K-1 DS-160 Is a new profile required for K-1 if previously applied for a tourist visa

[slex 3]

Hello, my fiancée received a packet from Warsaw embassy with instructions for the next steps, i.e. paying visa fees, filling out DS-160, medical exam, etc.  She, in February 2020, applied for a tourist visa but was never interviewed due to the COVID and staffing levels in Russia.  Should she now create a completely new profile to fill out DS-160 doe K-1 / K-2 since the visa and embassy are different?  Also, should she somehow cancel the previous profile or it's okay to leave it be?  It looks like we would need to use a different email if we don't cancel the previous profile, right?  Also, for DS-160 for her child, would we need yet another profile or could it be one under her profile?  Thank you very much for your help.

 

How far into the future an interview could be scheduled?  Given current geopolitical situation, the Warsaw embassy might be very busy.  I read in other threads that there is an indication that current interviews might be cancelled.  Would it be futile to apply for the visa there now?  Are there folks with interviews coming up? Thank you.  Sorry, I am asking a lot of questions for a situation so new that there might not be any answers.

[TBoneTX 45,294]

In your first paragraph, are you asking about her profile here on VisaJourney?

[slex 3]

3 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

In your first paragraph, are you asking about her profile here on VisaJourney?

No, it's about the Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application (DS-160) form (please see attached screenshot.  It says "if you already have a profile, do not create a new one" but there seems to be no way to change the embassy from Moscow to Warsaw.

[TBoneTX 45,294]

Ah -- thanks for the clarification.  Someone will be along to help answer.

[SteveInBostonI130 3,454]

There should be a way to update your personal information, where you can update the country.  Then you should be able to complete the application for Warsaw.

[slex 3]

10 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

There should be a way to update your personal information, where you can update the country.  Then you should be able to complete the application for Warsaw.

We tried.  Maybe, if we contact support, they will be able to do it.

[Chancy 6,241]

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[Wuozopo 4,293]

On 3/2/2022 at 1:30 AM, slex said:

We tried.  Maybe, if we contact support, they will be able to do it.

There is a link to FAQs. One says—

What happens to my DS-160 if I select a U.S. Embassy or Consulate where I will be applying for my visa, but end up making an interview appointment instead at another U.S. Embassy or Consulate? 

The Embassy or Consulate at which you actually apply should be able to access your form using the barcode on your DS-160 confirmation page, which you must bring to the visa interview. For example, a business traveler intends to apply for his visa at the U.S. Embassy in City X, so he selects City X as the location where he will submit his application when he completes his DS-160. He then has an urgent reason to travel to City Y on business. Because there is a U.S. Consulate in City Y, he schedules an appointment for a visa interview there, using the barcode from his completed DS-160 application for appointment scheduling. The U.S. Consulate in City Y is able to accept his DS-160 even though it lists the U.S. Embassy in City X as the location where he originally intended to submit his application.

 

 

Another FAQ—

I apply for U.S. visas often. Can I reuse the DS-160? 

 

Yes, you can use information from a previously submitted DS-160 to populate some fields on a new form. There are two ways that you can do this. First, if you plan to apply for a visa in the future, save your DS-160 to your hard drive or a disk using the instructions in the FAQ above. When you go to apply for your new visa you can then select “Option B-Upload a Previously Saved Application” on the Getting Started page. Alternately, if your previous visa application was submitted after November 1, 2010, you can select “Option C-Retrieve Application,” enter your previous visa application ID, and then hit “Create a New Application.” Your personal information will then populate the form. Be careful to check that all previously submitted information is current and accurate.

 

FAQ link https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms/ds-160-online-nonimmigrant-visa-application/ds-160-faqs.html