According to notifications published online by several US embassies and consulates, nonimmigrant visa applicants must ensure that the information on their DS-160 visa application form is complete and accurate 72 hours before the scheduled appointment.
In some cases, applicants are being asked to present a printed copy of the DS-160 visa confirmation page with barcode at their interview to prove that they used the same DS-160 barcode number to schedule their appointment.
Applicants who update information on their application and receive a new DS-160 number must update the DS-160 number in their account on the visa appointment system before their consular interview appointment (or at least 2/3 days before the appointment, depending on the requirements stated by the consulate in question).
If the numbers do not match, applicants who scheduled their appointment using an incomplete or incorrect form will not be permitted to do an interview and will be required to reschedule their appointment through USTravelDocs.com using the matching DS-160 barcode number. The consular authorities are unable to modify or update DS-160 barcode numbers on behalf of applicants.
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