For lawyer Julio Oyhanarte, specialist in migration issues, “the tourist visa form DS-160 “It’s not a joke and it’s not a game.”

He warns that if the person fills out the form incorrectly, lies while filling it out, or does not answer what he or she should say, he or she should remember that this “will be a statement that will remain with the United States government forever.”

He emphasizes in his networks that when he goes to court in Los Angeles, they, like other lawyers, “very often see” that the ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service) prosecutors or immigration judges if someone has a case in court, tell him, ‘Well, you’re telling me this, but here on the form you filled out four or fifteen years ago you said something different, that is, you you express differently”.

According to Oyhanarte, “those people were often They lose their asylum, they cannot get a green cardor they reject American citizenship.”

Consular officers use the information entered on the DS-160 to process the visa application. Photo: Istock

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What is Form DS-160?

The DS-160 form, according to the site es.ivisa.com, is an online document that represents the first step in applying for the B1/B2 US non-immigrant visa.

On the US Department of State website they explain that the DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application form, is for temporary travel to the United States and for K visas (fiancees).

An important fact: Consular officers use the information entered on the DS-160 to process the visa application and, combined with an in-person interview, determine the applicant’s eligibility for a non-immigrant visa.

They emphasize in iVisa, as Oyhanarte notes, “that the information on the form must be true, as all information will be received and verified by the US Department of State consular services.

The DS-160 form is submitted electronically to the Department of State website via the Internet.

To read more about the DS-160 form: Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application, here

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Immigrants who positively apply for asylum must appear for the interview with an interpreter if they do not speak English

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