Why did I receive a 6-month Tourist visa instead of the DTV visa I applied for?

@Tapan *******

anybody in this group had any successful cases changing from METV back to DTV ?

Alex Ni you can't apply for a DTV while holding an METV, you have to wait for the METV to expire as you can't hold 2 visas at the same time

Alex Ni yes there was one such case which was filed in India. It's in this group.

@Tapan *******

please reference the post. Most who receive METV received it because the embassy determined you didn’t need the DTV

Here is one case where there was an error:



But there is one more. I'll post it here if I'm in a position to locate it.

@Tapan *******

this case you reference is totally different. They received a DTV, but the remark on their DTV was incorrect, mentioning an internship. This post is about receiving a totally different visa, METV instead of a DTV

There are 2 cases referenced. Did you take a look at both?

In one of the cases, the person was issued a single entry visa and was later rectified.

In the other case, his visa was voided and when he checked the DTV was processed.

Having said that, the intent is to check for clerical errors.

While the practice is to issue METV or hand out a rejection if DTV application isn't found to be eligible, there are some outside cases of clerical errors too!

Anyway, thank you for your inputs. I hope this person eventually manages a DTV.

This is the other case where wrong visa was granted and later rectified.