DS260 form questions

[Bunty24 1]

Hello, I am working on completing the DS260 form. First question: i have uploaded all the civil documents but when i click SUBMIT documents, nothing happens. I don't see any error on the page. There is no flag. There is a Field for OPTIONAL documents but none of those are applicable. I am unsure why the submit documents button is not working.

2nd question:  The question where it says "provide your last 5 visits to USA, how do I answer it for someone who just came to USA in January of 2024 on a student visa? The applicant is here currently. Does that count as part of last 5 visits? I would think that is not what they are asking. I thought Previous 5 visits excludes current stay? Please help. I don't want to submit it then have issues.

[Crazy Cat 41,584]

28 minutes ago, Bunty24 said:

Does that count as part of last 5 visits?

Yes, imo.  The last 5 times you touched US soil.

[Bunty24 1]

Thank you. The confusion I have is that if someone arrived here in Jan 2024 and has a 5 year student visa, how do I enter that information on the DS260 form? Do I start adding the current year visit then work backwards to 5 visits? If I do that then I have to select length of Stay, which is confusing. I was going to mark it as "arrived Jan 2024 and length of stay 5 years" since that is what the visa validity is. Is that accurate or should I exclude the current year visit? The form has no help page (at least I did not find it).   Also, why isn't the submitted document button working after uploading the civil documents?

[appleblossom 2,314]

1 hour ago, Bunty24 said:

Thank you. The confusion I have is that if someone arrived here in Jan 2024 and has a 5 year student visa, how do I enter that information on the DS260 form? Do I start adding the current year visit then work backwards to 5 visits? If I do that then I have to select length of Stay, which is confusing. I was going to mark it as "arrived Jan 2024 and length of stay 5 years" since that is what the visa validity is. Is that accurate or should I exclude the current year visit? The form has no help page (at least I did not find it).   Also, why isn't the submitted document button working after uploading the civil documents?

Add it in and then the previous 4 visits. And as advised in your last thread, you have to submit the DS-260 first. Then the documents. 
 

What kind of case is this and is your PD current? Please fill in your timeline, thanks. 

[Bunty24 1]

Thank you Appleblossom. I am helping out my friend, whose mom petitioned for him years ago. They have received notification to complete DS260 forms and upload civil documents. Some questions are not as straight forward. I am a naturalized citizen myself but that was a  while back. So some of these are very much new to me. The case shows Priority date as 26 OCT 2010.  I believe it is current since they have received updates regarding interview.

[appleblossom 2,314]

6 hours ago, Bunty24 said:

Thank you Appleblossom. I am helping out my friend, whose mom petitioned for him years ago. They have received notification to complete DS260 forms and upload civil documents. Some questions are not as straight forward. I am a naturalized citizen myself but that was a  while back. So some of these are very much new to me. The case shows Priority date as 26 OCT 2010.  I believe it is current since they have received updates regarding interview.

Ok. Is his Mom a citizen or green card holder? Which country is he from?

 

Bear in mind you can help but he must sign/submit the form himself