ever returned to home country to visit their families as is normal for foreign students, workers, and residents in the U.S.?

How many children and grandchildren do the applicants have back in home country?.

previously, how long have they been back in home country?

If the applicants have traveled to the U.S.

previously, how long did they stay? If they stayed longer than 6 months, did they have INS approval to do so? (Note: Please have the applicants bring their INS extension approval notices to their interview). See a Sample of 214b letter of refusal document.Ĭonsular officers tend to focus on factors that help us determine whether the applicants possess compelling ties to applicant’s home country: See a Sample of 221g document.Īpplicants are refused under Section 214(b) INA if they are unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction of a consular officer that they have sufficiently strong and long-term family, social, and economic ties outside the United States which make them depart the United States after a temporary stay. Most of the cases refusal ( 221g) can be just because of any documents missing or any additional information required by the consulate. embassies and consulates to determine eligibility on an individual basis on the merits of each case. If you believe you have more information and evidence that can help visa officer to make the decision in your favor, you should reapply for the visa with all the information and supporting documents. Some visa refusals can be overcome by the furnishing additional information by applicant information that establishes an applicant’s eligibility for the visa. (More about visa refusals may be found at ). consular officer acting pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. A visa refusal is the formal denial of a non-immigrant visa application by a U.S. immigration and visa law guidelines, a visa must be denied if the applicant cannot establish his or her eligibility, either because the application does not meet the requirements of an established visa category, or because there are grounds for ineligibility based on other aspects of the visa case.

In case consulate refuse your US visa, you may receive form with a refusal clause/reason like 221g(administrative processing) or 214b.(Refusal) What is a Visa Refusal?Īs per the U.S.

There could be several reasons for a visa refusal or denial or visa rejection.

U.s. travel docs