On top of the explanations well-stated by Bentebee, I am basing my interest on the fact that: “Random selection by the KCC computer as a selectee does not automatically guarantee that you will receive a visa. You must qualify for the visa as well. “
KCC selects around 100,000 entries every year to ensure all of the available DV visas (50,000) are issued.
I think it will be of general interest to know the interpretation of various visa offices to the disqualifying reasons. I assume that some will be more common in one region than another.
According to the enforcement manuals, visa refusal may be due to one or more of the following reasons:
1. Submission of more than one entry (if discovered at any time)
2. Misrepresentation and incomplete applications
3. Death of principal beneficiary or applicant
4. Wrong country of chargeability including Cross and Alternative Chargeability
5. Failure to meet the qualifying occupations, education and work experience requirements
6. Criminal records and law violation
7. Failure to attend interview or pay required fees
8. Lack of required finance/sponsors (Public charge)
9. Health limitation and medical issues
10. Numerical control (regional and country-specific)
I have also come across some unfinished stories that involve lateness in submitting forms and documents, errors in applications, errors in country of nativity, previous visa refusals, and candidates with history of minor offences.
I am curious to know about the lucky and not so lucky participants who went on with their interviews and may have paid the processing fees but were turned down!
Comments from applicants who may have had irregular issues but successfully passed their interviews are also welcomed.
Please feel free to share your stories even if it is related to unfair decisions, process of appealing refusal decisions, mistakes made and how they were corrected, etc…