Multiple visa denials

[tehans 52]

Just create some ties. Open a bank account for her, give her a couple grand. Does she work? Tell her to tell her boss to write her a letter permission for two weeks vacation. Does she own a car? Tell her to take the registration to the interview. Does she have a husband? Kids? Make sure she tells the agent that. 50% of the battle is how she answers the questions WITH CONFIDENCE. If you're lucky that is 100% of the battle. When it's 50% you'll need the proper documents (ties) to prove she'll return to her country. Write her a letter of invitation too.

I don't think it is possible to create ties, a car can be left behind. Documents don't matter, they didn't even look at my mother in law's. They look if your mother has any other. Letter of invitation doesn't matter we did all that. My wife's mom still can't come. It makes me so angry

[Maryna 0]

Where is your mother in law from?

[randye80 24]

My wife is going to Belarus for a visit next month. She and her mom are planning to take an 8-day bus tour to Poland, Germany, France & Italy. Our hope is that obtaining a visa for Schengen Agreement countries (and returning after her trip) will be helpful in getting a future visitor visa for the US.

[WilliamAndre 1]

I'm pretty convinced the officers are biased. As soon as they lay eyes on you, they will either like your first impression or dislike it. Happened to my aunt SO many times. She is poor, low paying job (or I think she didn't even have one anymore due to illness), had an account with money (borrowed) from my mother, and has a pretty decent size family. Her ONLY tie was her home and family. She was denied 2 times, and was granted the third time. Different officers for each interview. IMO, it all boils down to your attitude during the interview, how you answer, etc. AND the kind of officer that will do the interview with you. Whether he or she is an a**h**e or down to earth.

[Maryna 0]

Some people say that if you have couple denials there is no chance to get visa, but we still hope that she can get one. We are so tired coming to Russia and Ukraine every year just to see parents instead of spending our vacation here with them

[Maryna 0]

My wife is going to Belarus for a visit next month. She and her mom are planning to take an 8-day bus tour to Poland, Germany, France & Italy. Our hope is that obtaining a visa for Schengen Agreement countries (and returning after her trip) will be helpful in getting a future visitor visa for the US.

Good luck! I hope your mother in law will get US visa then.

[WilliamAndre 1]

I don't think it is possible to create ties, a car can be left behind. Documents don't matter, they didn't even look at my mother in law's. They look if your mother has any other. Letter of invitation doesn't matter we did all that. My wife's mom still can't come. It makes me so angry

*going to type as if you were the one that is going to get interviewed*

The strongest ties are: work with letter of permission to have a vacation, bank account of your country (multiple would help), loans you have to pay off, possessions/properties, family/kids. In that order. Especially if the family depends on you in the short-run (like my aunt that she only could afford to stay 1 month here in California. She had to go back to take care of her sick husband). Trust me, it helps. They consider all that in the interview, especially if they aren't liking the way you're answering.

That's half the battle, the other half is the way you answer, the way you maintain eye contact in a natural stance. Most of these officers have a degree in psychology. They WILL read you.

My g/f's only ties were: work with letter, active bank account, student loan. She's an excellent speaker and confident. The officer didn't ask for any documents and just asked questions. In the end, she was granted 10 years visa.

My sister only ties were: work (she has been more than 5 years for the company), bank account, active student. She kind of talks insecure and low, she was nervous as well. The officer made it a big deal that she was living with her grandmother, then it was game over. NO further questions and was denied.

BECAREFUL on what you say, that is all. Lying on little things is totally safe, they won't drill the truth out of you if it isn't important. To be quite honest, most of them abuse their power. Sometimes the denial makes NO sense at all. They abuse their power and they're bias. That is all.

-Someone that has been dealing with this since very young.

[Boiler 45,525]

In the majority of cases the descion has been made before you reach the window. In very few cases does the interview make a difference.

[ken_jar 0]

That's half the battle, the other half is the way you answer, the way you maintain eye contact in a natural stance. Most of these officers have a degree in psychology. They WILL read you.

This so not true. Most of them don't have any specific education, failures looking for safe government jobs with benefits. At least they don't send too many affirmative action officers abroad. They can't speak proper English, let alone speaking a foreign language.

Edited February 18, 2013 by ken_jar

[Dave-n-Oksana 49]

Hi guys, My mother applied for visitor visa 5 times and was denied. I am a green card holder,my husband and children are citizens. We do not plan to apply for a immigrant visa after I get citizenship. We just want her to come and visit us for 2 weeks. Her application was denied because of the lack of ties to her home country. The government published new rules that ease the obtaining of immigrant visa. But what about non-immigrant visas for our parents? I created a petition about this issue on whitehouse.com. If some of you could sign it I would really appreciate it. https://petitions.wh...arents/vz75gjHm

Thank you

Welcome to VJ Maryna.

We just went through this process for my Mother-in-law from Berdyansk, and did not have any problems, but one of the first things we did was have her visit a friend in the Czech Republic and get a Schengen Visa.

When it came time for the interview, things went very smoothly. As was suggested earlier, send you mother on a nice vacation to a Schengen country.

Dave

[Maryna 0]

Welcome to VJ Maryna.

We just went through this process for my Mother-in-law from Berdyansk, and did not have any problems, but one of the first things we did was have her visit a friend in the Czech Republic and get a Schengen Visa.

When it came time for the interview, things went very smoothly. As was suggested earlier, send you mother on a nice vacation to a Schengen country.

Dave

Thank you for your advice.