Problems with B1/B2 visa etc

[Boiler 45,999]

She said she incorrectly answered ESTA.

Too late now.

[ClaireMaya 0]

Hi there,

I am sorry for some of the rude comments made above. Nobody should judge or assume facts let alone being aggressive. You may want to visit" www.uscis.gov ", there you can go through all forms and see what is applicable in your case.

Have you ever tried to contact a consular officer by e-mail explaining what you need and ask for the type of visa that you need? Also note that you need to be very short and strait to the point so they can help you with the present situation.

As for the others, Greece was admitted on 04.05.2010 to participate in the WVP, you don't know when she applied the first three times.

I will have to agree also that nobody gets a visa per say without an interview. I am Swiss and I came here a lot on WVP for business trips, shopping and leisure. Due to dual citizenships for many of travelers from the WVP and some of them with certain travel destinations, they issued for all WVP travelers a system that requires to register prior to the travel in order to receive the permission to enter the US. That being said even with a visa on the passport a traveler can be denied the entry in the US at the time of the arrival. This happened a few years back, it was posted on VJ.

Best regards,

Andrea

Hello ! I did emailed them twice asking what type of visa I'll need in order to attend a 30-hours NON- ACCREDITED seminar, but both their replies were vague without providing any answer, saying they cannot predetermine the type of visa for my trip. But isn't it their job to provide an answer? If they don't know, how am I supposed to know? I don't know...

[ClaireMaya 0]

Hi there,

I am sorry for some of the rude comments made above. Nobody should judge or assume facts let alone being aggressive. You may want to visit" www.uscis.gov ", there you can go through all forms and see what is applicable in your case.

Have you ever tried to contact a consular officer by e-mail explaining what you need and ask for the type of visa that you need? Also note that you need to be very short and strait to the point so they can help you with the present situation.

As for the others, Greece was admitted on 04.05.2010 to participate in the WVP, you don't know when she applied the first three times.

I will have to agree also that nobody gets a visa per say without an interview. I am Swiss and I came here a lot on WVP for business trips, shopping and leisure. Due to dual citizenships for many of travelers from the WVP and some of them with certain travel destinations, they issued for all WVP travelers a system that requires to register prior to the travel in order to receive the permission to enter the US. That being said even with a visa on the passport a traveler can be denied the entry in the US at the time of the arrival. This happened a few years back, it was posted on VJ.

Best regards,

Andrea

To be more specific:

I did emailed them asking very kindly what type of visa I will need in order to attend a 30-hours NON- ACCREDITED seminar on January. Their first reply was: "In response to your follow-up e-mail we would like to inform you that our reply remains the same with the previous ones." (NOTE: the previous answer was on August, explaining my b1/b2 application was refused under section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (at least giving an explanation)).

I asked them again (what type of visa I will need in order to attend a 30-hours NON- ACCREDITED seminar on January). Their reply was: "In response to your e-mail we would like to inform you that we are unable to pre-determine the category of the visa that you wish to apply for. If you would like to reapply, you will need to make a new appointment with our office, fill out a new DS-160 and pay the application fee."

Can you please tell me, what am I supposed to understand from these replies?

[ClaireMaya 0]

She said she incorrectly answered ESTA.

Too late now.

I'm afraid so. Isn't there any way to be able to apply through VWP again? Will it be "locked" for the rest of my life?

[peonyflowers99 4]

I'm afraid so. Isn't there any way to be able to apply through VWP again? Will it be "locked" for the rest of my life?

You can start by reading this: http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_2173.html then you may have to work on whatever it was that did not satisfied the approval of your visa.

Good luck to you.

Edited October 5, 2012 by peonyflowers99

[ClaireMaya 0]

You can start by reading this: http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_2173.html then you may have to work on whatever it was that did not satisfied the approval of your visa.

Good luck to you.

Thank you!

[Boiler 45,999]

I'm afraid so. Isn't there any way to be able to apply through VWP again? Will it be "locked" for the rest of my life?

It should work longer term, a year or so.

The multiple B2 rejections will not help in the shorter term.

[ClaireMaya 0]

It should work longer term, a year or so.

The multiple B2 rejections will not help in the shorter term.

That's a relief, thank you. That is a year (or so) from the initial WVP denial or from the latest B2 denial?

[ClaireMaya 0]

That's a relief, thank you. That is a year (or so) from the initial WVP denial or from the latest B2 denial?

But again there is that question in the VWP, if one's has ever been denied a visa or entry, so how one's handle that then?

[vroni 1]

b1/b2 application was refused under section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (at least giving an explanation)).

it sounds as if you could not convince them that you don't have immigration intend. it will be hard to convince them unless your situation changes, so you will probably have a hard time getting any type of non-immigrant visa.

if and when you can travel with ESTA again is a complete mystery. no one knows how they decide that someone who was denied a visa can travel under VWP again.

I asked them again (what type of visa I will need in order to attend a 30-hours NON- ACCREDITED seminar on January). Their reply was: "In response to your e-mail we would like to inform you that we are unable to pre-determine the category of the visa that you wish to apply for. If you would like to reapply, you will need to make a new appointment with our office, fill out a new DS-160 and pay the application fee."

Can you please tell me, what am I supposed to understand from these replies?

it's not their job to offer you advice on what kind of non-immigrant visa to apply to. you could ask the seminar organizers for advice. if they do not give you an I-20 or I-20M-N you can not apply to F-1 or M-1. i guess then it should be a B-1 visa (not entirely sure).

But again there is that question in the VWP, if one's has ever been denied a visa or entry, so how one's handle that then?

from now on you will always have to answer YES.

Edited October 5, 2012 by vroni

[jaycali 415]

But again there is that question in the VWP, if one's has ever been denied a visa or entry, so how one's handle that then?

The only thing you can do is to answer "yes." If it comes back approved you're good to go. If it comes back denied you still need a visa.

If you answer "no." and get approved, the CBP will deny you entry once your plane lands and you'll be barred for 10 years.

[jaycali 415]

To the OP:

I do understand your frustration and can't really say anything other than I'm sorry. What I would do is try ESTA about 6 months after your most recent denial. It costs $14 to fill out, you can try as often as you like and you get an answer in seconds. Many members here have successfully been approved for the VWP after a previous B-2 visa denial. But it may take time.

Edited October 6, 2012 by jaejayC

[ClaireMaya 0]

To the OP:

I do understand your frustration and can't really say anything other than I'm sorry. What I would do is try ESTA about 6 months after your most recent denial. It costs $14 to fill out, you can try as often as you like and you get an answer in seconds. Many members here have successfully been approved for the VWP after a previous B-2 visa denial. But it may take time.

Thank you so much, I might give it a try again.

[ClaireMaya 0]

it sounds as if you could not convince them that you don't have immigration intend. it will be hard to convince them unless your situation changes, so you will probably have a hard time getting any type of non-immigrant visa.

if and when you can travel with ESTA again is a complete mystery. no one knows how they decide that someone who was denied a visa can travel under VWP again.

it's not their job to offer you advice on what kind of non-immigrant visa to apply to. you could ask the seminar organizers for advice. if they do not give you an I-20 or I-20M-N you can not apply to F-1 or M-1. i guess then it should be a B-1 visa (not entirely sure).

from now on you will always have to answer YES.

Thank you. That's what I was thinking too. * YES, of course.

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