? This is the most annoying part. I once did, tried to save and the message popped up about the gap. But once I fixed it - it was gone.

Go over your DS260 carefully - I even told my wife (she was with me) to go through one more time. I'm pretty sure, you're still missing something.

Good luck !

Edited October 22, 2011 by nickky

[DerZinker 4]

Okay so we filled out the ds260, we have the bar code paper but it says incomplete and has said this for a month or so. Ive even been able to go back and fix things on it and save the changes, so Im not sure whats going on. Is this normal?

Anyway thats my question but Im going to rant here!

Yesterday was his physical, he got 4 shots, I feel bad for him! His fingerprints are today and Tuesday is his appointment! We miss him here at home, wish I could have gone to Ciudad Juarez with him but we have 2 kids so its dangerous! Im so afraid to be crushed again and be told no for this visa. We have applied for tourist visas so many times.... and always been told no. We dont even want to live in the US, but after 6 years of trying to get a tourist visa this was the only way we could go. We have spent so much time, engergy, money and emocions on these visas and our dream never came true. And now we are debting ourselfs for this visa, a visa that we dont even want. Any way we could downgrade the visa to a tourist one later? We have our whole life in Mexico now, even my family moved down, I have made many friends here, and I just cant walk off from it, you know!

OOO Heres a good question, how can I register his appt on VJ so it comes up on the left as appoitnments and approved visa (if it is approved)

Thanks VJ; Honestly, Honestly, I couldnt have done all this without you! Thanks to everyone who has answered my question. Now wish us luck!!!

Nicci I definitely feel what you have been through with the tourist visa. Although the more homework I do on our immigration system the more I understand why they have the regulations that they do, but I have met countless Mexicans who have been either denied or approved the tourist visa and more often than not it just seems that it depends on luck more than anything. It's not something I've really discussed here on VJ, but years ago when my wife was denied a tourist visa for like the fourth time and I was in a real bind because I wanted to travel with her to the US for my brothers wedding and to meet my family, I got my congressman involved and made a lot of noise at the consulate and then like magic she had a tourist visa within 24 hours. So the powers that be really have a lot of influence, but I'd say that's something to be used only if absolutely necessary.

Anyway I am curious as to why you are going through all of this if you're not all that interested in moving to the US. You definitely cannot change or 'downgrade' your visa down the road and if you don't go to the US within 6 months and / or continue to live in Mexico in the long term, eventually his visa will be cancelled and what you have gone through will be all for naught. I speak from experience here b/c my wife wasn't ready to move to the US when we applied for a K1 visa (when we were just engaged) and for all I know her approved but now long expired visa is still in Juarez and that was very frustrating for me after putting in a lot of hard work. It worked out for the best because we have done well in Mexico, but if your family lives here in Mexico and you're not in a big hurry to leave, why the heck are you trying to get him up there?

Like you, we have made our life here in Mexico and I am nervous to leave it. We have it quite good here and the lifestyle is just super comfy and laid back. There are a lot of pros and cons that come with living in each country, but really it comes down to my kids. I think they would be much better off in the US and that their childhood would be that much more vibrant there. If it were just me and my wife, I'd be content to stay in Mexico forever despite all of its shortcomings and overall chaos.

[Done--Really 331]

Our situation is different because our kids are grown, but I have to say that our longer term plans are to live in Mexico, although we will be in the US long enough for Emma to get citizenship--we joke about her being like James Bond because she will then have three passports--Mexico, Costa Rica, and US.

And I have wondered the same thing and even suggested that Nicci and her family think about living in the US long enough for her husband to attain citizenship, and then there are NO requirements to live in the US--they would be totally free to live in Mexico without ever returning to the US. It would be stressful, but if they could get through the four years or so that it takes, they would be completely free to come and go and to live anywhere.