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    b2 denied

    in Tourist Visas

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    I think thats just the way it is these days.   I was able to get my WIFE a tourist visa when Obama was president - However none of her family are able to get visas now to come visit her.   The embassy in her country has just about quadrupled the number of interviews per day to the effect of 10 interviews every 15 minutes when it used to be like 4 for every 15 minute period.  There are only two people conducting the interviews - one takes your money in one window and sends you to the next to say no.   People with multiple previous US tourist visas who have never overstayed are getting turned away.   the guards outside the embassy said that to them the rejection rate has gone up 50 - 60% at least.  

     

    It is clearly a direct effect of presidential mandates - Obama felt people should be encouraged to come and visit the US.   Trump thinks we need to be more stringent on considering acceptance.   Both are completely within their power.   Just have to hope that at some point the mess gets fixed and we can move forward.  

     

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-obama-tourism/obama-orders-streamlining-of-foreign-tourist-visas-idUSTRE80I1X720120119

     

    http://www.newsweek.com/getting-visa-travel-us-will-become-much-harder-under-new-state-572857

     

    I-130 January 2018 Filers

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    Getting ready to send in my I-130 to the Chicago Lock box for my step daughter.   I know that means I am not a 100% match for this thread but close enough.  My wife was recently approved for a AOS in April and we tried having my step daughter visit, since the plan was for her to remain living in Mozambique and visit us on vacations.  The embassy refused her tourist visa and said he must apply for residency - so here we are.   Just awaiting a copy of her birth certificate and shipping it all off.  I know it is optimistic but I hope we can have here here by April / May.   

     

    To compound the difficulty of the process her country, Mozambique, does not process immigrant visas so that all has to be done via South Africa.

     

    Good luck to everyone!  

    Issue with interviewer at Embassy

    in Tourist Visas

    Posted

    Just now, mrtravel said:

    Are you suggesting the questions were inappropriate for a tourist visa?

    Regarding the interviewer.  Did you get his name?  You can certainly send a letter of complaint about him.
    Unfortunately, this is not Russia, where over 15000 tourist visas were granted last month, and where the odds of getting the same interviewer are quite a bit lower. 
    If it were me, I would complain about this interviewer and request a different one.

     

    Yes in the Mozambique embassy there may only be one person who does the interviews.  

     

    I am not saying that they were inappropriate at all but the person being interviewed should be able to attempt to provide evidence which doesnt seem possible.   again I think they are just S.O.L.

    Issue with interviewer at Embassy

    in Tourist Visas

    Posted

    I mean thats part of the problem.  They both have letters from their employers, proof of property, children who are staying and proof of birth via birth cert - but the guy wont even look at the documents he just keeps rejecting on 214 - failure to provide sufficient ties.   I keep telling them I think it is a waste of money at this point.   

    Issue with interviewer at Embassy

    in Tourist Visas

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    My sister in law and brother in law want to come and visit us in the US.   They went for an interview at the embassy and the interviewer was very short with them out of the gate.   Asked where are you going?  Why are you going?  How many children do you have?  Your visa has been rejected.    On this first interview at no point during the above questions did they pull out any documentation to support their answers which we had coached them to do.   We reapplied and explained again how to present documents during the process.   They went back and attempted to explain to the interviewer how they have documentation they didnt show last time to support their answers.  He apparently became enraged and told them they were rejected again and refused to look at any of the documents.   

     

    They have a 2 months off of work and the money for the trip.  They want to try again, but I feel like if it is the same interviewer he will see them and just say no.   If he is refusing to look at their documents or give them a chance is there anything else which can be done to improve their chances?  

    The guards in the front and multiple people apparently were making comments about how this particular person is really nasty and negative and rejects almost everybody.  Is there a way to request a different person to do the interview?

     

     

    October 2016 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 5/30/2017 at 1:07 PM, briwint said:

    My husband and I had our interview last Thursday, May 25th. The whole interview lasted maybe 20 mins the agent asked us a few questions and then there was some small talk, but there has been no approval. Should we be concerned? I know there were quite a few people who received instant approvals, but is there anyone who has had their interview but were not approved on the spot? My husband is adjusting from a F-1 Visa.

    before they even called my wife in for her part of the interview they told us we were approved but they had to interview my wife to complete the paperwork / process. 

    October 2016 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    On 4/24/2017 at 10:47 AM, Journeyvisa2016 said:

     

    Just adding that anyone having interviews at Boston Jfk building it will be ok. We were in and out in 25 mins. 5 mins interview, nice officer( they wear plain clothes).

    He asked for no extra documents, nor questioned my husband.

    Re read the i485 form and had me re answer the questions on it and said I was approved. 

    Made it to the subway and got a case updated my Gc was in production.

    Come prepared but overall very nice  interview.

    Good luck everyone

    Congrats! 

    October 2016 AOS Filers

    in Adjustment of Status Case Filing and Progress Reports

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Raduga said:

    Congratulations! Could you share some details please. How long did it take from biometrics appointment until the approval message? So I assume you never received "ready for interview" message? 

     

    Where did you find timelines for your office on VJ? Chicago is slow on USCIS website as well :/

    You can search peoples timelines here on VJ.   Set the search criteria for people with similar vosa type (AOS) and same local office.  Find the most recent cases and calculate the time from NOA1 until interview date.  

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