Thank you everyone for your input. I think we have decided just to wait awhile and she may apply again in the future when she returns home to the Philippines.
Hello everyone, I'm curious on what people think and looking for some advice. My cousin recently had her tourist visa interview. She's a Filipino national who's been living and working in Dubai for 8 years. She wanted to come and visit us here in the states as we haven't seen her in years and it would be a nice break for her. She has never been to the US and this was her first interview for a visa. She was asked the typical questions, what do you do for work, how much do you make, what are your intentions in the US. The interview was fairly quick. The officer stated she didn't pass and handed her the generic denial letter which states that she did not demonstrate that you have ties that would compel you to return to your country after visiting the US. She brought a lot of documentation showing her employment contract and also a recently renewed lease for her apartment in Dubai. She was unable to show any of this to the officer to plead her case.
She has every intention of leaving the US after visiting. She would only be here for a month as she needs to return for work. She would be staying with me and my mother (her aunt) and have housing and food expenses covered. It's so frustrating that she wasn't even able to show her documents proving she needs to return for employment. She brought banks statements, work letters, our information here in the States and they didn't look at any of it.
Does anyone have any advice or suggestions on what she could do differently if she were to apply again? Thank you so much!
Thank you everyone for your input. I think we have decided just to wait awhile and she may apply again in the future when she returns home to the Philippines.
Perhaps during a first attempt.
Whenever she decides to reapply - she will have to overcome a previous denial. Regardless of how friendly the IO will be - she will be under more scrutiny.
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