Filling out DS-260… will the consulate look at your DS-160?

[Mneforever97 2]

My husband has filled out the DS-160 as he’s tried to come on a tourist visa twice and was denied. Will the consulate check all past visa applications to make sure they add up to the DS260? What if we forgot an employment history or certain dates don’t add up? He wasn’t denied for anything wrong or bad…just straight up denial. 

[pushbrk 13,913]

3 minutes ago, Mneforever97 said:

My husband has filled out the DS-160 as he’s tried to come on a tourist visa twice and was denied. Will the consulate check all past visa applications to make sure they add up to the DS260? What if we forgot an employment history or certain dates don’t add up? He wasn’t denied for anything wrong or bad…just straight up denial. 

Yes, they will check all previous applications.  There's no way to know which details might be noticed not to match.  If you "forgot" something trivial, it's probably no big issue.  If you intentionally omitted something relevant, that's enough for a denial.

 

[Crazy Cat 45,478]

9 minutes ago, Mneforever97 said:

Will the consulate check all past visa applications to make sure they add up

Absolutely, they will.  For example, if he ever claimed to be married on a past DS-160, but wasn't, it will be a problem.

Edited Tuesday at 08:57 PM by Crazy Cat

[Mneforever97 2]

4 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Yes, they will check all previous applications.  There's no way to know which details might be noticed not to match.  If you "forgot" something trivial, it's probably no big issue.  If you intentionally omitted something relevant, that's enough for a denial.

 

What would be something big enough to be relevant?

3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Absolutely, they will.  For example, if he ever claimed to be married on the DS-160, but wasn't, it will be a problem.

He was married the second time he filled out the tourist visa. Married July 2024 and interviewed for tourist Oct 2024. 

[pushbrk 13,913]

3 minutes ago, Mneforever97 said:

What would be something big enough to be relevant?

He was married the second time he filled out the tourist visa. Married July 2024 and interviewed for tourist Oct 2024. 

So, did he properly state his marital status on the second application? If not, that's not "forgetting" and yes, that's a major lie that can be considered "material".  Don't be cagey with us.  What was inaccurate on either application?

[Crazy Cat 45,478]

3 minutes ago, Mneforever97 said:

He was married the second time he filled out the tourist visa. Married July 2024 and interviewed for tourist Oct 2024. 

What I was referring to was when a person is not married, but claims to be married on a DS-160 for a tourist visa.  Later, when applying for a spousal visa through a real marriage, the consulate can ask for documentation that the 1st marriage (which never existed) was terminated.  That causes big issues.  

[Mneforever97 2]

7 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

So, did he properly state his marital status on the second application? If not, that's not "forgetting" and yes, that's a major lie that can be considered "material".  Don't be cagey with us.  What was inaccurate on either application?

Yes he properly stated he was married (which he was to me) when he submitted his second tourist visa application. He applied the first time in Jan 2024 (before marriage) and was denied and obviously single. July 2024 was our marriage and Oct 2024 applied again (while waiting for i -130 because we are so far apart). Could this be the reason he was denied? He was given no explanation 

[JeanneAdil 7,277]

when an interview  takes place the CO looks for immigrant intent Meaning the person may come and adjust status in the US to stay

 

you filed the spouse visa which shows he does have immigrant intent

the only way he may  have overcome this was to show he owned property (home), had a job he needed to return to and had return tickets to fly home 

Please complete a timeline and ID the country he is from

 

Edited Tuesday at 09:31 PM by JeanneAdil

[pushbrk 13,913]

2 hours ago, Mneforever97 said:

Yes he properly stated he was married (which he was to me) when he submitted his second tourist visa application. He applied the first time in Jan 2024 (before marriage) and was denied and obviously single. July 2024 was our marriage and Oct 2024 applied again (while waiting for i -130 because we are so far apart). Could this be the reason he was denied? He was given no explanation 

If you are looking for a reason he was denied, then it is because he clearly has immigrant intent.  If there were no actual inaccuracies in either application, then they become irrelevant to the immigrant visa application.  The key is for all three applications to be accurate at the time they are/were completed.  Obviosly they don't match because things changed in between.

[SalishSea 18,576]

3 hours ago, Mneforever97 said:

My husband has filled out the DS-160 as he’s tried to come on a tourist visa twice and was denied. Will the consulate check all past visa applications to make sure they add up to the DS260? What if we forgot an employment history or certain dates don’t add up? He wasn’t denied for anything wrong or bad…just straight up denial. 

Yep.  This is how immigrant visa applicants get dinged with an inadmissibility - lying on a prior DS-160 about their marital status because they think it will improve their chances.  Later on, USCIS/DOS wants evidence of dissolution of the fake marriage.  

[Mneforever97 2]

4 minutes ago, SalishSea said:

Yep.  This is how immigrant visa applicants get dinged with an inadmissibility - lying on a prior DS-160 about their marital status because they think it will improve their chances.  Later on, USCIS/DOS wants evidence of dissolution of the fake marriage.  

Not a fake marriage, married legally at the time. 

[pushbrk 13,913]

6 hours ago, Mneforever97 said:

Not a fake marriage, married legally at the time. 

It was an example of what would hurt, not an accusation.  The way you asked your initial question was suspicious.  Now that you have clarified, don't expect a problem.

 

Others have tried saying they are married when they are not, then they get caught lying and it's all over.  Since your husband told the truth both times, nothing to worry about.  His denials were for immigrant intent, meaning he could not overcome the required assumption.  Immigrant intent is good, not bad in a spouse visa case.

Edited yesterday at 06:38 AM by pushbrk

[mam521 2,698]

If you wouldn't mind filling out your timeline, it would help the community and help others answer questions more accurately for you.  https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=487891