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Denial of Visitor visa for my In-laws
posted by Anonymous
on 1/30/12 9:17pm
Respected President,
I understand you receive thousands of letters like this but please review my request letter and let me know if there is anything that can be done to help. I have been living in U.S. since 2001and I am a U.S. Citizen living in Virginia. My wife is due this week and I requested my in-laws who live in Delhi, India to apply for visitor visa so they can be with us during this special time. My in-laws applied for the visitor visa and went for the intervew but Consulate at U.S. Embassy in India rejected the visa twice and when my in-laws requested for the reason of denial of visa they were told "they cannot give the reason". This is very wrong and discriminatory if they are not given a reason for their visa denial. My in-laws are very well settled in India and have familial and business ties in India and cannot even stay here with us for more than 3-4 weeks. Also my monther in law is a govt. employee in India which is another tie which shows that they are not coming here to settle down.
It will be really appreciated if you can please assist us. If there is anything that is missing in the papers that is needed can be provided on request. On a separate note I spent almost a month to gather all the supporting documents which are needed for the visitor visa. It will be highly appreciate if you can please reply back to my email addess mentioned below.
Respectfully,
Rajesh
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Visa rejected without giving a reason!
Dear President,
I am in complete agreement with Rajesh's letter above. My parents from India have applied twice for tourism visa for the US and have been denied both times without any valid reason. We are always told that the visa officers are highly trained and well aware of how to judge someone's situation and the final decision is based on that. However, how does one jump to the conclusion that anyone applying for a US visa has the intention of migrating there without seeing any valid documents and deny the visa based on a 2 minute interview without even giving a reason at all?
My parents have visited various other European and Asian countries, but why is it that the US consulate has denied them twice? Their intention was purely to spend some quality time with me here and to visit and experience a new country and lifestyle.
I have heard of cases where the same applicant has been denied once and accepted the next time, without any significant change in their application or documents.
Why does it appear to be based on luck that the actual application? Is there something missing in the training given to the visa officers? Should they be doing the interviews a bit more meticulously?
During your latest visit to Disneyland FL around 19th Jan 2012, you mentioned that "America is open for business" and that visa restrictions for international tourists should be reduced to boost US tourism revenue. Why is India not being considered as a resource for international tourists?
All I can think is that my parents could not be part of my joy as I walked up the stage to receive my masters degree during my convocation. My parents have made a lot of sacrifices to make me what I am and it saddens me deeply to think that they were not a part of that moment which would have made them really proud.
Sincerely,
Isha
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