B2 Visa Denied for father - Philippines

[dasay 7]

Hi everyone! So my dad had his interview yesterday and he was denied. We couldn't understand why.

 

These are the questions they asked him:

CO: What is the purpose of your visit?

My dad: To visit my daughter

CO: What does your daughter do?

Dad: She is a Registered Nurse

CO: How long has she been working as a nurse?

Dad: Almost 1 year. 10 months to be exact. ( I passed my boards not too long ago).

CO: How did your daughter get to the US?

Dad: Through a K1 Fiancee Visa.  (My husbad and I met in europe)

CO: How long has she been in the US?

Dad: 4 years.

CO: Have you travelled out of the country before?

Dad: Yes. (Visited my sister in Dubai for 2 months)

CO: Another daughter? 

Dad: Yes.

CO: Unfortunately, I cant grant you a visa today. Try again next time.

 

What mistake did he do? I cant see anything wrong with his interview other than his denial. My dad has other 2 kids who are in college and highshool.

What do u think is the basis of his denial? Can he apply again in 2 weeks? We have a planned vacation at the end of March. (We dont usually go on vacation so this is a perfect time 👌). And his birthday is on May. Thats why we wanted him to stay 2 months. What can we do differently?

 

 

Edited February 23, 2018 by dasay

[Khallaf 650]

5 minutes ago, dasay said:

Hi everyone! So my dad had his interview yesterday and he was denied. We couldn't understand why.

 

These are the questions they asked him:

CO: What is the purpose of your visit?

My dad: To visit my daughter

CO: What does your daughter do?

Dad: She is a Registered Nurse

CO: How long has she been working as a nurse?

Dad: Almost 1 year. 10 months to be exact. ( I passed my boards not too long ago).

CO: How did your daughter get to the US?

Dad: Through a K1 Fiancee Visa.  (My husbad and I met in europe)

CO: Have you travelled out of the country before?

Dad: Yes. (Visited my sister in Dubai for 2 months)

CO: Another daughter? 

Dad: Yes.

CO: Unfortunately, I cant grant you a visa today. Blah blah blah.

 

What mistake did he do? I cant see anything wrong with his interview other than his denial. My dad has other 2 kids who are in college and highshool.

What do u think is the basis of his denial? Can he apply again in 2 weeks? We have a planned vacation at the end of March. (We dont usually go on vacation so this is a perfect time 👌). And his birthday is on May. Thats why we wanted him to stay 2 months. What can we do differently?

 

 

what country is it for? and he might feel that he does not have strong enough ties to his country.

 

and depending on when you got here and the status of might have forethought of immigration intent.

 

I am sure it isn't anything that he said wrong, he was open and honest about his intentions but they are trained to first think of immigration intent.

 

sorry I didn't see Philippines at the top

Edited February 23, 2018 by Khallaf

[Unlockable 7,314]

14 minutes ago, dasay said:

Hi everyone! So my dad had his interview yesterday and he was denied. We couldn't understand why.

 

These are the questions they asked him:

CO: What is the purpose of your visit?

My dad: To visit my daughter

CO: What does your daughter do?

Dad: She is a Registered Nurse

CO: How long has she been working as a nurse?

Dad: Almost 1 year. 10 months to be exact. ( I passed my boards not too long ago).

CO: How did your daughter get to the US?

Dad: Through a K1 Fiancee Visa.  (My husbad and I met in europe)

CO: How long has she been in the US?

Dad: 4 years.

CO: Have you travelled out of the country before?

Dad: Yes. (Visited my sister in Dubai for 2 months)

CO: Another daughter? 

Dad: Yes.

CO: Unfortunately, I cant grant you a visa today. Try again next time.

 

What mistake did he do? I cant see anything wrong with his interview other than his denial. My dad has other 2 kids who are in college and highshool.

What do u think is the basis of his denial? Can he apply again in 2 weeks? We have a planned vacation at the end of March. (We dont usually go on vacation so this is a perfect time 👌). And his birthday is on May. Thats why we wanted him to stay 2 months. What can we do differently?

 

 

Nothing was done wrong. We have seen people have good evidence and still get denied. The CO likely didn't think you father showed enough ties to his country. All he can do now is wait a while and try again. Maybe get more travel time.

 

Does he own property? He has 2 daughter that are away from their country, any children that are still in his home country?

[joglen1210 10]

23 minutes ago, dasay said:

Hi everyone! So my dad had his interview yesterday and he was denied. We couldn't understand why.

 

These are the questions they asked him:

CO: What is the purpose of your visit?

My dad: To visit my daughter

CO: What does your daughter do?

Dad: She is a Registered Nurse

CO: How long has she been working as a nurse?

Dad: Almost 1 year. 10 months to be exact. ( I passed my boards not too long ago).

CO: How did your daughter get to the US?

Dad: Through a K1 Fiancee Visa.  (My husbad and I met in europe)

CO: How long has she been in the US?

Dad: 4 years.

CO: Have you travelled out of the country before?

Dad: Yes. (Visited my sister in Dubai for 2 months)

CO: Another daughter? 

Dad: Yes.

CO: Unfortunately, I cant grant you a visa today. Try again next time.

 

What mistake did he do? I cant see anything wrong with his interview other than his denial. My dad has other 2 kids who are in college and highshool.

What do u think is the basis of his denial? Can he apply again in 2 weeks? We have a planned vacation at the end of March. (We dont usually go on vacation so this is a perfect time 👌). And his birthday is on May. Thats why we wanted him to stay 2 months. What can we do differently?

 

 

Same thing happened to my in-laws a few years ago. Got denied the very first try. My in-laws go rattled and were not consistent. It appeared to the CO that they are too eager to come. However, after 2 months, they did try again and since they were more relaxed and answer all the questions clearly, they got their 10 Multiple Entry Visa. They stayed here for about 3 months and after that, they do not want to come back - too lonely and boring for them.

Let them try again and just tell them to relax and be very very honest.

Edited February 23, 2018 by joglen1210

[dasay 7]

12 minutes ago, NuestraUnion said:

Nothing was done wrong. We have seen people have good evidence and still get denied. The CO likely didn't think you father showed enough ties to his country. All he can do now is wait a while and try again. Maybe get more travel time.

 

Does he own property? He has 2 daughter that are away from their country, any children that are still in his home country?

Yes. My dad owns a house, land and a vehicle. He also has 2 other younger daughters in the Philippines. One is graduating college at the end of May or first week of June  (no set date yet) and we want him to be home by then. The other daughter is a minor and still in high school. My mom is also in the Philippines.

[MacUK 983]

The CO possibly presumed that the OP was close to receiving citizenship and the father may want to adjust status

[dasay 7]

8 minutes ago, joglen1210 said:

Same thing happened to my in-laws a few years ago. Got denied the very first try. My in-laws go rattled and were not consistent. It appeared to the CO that they are too eager to come. However, after 2 months, they did try again and since they were more relaxed and answer all the questions clearly, they got their 10 Multiple Entry Visa. They stayed here for about 3 months and after that, they do not want to come back - too lonely and boring for them.

Let them try again and just tell them to relax and be very very honest.

Do you think my dad can try again in 2 weeks? Or is that too early? 

 

What did your inlaws do differently the next time aside from being more relaxed and confident? I am trying to think what my dad can do differently next time if we decide for him to try again.

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

6 minutes ago, dasay said:

I am trying to think what my dad can do differently next time if we decide for him to try again.

He can relax and have a free flowing conversation with the CO, rather than be coached.  Still up to the CO to approve/deny. 

[dasay 7]

3 minutes ago, MacUK said:

The CO possibly presumed that the OP was close to receiving citizenship and the father may want to adjust status

That can be a good possibility. I actually applied for citizenship and it is still pending. But do you think he cant get a chance for a b2 visa anymore because of that?

 

35 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

what country is it for? and he might feel that he does not have strong enough ties to his country.

 

and depending on when you got here and the status of might have forethought of immigration intent.

 

I am sure it isn't anything that he said wrong, he was open and honest about his intentions but they are trained to first think of immigration intent.

 

sorry I didn't see Philippines at the 

[joglen1210 10]

1 hour ago, dasay said:

Do you think my dad can try again in 2 weeks? Or is that too early? 

 

What did your inlaws do differently the next time aside from being more relaxed and confident? I am trying to think what my dad can do differently next time if we decide for him to try again.

2 weeks is too early. it will appear that they are too eager to come. maybe in a month or 2, but then again, its not a guarantee, specially in these current political climate. my in-laws were asked, why do they think the reason for their denial - so they replied that " we think its too early for us to come to America". there reason being, they applied for a visa 5 months ahead of our wedding, it was May and our wedding is Oct. they went back to re-apply in July. they got approved. it will all depend on the CO. I warned them the first time to be very careful and my in-laws then did not appreciate the warning and thought I just didn't want them to come (they believed me when they go denied). good luck to your tatay!

[MacUK 983]

5 hours ago, dasay said:

That can be a good possibility. I actually applied for citizenship and it is still pending. But do you think he cant get a chance for a b2 visa anymore because of that?

 

There's always a chance.

Having a US citizen as an immediate relative just raises the amount of ties needed to their home country.

[Boiler 45,585]

The decision is usually based on the merits of the application, not chit chat during the interview.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

From what I have seen with parent or parents applying for a Tourist Visa in the Manila.

 

If the child has become a US Citizen they usually get approved.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

The decision is usually based on the merits of the application, not chit chat during the interview.

That is what I think also.

 

They have already reviewed the file and made a decision, the interview is more of a formality.

 

I also think this is true with K1 visa as well in Manila,  Pretty much decision is made and the CO only asks about 4 questions and boom, approved......

[geowrian 22,337]

4 hours ago, Chris Duffy said:

I also think this is true with K1 visa as well in Manila,  Pretty much decision is made and the CO only asks about 4 questions and boom, approved......

That wasn't the case with my wife and I in Manila last year. We had 11 minutes of questions and such with the "pre-interview" person (the time is recorded on the sheet you give to the CO), then about 5 minutes or so with the actual CO, who asked fewer relationship questions but was not anything severe or concerning. It seemed pretty typical and they had no problems with us, but it did not seem as if they made a decision beforehand...especially since Manila COs have no way to look at the material beforehand as you don't even know what CO you will get until you walk up to the window.