My 2 cents ( it resolved my issue of adding dependent ) - follow along this video from 6.00min - 9.05min - PAUSE if you still can't add, ONE last thing - you search your dependent with UID ( which can be found in your dependent's profile top right corner) and BINGO - you can now view and edit your dependent details and continue with your application. All the Best.
I have entered dependent information and then when try to add the page went timed out. I logged in after 10 mins then I saw add dependents. When I'm adding dependents since the page was timed out, i thought what if i'm miss any information and removed the dependent and tried adding same dependent information again. Thats when it said the email id is already present and i cant move forward after that. Can you please suggest what to do and how to add that information?
Sir..I need to apply for my child who was recently born .but it is asking the payment for 2 persons including the primary applicant.. what to do... please help..v parents have our visas already nd one child also has.this is our 2nd child.. can anyone say what to do?
@@Umreeka Do I need to create new profile for dependent? As my depended stay at different address than the primary applicant? Or just adding dependent to primary applicant profile is fine?
If i am 61 year old and my Son is 24 year old, In this case my son is my dependent or not? and can we both get appointment for same day? or we should apply separately for appointment?
@umreeka Thanks for the video, 1. Where in the DS160 can we mention that the person is dependent? • Under the " Travel Information" section in DS 160, for question "Are there other persons traveling with you" ? - I entered no. Should that be yes to be considered a dependent, or does it not matter? • The prompt for the question is Help : Traveling with Others You should answer Yes to this question if you are traveling with family, as part of an organized tour, or as part of a performing group or athletic team. You do not need to list individuals who are traveling with you for the purposes of employment with the same employer. 2. What happens if I select " no" in my fathers and "yes" in my mother's application? 3. Should the primary email address be the same in both of my parents DS160 to be considered dependent
Please check out this video for details. Let me know if you still have any question after watching the video. HOW TO APPLY USA VISITOR VISA-B2 2023 || PARENTS VISITING USA 🇺🇸 !! ua-cam.com/video/PdamjdORfhI/v-deo.html
Hi, Thanks for sharing the informative video. I am trying to schedule the visa interview appointment for myself and 2 dependents (Spouse & Daughter). In Visa Applications Home>>Continue Application>> Number of applications shown only 2 (Myself and Spouse). Unable to proceed further for payment and got message "Dependent application(s) are incomplete. Please complete all applications before advancing." under Manage Dependents. Also, unable to edit my daughter profile. I would like to submit for all 3. Please help me to resolve this issue
Hi, I will be travelling to usa along with my family. I have my mom and my sister with me. So, should we give visa interview separately or should we give interview together as a family? What is the recommended option? Which is better?
thank you for sharing the steps. For me it didnt populate after creating portal for dependants. But there is an option called Add Existing dependant by UID. enter your dependant UID and it will populate. this worked for me
one question here , if i was a primary applicant in B1/b2 but now from my husband company , he is the primary applicant for L1/l2 , it is not allowing for my UID to add. It throws me an error. How to resolve it?
Thanks for your video and details shared via the comments. I have a question. I created a primary application (for B2 visa) for my wife with one minor daughter as dependent and paid the fee . I also created a separate primary profile for my elder daughter (who is working) and paid the fee. Now,Can I add my elder daughter as a dependent to my wife's primary application ? (to ease up the visa interview slot selection and go together for interview) or will it create any problem?
Previously, i had added my twin children (19 years) as dependents while taking appointment for myself and spouse, however, did not take appointment nor pay fees for my dependent children, as they couldn’t accompany on the same date, now my visa appointment is done and now like to take appointment for my children. So should I proceed with my Primary a/c in US visa scheduling site and use 'Close application' option, and re-add dependent details or create seperate a/c for one of the child and add 2 child as dependent? Please advise.
Thank you for ur time in helping making helpful videos for people like us in confusion. So I have a question about the dependent in immigrant visa so accidentally I filled up dependent application as myself for my primary applicant which is my wife. So is it possible that I can cancel the dependent application appointment and not cancel the primary applicant appointment application . Thank you
My son is now 15 and in earlier stampings we submitted the application via drop box. Since he is 15 and not eligible for drop box, how can we all submit the application for the visa interview rather than him appearing for interview and we submitting the applications via dropbox. What options to select to do that?
I successfully obtained my L1 visa a couple of months ago, and now I'm looking to apply for L2 visas for my dependents (my spouse and child). However, when I log in to the US visa scheduling site, I don't see an option to create a dependent profile. Instead, I only see an option to close my current application and create a new one. How can I create dependent profiles in this situation? Additionally, will both my spouse and child be considered under the Interview Waiver category?
If they have got any us visa in past 10 years then they will be eligible for interview waiver. Create new profile for your spouse and add your kid as dependent there and schedule appointment
It did not work. When I add dependent then it automatically picks L1 blanket visa even it should be L2 Visa. then I created dependent profile and added my primary id as contact id but and followed the process but still nothing changed. and now profile shows 2 different appplicatioin in dependent section. Please help
Hi, I am in USA on F-1 visa. I am applying for B2 visa for my parents. I already filled ds 160 for my father and mother. Now, at us visa scheduling website, if do I have to make my father as a primary applicant and add my mother in the dependent section. Or shall I have to make 2 different profiles ? PC: I would like my father and mother to give their interview together.
I got the bellow message while adding the dependent details. Even I tried creating the new account for the dependent but its showing the same message. "Your personal details match a profile which already exists in our database. If you created this profile in the past and forgot the password, please use the 'Forgot your password?' function on the login screen. If this user name isn't familiar to you, please contact our helpline through the Provide Feedback option in the left menu or by sending an E-mail to our helpline. Please don't forget to attach the scanned copy of your passport's data page to your feedback message/E-mail." I have no clue why it is showing that details.
Sir, can I fill my wife's name as primary and add me and two kids as dependents? But i am the one who is going to be for interview . So id there any problem? Help me out? Can I get your contact details
I created a profile for h4 and tried to start application with contact email as primary but its not showing me any details of primary h1b holder information.
Hi, I have booked h1b visa appointment for myself and it got approved. I have picked my passport with stamp. Now i want to book H4 visa appointment for my wife as dependent. I opened the appointment portal and i am not able to add her as dependent. Can you please tell me how to book her visa appointment. Thank you
@@Umreeka i have created a new profile for her but when i am trying select the visa type and clicking next, it is showing error that primary contact details not available, When I was booking my h1b appointment i added her details(mail) as dependent and then removed from dependent list as her passport was not updated at that time. Now she got her new passport and ready to book appointment. So with the same mail i created new profile and when i select the visa h4 and click next it gives error. Please tell me what to do in this case
I was trying to schedule a visa interview for only my dependent through my account. However, the portal was scheduling an interview for both of us. I don't want to schedule an interview for myself as I already have a visa. How should I do it? I tried making another account only for her and it says that she's a dependent and we need to schedule an appointment using my account. I don't know what to do here. I would like to get some help.
I am already in USA... want to book visa appointment for my wife and son who are in India.. How do i book appointment only for my two dependents together. can you guide?
Hi Sir, I have paid the fee and claimed the receipt, but I cannot book an appointment. As I proceed further after the manage dependents section, I get an error page. Another issue is that My application homepage shows dependents: 2, and I do not have any dependents. How to resolve it?
Hello, me and my husband applied for visa as a group and paid the fees. This way we were able to schedule same day and time appointment. But somehow while trying to reschedule our appointment, the applications got ungrouped and we are no longer able to schedule appointment together. We have tried to add me as an applicant in my husband’s profile but now they are asking to pay fees. Is there any solution for this as we have already paid the fees.
My wife and elder kid have expired visa, but my second kid is just born one month and just got her passport. Whether my second kid will be eligible for dropbox?
Based on the questions for interview waiver she may not be available but since she is below 14 years you may be able to get dropbox with parents. You would need to enter the details and find out.
HI I FOLLOWED ALL THE STEPS AS SUGGESTED BUT STILL THE SAME ERROR POPS UP 'YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS MATCH A PROFILE WHICH ALREADY EXISTS IN OUR DATABASE'. ADDITIONALLY I TRIED CHANGING THE CONTACT EMAIL ID (SAME AS PRIMARY APPLICANT) IN DEPENDENT PROFILE BUT THERE ALSO IT SAYS THE SAME ERROR - 'YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS MATCH A PROFILE WHICH ALREADY EXISTS IN OUR DATABASE'. IS IT A DEADEND ?
PLEASE HELP🙏 In Visa application site, My husband has created a profile as applicant for adding me as dependent his profile was completed but he later observed he entered his Wrong passport no. and its uneditable 1. How can we recorrect that as unable to create new account as it says email id already used and unable to edit in profile section Any advice please
I created a profile for my wife and added my child as a dependent. I paid fees, and once I started booking appointments, an error message popped up: "An error occurred," so I accidentally removed my dependent. But now I am unable to add dependents again. Also, if I try to create a separate profile for my child, I am getting the error message "Your personal details match a profile that already exists in our database." Could you please guide me on this?
@@santhoshkrishnan1581 - Hello, Were you able to figure out any solution for this. I am struggling with the same issue since past 1 month and not able to find any solution. Have submitted several tickets but not getting proper guidance. Can you please let me know if you were able to fix this ?
@santoshkrishnan On creating the profile of the wife and adding child as a dependent.My question was on step 5:principle Applicants name should be of f1 and sevis number should be of spouse right.
Hi, I'm trying to book B1/B2 for my parents. I paid fee for my father as in the payment page it only shown 1 person payment option. Later, I tried to add dependent on manage dependents page. It doesn't gets added and throws me error and it doesn't allow me to remove the dependent as well. If I try to add as new dependent it says already exists and If I proceed with the one which has all that details it throws me an error and doesn't give me an option to pay fees. Kindly help me resolve this. Thanks!
Submit button is not visible in my account, this issue started on oct30,2023. The online support is useless, I have created 8-10 request ids still haven’t received any concrete solution
I am a primary applicant and need to book appointment for 2 dependents.Do I have to create a seperate dependent profile because on scheduling the appointment from primary applicant the visa fees are being charged for 3 whereas only 2 dependens should have been charged.Requesting your help.
Hi after paying mrv fee can I close the application and create two applications, one for primary and other one for my dependents by using same mrv receipt?
My husband has created a profile as applicant for adding me as dependent his profile was completed but he later observed he entered his name incorrectly and it’s. It editable. To avoid any problems I have created my profile and now I want to add him as dependent, can I do so despite him having his own profile
Greetings, When we book one appointment to both primary and dependent adding them as dependent in visa scheduling will it show separate DS 160 for both OR only principal applicants DS 160 Number as I see only mine (Principal Applicant) DS 160 Number. Please enlighten. Thanks, JSK
I am unable to add a dependent's name because it shows that the profile already exists. How can I resolve this issue? Also, could you please explain how to sign up for a dependent profile as mentioned in the video?
For dependent’s profile it is the same steps like primary applicant with just couple of different inputs. Please watch this and my other video on manage dependent for derails. US Visa Portal Process | New CGI Portal | US Visa Scheduling issues And Resolution ua-cam.com/video/GOw7iy9Ggjc/v-deo.html
Hi, your video was very informative. However, i have different problem. I have my profile with my H1 & H4 for my dependents. Now, i wanted to apply B1s for my parents. Unknowingly i added their applications to my profile. Now, it does not let me delete my parents applications from my profile nor it lets me create a separate profile for them. How shall i delete their applications from my profile? THanks in advance!
Sir i try to book first time for f1 visa appointment but I recived an issue that my details are already exist. I also send a mail to embassy about this and they replied me that i need to wait for 2 or 3 working days but now it has been two or three weeks.plz sir guide me..
Hi I have booked an appointment for B2 visa for my father by mistake i deleted my mothers account who was added to the dependent . Can you pls help me to fix this as Im not able to find her application now. I want them to have OFC and consular appointment on the same date. Thanks in Advance
You are misguiding. The profile of dependents can not be created with same email id of primary applicant. You are misleading. Have you the experience of this process or just making video for the sake of it.
@@Umreeka you told use same email id as primary. If it meant some thing else please explain for my knowledge. Moreover if you create dependents login credentials separately. It will reckon them as a primary applicant and will not allow the main applicant to add the dependent dependent of his.
I got the error as "profile already exist" but i have not created the dependent account in new portal. So i followed your process to open a new application and then at manage dependent, i exit the application. I logged in dependent profile and updated contact email address as primary applicant address and went thru all the steps till document delivery and exit the application When i loggged in back in primary application, dependent information doesn't show up on manage dependents. I am kind of stuck as support is not helping me here. Any help or guidance you can provide ?
Hi...I have added dependents to my name as Primary applicant. I qualify for interview waiver, however my dependents do not. I missed checking them individually for interview waiver and paid the fees for all and booked appointment and it came as interview waived for all. Hence I had to cancel my appointment. Now I am not delete the dependents so that I can book individual appointments. Kindly help!!!
I recently applied for a B2 Visiting visa for me and my wife. While applying, I added our both details and proceeded to the payment gateway. Suddenly my spouse's details were deleted and not shown while processing the payment. So I have to cancel it. I tried adding her details again but it shows the candidate's Mail ID and passport number are already registered. Kindly look into the issue and help with the payment process, so that I can add both our details and proceed to payment.
Try this. When you get personal details match the profile error . In the passport field of the dependant, give a space . For eg passport is ABCDEFGH , make it ABCDEFG H . Now move ahead with adding the dependant with whatever details it asks . This will help you overcome the profile already exists issue. Once dependant is added , the passport field can be edited and the space can be removed.
Hi, i submitted a b1/b2 visa application for me and for my son (as family) and we got our confirmation receipt already. However, something came up with my sons schedule, in short he will not pushthru with his us visa application anymore. Can you advise/enlighten me on what to do? I already paid for my visa fee..
Hello, i m applying for b1/b2 for myself, wife & two kids(under 14). Do i have to create separate profile for each of us first & then make payment & appointment formalities under my profile (with other 3 as dependent). I have UID for each one of us. Pls help. Thanks
Hi , I am trying for B2 visa for my mom and my brother. My brother is a dependent on my mom s application. So , my question is when we reached the last form to schedule the appointment, it just shows my mom s name not my brother’s on group name and when my pressing the “ manage dependent “ button it shows my brother’s profile but not adding his name to the group. What to do ?thanks
Yes on the front page, it showed fees paid for my monther’s. Actually I made another profile for my brother and paid the fees separately.My brother is a special child . He can’t attend the interview on his own . So what to do? Please suggest
Hi ,It is very useful video.I am having different issue,we went to group dropbox appt,During document submission they rejected my daughter’s documents since she is 14 yrs and they asked to remove my daughter’s profile from existing primary applicant and create a new profile,However i am not able to delete dependent from primary applicant.please help
Can i create new profile for my daughter without removing her from primary applicant’s profile and pay fee again for scheduling in person interview as i am blocked us they are taking too much time to respond.
Hlo sir I am stucking on add to aaplication page as it wont let me to add my dependent in main applicant profile give the message your details match in our data base And if i create separate profile for dependent it gives the same message What to do now to add dependents
Thanks a lot for the information. I have question that I am visiting my brother Dec along with my mother ,can I add my mother in dependent and pay the fee together even I have not mentioned here as accompanying traveller in ds-160..?
Please help me how can I add my daughter they have already sent me the conversation letter of my appointment my daughter was left out because of the passport but now she has a passport how can I add into the appointment
Fill ds160 for your daughter. Close your existing visa portal application Add her as a dependent in your visa portal profile. Pay the fee Then schedule appointment together. Alternatively you can create her separate profile and schedule a separate appointment for her.
Hi, thanks for very informative video. Somehow I cancelled my existing appointment as I was not aware about the new website and it sucks. Do I need to pay fees again or I can get re schedule the Visa appointment with already paid fees?
I followed same steps, created new dependant profile and added contact email as primary applicant,but its not going forward again saying profile already exist...pls give any solution
My H1B already stamped, pls tell me procedure to go ahead for my spouse and 2 child. I have created my 1.spouse profile and trying added dependants but no luck 2. I created my daughter profile but that not going forward to application page at start it's showing error that profile already exist. Can you suggest
Proceed with taking separate appoint for your wife and dependents. Try to take them at the same time slot and explain the situation at vfs. They will let them go together.
When adding dependent in the primary person's application, can we give the same email id as the primary applicant? I used same email address as the contact email in both of their DS 160.
i had filled the application and paid the MRV fees. so then sent message to customer care .again i had to close the first application and started a new application then i had an issue adding my wife as dependent says profile already exists . so someone suggested you do your application alone and got my appointment and finished the interview. after this i logged into my wife profile, but im unable to claim receipt of fees. it gives error RC07. please help.
I don't know but I'm unable to find the option where I can "start new application" or "close application and start new application" option? Can you please help?
@@Umreeka Thank you for your quick response. No, I haven't paid any fees yet. I started an application and then logged out, when I logged back in, the first two options- "start new application" or "close application and start new application" aren't just showing up on my screen. The only options I could see are- group request summary, manage application, feedback, and messages. Even in the manage application, I cannot do anything or change. Please help me out here.
On the H-4 dependent's details page, should the principal applicant's petition details be given, or should the details from the H4 receipt notice be entered?
@@Umreekai am again getting error for payment. The confirmation for your previous transaction (Credit Card/Debit Card) is still pending. I tried to pay using different card after paying with old card since they couldn’t process my transaction. Please help me with it
@@Umreeka Hello, I may have mistakenly deleted the dependent details and now when I enter the same details again and try to submit them again it is not allowing me to submit. Its showing me this below error. Could you please let me know What should I do now? Your personal details match a profile which already exists in our database. If you created this profile in the past and forgot the password, please use the 'Forgot your password?' function on the login screen. If this user name isn't familiar to you, please contact our helpline through the Provide Feedback option in the left menu or by sending an E-mail to our helpline. Please don't forget to attach the scanned copy of your passport's data page to your feedback message/E-mail.
I created primary profile for my brother for B2 and added both parents as dependent on old website. I had made the payment also in the old profile for all 3 through the primary applicant profile. Now in the new website, while claiming receipt, it is showing the amount as 185 USD and not for all three. I can see their names under dependent section. Should I create separate profiles for my parents? And how to claim the remaining payment for them?
Hi. I was able to create separate profiles but in my mother’s profile I am getting a n error saying “Your personal details match the profile which already exists…”. I emailed the support desk and they have advised me to call their helpdesk number so it can be resolved in the backend. But noone picks that number. What should I do?
Sir me and my wife having B1B2 visa. Now we want to apply dropbox visa for our kids below age 13. So please guide me how to add their name in my profile. Because i have close continue application in my profile after getting visa. But now when i am trying to start new application only for my kids which are below 13, the website shows my name and details and ask my ds 160 confirmation number to submit to go to next page but i have already a visa. So what to do for apply for my kids below 13. And i have 3 kids all below age 13. Please guide me.
Here is trial and hit method. Create a new profile using your child's details and an email. You will then find a unique ID at the top right corner. Then, go to your profile and link using that ID. This is an issue with the new system. This workaround helped people. If you need further help please reach out to poojankit0707@gmail.com
I am getting ‘You are not permitted to schedule at this time’ error on consular posts page and i am unable to book appointment.Please let me know how i can fix that
@@Umreeka no,i didn’t schedule consular post appointment once also.I was struck on ofc appointment only.So I cancelled my appointment of ofc once,so i can schedule ofc again
Hi , Iam trying to apply for me my wife and 2 kids. I have a profile created and my wife is a dependent and my son has a separate profile and my daughter is a dependant with him. I want to add my kids as dependants in my profile. How can I do that?
@umreeka - If Separate appointments are booked, does the H4-dependent needs to mandatorily have H1B stamped visa copy ? which means the appointment for the dependent needs to be booked only after primary applicant's visa is approved ?
No stamped H1B visa is not mandatory for H4. Make sure they have approved i797. Please watch this video for more info. H1B Dropbox Documents Checklist 2023 | US Visa Dropbox Appointment | US Visa Dropbox Process India ua-cam.com/video/pZapVNmmoL4/v-deo.html
@@Umreeka Thanks, the video helps for the renewal of 2nd time H1B. I am referring to 1st time visa appointment of H4 dependent when the primary applicant is also in the process of visa appointment process. Does this mean that only after the approval of the H1 primary applicant H4 visa will be approved ? This is issue due to the new portal where dependent addition was not possible, so I went ahead and booked the appointments separately.
You would beed to close your application before doing that. Then create a new application and reclaim your receipt. Same with dependent as well. And i am not sure if it will all go smoothly.
Hello sir.. I have shown my mother as depenedent on my father in DS160....but while usvisa scheduling ..the portal asks to add dependent only if eleigible for interview waiver.....what does this mean? Do I have to create separate Login for USVisascheduling for my Mother or Do I need to add my Mother as dependent in my Father's login on USvisascheduling? Because they are mentioning " dont add dependents if not eligible for interview waivers"
Hi! I got dropbox appointment confirmation email from new portal with my wife passport number with **** and last 4 digit, I am not sure how this got mapped, but I gave all my passport details are correct in DS160 and new visa portal application, when I take print confirmation page with view full passport number (clicked eye icon ) it is showing my passport number. Before clicking the eye icon my wife passport number **** with last 4 digit is showing. Will it be any problem in the biometric OFC with my wife passport number in the email appointment confirmation?
Hi, while filling the form for my mom and dad, I came across "Manage Dependents". Do I need to fill my mom's details as a dependent in my dad's profile and my dad's details as a dependent in my mom's profile or need to ignore?
If you are going to schedule separate interview for them then you can do on their separate profile without adding as dependent. If you are wanting one appointment for both of them then you would need to add one as a dependent. You may keep father as primary applicant and add mother as dependent. Enter all details carefully and correctly because in this new portal it is very difficult to get anything corrected.
In old portal i have booked appointment having my parents as my dependents on 5th may 2024. Later chsnged to earlier date 7th dec. Now in the new portal only primary that is my apppintments is there. I dont have my parents details. Can they come with my appointment ?
Regarding visitor visa I have blocked ofc slots by mistake and it is showing only consular section now How to go back to OFC page it is not allowing me to do so
Not able to add dependents data alredy exist error is coming please make aw detailed vedio please and is there any update when us visa website will get new updates .
Hello I created an account in old portal for my both parents…paid old fee amount and book appointments When new portal switched . I saw both fees and appointments but by mistake closed application. Which cancelled both parents appointment. Now paid new fees for one parent in new portal but unable to add second parent ds160 . Manage dependent link doesn’t click What to do
hello with your all information videos i take already appointment for my parent's in march. a big thanks to you and your important information it helps me a lot. i do myself everything. but i do one mistake i make my mother primary and my father as dependent is that issue in at time of interview. and i wan interview in Punjabi or Hindi how can i do it....,,,,,
Being your mother Primary should not be a problem. You can choose language while creating your profile but it seems you are past that already. If you want to reschedule then you need to close current application and start new with the language you need interview for. But I am not sure how far in future specific language interview appointments are available. So if you can please keep same appointment.
My family has 3 separate profiles created earlier and now we are submitted new visa application and trying to add dependents to one of the profile. Primary profile DS160 number is updated by closing and starting new profile. But for the dependents profile, should we close and start again to update DS160 or continue with same and just update email id as Primary person's email id as group payment will be made through primary profile?
Hi. Thank you for the informative video. I am unable to add the dependence (my parents) on my brother's profile. So I made separate profiles with separate email IDs, still the error says the user ID already exists. Do you know what is the issue here, and how can I fix it?
Were you able to fix the issue? I am getting the same error with new email id. I don't know how to solve the issue. Please help me on this if you already solved the issue.
Hi, I deleted the dependant profile before watching this video. Now when I am trying to add the dependent details again, I am receiving an error saying the profile already exists and to please log into that profile. I need to add back the dependent details now, would be very grateful for any suggestions to resolve this.
Hi, yu can call embassy they will surely help you.. tell Them to guide yu while the call is on ..they will tell yu to create separate profile for dependant and make sure you ask them the uid no. For yur dependant..they will update in their system and while you login back in yur acnt yul need to fill details and yul see yur dependant added..
I have added dependent by mistake. I have not yet filled all the details. Just added name and email. Please can you tell me how to delete it. I don't see a remove button
I made a primay applicants profile and made a separate profile for my dependent and now I cannot add my dependent on my primary applicants profile and when I log in into dependents profile it shows we are sorry you are already a dependent on a primary applicants application. but I cannot add my dependent because when i add it says that the this profile already exists. please help me what to do
In dependent id give a space in passport number and the try. Once dependent is added in primary application then edit the dependent and remove space in passport number. That should resolve your error.
Hi, Can you please help me with some advice on rescheduling it's my first time? Will i have to constantly keep on looking for a date by refreshing the page? (will i be getting a date basis if anyone cancel's their appointment ? example- X person has an appointment booked for 20 Nov if he cancels ill have to book my slot? Do you have any recommendation of time when to visit and check the OFC availability?
Here are do’s and don’ts to get an early appointment. How To Get Early US Visa Appointment Date | How To Reschedule USA Visa Appointment ua-cam.com/video/jplYBEPfOw0/v-deo.html With my experience I checked around 6-7 am india time and found on few days. You might want to check 2-3 times a day. Check out this video.
Thank you very much for the very informative video. However I am not sure whether it can resolve my issue. I am in the process of renewing my US BI/B2 Visa along with that of my spouse. We both are eligible for drop box option and have reached the stage where I have added my dependent and it is reflecting in my account , I have paid the fees for both of us and it is reflecting in my account page. However when I try to set up the drop box appointment date and click on the available date slot I get the message ' an error has occurred'. This is happening even after trying many times. I have taken it up with the support desk of the portal but still the problem persists. Any Suggestion? Thanks
You may have to create a separate profile for dependent (with same email id of the dependent which you entered in the primary application) by the signup option. After you have to login to dependent's profile and create the application . Once this is done, you will see the UUID of the dependent (number displayed on top after the profile name) . Note down this UUID of the dependent and use it to add in Primary application by choosing the option to add existing dependent using UUID.
Sir, i have cancelled the appointment last week. After that next day , reschedule button was coming and i was able to book ofc appointment however consolate appointment was not available at that time hence i was not able to book. Now when i check , reschedule option itself not coming. Plz plz help sir
Hello, thank for the information, we are just trying to add my mother (dependant) to my father (primary) profile, we changed the email and try twice to add the profile, it was getting an error like profile already exist in database, we are able to add my sis has dependant but getting error with my mom profile
@@Umreeka Thank you very much for the reply. For some reason it didn't let me proceed with dependent after I created separate login for dependent. I reached out to customer care and it did let me proceed. Not sure if they did something on their side. But I went to profile and clicked Submit without any change and it did let me do everything thereafter.
Hi Sir, I'm already in the US with H1B visa. Im planning to bring my wife here. So I created new profile with primary applicant as me and added wife as dependent and visa type as H4. Now in payment page iam asked to pay for 2 people even though I am applying for h4 visa for my wife. Should I create new profile in wife's name and process the application there? Is that the solution for this? But in that case I wont be the primary applicant right? Please help.
My 2 cents ( it resolved my issue of adding dependent ) - follow along this video from 6.00min - 9.05min - PAUSE if you still can't add, ONE last thing - you search your dependent with UID ( which can be found in your dependent's profile top right corner) and BINGO - you can now view and edit your dependent details and continue with your application. All the Best.
Great hope this will help people.
I have entered dependent information and then when try to add the page went timed out. I logged in after 10 mins then I saw add dependents. When I'm adding dependents since the page was timed out, i thought what if i'm miss any information and removed the dependent and tried adding same dependent information again. Thats when it said the email id is already present and i cant move forward after that. Can you please suggest what to do and how to add that information?
@@karnatimohan2918hello, did you find a solution, even I am stuck with the same issue. Please let me know if you have found a solution. Thanks 🙏
Sir..I need to apply for my child who was recently born .but it is asking the payment for 2 persons including the primary applicant.. what to do... please help..v parents have our visas already nd one child also has.this is our 2nd child.. can anyone say what to do?
Bingo, Thanks for this😮
Hi, Can i add dependent now in my visa application AFTER i have already paid and scheduled appointment for myself
You have to close your application. Then start new application and add dependent pay for their fee and claim your receipt.
@@Umreeka Do I need to create new profile for dependent? As my depended stay at different address than the primary applicant? Or just adding dependent to primary applicant profile is fine?
@praveenjaiswal4884 just adding dependent to your profile should be fine.
If i am 61 year old and my Son is 24 year old, In this case my son is my dependent or not? and can we both get appointment for same day? or we should apply separately for appointment?
Which visa type are you asking for?
@@Umreeka B1/ B2 ... waiting for your response.
Yea you can make your sone as dependent that way you both can schedule one appointment together.
Thank you so much for your help. I have been stuck on adding dependents part for the whole day and the your video came as a savior! THANK YOU!!!
No problem! Thanks for you comment 😊
@umreeka Thanks for the video,
1. Where in the DS160 can we mention that the person is dependent?
• Under the " Travel Information" section in DS 160, for question
"Are there other persons traveling with you" ? - I entered no. Should that be yes to be considered a dependent, or does it not matter?
• The prompt for the question is
Help : Traveling with Others
You should answer Yes to this question if you are traveling with family, as part of an organized tour, or as part of a performing group or athletic team. You do not need to list individuals who are traveling with you for the purposes of employment with the same employer.
2. What happens if I select " no" in my fathers and "yes" in my mother's application?
3. Should the primary email address be the same in both of my parents DS160 to be considered dependent
Please check out this video for details. Let me know if you still have any question after watching the video.
HOW TO APPLY USA VISITOR VISA-B2 2023 || PARENTS VISITING USA 🇺🇸 !!
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Hi, Thanks for sharing the informative video. I am trying to schedule the visa interview appointment for myself and 2 dependents (Spouse & Daughter).
In Visa Applications Home>>Continue Application>> Number of applications shown only 2 (Myself and Spouse).
Unable to proceed further for payment and got message "Dependent application(s) are incomplete. Please complete all applications before advancing." under Manage Dependents. Also, unable to edit my daughter profile. I would like to submit for all 3. Please help me to resolve this issue
Were you able to resolve this problem?
Hi, I will be travelling to usa along with my family. I have my mom and my sister with me. So, should we give visa interview separately or should we give interview together as a family? What is the recommended option? Which is better?
Together is better option.
thank you for sharing the steps. For me it didnt populate after creating portal for dependants. But there is an option called Add Existing dependant by UID. enter your dependant UID and it will populate. this worked for me
Great I wasn’t knowing about it. Thanks for sharing and helping others.
one question here , if i was a primary applicant in B1/b2 but now from my husband company , he is the primary applicant for L1/l2 , it is not allowing for my UID to add. It throws me an error. How to resolve it?
Mam plzz tell me what is UID .....m facing the same issue...but I don't hv any solution
Thanks for your video and details shared via the comments. I have a question. I created a primary application (for B2 visa) for my wife with one minor daughter as dependent and paid the fee . I also created a separate primary profile for my elder daughter (who is working) and paid the fee. Now,Can I add my elder daughter as a dependent to my wife's primary application ? (to ease up the visa interview slot selection and go together for interview) or will it create any problem?
It should let you add new dependent as well.
I am already in US and I want to book appointment for my dependents for my spouse and kids. In this case, my wife will become primary applicant?
Yes.
Hai sir, thank you for this informative video. Is that possible to get back the dependent details if removed from the primary applicant's profile?
Yes , call helpdesk and ask for uid and then add the dependent.
Previously, i had added my twin children (19 years) as dependents while taking appointment for myself and spouse, however, did not take appointment nor pay fees for my dependent children, as they couldn’t accompany on the same date, now my visa appointment is done and now like to take appointment for my children.
So should I proceed with my Primary a/c in US visa scheduling site and use 'Close application' option, and re-add dependent details or create seperate a/c for one of the child and add 2 child as dependent? Please advise.
Did your wife also got the visa?
@@Umreeka Yes
Thank you for ur time in helping making helpful videos for people like us in confusion.
So I have a question about the dependent in immigrant visa so accidentally I filled up dependent application as myself for my primary applicant which is my wife.
So is it possible that I can cancel the dependent application appointment and not cancel the primary applicant appointment application .
Thank you
You may close existing application and start a separate application for each of you and claim receipt individually
My son is now 15 and in earlier stampings we submitted the application via drop box. Since he is 15 and not eligible for drop box, how can we all submit the application for the visa interview rather than him appearing for interview and we submitting the applications via dropbox. What options to select to do that?
You all can appear for interview together as he has to go for it.
Can we add people to GROUP MEMBER after visa appointment is booked? (Visa Type : B2)
No you can not
I successfully obtained my L1 visa a couple of months ago, and now I'm looking to apply for L2 visas for my dependents (my spouse and child). However, when I log in to the US visa scheduling site, I don't see an option to create a dependent profile. Instead, I only see an option to close my current application and create a new one. How can I create dependent profiles in this situation? Additionally, will both my spouse and child be considered under the Interview Waiver category?
If they have got any us visa in past 10 years then they will be eligible for interview waiver.
Create new profile for your spouse and add your kid as dependent there and schedule appointment
Do you know how to book appointment for L1 and L2 together .. I added dependents but their visa class appear as L1 instead of L2
@@Umreeka any way to schedule together?
It did not work. When I add dependent then it automatically picks L1 blanket visa even it should be L2 Visa.
then I created dependent profile and added my primary id as contact id but and followed the process but still nothing changed.
and now profile shows 2 different appplicatioin in dependent section. Please help
Are you not able to edit the dependent information in primary application to change the visa type?
Im facing same, how did you solved this?
Hi,
I am in USA on F-1 visa. I am applying for B2 visa for my parents. I already filled ds 160 for my father and mother.
Now, at us visa scheduling website, if do I have to make my father as a primary applicant and add my mother in the dependent section. Or shall I have to make 2 different profiles ?
PC: I would like my father and mother to give their interview together.
Make your father primary and mother as dependent then pay the fees together that way you will be able to make appointments together.
Very informative video. I followed it and was able to resolve the error with adding dependents. Thanks!!
I’m glad it helped you. Thanks for the comment.
I had my HIB-H4 visa interview last week, I wasnt able to include my dependents. What should I do? Thank you in advance.
Create a profile for one of the dependent and then add add second dependent to profile and schedule appointment
I got the bellow message while adding the dependent details. Even I tried creating the new account for the dependent but its showing the same message.
"Your personal details match a profile which already exists in our database. If you created this profile in the past and forgot the password, please use the 'Forgot your password?' function on the login screen. If this user name isn't familiar to you, please contact our helpline through the Provide Feedback option in the left menu or by sending an E-mail to our helpline. Please don't forget to attach the scanned copy of your passport's data page to your feedback message/E-mail."
I have no clue why it is showing that details.
Add dependent using UID.
How i get uid @@Umreeka
It helped me. Thanks! Very informative and would definitely help lot of people currently struggling with Visa appointment new site.
Thanks a lot.
@@UmreekaHi please help, I need to edit the birthdate.
@prateekkaur36 you can call heldesk.
Call helpdesk.
Sir, Could you please advise on how I can book an individual appointment for the H4 Visa?
Fill ds160 for h4 applicant.
Create new profile for h4 if it does not exist already.
Then pay the fee and schedule appointment
Sir, can I fill my wife's name as primary and add me and two kids as dependents?
But i am the one who is going to be for interview . So id there any problem?
Help me out? Can I get your contact details
I created a profile for h4 and tried to start application with contact email as primary but its not showing me any details of primary h1b holder information.
Hi,
I have booked h1b visa appointment for myself and it got approved. I have picked my passport with stamp. Now i want to book H4 visa appointment for my wife as dependent. I opened the appointment portal and i am not able to add her as dependent. Can you please tell me how to book her visa appointment. Thank you
You can create a profile for and get her appointment scheduled like you did for yours.
@@Umreeka i have created a new profile for her but when i am trying select the visa type and clicking next, it is showing error that primary contact details not available,
When I was booking my h1b appointment i added her details(mail) as dependent and then removed from dependent list as her passport was not updated at that time.
Now she got her new passport and ready to book appointment. So with the same mail i created new profile and when i select the visa h4 and click next it gives error. Please tell me what to do in this case
I was trying to schedule a visa interview for only my dependent through my account. However, the portal was scheduling an interview for both of us. I don't want to schedule an interview for myself as I already have a visa. How should I do it? I tried making another account only for her and it says that she's a dependent and we need to schedule an appointment using my account. I don't know what to do here. I would like to get some help.
No you need to schedule appointment from her account.
I am already in USA... want to book visa appointment for my wife and son who are in India.. How do i book appointment only for my two dependents together. can you guide?
Create profile for you wife as primary and add your son as dependent there. Then pay the fees and schedule appointment
Hi Sir,
I have paid the fee and claimed the receipt, but I cannot book an appointment. As I proceed further after the manage dependents section, I get an error page. Another issue is that My application homepage shows dependents: 2, and I do not have any dependents. How to resolve it?
What is the error?
Hello, me and my husband applied for visa as a group and paid the fees. This way we were able to schedule same day and time appointment. But somehow while trying to reschedule our appointment, the applications got ungrouped and we are no longer able to schedule appointment together. We have tried to add me as an applicant in my husband’s profile but now they are asking to pay fees. Is there any solution for this as we have already paid the fees.
Call helpdesk.
My wife and elder kid have expired visa, but my second kid is just born one month and just got her passport. Whether my second kid will be eligible for dropbox?
Based on the questions for interview waiver she may not be available but since she is below 14 years you may be able to get dropbox with parents. You would need to enter the details and find out.
Thanks@@Umreeka
HI
I FOLLOWED ALL THE STEPS AS SUGGESTED BUT STILL THE SAME ERROR POPS UP 'YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS MATCH A PROFILE WHICH ALREADY EXISTS IN OUR DATABASE'. ADDITIONALLY I TRIED CHANGING THE CONTACT EMAIL ID (SAME AS PRIMARY APPLICANT) IN DEPENDENT PROFILE BUT THERE ALSO IT SAYS THE SAME ERROR - 'YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS MATCH A PROFILE WHICH ALREADY EXISTS IN OUR DATABASE'.
IS IT A DEADEND ?
So you are trying to add dependent, right?
@@UmreekaI am facing the same issue while trying to add the dependent. Please guide ! Thanks!
PLEASE HELP🙏
In Visa application site, My husband has created a profile as applicant for adding me as dependent his profile was completed but he later observed he entered his Wrong passport no. and its uneditable
1. How can we recorrect that as unable to create new account as it says email id already used and unable to edit in profile section
Any advice please
Please call helpdek and have them correct it.
I created a profile for my wife and added my child as a dependent. I paid fees, and once I started booking appointments, an error message popped up: "An error occurred," so I accidentally removed my dependent. But now I am unable to add dependents again. Also, if I try to create a separate profile for my child, I am getting the error message "Your personal details match a profile that already exists in our database." Could you please guide me on this?
Please reach out to VFS contacts given at the end of video. I do not know the solution of your situation, sorry.
Thank you@@Umreeka
@@santhoshkrishnan1581 - Hello, Were you able to figure out any solution for this. I am struggling with the same issue since past 1 month and not able to find any solution. Have submitted several tickets but not getting proper guidance. Can you please let me know if you were able to fix this ?
@@deepakshrivastava6438 Yes I tried some hacks it worked :)
@santoshkrishnan On creating the profile of the wife and adding child as a dependent.My question was on step 5:principle Applicants name should be of f1 and sevis number should be of spouse right.
Hi, I'm trying to book B1/B2 for my parents. I paid fee for my father as in the payment page it only shown 1 person payment option. Later, I tried to add dependent on manage dependents page. It doesn't gets added and throws me error and it doesn't allow me to remove the dependent as well. If I try to add as new dependent it says already exists and If I proceed with the one which has all that details it throws me an error and doesn't give me an option to pay fees. Kindly help me resolve this. Thanks!
You can login to dependent’s profile and should be able to pay fee and schedule an appointment there.
Submit button is not visible in my account, this issue started on oct30,2023. The online support is useless, I have created 8-10 request ids still haven’t received any concrete solution
Please call them. Thats a better and faster way to get resolutions.
I am a primary applicant and need to book appointment for 2 dependents.Do I have to create a seperate dependent profile because on scheduling the appointment from primary applicant the visa fees are being charged for 3 whereas only 2 dependens should have been charged.Requesting your help.
Yes, create separate profile for them.
Hi after paying mrv fee can I close the application and create two applications, one for primary and other one for my dependents by using same mrv receipt?
I think you would be.
My husband has created a profile as applicant for adding me as dependent his profile was completed but he later observed he entered his name incorrectly and it’s. It editable. To avoid any problems I have created my profile and now I want to add him as dependent, can I do so despite him having his own profile
Yes you can add him as a dependent.
Greetings, When we book one appointment to both primary and dependent adding them as dependent in visa scheduling will it show separate DS 160 for both OR only principal applicants DS 160 Number as I see only mine (Principal Applicant) DS 160 Number. Please enlighten. Thanks, JSK
How many applicants does it show in appointment confirmation, 1 or 2?
@@Umreeka shows 2 applicats with payment of 31K. JSK
I am unable to add a dependent's name because it shows that the profile already exists. How can I resolve this issue? Also, could you please explain how to sign up for a dependent profile as mentioned in the video?
Contact on help line number they will provide you on UID number then add applicant by using that UID number.
For dependent’s profile it is the same steps like primary applicant with just couple of different inputs. Please watch this and my other video on manage dependent for derails.
US Visa Portal Process | New CGI Portal | US Visa Scheduling issues And Resolution
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Hi, your video was very informative. However, i have different problem. I have my profile with my H1 & H4 for my dependents. Now, i wanted to apply B1s for my parents. Unknowingly i added their applications to my profile. Now, it does not let me delete my parents applications from my profile nor it lets me create a separate profile for them. How shall i delete their applications from my profile? THanks in advance!
What does it say when you are trying to create new profile for your parents?
@@Umreeka the standard error message 'information is matching with another application.. so you cannot proceed blah blah blah' .
Sir i try to book first time for f1 visa appointment but I recived an issue that my details are already exist. I also send a mail to embassy about this and they replied me that i need to wait for 2 or 3 working days but now it has been two or three weeks.plz sir guide me..
At which step are you getting the error? And is the error for primary or dependent?
hello sir,
AS I WANT TO CHANGE NAME OF MY DEPENDED IN NEW US VISA PORTAL .> WHAT SHOULD I DO..?
Reach out to VFS helpline.
Hi I have booked an appointment for B2 visa for my father by mistake i deleted my mothers account who was added to the dependent . Can you pls help me to fix this as Im not able to find her application now. I want them to have OFC and consular appointment on the same date. Thanks in Advance
Please reach out to bfs helpsdesk.
You are misguiding. The profile of dependents can not be created with same email id of primary applicant. You are misleading. Have you the experience of this process or just making video for the sake of it.
Well I don’t think thats what i explained in video. Anyways thanks for your comment.
@@Umreeka you told use same email id as primary. If it meant some thing else please explain for my knowledge. Moreover if you create dependents login credentials separately. It will reckon them as a primary applicant and will not allow the main applicant to add the dependent dependent of his.
@Umreeka you did sir. @ 8.00 minute of the video you asking to enter the Primary Applicant's email(that's how they link) Completely misleading 😢😢
Enter the same email ID in the contact email field (not the primary email) under your profile. That should work
I got the error as "profile already exist" but i have not created the dependent account in new portal. So i followed your process to open a new application and then at manage dependent, i exit the application.
I logged in dependent profile and updated contact email address as primary applicant address and went thru all the steps till document delivery and exit the application
When i loggged in back in primary application, dependent information doesn't show up on manage dependents. I am kind of stuck as support is not helping me here.
Any help or guidance you can provide ?
@@UmreekaFacing same issue
@@ashwindinoriya did you manage to resolve it? if yes, would appreciate if you could share how
Sir I got my h1b visa stamping.
After i need my family members to go for stamping.Should i book in same id or need to create new id?
Since you are not an applicant I think you need to create new ID for whoever is primary applicant and add dependents to get the appointment schedule
Hi...I have added dependents to my name as Primary applicant. I qualify for interview waiver, however my dependents do not. I missed checking them individually for interview waiver and paid the fees for all and booked appointment and it came as interview waived for all. Hence I had to cancel my appointment. Now I am not delete the dependents so that I can book individual appointments. Kindly help!!!
Did you try closing your application and start new?
An error coming while creating a profile . " An invalid value was presented for a property" after sign up. Please help & guide.
Not sure what to do. Call helpdesk.
I recently applied for a B2 Visiting visa for me and my wife. While applying, I added our both details and proceeded to the payment gateway. Suddenly my spouse's details were deleted and not shown while processing the payment. So I have to cancel it. I tried adding her details again but it shows the candidate's Mail ID and passport number are already registered. Kindly look into the issue and help with the payment process, so that I can add both our details and proceed to payment.
Try this.
When you get personal details match the profile error . In the passport field of the dependant, give a space . For eg passport is ABCDEFGH , make it ABCDEFG H . Now move ahead with adding the dependant with whatever details it asks . This will help you overcome the profile already exists issue. Once dependant is added , the passport field can be edited and the space can be removed.
It's been 2 months since I am facing this issue and customer care is not helpful at all. this trick really workee for me. thank you@@Umreeka
Hi, i submitted a b1/b2 visa application for me and for my son (as family) and we got our confirmation receipt already. However, something came up with my sons schedule, in short he will not pushthru with his us visa application anymore. Can you advise/enlighten me on what to do? I already paid for my visa fee..
Visa fee is non refundable so there is no option.
I only paid visa fee for myself, as for my son he did not…
Delete dependent from your application and schedule appointment
Hello, i m applying for b1/b2 for myself, wife & two kids(under 14). Do i have to create separate profile for each of us first & then make payment & appointment formalities under my profile (with other 3 as dependent). I have UID for each one of us. Pls help. Thanks
Start application and add dependents under your profile.
Hi , I am trying for B2 visa for my mom and my brother. My brother is a dependent on my mom s application. So , my question is when we reached the last form to schedule the appointment, it just shows my mom s name not my brother’s on group name and when my pressing the “ manage dependent “ button it shows my brother’s profile but not adding his name to the group. What to do ?thanks
Does it show fees paid for both applicants?
Yes on the front page, it showed fees paid for my monther’s. Actually I made another profile for my brother and paid the fees separately.My brother is a special child . He can’t attend the interview on his own . So what to do? Please suggest
Hi
I can clearly see my dependent is added. but when I'm booking appointment, it is giving me error message. Please help
What error message?
Hi ,It is very useful video.I am having different issue,we went to group dropbox appt,During document submission they rejected my daughter’s documents since she is 14 yrs and they asked to remove my daughter’s profile from existing primary applicant and create a new profile,However i am not able to delete dependent from primary applicant.please help
Did you try calling vfs?
Can i create new profile for my daughter without removing her from primary applicant’s profile and pay fee again for scheduling in person interview as i am blocked us they are taking too much time to respond.
Hlo sir
I am stucking on add to aaplication page as it wont let me to add my dependent in main applicant profile give the message your details match in our data base
And if i create separate profile for dependent it gives the same message
What to do now to add dependents
Was it resolved?
I tried to add dependent in primary application as per your suggestion, but I am still not able to add the dependent
What error are you getting?
Thanks a lot for the information.
I have question that I am visiting my brother Dec along with my mother ,can I add my mother in dependent and pay the fee together even I have not mentioned here as accompanying traveller in ds-160..?
That should be okay.
Please help me how can I add my daughter they have already sent me the conversation letter of my appointment my daughter was left out because of the passport but now she has a passport how can I add into the appointment
Fill ds160 for your daughter.
Close your existing visa portal application
Add her as a dependent in your visa portal profile.
Pay the fee
Then schedule appointment together.
Alternatively you can create her separate profile and schedule a separate appointment for her.
Hi, thanks for very informative video. Somehow I cancelled my existing appointment as I was not aware about the new website and it sucks. Do I need to pay fees again or I can get re schedule the Visa appointment with already paid fees?
You can claim your receipt in new portal as well.
How to change dependant country of birth after adding them under the primary applicant. Payment is yet to be done after this.
Call helpdesk.
I followed same steps, created new dependant profile and added contact email as primary applicant,but its not going forward again saying profile already exist...pls give any solution
Were you receiving profile exists error earlier?
@@Umreeka when I start dependant application
My H1B already stamped, pls tell me procedure to go ahead for my spouse and 2 child. I have created my 1.spouse profile and trying added dependants but no luck
2. I created my daughter profile but that not going forward to application page at start it's showing error that profile already exist.
Can you suggest
Proceed with taking separate appoint for your wife and dependents. Try to take them at the same time slot and explain the situation at vfs. They will let them go together.
When adding dependent in the primary person's application, can we give the same email id as the primary applicant? I used same email address as the contact email in both of their DS 160.
That is fine.
i had filled the application and paid the MRV fees. so then sent message to customer care .again i had to close the first application and started a new application then i had an issue adding my wife as dependent says profile already exists . so someone suggested you do your application alone and got my appointment and finished the interview. after this i logged into my wife profile, but im unable to claim receipt of fees. it gives error RC07. please help.
Clear cache of browser, clear history and try again.
You are gwnius... Thanks a lot for solution my issue resolved 😊
Thanks for your heartwarming comment.
I don't know but I'm unable to find the option where I can "start new application" or "close application and start new application" option? Can you please help?
Have you paid the visa fee already?
@@Umreeka Thank you for your quick response. No, I haven't paid any fees yet. I started an application and then logged out, when I logged back in, the first two options- "start new application" or "close application and start new application" aren't just showing up on my screen. The only options I could see are- group request summary, manage application, feedback, and messages. Even in the manage application, I cannot do anything or change. Please help me out here.
On the H-4 dependent's details page, should the principal applicant's petition details be given, or should the details from the H4 receipt notice be entered?
H4 details needs to be entered
@@Umreeka are you sure about it? i think we should give H1B(primary applicant) receipt details, can you please make sure?
Hello i am getting errors like, unable to complete the operation. please refresh this page and try again.. what should i do
Try clearing your cache and/or try different internet browsers
@@Umreekai am again getting error for payment. The confirmation for your previous transaction (Credit Card/Debit Card) is
still pending. I tried to pay using different card after paying with old card since they couldn’t process my transaction. Please help me with it
Call vfs to get it resolved
@@Umreeka
Hello, I may have mistakenly deleted the dependent details and now when I enter the same details again and try to submit them again it is not allowing me to submit. Its showing me this below error. Could you please let me know What should I do now?
Your personal details match a profile which already exists in our database. If you created this profile in the past and forgot the password, please use the 'Forgot your password?' function on the login screen. If this user name isn't familiar to you, please contact our helpline through the Provide Feedback option in the left menu or by sending an E-mail to our helpline. Please don't forget to attach the scanned copy of your passport's data page to your feedback message/E-mail.
I created primary profile for my brother for B2 and added both parents as dependent on old website. I had made the payment also in the old profile for all 3 through the primary applicant profile. Now in the new website, while claiming receipt, it is showing the amount as 185 USD and not for all three. I can see their names under dependent section. Should I create separate profiles for my parents? And how to claim the remaining payment for them?
Yes try creating profile for dependents by following the process in video and see the system allows you to claim receipt for all 3
Hi. I was able to create separate profiles but in my mother’s profile I am getting a n error saying “Your personal details match the profile which already exists…”. I emailed the support desk and they have advised me to call their helpdesk number so it can be resolved in the backend. But noone picks that number. What should I do?
Hi, how to close the existing applicatio? There is no tab for that. Thanks
Hhhmm. Call vfs helpdesk.
@@Umreekapls give us the no. For vfs help desk
Sir me and my wife having B1B2 visa. Now we want to apply dropbox visa for our kids below age 13. So please guide me how to add their name in my profile. Because i have close continue application in my profile after getting visa. But now when i am trying to start new application only for my kids which are below 13, the website shows my name and details and ask my ds 160 confirmation number to submit to go to next page but i have already a visa. So what to do for apply for my kids below 13. And i have 3 kids all below age 13. Please guide me.
Here is trial and hit method.
Create a new profile using your child's details and an email. You will then find a unique ID at the top right corner. Then, go to your profile and link using that ID. This is an issue with the new system. This workaround helped people. If you need further help please reach out to poojankit0707@gmail.com
I am getting ‘You are not permitted to schedule at this time’ error on consular posts page and i am unable to book appointment.Please let me know how i can fix that
Have you tried to reschedule it multiple times?
@@Umreeka no,i didn’t schedule consular post appointment once also.I was struck on ofc appointment only.So I cancelled my appointment of ofc once,so i can schedule ofc again
@pruthvinathgr6190 call vfs helpdesk then.
thank you sir. they replied me to delete the account. how can I simply delete the account on US travel doc?
Ask them.
Hi , Iam trying to apply for me my wife and 2 kids. I have a profile created and my wife is a dependent and my son has a separate profile and my daughter is a dependant with him. I want to add my kids as dependants in my profile. How can I do that?
May be vfs help desk can help you.
@umreeka - If Separate appointments are booked, does the H4-dependent needs to mandatorily have H1B stamped visa copy ? which means the appointment for the dependent needs to be booked only after primary applicant's visa is approved ?
No stamped H1B visa is not mandatory for H4. Make sure they have approved i797.
Please watch this video for more info.
H1B Dropbox Documents Checklist 2023 | US Visa Dropbox Appointment | US Visa Dropbox Process India
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@@Umreeka Thanks, the video helps for the renewal of 2nd time H1B. I am referring to 1st time visa appointment of H4 dependent when the primary applicant is also in the process of visa appointment process. Does this mean that only after the approval of the H1 primary applicant H4 visa will be approved ? This is issue due to the new portal where dependent addition was not possible, so I went ahead and booked the appointments separately.
Yes in your case you need to wait for primary applicant visa to be stamped and available.
Please check out this video for documents required for H4..
Hi, can i remove or seperate dependent from my application after making payment.
You would beed to close your application before doing that. Then create a new application and reclaim your receipt. Same with dependent as well. And i am not sure if it will all go smoothly.
Hello sir.. I have shown my mother as depenedent on my father in DS160....but while usvisa scheduling ..the portal asks to add dependent only if eleigible for interview waiver.....what does this mean?
Do I have to create separate Login for USVisascheduling for my Mother or Do I need to add my Mother as dependent in my Father's login on USvisascheduling?
Because they are mentioning " dont add dependents if not eligible for interview waivers"
If you need one appointment to both primary and dependent then you need to add them as dependent in visa scheduling also.
Hi! I got dropbox appointment confirmation email from new portal with my wife passport number with **** and last 4 digit, I am not sure how this got mapped, but I gave all my passport details are correct in DS160 and new visa portal application, when I take print confirmation page with view full passport number (clicked eye icon ) it is showing my passport number. Before clicking the eye icon my wife passport number **** with last 4 digit is showing. Will it be any problem in the biometric OFC with my wife passport number in the email appointment confirmation?
There should not be any problem. Just explain then if being asked. It’s a glitch in new portal.
Hi, while filling the form for my mom and dad, I came across "Manage Dependents". Do I need to fill my mom's details as a dependent in my dad's profile and my dad's details as a dependent in my mom's profile or need to ignore?
If you are going to schedule separate interview for them then you can do on their separate profile without adding as dependent. If you are wanting one appointment for both of them then you would need to add one as a dependent. You may keep father as primary applicant and add mother as dependent. Enter all details carefully and correctly because in this new portal it is very difficult to get anything corrected.
In old portal i have booked appointment having my parents as my dependents on 5th may 2024. Later chsnged to earlier date 7th dec. Now in the new portal only primary that is my apppintments is there. I dont have my parents details. Can they come with my appointment ?
Sir i have already booked my appointment but there is mistake in spelling so can i correct it?
Please call visa portal helpdesk.
Regarding visitor visa
I have blocked ofc slots by mistake and it is showing only consular section now
How to go back to OFC page it is not allowing me to do so
Click on Reschedule appointment on left top corner.
hlo, i have enter wrong date of birth year in my profile. i have enter 1969 instead of 1968. please suggest me how to change it
Please contact vfs helpdesk for it.
Not able to add dependents data alredy exist error is coming please make aw detailed vedio please and is there any update when us visa website will get new updates .
Sure will try soon.
Hi, I want to make VISA appointment for only Dependents. How to do that?
Hello
I created an account in old portal for my both parents…paid old fee amount and book appointments
When new portal switched
. I saw both fees and appointments but by mistake closed application. Which cancelled both parents appointment.
Now paid new fees for one parent in new portal but unable to add second parent ds160 . Manage dependent link doesn’t click
What to do
hello with your all information videos i take already appointment for my parent's in march. a big thanks to you and your important information it helps me a lot. i do myself everything. but i do one mistake i make my mother primary and my father as dependent is that issue in at time of interview. and i wan interview in Punjabi or Hindi how can i do it....,,,,,
Being your mother Primary should not be a problem. You can choose language while creating your profile but it seems you are past that already. If you want to reschedule then you need to close current application and start new with the language you need interview for. But I am not sure how far in future specific language interview appointments are available. So if you can please keep same appointment.
@@Umreeka ok thanks.
You are welcome!
My family has 3 separate profiles created earlier and now we are submitted new visa application and trying to add dependents to one of the profile. Primary profile DS160 number is updated by closing and starting new profile. But for the dependents profile, should we close and start again to update DS160 or continue with same and just update email id as Primary person's email id as group payment will be made through primary profile?
If you have anything changed in DS160 then you should close and start new application.
Hi. Thank you for the informative video. I am unable to add the dependence (my parents) on my brother's profile. So I made separate profiles with separate email IDs, still the error says the user ID already exists. Do you know what is the issue here, and how can I fix it?
Were you able to fix the issue? I am getting the same error with new email id. I don't know how to solve the issue. Please help me on this if you already solved the issue.
Hey@@pradeepshetty3778 did it get fixed?
Hi, I deleted the dependant profile before watching this video. Now when I am trying to add the dependent details again, I am receiving an error saying the profile already exists and to please log into that profile. I need to add back the dependent details now, would be very grateful for any suggestions to resolve this.
Hello,. were you able to find any fix for this ?
add dependent with new email id and fill incorrect DOB specially year. Once added use update section to update DOB it will allow.
Is this trick working ? I do have same issue. Can you please confirm
Hi, yu can call embassy they will surely help you.. tell
Them to guide yu while the call is on ..they will tell yu to create separate profile for dependant and make sure you ask them the uid no. For yur dependant..they will update in their system and while you login back in yur acnt yul need to fill details and yul see yur dependant added..
I am facing same problem
dependent cannot be added because the dependent is a Primary Applicant
@Umreeka Can you pls help how to solve this error.
I am mot sire what you are trying to do.
I have added dependent by mistake. I have not yet filled all the details. Just added name and email. Please can you tell me how to delete it.
I don't see a remove button
Login to primary applicant and see if dependent shows up there. If it does then delete the dependent
How to delete ? There is no option of deleting. Just adding a new dependent or filling all the information of current dependent@@Umreeka
Is there any solution for data already exist ??
What are you trying to do?
I made a primay applicants profile and made a separate profile for my dependent and now I cannot add my dependent on my primary applicants profile and when I log in into dependents profile it shows we are sorry you are already a dependent on a primary applicants application. but I cannot add my dependent because when i add it says that the this profile already exists. please help me what to do
Add dependent by uid if you have one otherwise call vfs helpdesk to get one.
@@Umreeka what is uid
Hi I have added dependency and removed it seems and getting profile always exists error message., How can I resolve this?Could you kindly help?
In dependent id give a space in passport number and the try. Once dependent is added in primary application then edit the dependent and remove space in passport number. That should resolve your error.
@@Umreeka PASSPORT NUMBER IS COMING AS NON EDITABLE SAPCE . YOU CAN NOT EDIT IT .
Hi,
Can you please help me with some advice on rescheduling it's my first time? Will i have to constantly keep on looking for a date by refreshing the page? (will i be getting a date basis if anyone cancel's their appointment ? example- X person has an appointment booked for 20 Nov if he cancels ill have to book my slot? Do you have any recommendation of time when to visit and check the OFC availability?
Here are do’s and don’ts to get an early appointment.
How To Get Early US Visa Appointment Date | How To Reschedule USA Visa Appointment
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With my experience I checked around 6-7 am india time and found on few days. You might want to check 2-3 times a day. Check out this video.
Great!
I've already watched that video :D @@Umreeka
Thank you very much for the very informative video. However I am not sure whether it can resolve my issue. I am in the process of renewing my US BI/B2 Visa along with that of my spouse. We both are eligible for drop box option and have reached the stage where I have added my dependent and it is reflecting in my account , I have paid the fees for both of us and it is reflecting in my account page. However when I try to set up the drop box appointment date and click on the available date slot I get the message ' an error has occurred'. This is happening even after trying many times. I have taken it up with the support desk of the portal but still the problem persists. Any Suggestion? Thanks
Try this link and let me know if you are able to schedule.
www.usvisascheduling.com/en-US/ofc-schedule/?reschedule=true
i had deleted the dependent by mistake now when i try again it says user already exists what should i do now?
What exactly are you trying to do?
You may have to create a separate profile for dependent (with same email id of the dependent which you entered in the primary application) by the signup option. After you have to login to dependent's profile and create the application . Once this is done, you will see the UUID of the dependent (number displayed on top after the profile name) . Note down this UUID of the dependent and use it to add in Primary application by choosing the option to add existing dependent using UUID.
Sir, i have cancelled the appointment last week. After that next day , reschedule button was coming and i was able to book ofc appointment however consolate appointment was not available at that time hence i was not able to book. Now when i check , reschedule option itself not coming. Plz plz help sir
Try this link and let me know if you are able to book appointment.
www.usvisascheduling.com/en-US/ofc-schedule/?reschedule=true
@@Umreeka i am able to view the page, but submit button is not working. i mean after click on submit , nothing is happening.
Hello, thank for the information, we are just trying to add my mother (dependant) to my father (primary) profile, we changed the email and try twice to add the profile, it was getting an error like profile already exist in database, we are able to add my sis has dependant but getting error with my mom profile
While adding the dependent do you see the option ‘Add by UID’?
For some reason I am not able to book appointment just for the dependent. It is adding primary also and showing the fees for two people.
If you want just dependent appointment then you have to do it from dependents profile.
@@Umreeka Thank you very much for the reply. For some reason it didn't let me proceed with dependent after I created separate login for dependent. I reached out to customer care and it did let me proceed. Not sure if they did something on their side. But I went to profile and clicked Submit without any change and it did let me do everything thereafter.
Great that’s good to know.
Hi Sir,
I'm already in the US with H1B visa. Im planning to bring my wife here. So I created new profile with primary applicant as me and added wife as dependent and visa type as H4. Now in payment page iam asked to pay for 2 people even though I am applying for h4 visa for my wife.
Should I create new profile in wife's name and process the application there? Is that the solution for this? But in that case I wont be the primary applicant right? Please help.
Yes create new profile for her that will be fine.
Thanks a lot. I was able to do the whole process smoothely and book the apportionment. Your video helped me a lot.
You are welcome and Glad to hear. 👍