# Fail to monitor visa application slots(SELECTION\_EMPTY error)

**URL:** <https://forums.distill.io/t/fail-to-monitor-visa-application-slots-selection-empty-error/5623>\
**Category:** Help and Support\
**Tags:** macros\
**Created:** [September 10, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/fail-to-monitor-visa-application-slots-selection-empty-error/5623 "2025-09-10T11:51:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![young2025](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b2d939/32.png) [@young2025](https://forums.distill.io/u/young2025)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/fail-to-monitor-visa-application-slots-selection-empty-error/5623/1 "2025-09-10T11:51:45Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to check if any slots are vacated in a VISA application webpage. The available slots only appear inside this calender date picker when I click the calendar input, maybe that is why it always reports a “SELECTION\_EMPTY“ error, because in the snapshot of the error this calender does not show up.

Edit:

Ok, a combination of macro and Dedicated Cloud Devices works. But I still want it to work locally.

So is there a way to moniter this calender locally?

 ![image](https://forums.distill.io/uploads/default/original/2X/8/82ee9a9fdff766adcae75589fd7e4366912b8512.png)

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**Author:** ![raksha](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raksha](https://forums.distill.io/u/raksha)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/fail-to-monitor-visa-application-slots-selection-empty-error/5623/2 "2025-09-11T04:54:08Z")

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You can change the device to a local device.

 ![image](https://forums.distill.io/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8a1892819f5d1d3f0ce7268c57ca4c07a58a14c1.png)

Please note that you can stop the Macro recording to avoid capturing the login steps.

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**Author:** ![young2025](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b2d939/32.png) [@young2025](https://forums.distill.io/u/young2025)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/fail-to-monitor-visa-application-slots-selection-empty-error/5623/3 "2025-09-11T07:55:32Z")

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Actually, I already manage to skip the log in process, and it words in the cloud(I configure the cloud device to save log in information), but it does not work locally.

It seems it is the macro, because if I manually click open the calender when the tab is open, it works.

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**Author:** ![ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/u/ajitk)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/fail-to-monitor-visa-application-slots-selection-empty-error/5623/4 "2025-09-11T13:37:07Z")

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can you try using the desktop app for this monitor if not used already?

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**Author:** ![young2025](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b2d939/32.png) [@young2025](https://forums.distill.io/u/young2025)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/fail-to-monitor-visa-application-slots-selection-empty-error/5623/5 "2025-09-11T13:39:06Z")

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The desktop app indeed works! Thank you!

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**Author:** ![ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/u/ajitk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/fail-to-monitor-visa-application-slots-selection-empty-error/5623/6 "2025-09-12T02:55:39Z")

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cool, good to know that. the desktop offers better automation options for most pages.