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My BBC has 9 digits does not start with a zero and the DS-260 application asks for a visa number allowing 8 digits only. I have bees advised by an immigration paralegal online to opt for "I don't know"

On 8/3/2014 at 3:23 PM, tm81663 said:

My wife is filling out the DS-260 form online currently, and we are stumped on only one question.

"Have you ever been issued a U.S. Visa?"

The answer is yes, as she has a "USA B1/B2 VISA/BCC" or what I think is also called a Laser Visa, AKA Border Crossing Card.

The pulldown selection gives us an option of a B1/B2 or BCC. We chose BCC, as that's what it is.

When we want to enter the Visa # on the DS-260 form, there is only room for 8 digits. We've searched a LOT for the right # to get from this card, as basically at the bottom of it it has a lot of characters (numbers and letters) with no indication what the real # is. We've read that it would be the number on the first row, at the right, that would be after the initials of the issuing office, for our case NGL for Nogales. But that number is 9 digits with the three zeros at the beginning, and only 6 digits without.

The field in the DS-260 only allows a 8 digit number.

We entered all but one zero in this field with the assumed Visa # from the BCC card, but not sure if that was right.

Any advice before I hit submit on the DS-260?

Thanks ahead of time.

tom

Hello there, did you ever figured out how to fill out this question regarding the visa number ? Mi moms Mexican bbc visa number has 9 digits starting with a 8 followed by 7 more number only one 0 in between. Thank you. 

On 11/2/2015 at 10:18 PM, moronikos said:

I am filling out the DS-160 so that my fiancee can schedule her appointment with the consulate in Juarez. She speaks Spanish so it is easier for me to fill it out. She will do the last part with her daughter looking over her shoulder.

My fiancee has a border crossing card which doubles as a B1/B2 visa. In one section of the DS-160, it asks to fill out the visa number if you have a prior visa. It says to enter the 8 digit visa number, or if you have a border crossing card, to enter the 12 digit number which is the last number on the first line of the optically scanned numbers. On that card, the last number is 12 digits like the instructions say, and it starts with 3 letters (NVL) which comes from the issuing station (Nuevo Laredo) which matches other instructions I have. Every time I try to save the form, it says the number is an incorrect format.

Has anybody else had this problem?

Hi there, did you ever found out how to fill out the 8 digits visa number ? I am in the same predicament, my mom's bbc has 9 numbers. Thanks.