Misrepresentation on DS-160

I have applied for and obtained a visit visa to the US about 3 times. In those previous applications, I did not mention that my mom and half-sister were present in the US. The reason being that my mom was undocumented then. Now she has gained legal status. I'm wondering if changing this information,(i.e. acknowledging that both my sister and mom are resident in the US) on my DS-160 will cause a problem for me.

Do the visa interviewers check for discrepancies between old and new DS-160 forms?

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Best Answer

There are two issues here. The first is very serious for you, and the second may be even more serious for your mother.

First: In your prior visa applications, you answered "no" to the DS-160 question about your mother being in the US, while the truth was that the answer was actually "yes." The US State Department will have your prior visa applications, and will see that your answers are different. They will also easily see that your mother is now a legal resident in the US, and because of her recent status acquisition date will know that she may have been in the US when you said she was not. Your earlier answers will therefore be seen as a misrepresentation by you, and as Traveller observes, you're very likely not to receive a visa. I'd expect you'd earn a long ban as well.

Second: Because the State Department will see that your mother might have been in the US when you said she wasn't, the State Department may look more closely at her. They'd be interested in whether she made misrepresentations in her status paperwork and application documents. If she did, and they can show she did, her US resident status could be at risk.

Thus: your application for a US visa could have very high stakes for both you and your mother...particularly for her. For these reasons, do not file an application for a US visa until you have had a consultation with a US attorney who is experienced in US immigration matters.

After you've had that consultation, follow the lawyer's advice.

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What happens if you lie on a visa application?

Lying to an immigration officer can have extreme consequences including permanent inadmissibility, deportability, and not being allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship. Any person seeking a benefit under U.S. immigration law\u2014a visa, permanent residency (a "green card"), or citizenship\u2014must submit a written application.

How do you overcome misrepresentation?

If you are facing misrepresentation allegations, you might have the following options:

Try to mitigate the situation by being honest and remorseful.

If you have not misrepresented, present convincing documents to prevent consequence.

Challenge the decision to the Federal Court (i.e. Judicial Review)

What does 6c1 mean?

A: Receiving a 6(C)(i) ineligibility means that the officer believes that you have either perpetrated fraud or that you have misrepresented yourself on your application or at the interview, or at some point in the past.

Is there a waiver for 212 A )( 6 )( C )( i?

Section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the Act. There is a discretionary waiver of this inadmissibility if refusal of admission would result in extreme hardship to the United States citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or parent of the foreign national.

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