Query regarding DS 156 form

[maverick_usa_india]

Hello all,

Please guide me with the following questions regarding the DS 156 form.

I have been to US in Aug 2001 on a F1 visa and came to India on a vacation in Dec 2002. I went back to US in Jan 2003 and finally returned to India in June 2004. In the DS 156 form(Question 29) it asks whether I have earlier been to US and if yes when and how long? For this Question, should I mention that I been to US in Aug 2001 or should I mention it as Jan 2003.
The form also asks about my additional trips to US. Is my going back to US from India after a month-long vacation(Dec2003-Jan 2004), considered as an additional visit to US?

Also, it asks as to when do I intend to arrive in US. Is providing a specific date mandatory for this question.

Thanks for ur time,
Maverick

[veena_swsh]

Hi,
You will have to put the details of the most recent trip in the 29 column. In the additional visits cloumn, you have to fill the details of the previous visit.
And provide a date that you propose to travel, though your actual travel date need not be the same as this. Its only for the purpose of the visa.

[maverick_usa_india]

Hi Veena_swsh,

Thanks for the info.

Maverick