My interview is next week along with my family. However, my lawyer made a mistake in the form. She checked “no” on “were you previously employed.” Obviously, I was previously employed, as the work I currently do is not the one I did my entire life. What should I do?
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Salvatore Picataggio
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryCorrect the record. Have the information about previous employment and apologize for the error.
Julia Roussinova
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryYour attorney can request to reopen the DS-260 form online to correct information and re-submit. Otherwise, you should explain this at the interview and you may want to have your attorney do the affidavit to explain the error.
Lynne Feldman
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryYou should bring the correct information and advise the interviewer.
Marko Issever
EB-5 Broker DealersYou should be able to correct such a mistake in the consular interview. Make sure to mention it though so it is corrected in your file.
Charles Foster
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryDepending upon the nature of your case, it may or may not be deemed to be material. You could also seek to amend your DS-260 application or, alternatively, at the interview correct the mistake.
BoBi Ahn
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryYou can have that corrected at the interview. Inform the consul of the error and the need to correct the information.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryRevise it and ask them to reopen the form and take the correct one to the interview.
Barbara Suri
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryThat's an error that you may correct at the interview.
A Olusanjo Omoniyi
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryMistakes are not good, but the one you just pointed should not derail your visa interview. However, due to the fact that your date of interview is fast approaching, be prepared to correct the mistake at the interview. Also, be prepared to provide both oral and documentary evidence to correct the mistake.
Dale Schwartz
Find EB-5 Visa Lawyers: Immigration Attorneys DirectoryCorrect it at the interview. No problem.
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