Signed and submitted DS 160 on parent's behalf by mistake - Help please!

[anuts]

I helped my mother fill her DS 160 and had asked her to sign and submit in the end. But their computer crashed and I signed and submitted the form electronically. In the confirmation page, it now shows the form submitted in EST timings and also says that even if someone fills on your behalf, you should sign and submit it yourself. Will this be a criteria for her visa to get rejected? What can I do to help the case?

[rayb]

Unless a State Department employee was looking over your shoulder, the reviewers won't have any way of knowing whether your or your mom digitally signed eh DS-160.

--RayB

I helped my mother fill her DS 160 and had asked her to sign and submit in the end. But their computer crashed and I signed and submitted the form electronically. In the confirmation page, it now shows the form submitted in EST timings and also says that even if someone fills on your behalf, you should sign and submit it yourself. Will this be a criteria for her visa to get rejected? What can I do to help the case?

[anuts]

Unless a State Department employee was looking over your shoulder, the reviewers won't have any way of knowing whether your or your mom digitally signed eh DS-160.

--RayB

Thank you so much for your reply! The reason why I asked is that it mentions the EST timezone in which I submitted the application on the confirmation page. Wont the officials kno by taking a look at it that it was not submitted in India?

[rayb]

IF the question comes up (and it's not likely to come up), your mom should honestly say that you did the digital signature with her consent. Just don't volunteer that information. The worst that can happen is that they will ask her to do it over, locally. Sometimes in Manila, during an interview, applicants are told to go to a local internet cafe to redo a DS-160 when something is wrong with it, then to return to the Embassy (usually fiancee visa applicants).

--Ray B

Thank you so much for your reply! The reason why I asked is that it mentions the EST timezone in which I submitted the application on the confirmation page. Wont the officials kno by taking a look at it that it was not submitted in India?

[anuts]

IF the question comes up (and it's not likely to come up), your mom should honestly say that you did the digital signature with her consent. Just don't volunteer that information. The worst that can happen is that they will ask her to do it over, locally. Sometimes in Manila, during an interview, applicants are told to go to a local internet cafe to redo a DS-160 when something is wrong with it, then to return to the Embassy (usually fiancee visa applicants).

--Ray B

That's a relief to know! Thanks, Ray B