Was your U.S. visa denied after 2 questions by the Visa Officer?
Mandy Feuerbacher, former Visa Officer and U.S. immigration lawyer shares why a Visa Officer would deny a visa after 2 questions, and what you are able to do about it.
Hi my ppt stuck in consulate now it's one month from the date of interview.. and the status is approved from that date on the website. After sending the enquiry on portal they replied to me visa has refused and under review and status get changed and will receive new adjucated decision. But the status on website still same and I have to travel back Canada to resume my job I don't know what shall be done..can you advice
Why are they hiring incompetent Visa officers? There's a reason why everything is filed with proof, with time and effort. The money doesnt even matter but the time. To tell someone that them and their significant other cant be together is insane. We need to do better, seeing as all these illegal immigrants can cross through just like that. 2 years just to interview and fail in 2 3 minutes is insanely hard to process. Mentally and physically break someone down.
"It doesn't necessarily mean that its fair" So they do agree that it's unfair to deny a person's visa without even asking them appropriate questions, then why is the fee so high?
Just asking a couple questions and not listening to our answers properly and without verifying the documents how can they deny visa. As interview officer said me I am not qualified at Delhi embassy I was so depressed on 9th Oct 2024 with in a minute.
6th sense to make a decision????*Bulshit, somebody should change this law as soon as possible… We are not slave and we dont have money and time to get visa after attempting 3-4th time for travelling to any country according to human rights … Human rights say each human has right to travel in the world. Of course you can control your borders and you can check status of people, but rejecting people according to 6th sense is just a comedy… You are getting peoples money and time for doing nothing… No documentation check, no detailed analysis of applicant so result is empty. Still people can get visa and can stay in US lands without any legal residence permit car/green card… so why you try to reject normal tourists? If visa officer is well educated, how 80% percantage of some countries can migrate to USA by using tourist visas? We are getting rejection and others can use it illegally? Right?
Have some sense of humanity. Your intuition is bullshit. Thousands if illegal immigrants cross the Darien gap, and yet here we are getting judged by your worthless system 😅
My whole family applied for B1/B2 visa including me when I was young and got rejected but when my mother applied as a single applicant she got her visa approved. It is pretty obvious that when I am going to apply in future the VO is going to ask about my previous rejection and the reasons which I really can’t remember but if there will be any issue if I include “ I was too young to remember the reason for rejection but maybe it was because we applied together as a family because when my mother applied as a single application she got her visa approved and visited USA once for 13days and returned!” Please please reply to this!
We're not sure exactly what the visa officers are looking for, but from our experience, it seems like the decision is often predetermined, and the interview serves more as a confirmation of whether the applicant's details and persona match or not. Saying this because some people get their visa in minutes while some gets rejected.
Here in Nepal, we do not need to present any documents during the interview for the B1/B2 visa category. They rely solely on the details from the DS-160 form and the interview itself. Our own interview lasted less than 2 minutes, and the visa was granted, whereas other applicants were asked numerous questions and still had their visas denied. We don't mean to offend anyone, but it appears there is a filtering process starting from the application form itself. During the interview, you mainly need to correspond with what you've written on the DS-160 form. We have friends who were rejected (one had a petition filed in the US, leading to his tourist visa denial, as similarly happened with his brother at the US Embassy in Portugal, where they were informed of the reason), while others were granted visas based solely on the business volume of their parents. Therefore, our suggestion would be to focus more on how you fill out the DS-160 form and how your online presence is perceived. Are you or your business or your employer easily found on Google? Surely the Embassy receives thousands of applications every day so guess preparation right from the application form is the Key!! Anyway, we wish you all the best!
today was my interview in US Embassy Doha, the office looked at my DS 160 form for 5 minutes and asked me one question what is the purpose of your trip? he had the refusal paper in his hand i answered him very clear and he hand over me that paper.. it doesnt make any sense 😫😓
I don't think it is about preparation. I believe it is their mood. I was asked two questions only then asked to place my hand on biome 2:39 tric and was told denied. It is like they found something about me I don't know what. Another guy ahead of me had a really great travel history. He had been to Canada on a conference and the same conference is now in US but he was still denied.
My entire family visa got declined after 2 questions what is the purpose of ur visit. And where do u work? In less then 30 sec he returned all passports.
But then theres a lot of people that just cross the Southern Border and are Welcome with all the benefits more than American Citizens have. How in the world that makes sense????
I just got denied my visa the reason was i didnt had enough strong ties with my home country. Was that a joke im a millionaire not bragging he just expressing my self i have my lot of businesses here how could they judge me without even asking about my background that i didnt have any strong ties
You are totally wrong,….people are paying and waiting a very long time to be heard,..many of your colleagues are Inventing questions with no legal base and facts. This it's very sad,….many of your colleagues they enjoy the power given to them to see the people cry and be frustrated. It's not right in many cases one person to determine on his opinion not based on facts and proofs you should be denied or rejected. Many times they are provocative and not just.
I just feel it's process is really unfair. You take out hard-earned money for 3 minutes just to reject us. At least one should have the right to know the exact reason what went wrong.
People complaining about being denied fail to remember that the majority of visa applications are granted.
It is just like getting a driver's license at any of a U.S. state's department of motor vehicles, most people successfully get their license, but yes, some people are unsuccessful (because they failed the written test, failed the driving test, or their paperwork was incomplete).
Does that mean the DMV staff are bad or evil people. Or that they are uncaring?
You all are also not taking into account that hundreds of thousands of visa holders each year choose to illegally violate their visas and stay in the U.S. permanently.
Those people spent a lot of money and effort on trying to fool the interviewer, because all they need is to get that initial tourist visa, then bam, they are good to go on illegally residing in the U.S.
Look at the bright side. If you pulled that in many nations, it is considered a crime. They will imprison you while awaiting an immigration court date. (In the Philippines there's guys still waiting for a court date after three to five years in prison.)
Here in the U.S. at worst you will simply be deported.
Am a religious l applied for Visa to visit my sr who had a jubilee they denied but l have applied for the second time will the question be different and what to do.
If a candidate is not a good speaker of english,and he or she gave interview in his own mother language…Then visa denied or accepted,, my question, is english compulsory in officer eyes for visa
Thanks for The video in fact I have a question,if the Consular officer denied your visa he'll also mention why was the matter of my rejection in the computer? And What I said in my prior DS 160 in my 2nd attempt the officer will also see my prior Ds-160 ?? Thanks for help
I had been waiting for my B1b2 visa interview for about 2 years because before that i couldn't get appointment then i had to pay extra money to the local travel agent so i can get early appointment i had all the necessary documents invitation lettter from my family friend he purchased t20 world cup tickets disneyland tickets universal studio tickets but all of this went inside the basket 🧺 because interview officer doesnt see all these documents and denied my visa
The people at the embassy they are unprofessional at all just bullshiting us and wasting our money and time without any responsibility, I own 3.5 millions dollars villa , 2 cars Maserati and BMW , own 40% of multi million dollar company , operation manager and my wife is Italian , and my trip only for 5 days and i been in uk 4 times Europe 4 times Japan Singapore China south America 6 times , Thailand 12 times Maldives Dubai Qatar and many others countries and my passport allow me to enter the Schengen area without visa . and all my documents I took with me he didn’t look just 2 questions then denied 😮 😮😮😮😮 where is the profissionality of this person to made this decision?
Wow! Why this sixth sense does not apply before taking huge fees???? How they could simply ruin anyone’s life by being just a sixth sensor. Sooo sooo soooo unfair!!!!
My fingers print was not taken at interview what that means
YOU DIDNT SAY ANYTHING. WASTE OF TIME.
Hi my ppt stuck in consulate now it's one month from the date of interview.. and the status is approved from that date on the website. After sending the enquiry on portal they replied to me visa has refused and under review and status get changed and will receive new adjucated decision. But the status on website still same and I have to travel back Canada to resume my job
I don't know what shall be done..can you advice
Why are they hiring incompetent Visa officers? There's a reason why everything is filed with proof, with time and effort. The money doesnt even matter but the time. To tell someone that them and their significant other cant be together is insane. We need to do better, seeing as all these illegal immigrants can cross through just like that. 2 years just to interview and fail in 2 3 minutes is insanely hard to process. Mentally and physically break someone down.
Just proof that the entire visa process is a money making scam.
"It doesn't necessarily mean that its fair"
So they do agree that it's unfair to deny a person's visa without even asking them appropriate questions, then why is the fee so high?
Just asking a couple questions and not listening to our answers properly and without verifying the documents how can they deny visa.
As interview officer said me I am not qualified at Delhi embassy I was so depressed on 9th Oct 2024 with in a minute.
6th sense to make a decision????*Bulshit, somebody should change this law as soon as possible… We are not slave and we dont have money and time to get visa after attempting 3-4th time for travelling to any country according to human rights … Human rights say each human has right to travel in the world. Of course you can control your borders and you can check status of people, but rejecting people according to 6th sense is just a comedy… You are getting peoples money and time for doing nothing… No documentation check, no detailed analysis of applicant so result is empty. Still people can get visa and can stay in US lands without any legal residence permit car/green card… so why you try to reject normal tourists? If visa officer is well educated, how 80% percantage of some countries can migrate to USA by using tourist visas? We are getting rejection and others can use it illegally? Right?
So , they are losing trust from people . Korea is coping Japan .
If they just open the visa like Vietnam . Bye bye and enjoy your closed country .
Have some sense of humanity. Your intuition is bullshit. Thousands if illegal immigrants cross the Darien gap, and yet here we are getting judged by your worthless system 😅
My whole family applied for B1/B2 visa including me when I was young and got rejected but when my mother applied as a single applicant she got her visa approved.
It is pretty obvious that when I am going to apply in future the VO is going to ask about my previous rejection and the reasons which I really can’t remember but if there will be any issue if I include “ I was too young to remember the reason for rejection but maybe it was because we applied together as a family because when my mother applied as a single application she got her visa approved and visited USA once for 13days and returned!”
Please please reply to this!
We're not sure exactly what the visa officers are looking for, but from our experience, it seems like the decision is often predetermined, and the interview serves more as a confirmation of whether the applicant's details and persona match or not. Saying this because some people get their visa in minutes while some gets rejected.
Here in Nepal, we do not need to present any documents during the interview for the B1/B2 visa category. They rely solely on the details from the DS-160 form and the interview itself. Our own interview lasted less than 2 minutes, and the visa was granted, whereas other applicants were asked numerous questions and still had their visas denied. We don't mean to offend anyone, but it appears there is a filtering process starting from the application form itself. During the interview, you mainly need to correspond with what you've written on the DS-160 form. We have friends who were rejected (one had a petition filed in the US, leading to his tourist visa denial, as similarly happened with his brother at the US Embassy in Portugal, where they were informed of the reason), while others were granted visas based solely on the business volume of their parents. Therefore, our suggestion would be to focus more on how you fill out the DS-160 form and how your online presence is perceived. Are you or your business or your employer easily found on Google? Surely the Embassy receives thousands of applications every day so guess preparation right from the application form is the Key!! Anyway, we wish you all the best!
today was my interview in US Embassy Doha, the office looked at my DS 160 form for 5 minutes and asked me one question what is the purpose of your trip? he had the refusal paper in his hand i answered him very clear and he hand over me that paper.. it doesnt make any sense 😫😓
I don't think it is about preparation. I believe it is their mood. I was asked two questions only then asked to place my hand on biome 2:39 tric and was told denied. It is like they found something about me I don't know what.
Another guy ahead of me had a really great travel history. He had been to Canada on a conference and the same conference is now in US but he was still denied.
I don't think there is fairness in the issuance.
My entire family visa got declined after 2 questions what is the purpose of ur visit. And where do u work? In less then 30 sec he returned all passports.
But then theres a lot of people that just cross the Southern Border and are Welcome with all the benefits more than American Citizens have. How in the world that makes sense????
Step one step two I pass step 3 I denied so easy the question even the small can answer
I got rejected with less than 2 min interview 😔😔 f1 visa 214b section
Im sorry is this a visa application or a job interview with HR? that is just outright pathetic and stupid reason to begin with!
I had a similar experience—it felt like a waste of time and energy. We should choose a different country for our holiday.
I just got denied my visa the reason was i didnt had enough strong ties with my home country. Was that a joke im a millionaire not bragging he just expressing my self i have my lot of businesses here how could they judge me without even asking about my background that i didnt have any strong ties
Change U.S Embassy Now!!!! Corruption and Rejection
❤
So they dump their administrative frustrations on applicants? How horrible!
So if I was an immigration officer based in Nigeria I only the ones I find hot. Yep sounds fair😒🙄🤬
🌙🌙🌙🌙 be exact basically
Sincerely the visa officers should give enough time like the way the immigration officers accord to passengers
A lot of visa offers get it wrong
USA is just taking money, In some counter they are giving visa and in some aren't. Go to hell with their six sense.
My visa was refused under 214b conditions but I was told I can't appeal. What documents could they need if I reapply?
You are totally wrong,….people are paying and waiting a very long time to be heard,..many of your colleagues are Inventing questions with no legal base and facts. This it's very sad,….many of your colleagues they enjoy the power given to them to see the people cry and be frustrated. It's not right in many cases one person to determine on his opinion not based on facts and proofs you should be denied or rejected. Many times they are provocative and not just.
I just feel it's process is really unfair. You take out hard-earned money for 3 minutes just to reject us. At least one should have the right to know the exact reason what went wrong.
sorry but it is not true!!! US embassy just look at the student nationality!!!!
I am a sponsored F4 candidate. Can i get tourist visa now?
I wish you could put a Link you just said
It's just money making machine nothing more than that
I need guidance in filling up DS 160 form of student visa im using the M-1
People complaining about being denied fail to remember that the majority of visa applications are granted.
It is just like getting a driver's license at any of a U.S. state's department of motor vehicles, most people successfully get their license, but yes, some people are unsuccessful (because they failed the written test, failed the driving test, or their paperwork was incomplete).
Does that mean the DMV staff are bad or evil people. Or that they are uncaring?
You all are also not taking into account that hundreds of thousands of visa holders each year choose to illegally violate their visas and stay in the U.S. permanently.
Those people spent a lot of money and effort on trying to fool the interviewer, because all they need is to get that initial tourist visa, then bam, they are good to go on illegally residing in the U.S.
Look at the bright side. If you pulled that in many nations, it is considered a crime. They will imprison you while awaiting an immigration court date. (In the Philippines there's guys still waiting for a court date after three to five years in prison.)
Here in the U.S. at worst you will simply be deported.
Am a religious l applied for Visa to visit my sr who had a jubilee they denied but l have applied for the second time will the question be different and what to do.
It's unfair for us, six sense??? How come…they don't even look at the papers as u have said, how about the payment did the embassy returned it back???
Hi ma'am. can i use my brother-in-law's company's bank statement.for visa application? Even tho I havent worked for his company before
Nonsense!
have these dream crushers ever been prosecuted for this apparent in the mood scam pay your fee and yet have clear facts ignored with no consequences
If a candidate is not a good speaker of english,and he or she gave interview in his own mother language…Then visa denied or accepted,, my question, is english compulsory in officer eyes for visa
Thanks for The video in fact I have a question,if the Consular officer denied your visa he'll also mention why was the matter of my rejection in the computer? And What I said in my prior DS 160 in my 2nd attempt the officer will also see my prior Ds-160 ?? Thanks for help
My husband was denied this morning..😢 after two questions that he answered well and it's a scholarship visa so painful 😢
I see people getting deported. How did they get a visa! 🤦🏻♂️ Wrong judgement
I had been waiting for my B1b2 visa interview for about 2 years because before that i couldn't get appointment then i had to pay extra money to the local travel agent so i can get early appointment i had all the necessary documents invitation lettter from my family friend he purchased t20 world cup tickets disneyland tickets universal studio tickets but all of this went inside the basket 🧺 because interview officer doesnt see all these documents and denied my visa
The people at the embassy they are unprofessional at all just bullshiting us and wasting our money and time without any responsibility, I own 3.5 millions dollars villa , 2 cars Maserati and BMW , own 40% of multi million dollar company , operation manager and my wife is Italian , and my trip only for 5 days and i been in uk 4 times Europe 4 times Japan Singapore China south America 6 times , Thailand 12 times Maldives Dubai Qatar and many others countries and my passport allow me to enter the Schengen area without visa . and all my documents I took with me he didn’t look just 2 questions then denied 😮 😮😮😮😮 where is the profissionality of this person to made this decision?
Wow! Why this sixth sense does not apply before taking huge fees???? How they could simply ruin anyone’s life by being just a sixth sensor. Sooo sooo soooo unfair!!!!