hey all,

unfortunately I was denied an e2 essential employee visa to my company.

On the basis of being not essential enough for the company according to the consular officer. I think the main reasons were her saying I didn’t have enough experience in my field (even though I have 11 years)

i am not sure wheather to reapply and do a second interview? And me & wife are starting to give up hope on even trying again.

If you need more info I am happy to explain more. The lawyer expressed that we need to just talk about qualifications and not experience. Even though I did say about my qualifications on previous interview, but she just took apart my experience saying it’s not enough.

If there’s anyone out there that can help we really need some advice and some belief we can get this.

thanks

Hi,

sorry to hear your application was denied

my husband is in the process of applying for the E2 visa.

How soon after submitting your DS160 did you get an interview?

Thanks

you can get an appointment fairly quickly if you look every day for cancellations.

my company in the US found mine for me as they were looking for us when all the people in the U.K. were asleep. And we got one in a matter of a week by doing that. I recommend refreshing the page every 20 mins or so. And then if you have anyone in the US that can look then that is the best way

good luck

Do they need time review all the documents etc I wouldn’t have thought a week is long enough . I read online that it can take 6-8 weeks 🤷🏼‍♀️ And then you apply for an interview.

sorry to ask all the questions especially in your current circumstance
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It may be different for an E2 investor. But I am pretty sure you can still get an appointment fairly quickly as I have heard that an E2 Investor visa you cannot pay for an premium process delivery of passports as they must look into the documents more (this is what I have heard btw so may not be true)

yes but all the lawyer is saying is to go by my qualifications and nothing else.

Reference below from a website.

An applicant seeking E-2 classification as an essential employee must demonstrate specialized and unique knowledge or skills that are essential to the success of the E-2 business. The applicant must be able to prove that their skills are specialized and that they have unique expertise that is necessary for this specific E-2 business.........

I feel like the consular officer based it all on experience. I have worked 11 years in this field but the officer would only accept 6 years as that was the period where it was full time. And then the officer knocked off 3 years as some of it in the US. (Which i worked for the same company I am applying now but through a J1 and directly to the company.) this is through there E2 Visa company so they can still provide U.K. employees to keep the same image of the company. I am not sure what else to do...

The only thing I regret saying is sort of agreeing to 6 years experience as it was full time but there was another 2 years experience from a school program.

I am 26 if that’s makes any difference, it also really frustrates me that other people for this company got there E2 with similar circumstances and even less years experience, some even being 22/23

Company and Lawyer seems to think it was a bad interviewer and lawyer said they sounded disinterested.

Just don’t really want to go back and hear the same thing. I am sure one of the questions will be asking what has changed from last time.. and my lawyer wants me to say the officer just misunderstood.

Didnt have an option to appeal, they just handed me the 214b letter