natewill18

I am not going to satisfy anyone's desire for more information. But I have learned a whole lot of information about this topic in less than 24 hours. I honestly do thank you guys. I will be using this thread as a reference guide moving forward.

Depends on the CO, really. Pretty or not, lack of ties to Romania and her young age had her denied.

So basically, the more ties the better, but at the end of the day the CO has all the power ? ... Dam

With regards to her obtaining the visa or enhancing your calm?

For the former, she could try providing more proof of ties to Romania to show she would return at the end of her period of study. For the latter, I recommend yoga.

Even though you are sarcastic, you have given me good advice lol so thanks.

As for my calm..She's a yoga instructor so when she gets to the US, she'll help me with that lol instead of us hanging out in countries outside of the US.

Still waiting for the photo.

I'm not going to lie, I'm getting creeped out by you asking for her photo. Might I ask what steps would you take to help me with that one new piece of information ?

She was denied because of her "beauty"? More like she was denied for not having enough and convincing ties to her country. Tourist visas are hard to get, especially for young people (since they are more likely to be potential immigrants).

Yea that was the technical reason why. She was 23 and only had a bank account and no consistent Romanian job history. No name on any lease (does now though). But she knows people who have gotten visas with way less

I have a difficult time believing that there isn't more to this story. Or much less.

What more would help you actually give me advice ?

She is hoping that Romania finally joins the group of European countries that participate in the Visa waiver program. She said Romania was planned to be active in march 2015 but apparently nothing has changed

I was going to chime in with other users. It really is impossible to know what happened at the interview. Usually when people are denied, they receive an explanation and a law code for the reason she is denied. However, I am sure ( she ) could file a complaint fi she felt the staff was unprofessional, no?

I would think the best thing to do is find out why she was denied, and the fix that problem. I have not yet read any regulations that say you can be denied based on physical appearance.

Something starting with 2... "Insufficient information"

She won't have been denied for being beautiful. You've said she appeared to them to be without strong ties to her home country. You were not present I assume? Difficult to know exactly what was said then.

Correct. She only had a bank account at the time. Now she has her name on land/property in Romania. No consistent Romanian job history though.

Trust me fellas, she's modeled for Victoria secret, she fairly attractive. So now that is settled. What can we do moving forward ?

It would help us asses the situation, you have made various claims, wanted to see if there was any relevance.

phot of her or photo of her acceptance letters and letter of recommendation by the head of the institute ?

Im not sue if posting a photo of my friend will help the situation...Is there anything SHE can do???? What if she gets an immigration lawyer ?

Nothing, There isn't anything you can do.

how about her. Can she get an immigration lawyer ?

I am boiling in my skin right now out of anger. MY friend had a full scholarship with written letters of admission to the Musicians Institute in California, US. The head of the Institute even wrote a formal letter to the Bucharest Embassy in order to get her at their school. My friend went to the Conservatory in Romania and is a classically trained violinist.

Even with all these documents and talent, she was greeted with disrespect by Amanda at the embassy. Amanda assumed she would not come back to Romania and she was just looking for a rich husband. My friend is 5'11" and attractive but was treated like a Romanian prostitute by the Bucharest Embassy. They even went as far as to suggest local Romanian male celebrities she could date. They cost her her education and dignity on the two occasions she was denied.

Is there anything she can do?? I'm american so of course I feel entitled and feel like I would sue the embassy or call and complain. What can I or she do to rectify this travesty?!

This all happened about a year or two ago respectfully