Wrong date of birth on visa

[RONNIE T GEORGE 6]

I finally got my k1 visa issued but the problem is the visa is printed with wrong date of birth.  It has 3 Sept xxxx instead of 9 March xxxx. My DS 160 form,NOA 1 and 2 approval forms,passport,birth certificate and all paper work concerning my visa have correct date . Obviously it was a printing error on visa. To my observation  he wrote date in place of month but year is correct. My problem is that I have realised this error 2 days to my flight. The embassy takes almost 5 business days before one gets a reply to the email if I'm to inform them..Obviously I will miss the flight. What should I do? Can I travel however much I have all the proof to show it was embassys mistake? Advise me please!! 

Edited March 3, 2022 by RONNIE T GEORGE
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[Crazy Cat 42,042]

This is not a minor typo if the Date of Birth is wrong. The consulate will have to re-issue the visa.  You need to contact them asap.  This is exactly why flights should not be booked until the visa is in hand and has been checked for errors.  It is unfortunate, but consulates do make mistakes.  Good luck.  Hopefully, they can re-issue it quickly.

Edited March 3, 2022 by Crazy Cat

[powerpuff 6,747]

19 minutes ago, RONNIE T GEORGE said:

Can I travel however much I have all the proof to show it was embassys mistake?

No because it’s your responsibility to check the visa for accuracy and correct any mistakes. 

[JeanneAdil 6,608]

happens when other countries put day then month and in US we do month and day

so,  if it says 3/9/xxxx  it is correct the way USA notes it

[Crazy Cat 42,042]

3 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

happens when other countries put day then month and in US we do month and day

so,  if it says 3/9/xxxx  it is correct the way USA notes it

Good point.

[MissOphelia 50]

On 3/3/2022 at 1:25 PM, RONNIE T GEORGE said:

I finally got my k1 visa issued but the problem is the visa is printed with wrong date of birth.  It has 3 Sept xxxx instead of 9 March xxxx. My DS 160 form,NOA 1 and 2 approval forms,passport,birth certificate and all paper work concerning my visa have correct date . Obviously it was a printing error on visa. To my observation  he wrote date in place of month but year is correct. My problem is that I have realised this error 2 days to my flight. The embassy takes almost 5 business days before one gets a reply to the email if I'm to inform them..Obviously I will miss the flight. What should I do? Can I travel however much I have all the proof to show it was embassys mistake? Advise me please!! 

The date is correct. The US puts dates backwards. So if your bday is  for example, 09/03/1980, it will appear as 03/09/1980

[explosive0 19]

On 3/3/2022 at 3:25 PM, RONNIE T GEORGE said:

I finally got my k1 visa issued but the problem is the visa is printed with wrong date of birth.  It has 3 Sept xxxx instead of 9 March xxxx. My DS 160 form,NOA 1 and 2 approval forms,passport,birth certificate and all paper work concerning my visa have correct date . Obviously it was a printing error on visa. To my observation  he wrote date in place of month but year is correct. My problem is that I have realised this error 2 days to my flight. The embassy takes almost 5 business days before one gets a reply to the email if I'm to inform them..Obviously I will miss the flight. What should I do? Can I travel however much I have all the proof to show it was embassys mistake? Advise me please!! 

The date isn't wrong. Americans write date with the MM-DD-YYYY format

[jan22 3,056]

12 hours ago, explosive0 said:

The date isn't wrong. Americans write date with the MM-DD-YYYY format

This confusion might be the cause of the error, but the date is not printed with only numbers on the visa, to avoid any confusion.  It is written out with 3-letter month as in "20MAY2022" if it were today's date.

 

It is an important error that really needs to be corrected prior to travel, as it will be an issue throughout all of your immigration processes.

Edited May 20, 2022 by jan22