![]() US Dept of State announced on Dec 23rd, 2021 the new Visa Interview Waiver option for Certain H1B, H4, Others. Was Your prior H1B Visa annotated Clearance Received or Department Authorization Modified US Visa Interview Waiver Question asking for ‘Clearance Received’ or ‘Department Authorization’ It looks like in the below screenshot for the H1B Visa Dropbox Questionnaire and the moment you select “Yes”, the system will automatically exit you out of the wizard and ask you to schedule an in-person interview. You need to answer “Yes”, here, if see the words “‘Clearance Received’ or ‘Department Authorization” in the annotation section of your most recently issued US Visa in the XXX Visa category. The question clearly says prior XXX Visa, so you need to first check your most recent US Visa Stamp in your passport. When you are filling out your dropbox or interview waiver questionnaire on CGI Federal website, you would be asked the question “ Was your prior XXX visa (visa details XXX ) annotated ‘Clearance Received’ or ‘Department Authorization’?“ ![]() US Visa Dropbox Eligibility with ‘Clearance Received’ or ‘Department Authorization’? If you do so, you could be penalized for stating wrong information on DS-160 form. The US Consular system already has this information captured, so you should not try to lie or change it otherwise. You should answer it truthfully as the US Visa stamp says, you cannot select the wrong option here. ![]() If the annotation section is blank or just has the employer name or school name, then you need to select ‘No’. The first thing you need to check is your most recent US Visa stamp glued in your passport, if it says any of these words “Clearance Received” or “Department Authorization”, then you would answer “Yes” for that question. When you are filling out the US Nonimmigrant Visa Application form, aka DS-160 form, you may come across questions tied to annotations like ‘ Was your prior H1B Visa (temporary occupation, temporary worker or trainee) annotated “Clearance Received” or “Department Authorization”? ” ‘ or it could be the same wording with other visas like H4 Visa or B1 /B2 Visa. DS-160 Application form “Clearance Received” or “Department Authorization” – What to Answer ?
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