Work history
DS-160 Employment History Preparation
DS-160 employment history is easy to underestimate because the facts look ordinary. In practice, employer names, addresses, duties, and dates often need more precision than applicants have ready.
Why work history creates friction
The section can touch current employment, prior employment, education, training, and sometimes specialized work details. Missing addresses and fuzzy date ranges are the common blockers.
For students, contractors, founders, freelancers, and applicants with gaps, the applicant should prepare clear factual descriptions rather than trying to improvise while the visa website is open.
Facts to prepare
Prepare work and school history as rows, not a paragraph.
- Current employer name, address, phone, and start date
- Role title and plain-language duties
- Previous employers with start and end dates
- School names, addresses, course or program details
- Resume or employment letters for consistency checks
How VisaPod structures the data
VisaPod is designed to keep repeated employment and education entries structured. That matters because each employer or school should remain its own record for review and form filling.