London Embassy asking for DS-160 Confirmation for CR-1 Visa?

[Kirtanam 1]

Hello,

 

My spouse has her interview scheduled quite soon and just a few days ago the London Embassy sent her an email asking to bring the DS-160 Confirmation page.

This confused us since the DS-160 is for a Non-Immigrant Visa, and we have applied for a CR-1 Permanent Visa.

 

We know that we need the DS-260 Confirmation and we have that and all of our other documents ready to go.

However, nowhere in any of our checklist or even the LND Checklist PDF says that we need the DS-160.

 

So this was a bit shocking to us and they sent the email out only a few days before the interview.

We haven't filled out the DS-160 yet because we don't know if it will cause any issues with our current visa process.

 

If anyone who has recently been through the interview process at the London Embassy for a CR-1 Visa, or if anyone has any knowledge on it,

if you could help us, we would greatly appreciate it.

 

Thank you,

 

[Hattivatti 35]

I would email or call the embassy to confirm they truly want DS-160 not DS-260 confirmation page. I does sound like a typo in the email.

[JMK_IT 134]

There was a lot of confusion surrounding the DS160/DS260 for me too.
 

I am a K1 beneficiary, and when I had to collect all my Packet3 documents I knew I needed the DS160, but the website of the embassy where I interviewed (Naples, Italy) kept mentioning the DS260 here and there. It made me panic quite a bit, because I had already completed the DS160.

I emailed them and I had the confirmation that I needed the DS160. 
The Italian website has just recently been updated, and it now clearly states that Immigrant Visas need the DS260, while Nonimmigrant Visas (like the K1) need the DS160. This doesn't change from embassy to embassy, it is the rule and they most likely made a mistake in the email they sent you. 
I guess the confusion is generated by the fact that the K1 and the CR-1 are similar types of Visas, except the K1 allows a 90-day nonimmigrant window to get married and to adjust your status to immigrant. 

On the day of my interview, I was welcomed at a front desk where all my documents were checked to see if anything was missing before meeting the consul. The two ladies who collected my documents asked for the DS260. I immediately had the feeling they were just confused and I said that I completed the DS160 because I was being interviewed for the K1.
They apologized and said it was their mistake.
Following the official instructions is the only way to do this right. Do not file for a DS160, just make sure you reply to the email and inform your embassy that you complied with their guidelines. 

[Kirtanam 1]

Hey guys,

 

Thank you so much for you help and replying back to my question.

Just wanted to give an update.

 

My spouse went in for the interview and at the desk they asked for the DS-160, however my spouse told them that the visa is for CR1, so it should be a DS-260.

The clerk at the desk said, "oh, that's right. I'll need the DS-260."

 

So it looks like the embassy is either mass sending the DS-160 email out or accidentally sending them out.

However, we did not need to fill out the DS-160.

 

Thank you once again!