DS-260 past addresses question

[J&Cmay2016 4]

I started filling out my husbands DS-260 today and I had to stop at the previous address tab. It's asking for all of his residences since he was 16, which was way back in 2001. Do we really need to go back that far? What if we can't get all of the correct addresses for that time period? He's been to college, moved around India until he relocated here 9 years ago. He's got several from the past 9 years here! When I do background checks that ask for four or five years of past addresses I just give my best guess and call it good, will that work in this situation? To be clear we are in the collecting documents stage, before scheduling our interview and medical clearance. Thanks for any help you can give!

[Dee elle 1,368]

5 minutes ago, J&Cmay2016 said:

I started filling out my husbands DS-260 today and I had to stop at the previous address tab. It's asking for all of his residences since he was 16, which was way back in 2001. Do we really need to go back that far? What if we can't get all of the correct addresses for that time period? He's been to college, moved around India until he relocated here 9 years ago. He's got several from the past 9 years here! When I do background checks that ask for four or five years of past addresses I just give my best guess and call it good, will that work in this situation? To be clear we are in the collecting documents stage, before scheduling our interview and medical clearance. Thanks for any help you can give!

Mmm yep. You need all addresses for all the time since 16 yes age and there can be no gap in the dates 😳

It needs to be completed as accurately as possible. Suggest you use pen and paper first.. and ask others such as family for information where he is less clear .. mothers in particular remember things like this !😁

 

we we were in our 60s when we completed our 260.. spent 40 years living in both Australia and the US.. in many many locations.. challenging , but it can, and must be , done 

Edited August 6, 2018 by Dee elle

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

WOW!!  All the way back to 2001????  My wife was born in 1957!!   Yes, you must answer the questions as accurately as possible......If you don't know the exact address, you list the street.....If you don't know the street, you list the city or town........or "unknown".......

The point is to have a chronological listing which is as accurate as you can provide.

[J&Cmay2016 4]

ok, thanks everyone. quite a daunting task ahead of us. I was hoping to be able to get most of this done while he's at work, but we'll just have to sit down together to do it.

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

1 minute ago, J&Cmay2016 said:

ok, thanks everyone. quite a daunting task ahead of us. I was hoping to be able to get most of this done while he's at work, but we'll just have to sit down together to do it.

That particular section took my wife and me a few hours to complete.....There were a lot of Chinese words and such........good luck...