u/ozasagar29

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to switch the primary applicant and dependent on my parents' US visa application profile. Currently, my mother is listed as the primary applicant and my father is added as a dependent on her profile.

I want to switch this so that my father is the primary applicant and my mother is the dependent.

However, after speaking with support, they informed me that:

1. If I remove my father as a dependent from my mother's primary profile, I won't be able to add my mother as a dependent to my father's primary profile later.
2. The only two options they provided are:
   • Keep as is: Mother stays as primary and father stays as dependent.
   • Separate profiles: Remove my father as a dependent, but then they cannot be linked again—meaning both parents will have to create/use separate profiles and book/attend their interview appointments separately.

Has anyone encountered this issue on the CGI Federal / US Visa Scheduling portal? Is there any workaround or trick to swap primary and dependent status without forcing them into separate interview slots, or is keeping it as-is/separating them truly the only option?

Any insights or recent experiences would be greatly appreciated!

I'm trying to switch the primary applicant and dependent on my parents' US visa application profile. Currently, my mother is listed as the primary applicant and my father is added as a dependent on her profile.

I want to switch this so that my father is the primary applicant and my mother is the dependent.

However, after speaking with support, they informed me that:

1. If I remove my father as a dependent from my mother's primary profile, I won't be able to add my mother as a dependent to my father's primary profile later.
2. The only two options they provided are:
   • Keep as is: Mother stays as primary and father stays as dependent.
   • Separate profiles: Remove my father as a dependent, but then they cannot be linked again—meaning both parents will have to create/use separate profiles and book/attend their interview appointments separately.

Has anyone encountered this issue on the CGI Federal / US Visa Scheduling portal? Is there any workaround or trick to swap primary and dependent status without forcing them into separate interview slots, or is keeping it as-is/separating them truly the only option?

I'm trying to switch the primary applicant and dependent on my parents' US visa application profile. Currently, my mother is listed as the primary applicant and my father is added as a dependent on her profile.

I want to switch this so that my father is the primary applicant and my mother is the dependent.

However, after speaking with support, they informed me that:

1. If I remove my father as a dependent from my mother's primary profile, I won't be able to add my mother as a dependent to my father's primary profile later.
2. The only two options they provided are:
   • Keep as is: Mother stays as primary and father stays as dependent.
   • Separate profiles: Remove my father as a dependent, but then they cannot be linked again—meaning both parents will have to create/use separate profiles and book/attend their interview appointments separately.

Has anyone encountered this issue on the CGI Federal / US Visa Scheduling portal? Is there any workaround or trick to swap primary and dependent status without forcing them into separate interview slots, or is keeping it as-is/separating them truly the only option?

I'm trying to switch the primary applicant and dependent on my parents' US visa application profile. Currently, my mother is listed as the primary applicant and my father is added as a dependent on her profile.

I want to switch this so that my father is the primary applicant and my mother is the dependent.

However, after speaking with support, they informed me that:

1. If I remove my father as a dependent from my mother's primary profile, I won't be able to add my mother as a dependent to my father's primary profile later.
2. The only two options they provided are:
   • Keep as is: Mother stays as primary and father stays as dependent.
   • Separate profiles: Remove my father as a dependent, but then they cannot be linked again—meaning both parents will have to create/use separate profiles and book/attend their interview appointments separately.

Has anyone encountered this issue on the CGI Federal / US Visa Scheduling portal? Is there any workaround or trick to swap primary and dependent status without forcing them into separate interview slots, or is keeping it as-is/separating them truly the only option?

Any insights or recent experiences would be greatly appreciated!