Why was my visa application refused?

U.S. consular officers are only allowed to issue nonimmigrant visas to those applicants who qualify under the law. A visa can be refused for a variety of reasons. For example, your visa application could be denied if you have a criminal record, if you lie during your visa interview, or if you have lived in the United States illegally. There are many other possible reasons that a visa application can be refused. Please see 9 FAM 40.6 Exhibit I for an abridged list of ineligibilities (that is, reasons your visa may be refused). A consular officer normally will inform the applicant in writing of the basis of the refusal.

Section 214(b)

The majority of nonimmigrant visa refusals are made under Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Section 214(b), which applies to all B-1/B-2 applicants (as well as to applicants for most other nonimmigrant visa classifications), presumes that an applicant is an intending immigrant (generally, that he or she plans to stay permanently in the United States or plans to work illegally) and places the burden on the applicant to convince the consular officer of the contrary. If the applicant fails to convince the consular officer, the law requires the consular officer to deny the visa.

Applicants overcome the intending immigrant presumption of Section 214(b) by showing that their overall circumstances, including social, family, economic and other ties to Colombia, will compel them to leave the United States at the end of a temporary visit. "Ties" are the various aspects of life that bind the applicant to Colombia, such as his or her family relationships, employment and possessions. Because each applicant's situation is different, there is no single factor that demonstrates compelling ties to Colombia.

A visa denial under Section 214(b) is not permanent. Visa seekers may reapply for a visa at any time by following the instructions in the How to Apply for a Visa page. However, we recommend that they do so only if they believe that they will be able to show that they are eligible for the visa based on the guidance provided above. That is, we recommend against reapplying unless the applicant's family, professional or economic situation has changed sufficiently to warrant a change in the consular officer's decision.

yeh, but the biz visa is specifically for biz use. the girl might be a pro in some field, but does she have biz in the usa? specific biz? otherwise, she's strictly a tourist. i don't care if you've got a PhD in astrophysics, unless you've got a specific invite or a specific biz reason to visit the usa, you're a plain vanilla tourist.

sucks to visit the usa. i don't agree with it, i hate our visitation/immigration procedures.

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Affadavit of Support

Can't you fill out form I-134 to sponsor them? It should help.

By the way, the application fee was increased from $140 to $160.

Those kind of fees just never seem to go down.

The application fee was increased from $140 to $160.

That's an immigrant visa support form. It is not applicable to tourist visas.

Contrary to what the government says, the tourist visa process is completely subjective and arbitrary. The CO's give visas to whomever they want. 214(b) is just the excuse to deny for whatever reason. They give 10-yr tourist visas to full-time hookers, but professional women who have a real job can't get one. It's a joke. And they encourage you to keep trying since you put $140 in their pockets each time.