Can IRCC see my DS-160 form for US visa? Am I worrying too much for no reason?

[candyman2121]

Guys,

Maybe I am worrying too much or overreacting but I applied for a US visa 6 years ago in Canada and was approved. At the time of filling DS-160, I made a mistake in my employment history. Later during the interview with the visa officer, I verbally told him about my mistake and he just shrugged it off. Now since I'd be using the same employment history in my personal history form for my Canadian PR application (with accurate dates), I am wondering what will happen to me if the US visa officer did not manually correct my submitted DS-160 and just accepted my verbal explanation to issue me a visa.

Will IRCC verify my personal history form with my DS-160 that I submitted many years ago for my US tourist visa? What if they see a discrepancy? Am I thinking too much? I am not even using that employment history as my primary NOC but I am still worried because I am an honest applicant who prepared a lot for my Canadian PR application and I do not want to pay the price for a US visa officer not correcting my DS-160. Obviously I should've paid more attention while filling the US visa form too but it is too late.

Am I overthinking all of this?

 

[MARYKE4NNY]

Guys,

Maybe I am worrying too much or overreacting but I applied for a US visa 6 years ago in Canada and was approved. At the time of filling DS-160, I made a mistake in my employment history. Later during the interview with the visa officer, I verbally told him about my mistake and he just shrugged it off. Now since I'd be using the same employment history in my personal history form for my Canadian PR application (with accurate dates), I am wondering what will happen to me if the US visa officer did not manually correct my submitted DS-160 and just accepted my verbal explanation to issue me a visa.

Will IRCC verify my personal history form with my DS-160 that I submitted many years ago for my US tourist visa? What if they see a discrepancy? Am I thinking too much? I am not even using that employment history as my primary NOC but I am still worried because I am an honest applicant who prepared a lot for my Canadian PR application and I do not want to pay the price for a US visa officer not correcting my DS-160. Obviously I should've paid more attention while filling the US visa form too but it is too late.

Am I overthinking all of this?

You shouldn't worry about it. It is no issue. ALL THE BEST.

 

[candyman2121]

You shouldn't worry about it. It is no issue. ALL THE BEST.

Thanks : )

 

[Islander216]

I highly doubt it will be an issue, and in any case if it is ever flagged, you will most likely get a procedural fairness letter from IRCC detailing the discrepancy, which you can respond to.

Alternatively, you could mention this in your LOE for your application, but i doubt it becomes an issue given it was just background information for a visitor visa.

 

[navinball]

Canadian officials looking at 6 yr old US DS-160 forms and comparing employment dates? lol. You are not Obama-bin-laden.

 

[EscoBlades]

Canadian officials looking at 6 yr old US DS-160 forms and comparing employment dates? lol. You are not Obama-bin-laden.

They can absolutely see the DS-160, or the information contained within, if they wanted to. That said, it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that they would use that method to cross check employment dates, especially if the applicant submits the required docs to confirm their employment in the first place.

 

[Bacelor]

DS 160 form has its purpose, there is none valid reason that IRCC wants to review your US visitor Visa application unless they want to take a decision about it which is not. They already have a bunch of similar burden.

Only if you ever had a disapproved US visa, you should report it in your background declaration form.

GL

 

[candyman2121]

They can absolutely see the DS-160, or the information contained within, if they wanted to. That said, it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that they would use that method to cross check employment dates, especially if the applicant submits the required docs to confirm their employment in the first place.

I am not even claiming points for that employment to be honest. It's just that I verbally told that US visa officer about the mistakes in dates and he was like no big deal.

 

[candyman2121]

They can absolutely see the DS-160, or the information contained within, if they wanted to. That said, it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that they would use that method to cross check employment dates, especially if the applicant submits the required docs to confirm their employment in the first place.

Do I need to submit docs for employment that I am not claiming points for?

 

[EscoBlades]

I am not even claiming points for that employment to be honest. It's just that I verbally told that US visa officer about the mistakes in dates and he was like no big deal.

Then nothing to worry about.