She spent thirty minutes slowly scrolling through 20 pages of answers. On page 7, she spotted a typo: her mother’s last name was misspelled by one letter. She fixed it. On page 12, she had accidentally said “Yes” to “Do you have any communicable disease?” —a terrifying error. She corrected it to “No.”
Tears of frustration welled up. “I’ll never get this right,” she whispered. ds 160 application
Maya reached the last page. A button glowed: “Sign and Submit.” Her finger hovered. She spent thirty minutes slowly scrolling through 20
Maya started over. This time, she copied the Application ID into a notebook, a sticky note, and her phone’s notes app. She also saved her progress every five minutes. On page 12, she had accidentally said “Yes”
Chapter 1: The Email That Changed Everything
Finally, she took a deep breath and clicked .
The next morning, Maya decided to tackle the form. She opened the DS-160 link, but her internet connection was unstable. After filling out the first page (name, birthdate, passport number), the screen froze. When she refreshed, everything was gone.