Visa Denial – Points to note
The joy that follows when one is selected for further processing in the visa lottery is heartwarming and uplifting. To be confronted with visa denial on the day of the interview is devastating especially when one’s immediate hope is hinged on the fact that sooner than later one will be living permanently in the US. Loss of financial resources compounds the woes (if woes really).
My sympathy goes to those who were denied.
While we cannot achieve anything without God, it is important not to take things for granted.
We have to realize that it is not the responsibility of the consular officer to make you eligible for visa issuance. It is the applicant’s job to do so.
The moment you are scheduled for interview, a visa number has been allocated to you, in other words a visa has been potentially given to you. Every visa applicant is presumed an immigrant until you prove yourself otherwise.
Cos are not allowed to use personal reason/discretion to deny/issue visa. It has to based on geuine reason(s).
It is important to note the following:
• There are standards for educational qualification and job experience which will make you qualify to obtain a visa.
Failure to meet any of these requirements will simply lead to visa denial.
• Presenting fraudulent documents will result in visa denial. The Cos know that fraudulent documents are easily come by
in this country.
• Presenting genuine documents with fraudulent information, e.g birth cert. If your birth cert shows 20yrs and your
outlook suggests 40yrs, you have inadvertently shot yourself in the leg.
• Presenting educational cert. for which exam you did not sit for yourself. This is more reason academic questions are
asked during the interview.
• Failure to pass medical examination.
• Failure to follow instructions when filling your forms.
• Fake marriages.
• Not fully informed about the dv procedures.
Some folks who were denied visa already know the challenges to be faced at the interview but chose to ignore them with the assumption that anything can happen.
Trial and error dont give visa, authentic evidence do.
I wish everybody best of luck.