applied for b2/visa in the philippines

[armandbernabeo 0]

hi!

 my Us Citizen mother will undergo an eye surgery.. her physician send me letter to show it to the Us Embassy here in the Philippines. i got my emergency appointment feb28 this morning. i was denied, the consul ask me what is your travel plan? i answered it with: i just want to be with my mother before and after the eye operation.

then consul ask me 2nd question. how long would it take you to stay? my answer: once she's cleared with her physician i will go home.

consul ask me again, what is the duration of your stay? my answer: once she is cleared by her physician. consul said it says here in your application 6months. i just nodge then he ask me a question again. who will support you? my answer: my brother he has a construction business. consul said are you going to work with your brother? i said NO.

then he ask me what do you do? i said i am a driver.

My question to all of you guys is this... am not a doctor, right? i can't say how long i will stay there. 

because i put there 6months in the ds-160 form my plan travel. why is not acceptable the words i said to him? 

what i did now i process a new ds-160 form since this emergency for us. 

please help i need to be there with my mom before and after her operation!

i will post my schedule for the emergency appointment "2nd attempt"

 

PS:sorry for my english.. hope you understand what im saying..thanks

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I think the issue was, that while you showed compelling reasons to visit the US----you didn't show any compelling reasons to return (which is what the CO wants to see).

 

With employment in your home country, you would have had to tell them *something* as to how long you would be not returning to work, right?  The CO likely doubted your employer would give you time-off for a straight 6 months (this is probably why he asked what you do for a living).

 

With you not being able to answer the CO's question about how long you would stay (I mean, with a job, you would have some idea since you would have to return to work), that was another issue.

 

A third issue may have been that it sounds like your brother would be financially supporting you during your entire trip...which can lead the CO to believe your brother would continue to financially support you if you never returned back home.

 

Fourth issue may be the brother and mother living in the US and how they themselves immigrated (if they did).  For example, if the brother and/or mother adjusted status within the US after arriving on a tourist visa, the CO may believe you wanted to try the same thing (thinking you would try to wait out your priority date in the US).

 

I'm not saying any of the above is what your intentions were----rather how the CO may have seen it.

 

Good luck with your second interview.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

 

ditto

 

the officer was asking for a specific time and you were vague in all your answers, and the officer even repeated them for you. he or she wanted an answer

 

a job won't allow you to stay here for long, you need to be prepared to give specific answers or you will get denied again

 

you have to say a month, two months, but not too much. you have to show ties and reasons to return and a time that you will return

 

it looks to the officer that you want to stay forever, indefinitely 

 

your mom can't depend on you, you are visiting, nor can you depend on her, your family will need to find who can take care of her in her recovery. you can't stay that long, it can take months for her full recovery. your family needs to have a plan, you can help them for a short period of time.

 

hopefully it won't take her that long to recover

 

 

Edited February 28, 2019 by aleful

[aaron2020 11,651]

Sorry about your mom.

 

You have zero chances of getting a tourist visa.

 

You have to consider things from the CO's point of view.

 

You have no definitive time for leaving the US.  You want to stay six months.  You are a driver, so how are you going to support yourself for six months in the US?  Are you going to just sit around?  No temptation to work for your brother?  

 

Your words are acceptable to the US.  He heard them.  He just doesn't reach the same conclusion as you.  You think that your words being acceptable means he should grant you a visa.  He heard your words and accepted them to mean that you have weak ties to the PI and strong lies to the US where you are likely to violate the terms of a visitor visa if you were granted one.

 

Sorry.

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I agree with the others. It is because you are uncertain about when you would return. You were asked multiple times and you gave an answered that pretty much told the CO that you don't truly know your length of stay.

 

What if the recovery takes longer than 6 months? What if you mother changes her mind and wants you to live in the US instead of going home? You have to be certain of your plans and not seem like you are playing it by ear. Having a loved one that is in need in the US is a big red flag for officers. Plus you have a support system in the US. You brother can provide you with a place to stay and a job if he wanted to. This is the recipe for a denial.

 

Now, your immediate 2nd attempt will look like you are desperate. So be prepared, you already have a flag of a high risk hanging over you. You may very well be in for another denial.

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I can understand wanting to visit your Mother when she is having an Operation, I can also see why you were refused.

 

You I assume do not have a full time job, what Employer would give you unspecified leave.

 

You appear not to have funds as you need your brother to provide support.

 

You make it sound like you are not visiting bit want to go to look after your Mother for however long it takes, bir the purpose of a B2.

 

Edited February 28, 2019 by Boiler

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A hired caretaker could look after your mother. That is an job in America---a job you would be doing, a job you would be taking away from an American. A visitor visa is not for work.

[carmel34 3,531]

A tourist visa is for tourism, for short periods of time to visit tourist destinations like Disney World or New York City.  Visiting family for 6 months is a big red flag and likely to lead to another denial.  Having family in the US is also a big hurdle to overcome, especially if you are asking for a six-month stay.  If you try again, ask for a few weeks, less than a month, to be with your Mom while she has the surgery and a few weeks after.  That may help if you say "three weeks," or something specific.  She has other family in the US to help her so it is not an emergency in the eyes of the CO.  Maybe get a different job that requires you to return after a few weeks of vacation time.  Do you own property?  Have a signed lease for a place to live in your home country?  Family you are likely to return to in the PI?

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Agree with the others. You have to show a compelling reason as to why you will return to your home country. Also, most people in the US don't spend 6 months with a family member after eye surgery...it just doesn't sound convincing. Maybe a few weeks or a month maximum.

 

2 hours ago, databit said:

A hired caretaker could look after your mother. That is an job in America---a job you would be doing, a job you would be taking away from an American. A visitor visa is not for work.

This is a great point. CO's are extremely picky about the reasons why a family member should get a B visa. If anything you mention might be seen as a kind of "work" beyond just visiting/tourism, you will be denied.

[armandbernabeo 0]

I am greatful to all your suggestion and what to do. I have my family heredin Philippines.With 4kids my 2nd child was diagnose with autism.Yes,im a driver .Uber left our country. Now i am a Grab driver /  Operator almost 4 yrs being a driver up to present. My brother will support me. Ihave a reason to comeback.My kids need their father.This is my mom where talking about.Family is everything. My mom has double vision of everything .Back in 2016,she hit her head on the floor.She's 84 now.Prism glasses not working anymore. Its worsening now.

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24 minutes ago, armandbernabeo said:

I am greatful to all your suggestion and what to do. I have my family heredin Philippines.With 4kids my 2nd child was diagnose with autism.Yes,im a driver .Uber left our country. Now i am a Grab driver /  Operator almost 4 yrs being a driver up to present. My brother will support me. Ihave a reason to comeback.My kids need their father.This is my mom where talking about.Family is everything. My mom has double vision of everything .Back in 2016,she hit her head on the floor.She's 84 now.Prism glasses not working anymore. Its worsening now.

Yes, we understand that you care for and are worried about your mother. But there is not much more you can do except reapply and see what happens.

Visitor visas are not guaranteed to foreigners even if there are strenuous situations like yours.