Does my wife need to update the DS-260?

[EA and MK 48]

Our attorney had filled out and submitted my wife's DS-260 (without us reviewing it first), and we found that she selected "no" for the question regarding if other names have ever been used. On our I-130A, we selected "yes" answer to this very question, and we listed a prior last name she had (my wife's mom's maiden name) before my wife adopted her dad's last name (which is her current last name). Our attorney mentioned that variations in her names were common, and unless she had a drastic name change it needs not be mentioned. 

 

In addition, our attorney said the DS-260 form is finicky when it comes to adding several addresses, and it's advised not to add several addresses. Our I-130A shows her complete address history,  but that is not reflected on the DS-260. 

 

Lastly, we made a mistake on the I-130 and put the wrong employment dates (wrong year) for one of the employment history entries. We have corrected this on the DS-260. 

 

Will any of these things cause an issue?

[CS_Bradshaw 55]

2 hours ago, EA and MK said:

Our attorney had filled out and submitted my wife's DS-260 (without us reviewing it first), and we found that she selected "no" for the question regarding if other names have ever been used. On our I-130A, we selected "yes" answer to this very question, and we listed a prior last name she had (my wife's mom's maiden name) before my wife adopted her dad's last name (which is her current last name). Our attorney mentioned that variations in her names were common, and unless she had a drastic name change it needs not be mentioned. 

 

In addition, our attorney said the DS-260 form is finicky when it comes to adding several addresses, and it's advised not to add several addresses. Our I-130A shows her complete address history,  but that is not reflected on the DS-260. 

 

Lastly, we made a mistake on the I-130 and put the wrong employment dates (wrong year) for one of the employment history entries. We have corrected this on the DS-260. 

 

Will any of these things cause an issue?

Once you submitted the DS-260 you can't make any correction, so I would suggest to wait till you hear anything from the NVC or try to contact them and explain the situation. Did you submit the AOS and IV documents already?

[EA and MK 48]

4 hours ago, CS_Bradshaw said:

Once you submitted the DS-260 you can't make any correction, so I would suggest to wait till you hear anything from the NVC or try to contact them and explain the situation. Did you submit the AOS and IV documents already?

Thank you for your suggestions. Yes, currently all documents have been submitted, both AOS and IV documents. We are just waiting to get DQ'd.

[EA and MK 48]

Dos anyone have any further suggestions? It would be much appreciated!

[Troy B 223]

I believe you can ask NVC to re-open the sections.  Which would allow you to delete and replace the DS-260

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

On 9/9/2020 at 7:57 PM, EA and MK said:

Our attorney had filled out and submitted my wife's DS-260 (without us reviewing it first), and we found that she selected "no" for the question regarding if other names have ever been used. On our I-130A, we selected "yes" answer to this very question, and we listed a prior last name she had (my wife's mom's maiden name) before my wife adopted her dad's last name (which is her current last name). Our attorney mentioned that variations in her names were common, and unless she had a drastic name change it needs not be mentioned. 

 

In addition, our attorney said the DS-260 form is finicky when it comes to adding several addresses, and it's advised not to add several addresses. Our I-130A shows her complete address history,  but that is not reflected on the DS-260. 

 

Lastly, we made a mistake on the I-130 and put the wrong employment dates (wrong year) for one of the employment history entries. We have corrected this on the DS-260. 

 

Will any of these things cause an issue?

If NVC allows you to unlock and update the DS260 (I did mine through diversity visa/KCC and know they can do this so I assume NVC can too) I suggest you unlock it and fill out those sections. To be honest I find your lawyer’s assertions odd. Finicky adding addresses? It takes a few more minutes yes but you are attesting at the end to a complete record of what they ask for. I also find “it doesn’t matter” on the name a suspect stance. A prior last name is exactly the kind of thing that should be in there and people even list things like informal nicknames if they are commonly called that. Again, you are signing under penalty of perjury that the form is correct. If for some reason you can’t update it make sure your wife tells the interviewing officer the corrections at interview.

I would be worried with an attorney that seemed more interested in doing things fast than doing them properly to be honest.

 

 

Edited September 12, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[EA and MK 48]

39 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

If NVC allows you to unlock and update the DS260 (I did mine through diversity visa/KCC and know they can do this so I assume NVC can too) I suggest you unlock it and fill out those sections. To be honest I find your lawyer’s assertions odd. Finicky adding addresses? It takes a few more minutes yes but you are attesting at the end to a complete record of what they ask for. I also find “it doesn’t matter” on the name a suspect stance. A prior last name is exactly the kind of thing that should be in there and people even list things like informal nicknames if they are commonly called that. Again, you are signing under penalty of perjury that the form is correct. If for some reason you can’t update it make sure your wife tells the interviewing officer the corrections at interview.

I would be worried with an attorney that seemed more interested in doing things fast than doing them properly to be honest.

 

 

Thank you @SusieQQQ! Greatly appreciate your feedback. Yes, I am also quite concerned about the quality of the work we've paid for. I will call NVC to see if they can unlock it.

 

I also worry that my wife just completely forgot to fill out the "other names used" section on her B2 application a few years ago, but we have ensured to now list it on the CR1 application. It was just a complete oversight on her end. We also found a mistake on her employment history timeline as shown on her I-130A. We've updated that in the DS-260 now. Would you foresee any issues with these discrepancies during the CR1 interview?

Edited September 12, 2020 by EA and MK

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

7 minutes ago, EA and MK said:

Thank you @SusieQQQ! Greatly appreciate your feedback. Yes, I am also quite concerned about the quality of the work we've paid for. I will call NVC to see if they can unlock it.

 

I also worry that my wife just completely forgot to fill out the "other names used" section on her B1 application a few years ago, but we have ensured to now list it on the CR1 application. It was just a complete oversight on her end. We also found a mistake on her employment history timeline as shown on her I-130A. We've updated that in the DS-260 now. Would you foresee any issues with these discrepancies during the CR1 interview?

I’d think as long as everything is complete by the time of/at the interview it should be ok.

[EA and MK 48]

32 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

I’d think as long as everything is complete by the time of/at the interview it should be ok.

Really appreciate your feedback @SusieQQQ!

[EA and MK 48]

On 9/12/2020 at 9:37 AM, SusieQQQ said:

If NVC allows you to unlock and update the DS260 (I did mine through diversity visa/KCC and know they can do this so I assume NVC can too) I suggest you unlock it and fill out those sections. To be honest I find your lawyer’s assertions odd. Finicky adding addresses? It takes a few more minutes yes but you are attesting at the end to a complete record of what they ask for. I also find “it doesn’t matter” on the name a suspect stance. A prior last name is exactly the kind of thing that should be in there and people even list things like informal nicknames if they are commonly called that. Again, you are signing under penalty of perjury that the form is correct. If for some reason you can’t update it make sure your wife tells the interviewing officer the corrections at interview.

I would be worried with an attorney that seemed more interested in doing things fast than doing them properly to be honest.

 

 

Just as an update: Spoke to another attorney. They said it's best to write down the mistakes and bring them to the interview. A DS-260 can't be reopened unfortunately. However, since reported on the I-130 correctly, they said it won't be a big deal since the correct information is already on record. I just don't know when my wife will find the time to tell them the mistakes, especially since everything goes fast! Probably at the begining. Fingers crossed!

[Uiyl 56]

5 hours ago, EA and MK said:

Just as an update: Spoke to another attorney. They said it's best to write down the mistakes and bring them to the interview. A DS-260 can't be reopened unfortunately. However, since reported on the I-130 correctly, they said it won't be a big deal since the correct information is already on record. I just don't know when my wife will find the time to tell them the mistakes, especially since everything goes fast! Probably at the begining. Fingers crossed!

Our ds - 260 too has major problems involving information relating to travel history and we were advised to bring corrections during the interview. The mistakes occurred while the form was filled by our lawyer😊 

[EA and MK 48]

4 hours ago, Uiyl said:

Our ds - 260 too has major problems involving information relating to travel history and we were advised to bring corrections during the interview. The mistakes occurred while the form was filled by our lawyer😊 

I feel your pain. Spending $3k and ending up with errors and anxiety over how to fix it... Grrr!

 

It was a do it yourself process, but my thick skull didn't want to run the risk of doing something wrong (which was done by a person supposed to be "competent").  My wife insisted we do it ourselves... Lesson learned!

 

Would be very interested in hearing how your interview goes; please come back to update how you addressed your errors at your interview! Best of luck to you!!!!! You're in the home stretch!

[Uiyl 56]

6 hours ago, EA and MK said:

I feel your pain. Spending $3k and ending up with errors and anxiety over how to fix it... Grrr!

 

It was a do it yourself process, but my thick skull didn't want to run the risk of doing something wrong (which was done by a person supposed to be "competent").  My wife insisted we do it ourselves... Lesson learned!

 

Would be very interested in hearing how your interview goes; please come back to update how you addressed your errors at your interview! Best of luck to you!!!!! You're in the home stretch!

Exactly! It's a do it yourself process. Now, taking advise from them on how to adress the errors  during the interview:) the paradox😊  I will let you know how my interview goes which is for next week. Thank you for best wishes. 

[Uiyl 56]

On 1/6/2021 at 3:53 AM, EA and MK said:

I feel your pain. Spending $3k and ending up with errors and anxiety over how to fix it... Grrr!

 

It was a do it yourself process, but my thick skull didn't want to run the risk of doing something wrong (which was done by a person supposed to be "competent").  My wife insisted we do it ourselves... Lesson learned!

 

Would be very interested in hearing how your interview goes; please come back to update how you addressed your errors at your interview! Best of luck to you!!!!! You're in the home stretch!

Hi, so went to the interview and after I took the oath, I informed the consular officer that I would like to submit some corrections to the DS 260 form. She then asked me what were the corrections relating to and when I told her it was about my travel history of last five years which was missing from the form, she accepted the letter written by the lawyer along with the list. No further questions were asked and interview took only few minutes. Hope this helps. 

[EA and MK 48]

I just noticed another error - my attorney forgot to add in my wife's middle name (which appears correctly on her B2 visa). This is insane, and now I'm starting to freak out about how to fix all of these issues! Is this as simple as letting the consular officer know? NVC doesn't want to help. I feel anxiety and frustration...