Ran out of appointment reschedules-Can I submit another DS-160 tomake another appointment

[Divs1 8]

Just now, Boiler said:

If you cancel your DS160 your appointment would go back into the pool and no doubt be snapped up by someone else looking to get an earlier appointment.

Exactly, that’s definitely a possibility. That brings to the second question that should they keep the existing one and try to book for a new one apply Ds160 again and say the previous one was a mistake?

Or they should just keep the one that they have?! It’s a very tricky situation.
 

[Crazy Cat 41,861]

1 minute ago, Divs1 said:

Or they should just keep the one that they have?! It’s a very tricky situation.

Sometimes a bird in hand is better than two birds in the bush.

[TBoneTX 45,293]

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To those who have taken offense:  Some exceptionally experienced members have been trying to contribute to this thread by first gaining an understanding of what sounds like an unusual situation.

 

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Edited May 31, 2023 by TBoneTX

[SteveInBostonI130 3,453]

18 hours ago, Divs1 said:

 

At this point only someone who has done this can help because the system might not take another DS160, might show it’s duplicate OR if you google it will show you can do this by saying the other one was a mistake. 

 

Here's the problem with the "google" answer:  what would someone do if the consulate asks about the mistake?  

 

The claim would mean there was a mistaken entry in the original DS-160.  What information can be presented that the new DS-160 will have corrected information, if it' s identical to the first DS-160?  I see how this can lead to misrepresentation if pursued.

 

Filling out a new DS-160 is easy.  It creates another application number and is treated separate.

 

The tricky part is the payment and scheduling.  That is tied to the USTraveldocs login account, and that system will show that a DS-160 has been payed and the person has scheduled an interview.  If it currently locks out the user from scheduling, they would need to contact the consulate to reset, which would more than likely cancel the currently scheduled interview.