I submitted the DS-260 for my brother. For the “Have you ever been denied a US visa?” I answered “No”. My brother later corrected me that he was indeed had been denied an F-1 visa some 20 years ago. How can I correct this? Will this affect his interview?
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Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyHe should correct at the time of his interview.
Rani Emandi
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYes, tell him to contact the U.S. Consulate and resend updated form; email to the U.S. Consulate. It can affect the interview.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou can ask to reopen the DS260 and correct it. Can lying affect the interview? Yes.
Fredrick W Voigtmann
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou can try to delete and redo the DS260, or your brother can bring up the correction at the start of the immigrant visa interview.
Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou cannot correct it; disclose it at the interview.
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