REALLY QUICK QUESTION NEED ADVICE ASAP PLEASE

[jens_prodigy 13]

Help guys, I've been going over this DS160 form 1,000 times and I just need to ask this one question before I finally submit it today.

There is a question that says: HAVE YOU EVER HAD A LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORT ? Yes or No and then a space to explain. I haven't ever had a lost or stolen passport so my first thought is to check no and move on BUT when I changed over to an electronic/machine-readable passport two years ago my current passport was still valid, therefore they wouldn't let me keep it (understandably). Now, my problem is , that passport had a lot of info needed for this DS160 form in terms of last trips to the US, last dates of visas and some other info like the date of my brief overstay. NONE of which i can remember off the top of my head, so do I check YES in the box and just EXPLAIN that I've never lost or had a passport stolen but I had to surrender it, therefore I do not remember specific dates in some of the questions I've answered on this form.... or just guess to the best of my ability and click NO as my answer.

HELP, WHAT SHOULD I DO???

[dwheels76 5,488]

Help guys, I've been going over this DS160 form 1,000 times and I just need to ask this one question before I finally submit it today.

There is a question that says: HAVE YOU EVER HAD A LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORT ? Yes or No and then a space to explain. I haven't ever had a lost or stolen passport so my first thought is to check no and move on BUT when I changed over to an electronic/machine-readable passport two years ago my current passport was still valid, therefore they wouldn't let me keep it (understandably). Now, my problem is , that passport had a lot of info needed for this DS160 form in terms of last trips to the US, last dates of visas and some other info like the date of my brief overstay. NONE of which i can remember off the top of my head, so do I check YES in the box and just EXPLAIN that I've never lost or had a passport stolen but I had to surrender it, therefore I do not remember specific dates in some of the questions I've answered on this form.... or just guess to the best of my ability and click NO as my answer.

HELP, WHAT SHOULD I DO???

No. The question is to be taken literally. You didn't lose your passport nor was it stolen. Wjy would you muddy the waters and say yes.

It's a No. All information in your passport they have loaded anyway. You are fine.

[JIJourney 96]

You answered the questions yourself. You have never lost it so put No.

[aaron2020 11,652]

Help guys, I've been going over this DS160 form 1,000 times and I just need to ask this one question before I finally submit it today.

There is a question that says: HAVE YOU EVER HAD A LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORT ? Yes or No and then a space to explain. I haven't ever had a lost or stolen passport so my first thought is to check no and move on BUT when I changed over to an electronic/machine-readable passport two years ago my current passport was still valid, therefore they wouldn't let me keep it (understandably). Now, my problem is , that passport had a lot of info needed for this DS160 form in terms of last trips to the US, last dates of visas and some other info like the date of my brief overstay. NONE of which i can remember off the top of my head, so do I check YES in the box and just EXPLAIN that I've never lost or had a passport stolen but I had to surrender it, therefore I do not remember specific dates in some of the questions I've answered on this form.... or just guess to the best of my ability and click NO as my answer.

HELP, WHAT SHOULD I DO???

Keep it simple. Answer questions directly. Don't overthink and add stuff that is not there.

You did not lose your passport. You returned it to the US Government. The US Government did not steal your passport either.

Edited July 19, 2014 by aaron2020

[jens_prodigy 13]

Thanks guys, you are right, appreciate it!

[TBoneTX 49,698]

Unanswered duplicate thread removed.