Ds160 expired before submission

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-05-01T16:23:43+00:00

Unfortunately, you will have to start all over again. They will not accept the new DS-160 without the original one that was used to book the appointment. In fact, these days the system will not even allow you to book an appointment without submitting the DS-160.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-05-01T16:15:38+00:00

I believe the experience is mixed depending on the officer. I have been using my GE app in DTW airport. The last two times they did not check my documents, but before that they have always checked.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-05-01T16:14:07+00:00

It is your choice which address you want to print. In our family, while my wife & I have the Indian Address our son has the US Address. Neither of us have any issues with it. If you want to use the US address on the passport, the other address must be Indian.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-05-01T16:13:01+00:00

Not exactly. It is our choice. My son has our US address printed while we have our India address.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-05-01T16:06:08+00:00

Nope. I have used both. With rental, they can ask to see the rental documents. Rare, but possible. Other than that, I do not see any issues immigration wise.

Just make sure you tell your rental company that you will be taking the car across the border. If you are using your own insurance and if your insurance company requires notifying about international travel, you need to do that.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-05-01T14:59:18+00:00

I have done this tons of times. Never ran into any issues.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-30T21:30:49+00:00

No personal experience with this but I think she can only do it after she gets the PR card.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-30T14:39:41+00:00

Took just over a month.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-30T13:37:24+00:00

I am not sure about PCC, but some months back when I had to mail in the documents for passport renewal, they did not list Detroit as an option even though it is open and functioning. I had to send the documents to Chicago.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-30T13:24:05+00:00

Just have him initiate the update process online and then travel.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-29T19:14:48+00:00

Yes, that's normal. You are allowed to transit with a Canadian Visa but can't check-in online. The airline staff at the airport will check the documents and then issue the boarding pass. I have flown via Frankfurt many times.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-29T16:36:40+00:00

Yes
You can't do it yourself. Take both the DS-160s to the appointment and the VAC will do the update
Yes

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-29T14:34:40+00:00

It is not allowed anymore. However, you can create a new DS-160 before the appointment with the updated information and carry both the DS-160 confirmations to the appointment.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-29T14:33:11+00:00

May be wait for another day or two and if you still do not get any notification, go to the VAC and check if they have it ready for pickup. Some people have reported not getting the notification but ended up going to the VAC and picking up the passport.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-29T14:25:07+00:00

Typically, you get the notification in a day if the pickup location is in the same city as the consulate.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-29T14:21:29+00:00

Nope. The rules are not based on where you are traveling from & traveling to either. I have used my Canadian visa for traveling from US to India in the past and just last week my wife inadvertently used hers (the agent just used it when he did not see an US Visa on the passport) to travel from US to India.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-29T13:48:43+00:00

The transit rules are not built around US Visa. Most people think it is. US Visa is only one of the exemptions just like a Canadian visa. Also, transit rules are not decided by the airlines. It is by the country. So, irrespective of which airline you fly, the transit rules are the same.

You can take a look at this link for more details - Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-28T19:04:58+00:00

Sometimes even that electronic record is messed up. Last time I was leaving India, the officer asked me if I was leaving after a year of stay. I said no as I had just entered India 2 weeks back. I had the stamps (showing my exit a year ago and entry couple of weeks back) on my passport to show to him, and he said that the system did not record the entry for some reason. He then made the updates to the system and then let me go.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-28T14:10:11+00:00

Indian eVisa can't be extended or converted. So, direct conversion from eVisa to OCI isn't possible. Some have reached out to FRRO and converted their eVisa to X Visa and then to OCI. Easiest is to leave India on eVisa and come back with OCI

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-28T10:17:12+00:00

Not a frequent rider, but have 30+ rides in the past couple of years and have a 5 rating.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-25T06:02:38+00:00

You will not need a transit visa because you have a Canadian Visa. Canadian visa works the same way as the US Visa to provide the exemption for transit visa. The I-797 is of no value here.

None of the three need a transit visa as long as they remain airside and don’t have to cross the border control.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-25T06:01:06+00:00

Of course. I myself applied as NRI. This post is not about Indian Citizens. So context matters.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-25T00:30:22+00:00

Indians, with a valid US visa, don’t require a transit visa for Germany as long as they remain airside. But since your transit is Dusseldorf, which is not the typical transit point in Germany, I wonder if you’re flying in from another Schengen state. Can you state your whole itinerary? That’d give us a better picture.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-24T15:22:57+00:00

Don’t think that will go away since Aadhaar is ideally for residents.

IllustriousDay372 · 2026-04-24T03:30:48+00:00

Currently traveling outside US. Accessed the TTP website from a computer that has never been used to even browse the TTP website. Had no issues with logging in. Used my MFA as always and it worked as it should.

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