Question About DS-160 – Visa Renewal and Interview Waiver Eligibility

[Reynal2m 12]

Hi,

 

I have a quick question regarding my friend's B1/B2 visa renewal. We believe she may qualify for the interview waiver. She currently holds a 10-year multiple-entry B1/B2 visa issued in 2014, which is about to expire.

It’s important to note that she has never used this B1/B2 visa to enter the U.S. However, she did travel to the U.S. once under a J1 visa in 2019 for a summer work program, and that was her only visit to the U.S. so far.

While completing the DS-160 form, there's a question under "Previous U.S. Visas" asking:

"Date Last Visa Was Issued?"

We’re unsure whether to list the B1/B2 visa from 2014 or the J1 visa from 2019, especially since she is applying to renew the B1/B2 and the following question asks if she is applying for the same type of visa.

 

Could you clarify which date should be entered in that field?

 

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

Best regards,

[OldUser 8,786]

A US visa means any visa. So yes, if it was J-1, its number and date issues should be entered.

 

If form needed to be more specific, it would have mentioned B1/B2 in question. 

[Reynal2m 12]

35 minutes ago, OldUser said:

A US visa means any visa. So yes, if it was J-1, its number and date issues should be entered.

 

If form needed to be more specific, it would have mentioned B1/B2 in question. 

Thanks! For the question "Date Last Visa Was Issued," should we enter the J1 visa, since that was the most recent visa she received?

[OldUser 8,786]

Just now, Reynal2m said:

Thanks! For the question "Date Last Visa Was Issued," should we enter the J1 visa, since that was the most recent visa she received?

Yes, I would put J-1 visa info.

This is not a legal advice though

[appleblossom 3,764]

I would put the J1 details too. It asks for last visa, not last visitor visa. 

[Reynal2m 12]

I have another question — I understand this isn’t legal advice, but I’m hoping your experience might help clarify things for me.

 

We’ve completed the DS-160 and are now trying to schedule the appointment on the https://ais.usvisa-info.com website. One of the questions there asks: "Have you previosuly issued a visa to enter the U.S?" — to which we answered yes.

 

After that, a follow-up question appears: "Complete the following information from your most recently issued U.S. visa."

Here’s where my question comes in: If I enter the details of her most recent visa — a J1 issued in 2019 (her previous B1/B2 was issued in 2014), will that affect her eligibility for the interview waiver? Or is this question unrelated to the waiver process? I am just trying to see if the system will still acknowledge that the visa we are applying for renewal is the B1/B2.

 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 03:19 PM by Reynal2m

[OldUser 8,786]

10 hours ago, Reynal2m said:

I have another question — I understand this isn’t legal advice, but I’m hoping your experience might help clarify things for me.

 

We’ve completed the DS-160 and are now trying to schedule the appointment on the https://ais.usvisa-info.com website. One of the questions there asks: "Have you previosuly issued a visa to enter the U.S?" — to which we answered yes.

 

After that, a follow-up question appears: "Complete the following information from your most recently issued U.S. visa."

Here’s where my question comes in: If I enter the details of her most recent visa — a J1 issued in 2019 (her previous B1/B2 was issued in 2014), will that affect her eligibility for the interview waiver? Or is this question unrelated to the waiver process? I am just trying to see if the system will still acknowledge that the visa we are applying for renewal is the B1/B2.

 

 

 

Don't overthink. Answer questions directly. Most recently issued visa is J-1 in 2019. If you list B1/B2 from 2014 that could be seen as you hiding the fact J-1 was issued.

Edited Sunday at 02:09 AM by OldUser