Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
May 11th 2007, 10:55 am
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Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
Hello there
I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application next week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected at the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no guarantees.
I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS approval is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa at the interview (for whatever reason).
Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application next week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected at the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no guarantees.
I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS approval is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa at the interview (for whatever reason).
Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
May 11th 2007, 7:13 pm
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
On May 11, 6:55 pm, William Shaw <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hello there
>
> I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application next
> week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an
> appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
>
> Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected at
> the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
>
> My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the
> application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no
> guarantees.
>
> I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS approval
> is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa at
> the interview (for whatever reason).
>
> Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
>
> --
> Posted viahttp://britishexpats.com
The cousular can reject you based on many reasons. But based on what
you have mentioned and if your attorney have submitted the required
documents, I am confident you will get through with the interview and
get the desired visa. Sure there is no guarantee as stated corerctly
by your lawyer. However, by the same token, if I were your lawyer, I
would advise you that you have done all you could based on the
requirements and DO NOT have to worry about it.
wrote:
> Hello there
>
> I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application next
> week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an
> appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
>
> Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected at
> the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
>
> My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the
> application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no
> guarantees.
>
> I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS approval
> is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa at
> the interview (for whatever reason).
>
> Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
>
> --
> Posted viahttp://britishexpats.com
The cousular can reject you based on many reasons. But based on what
you have mentioned and if your attorney have submitted the required
documents, I am confident you will get through with the interview and
get the desired visa. Sure there is no guarantee as stated corerctly
by your lawyer. However, by the same token, if I were your lawyer, I
would advise you that you have done all you could based on the
requirements and DO NOT have to worry about it.
May 11th 2007, 8:46 pm
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
On May 11, 3:55 am, William Shaw <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application next
> week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an
> appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
>
> Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected at
> the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
>
> My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the
> application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no
> guarantees.
>
> I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS approval
> is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa at
> the interview (for whatever reason).
>
> Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
If everything is straightforward and you have all the paperwork, it is
extremely unlikely that your visa application will be rejected or that
you'll be refused admission. It is always possible though.
One slightly more likely possibility is that you will get caught up in
a "security check" if your name or something about your history
matches something on a 'watch list'. This shouldn't cause a refusal,
but it could cause a delay in issuing the visa - in exceptional cases
I've heard of delays of a couple of years. This happens far more often
to people who have connections with "suspect" countries or people with
names from a Muslim culture, presumably because there are lots of
similar names on the watch lists. If the name you're using here is
genuine, then you'd be very unlucky to get caught up in these checks.
Again, something that's possible, but very unlikely.
So, there's a small risk that your application will be refused or
substantially delayed, but it's very unlikely. There's a risk every
time you apply for a visa or apply to enter the USA, but when you've
been successful once the risk is even lower.
wrote:
>
> I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application next
> week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an
> appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
>
> Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected at
> the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
>
> My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the
> application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no
> guarantees.
>
> I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS approval
> is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa at
> the interview (for whatever reason).
>
> Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
If everything is straightforward and you have all the paperwork, it is
extremely unlikely that your visa application will be rejected or that
you'll be refused admission. It is always possible though.
One slightly more likely possibility is that you will get caught up in
a "security check" if your name or something about your history
matches something on a 'watch list'. This shouldn't cause a refusal,
but it could cause a delay in issuing the visa - in exceptional cases
I've heard of delays of a couple of years. This happens far more often
to people who have connections with "suspect" countries or people with
names from a Muslim culture, presumably because there are lots of
similar names on the watch lists. If the name you're using here is
genuine, then you'd be very unlucky to get caught up in these checks.
Again, something that's possible, but very unlikely.
So, there's a small risk that your application will be refused or
substantially delayed, but it's very unlikely. There's a risk every
time you apply for a visa or apply to enter the USA, but when you've
been successful once the risk is even lower.
May 11th 2007, 10:26 pm
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
Its the renewals where the problems come up ....
not the initial visa ...
not the initial visa ...
May 12th 2007, 12:52 am
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
On May 11, 3:26 pm, Ray <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On May 11, 3:55 am, William Shaw <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application
> > > next
> > > week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an
> > > appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
>
> > > Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected
> > > at
> > > the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
>
> > > My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the
> > > application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no
> > > guarantees.
>
> > > I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS
> > > approval
> > > is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa
> > > at
> > > the interview (for whatever reason).
>
> > > Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
>
> > If everything is straightforward and you have all the paperwork, it is
> > extremely unlikely that your visa application will be rejected or that
> > you'll be refused admission. It is always possible though.
>
> > One slightly more likely possibility is that you will get caught up in
> > a "security check" if your name or something about your history
> > matches something on a 'watch list'. This shouldn't cause a refusal,
> > but it could cause a delay in issuing the visa - in exceptional cases
> > I've heard of delays of a couple of years. This happens far more often
> > to people who have connections with "suspect" countries or people with
> > names from a Muslim culture, presumably because there are lots of
> > similar names on the watch lists. If the name you're using here is
> > genuine, then you'd be very unlucky to get caught up in these checks.
> > Again, something that's possible, but very unlikely.
>
> > So, there's a small risk that your application will be refused or
> > substantially delayed, but it's very unlikely. There's a risk every
> > time you apply for a visa or apply to enter the USA, but when you've
> > been successful once the risk is even lower.
>
> Its the renewals where the problems come up ....
> not the initial visa ...
Interesting .. .why do you say that? It's not my experience, and it
goes against common sense. For the first application, everything is in
question - the applicants qualifications, the existence of the
company, the applicant's lifetime background, and so on. For a
renewal, particularly at the same Consulate, they can assume that the
majority of these things are OK since the Consulate checked them the
first time.
> > On May 11, 3:55 am, William Shaw <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application
> > > next
> > > week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an
> > > appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
>
> > > Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected
> > > at
> > > the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
>
> > > My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the
> > > application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no
> > > guarantees.
>
> > > I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS
> > > approval
> > > is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa
> > > at
> > > the interview (for whatever reason).
>
> > > Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
>
> > If everything is straightforward and you have all the paperwork, it is
> > extremely unlikely that your visa application will be rejected or that
> > you'll be refused admission. It is always possible though.
>
> > One slightly more likely possibility is that you will get caught up in
> > a "security check" if your name or something about your history
> > matches something on a 'watch list'. This shouldn't cause a refusal,
> > but it could cause a delay in issuing the visa - in exceptional cases
> > I've heard of delays of a couple of years. This happens far more often
> > to people who have connections with "suspect" countries or people with
> > names from a Muslim culture, presumably because there are lots of
> > similar names on the watch lists. If the name you're using here is
> > genuine, then you'd be very unlucky to get caught up in these checks.
> > Again, something that's possible, but very unlikely.
>
> > So, there's a small risk that your application will be refused or
> > substantially delayed, but it's very unlikely. There's a risk every
> > time you apply for a visa or apply to enter the USA, but when you've
> > been successful once the risk is even lower.
>
> Its the renewals where the problems come up ....
> not the initial visa ...
Interesting .. .why do you say that? It's not my experience, and it
goes against common sense. For the first application, everything is in
question - the applicants qualifications, the existence of the
company, the applicant's lifetime background, and so on. For a
renewal, particularly at the same Consulate, they can assume that the
majority of these things are OK since the Consulate checked them the
first time.
May 12th 2007, 3:35 am
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
mainly smaller business where the info now produced did not meet original projections ...
of course big business are not effected ..
May 14th 2007, 2:46 pm
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
Hello there
I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application next week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected at the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no guarantees.
I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS approval is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa at the interview (for whatever reason).
Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
I am hoping to receive USCIS approval for my L1A Visa application next week. Assuming that this is the case, I will need to schedule an appointment with the US Embassy in London to get the Visa.
Is it quite common for someone to get USCIS approval but be rejected at the interview (or even by airport immigration in the US??)?
My application is absolutely genuine and the lawyers say that the application is detailed, appropriate and complete, but there are no guarantees.
I was thinking of agreeing a residential lease after the USCIS approval is received, but am concerned that I could then be refused the Visa at the interview (for whatever reason).
Any advice or experiences would be very welcome.
Thats what I had very straightforward, and then I got caught up in the name check crap.............................................. ................
May 14th 2007, 4:36 pm
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
Hi,
I can bring some surrency to this .. I had my "interview" last Friday ... Happened as follows:
1. Queued outside embassy for 30 Minutes
2. Got in and waited 5 minutes for 1st phase - this consisted of making sure Visa Application Docs were in order. After a recall for a minor correction we finished phase 1 and settled down with a cup of tea for the several hour wait for Phase 2 to begin.
3. Just finished tea and got call for Phase 2 - Asked to make payment for Wife and Daughter MRV processing in passports - Asked who I worked for, how long I have worked for them, number of employees in the UK and number of employees in the US.
4. Visa approved ... My wife did not even get to mutter a word ... We were out of the embassy within 40 minutes ...
Bottom line - if you have a Pukka L1 application then it is a breeze ...
Usky
I can bring some surrency to this .. I had my "interview" last Friday ... Happened as follows:
1. Queued outside embassy for 30 Minutes
2. Got in and waited 5 minutes for 1st phase - this consisted of making sure Visa Application Docs were in order. After a recall for a minor correction we finished phase 1 and settled down with a cup of tea for the several hour wait for Phase 2 to begin.
3. Just finished tea and got call for Phase 2 - Asked to make payment for Wife and Daughter MRV processing in passports - Asked who I worked for, how long I have worked for them, number of employees in the UK and number of employees in the US.
4. Visa approved ... My wife did not even get to mutter a word ... We were out of the embassy within 40 minutes ...
Bottom line - if you have a Pukka L1 application then it is a breeze ...
Usky
May 14th 2007, 4:40 pm
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
Oh Yeah ... Chance of Visa Interview Rejection for L1 = Almost 0 if there is no dodgy history and prepared properly ...
I had booked flights, paid a deposit for a house rental and transfered money into a US account, sold my wifes car, sold my house and majority of contents BEFORE the Visa Interview ....
call me brave ... call me stupid ... but call me in California this Sunday evening as I bask in the sunshine .... feels AWESOME ...
Usky
I had booked flights, paid a deposit for a house rental and transfered money into a US account, sold my wifes car, sold my house and majority of contents BEFORE the Visa Interview ....
call me brave ... call me stupid ... but call me in California this Sunday evening as I bask in the sunshine .... feels AWESOME ...
Usky
May 15th 2007, 8:02 am
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
Oh Yeah ... Chance of Visa Interview Rejection for L1 = Almost 0 if there is no dodgy history and prepared properly ...
I had booked flights, paid a deposit for a house rental and transfered money into a US account, sold my wifes car, sold my house and majority of contents BEFORE the Visa Interview ....
call me brave ... call me stupid ... but call me in California this Sunday evening as I bask in the sunshine .... feels AWESOME ...
Usky
I had booked flights, paid a deposit for a house rental and transfered money into a US account, sold my wifes car, sold my house and majority of contents BEFORE the Visa Interview ....
call me brave ... call me stupid ... but call me in California this Sunday evening as I bask in the sunshine .... feels AWESOME ...
Usky
May 22nd 2007, 4:52 pm
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Re: Chances of Visa Interview rejection?
Just received approval from the USCIS
(does a little dance)
Now for the interview...
(does a little dance)
Now for the interview...
