I am an international student and have studied at an U.S University for three years. Last Octobor i got caught for shoplifting and had to go to court. My case got dismissed and i didn't plead guilty.
i went back home this summer and my F-1 visa got denied. The visa issue officer told me kindly that the embassy is feeling that i haven't paid my price for the breaking the American law. They think that the shoplifting incident is so recent and i need to realize the serious consequence of it. So i asked her if that is an inadmissble event and she said no, and she suggested me to apply again at least after one year and spend this year working in China.
I am about to take the result this way. But my parents wanted to consult it with somebody from the Chinese Foreign Ministry (the diplomatic service) and file an appeal/protest letter, since there is an agreement between the U.S Embassy and the Chinese Foreign Ministry that the Embassy cannot discontinue the student's study in the U.S without sufficent proper reasons. Based on your knowledge, do you think this might help the situation or not really? I know the shoplifing incident is bad, but can the embassy punish me for breaking the law by delaying my return to the U.S? (this time when i applied, they didn't quite mention the credible reasons to come back to China) This year will actually be my last year and my future is probalbly ruined if i cannot go back to finish my degree.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
i went back home this summer and my F-1 visa got denied. The visa issue officer told me kindly that the embassy is feeling that i haven't paid my price for the breaking the American law. They think that the shoplifting incident is so recent and i need to realize the serious consequence of it. So i asked her if that is an inadmissble event and she said no, and she suggested me to apply again at least after one year and spend this year working in China.
I am about to take the result this way. But my parents wanted to consult it with somebody from the Chinese Foreign Ministry (the diplomatic service) and file an appeal/protest letter, since there is an agreement between the U.S Embassy and the Chinese Foreign Ministry that the Embassy cannot discontinue the student's study in the U.S without sufficent proper reasons. Based on your knowledge, do you think this might help the situation or not really? I know the shoplifing incident is bad, but can the embassy punish me for breaking the law by delaying my return to the U.S? (this time when i applied, they didn't quite mention the credible reasons to come back to China) This year will actually be my last year and my future is probalbly ruined if i cannot go back to finish my degree.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.