Study Visa to the US

[Chirimoya]

Well done and best of luck with the visa.

[caromoq]

I was denied my Visa to go study in the United States. (this was about 2 months ago, but I've been too depressed to sign in and tell you about it). I'll tell you what happened,, even though I really don't understand. I called for my appointment. I had all my papers gathered and the arrangements were just waiting to be finalized. I go to my date and despite having my acceptance letter and proper forms for the university and university immigration specialist, my test scores, my school records, very good spoken and written english, everything financially covered for my trip, tuition, housing, and spending money both by the university and my family, bank statements, property statements of car and house and business in the Dominican Republic, letter of promise of employment upon my return to my country, and every other paper you could possibly think of, I was denied the Visa for study in the US. The official didn't look at any of it. And I was passed the same stupid letter about insufficient ties to the community and suspicion of immigration intent. Which is crap. I have no such intent. I have no husband or boyfriend in or from the states, I have no family there. What immigration intent? And I had five pounds of paper work demonstrating my ties to my community, and he didn't want to see any of it. And five years of studying english so I can go study.. Now I'm stuck here, working a crap job only 8 hours a weeek is so embarassing and angry I studied so hard. And the stupid boy was sitting next to me with an appoinment in the same day, and he didn't know one word of english and they give him a damn Visa. He about 30 years old with his stupid american girlfriend waiting outside and he doesn't know one word of english and they give him a visa. so much for hard work

[AnnaC]

I'm so sorry to hear this. It's just not fair to see this happening to a hard working person that had everything prepared and did want to study and was only asking for a fair chance at life.

I'm so sad for you. Can you retry appeal?

[twincactus]

I'm not surprised. Unless you show a good amount of cash built up over a long period of time OR some substantial property, you won't be going because they know you won't be back. I think there may be more to this than you are telling us though. You're sure you don't have a US boyfriend? They DO investigate you know.

-Tim

[HOWMAR]

Originally Posted by twincactus

I'm not surprised. Unless you show a good amount of cash built up over a long period of time OR some substantial property, you won't be going because they know you won't be back. I think there may be more to this than you are telling us though. You're sure you don't have a US boyfriend? They DO investigate you know.

-Tim

Maybe her husband's health problems had something to do with it. BTW, she hasn't mentioned a husband, has she?
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[twincactus]

I think that would make them even more suspicious. If I was a Consul I would be wondering why in the world she would want to leave her diabetic husband alone in the DR for that long while she went and studied in the states. Also, in the OP she said she might want to work for a while and return to her country later, did you catch that one?

I have worked very hard a long time for this and I very much want to study in the united states and know what living there and maybe work and then return someday to my country

-Tim

[caromoq]

Well I don't have a US boyfriend, like I said, I have no one there. I do have a Dominican husband, who is free for travel, since before he knew or married me. You have to "mention" your husand, it is all in the papers. But he's dominican. Maybe is is for money, but like I said, I had the paperwork showing all expenses would be covered. It has no sense to me when I go, and I actually speak and understand English and it's for a "good" universtiy, from my understanding, and they say no, and someone doesn't even speak english and they get to go. What can you study in the US if you don't speak english. I didn't hide anything. I can reapply, but I have to wait a time and chance seem to be they would say no again right

[travel1000]

I am sorry to hear that. I think you can try to write formal letter to head of consul ( with correct name on it ) to request to reconsider your application with reason you believe the visa officer did not evaluate your evidence you supply. other thing you can try is write a letter to us senetor or us congressman in district the university you applied to ask them to inquire your case for the us international education benefit. sometime they will write letter to us embassy for you.

[El Tigre]

Sometimes being persistant works. I know of someone who got denied 3 times for a vacation visa and was approved on the 4th time.