B2 Visa, ESTA Denied. Help please! :(

[vvvVein 7]

oh that makes me feel a bit better!

As far as ties go, will it help if I get a letter from my epilepsy specialist nurse to say that I'm under an ongoing care plan with her or will I then have to provide a load of medical information and delay everything?

So far I have my lease - I tend to pay my rent 3 months in advance so will take evidence of this, and I've lived here for just under 4 years so I'm settled - university schedules to show that my course ends in 2016, student finance documentation and evidence that I'm there under an academic scholarship, proof that I undertook a one-year Access to Higher Education course to get to university which I hope will prove my dedication to the course also, evidence of family here, bank statements to show that I can finance myself for the trip.

Are there any other handy tips re showing ties to the UK? I'm worried they won't think it's enough. I'm not a homeowner or anything.

I received a B2 tourist visa in June 2013 to visit my girlfriend in America. I got a 10 year multiple entry visa which i am very grateful for as they can give you different lengths and a capped number of visits. The process isnt too bad jus do our research and provide everything they ask for. I remember reading that if your record shows no live trace you need to provide a subject to access form. I can always fish out the link if you need me to. Feel free to ask me any questions. I would personally bet you ll have no issues as my conviction was when i was 18 and fiend at 19 and involved 16 counts of damage to property. If I was approved I cant see how you wouldnt be given you meet the petty offender criteria.

Apologies in advanced I accidently reported your post for no reason other than i misclicked.

Edited February 11, 2014 by vvvVein

[clm04288 0]

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Mine was a real success story.

I managed by complete fluke to get in touch with somebody senior at CBP and explained my situation to him. I emailed my ACRO, SAR and everything to him and within an hour, the ESTA denial had been reversed and approved. I flew the very next day and am just back home from Texas. Very happy! Although I did end up paying for a now useless embassy appointment

[Boiler 45,382]

You applied for a B2 and no showed?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Mine was a real success story.

I managed by complete fluke to get in touch with somebody senior at CBP and explained my situation to him. I emailed my ACRO, SAR and everything to him and within an hour, the ESTA denial had been reversed and approved. I flew the very next day and am just back home from Texas. Very happy! Although I did end up paying for a now useless embassy appointment

Thanks for that. Good information.

[clm04288 0]

No, Boiler. My appointment isn't until the end of February.

[Boiler 45,382]

OK

Do bear in mind there are only 2 outcomes to a visa application.

[MacUK 983]

OK

Do bear in mind there are only 2 outcomes to a visa application.

Genuinely interested here.

Do you mean that to apply for a B2 and then not show up for the interview would result in a visa denial and not just cancelling out the application?

So if you make the application but no-show then you have to say you've been denied a visa on the ESTA application?

I had never thought of it from that point of view, bit harsh if you missed the appointment through no fault of your own.

[Boiler 45,382]

If you can not make it you can reschedule, that has been mentioned here a few times.

I seem to recollect that it only becomes an application once you have filled the forms in and paid the fee.