DS160 form related questions

[Redington]

My Parents are applying for the US Tourist B2 visa so they can visit me. So they are filing the online DS160 form. So I have a few questions related to it. Pardon my ignorance with respect to some of these questions .

(1) On page 2 of of DS160, it asks them for ther National Identification Number. So what should my parents enter here . Should they enter their PAN numbers ?

(2) On another page it asks about "Person or entity paying for the trip" : Since I am inviting my parents over to the US, I am paying for their trip. But is it better for them to choose the option "SELF" or https://snaptube.cam/ "OTHER PERSON" ? Will choosing "OTHER PERSON" reduce their chances of getting a visa and instead if they chose "SELF" then it would reiterate that they are financially strong in India and so would choosing 'SELF' even though I am paying for their trip, improve their chances of getting visa ?

(3) My dad and mom will both be traveling together to US. The DS160 for each of them asks if another person is travelling with you. So just wanted to confirm if on my dad's DS160 application he should mention my mom's name and vice-versa, on my mom's ds160 form should she mention my dad's name . Is that correct ?

(4) In the section where it asks for previous VISA information, there is question which reads "have you been ten-printed". Can you please let me know what ten-printed means ? The last time their US visa was applied and issued was in early 2007 or late 2006.

(5) On one of the pages it asks for their passport travel document number and passport book number. My parents have the regular Indian passport book. Do they have to enter the same number in both the passport book number and passport travel document number text boxes because there is No "not applicable" checkbox for the passport travel document number text box ?

(6) In the point of contact field in US section, the drop down box does not have CHILD/SON option. Since my parents are applying for the visa should they choose "Relative" or "Other" from the drop down box since there is no SON/CHILD option to choose from ?

(7) In the previous education section, should my father enter only his Bachelor's degree education details or in addition to that, should he also enter his Pre-University and High school education details ?


Appreciate your clarification in this regard.

[rkk09]

Hi Member,
Please see my response below.

(1) On page 2 of of DS160, it asks them for the National Identification Number. So what should my parents enter here . Should they enter their PAN numbers ?
Answer: Not required of mentioning PAN number.. You can select as does not apply

(2) On another page it asks about "Person or entity paying for the trip" : Since I am inviting my parents over to the US, I am paying for their trip. But is it better for them to choose the option "SELF" or "OTHER PERSON" ? Will choosing "OTHER PERSON" reduce their chances of getting a visa and instead if they chose "SELF" then it would reiterate that they are financially strong in India and so would choosing 'SELF' even though I am paying for their trip, improve their chances of getting visa ?
Answer: Either way is better. If you are going to take care of your parents expenses then provide truth information.

(3) My dad and mom will both be traveling together to US. The DS160 for each of them asks if another person is travelling with you. So just wanted to confirm if on my dad's DS160 application he should mention my mom's name and vice-versa, on my mom's ds160 form should she mention my dad's name . Is that correct ?
Answer: Yes.. Your father can mention your mother name and Mother can mention your father name.

(4) In the section where it asks for previous VISA information, there is question which reads "have you been ten-printed". Can you please let me know what ten-printed means ? The last time their US visa was applied and issued was in early 2007 or late 2006.
Answer: I hope they would have given biometrics when they got previous visa. If so then mention the answer as YES.

(5) On one of the pages it asks for their passport travel document number and passport book number. My parents have the regular Indian passport book. Do they have to enter the same number in both the passport book number and passport travel document number text boxes because there is No "not applicable" checkbox for the passport travel document number text box ?
Answer: In this case, you will need to mention only passport number under passport/travel document number. for Passport book number, please select the check box of does not apply.

(6) In the point of contact field in US section, the drop down box does not have CHILD/SON option. Since my parents are applying for the visa should they choose "Relative" or "Other" from the drop down box since there is no SON/CHILD option to choose from ?
Answer: They can select the option called relative.

(7) In the previous education section, should my father enter only his Bachelor's degree education details or in addition to that, should he also enter his Pre-University and High school education details ?
Answer: If you have all of these details, yes of course you can mention from the schooling to higher level of education.

All the best.
Thanks