hhmaker

Hi

We have been planning for some time for my unmarried sister to come over and spend 4 months with us on a long vacvation. She had her interview in London yesterday and was refused. I assume it was because she was going to be leaving her current job and changing careers upon her return. This is a real vacation, not an underhanded attempt to come over here and work. so we are very dissapointed that she got refused.

Is there anyhting we can do? In terms of background (I am not sure it makes any difference) My wife is a recent citizen and my application is stuck in the process.

Moreover, can my sister come over for 2 weeks on the visa waiver program.

Many thanks

Pulaski

She made a mistake even applying for a visa - the INS treats any application for a tourist visa from a "visa waiver country" as inherently suspicious.

She can stay three months on a visa waiver anyway if she is allowed in, ...... but she will have to declare that she was rejected for a visa when she arrives in the US and therefore now runs a high risk of being turned away at the airport when she arrives.

hhmaker

The reason she applied is that she wants to stay longer that the Waiver program would allow.

Is there anything I can do to sponser from here? or even some kind of appeal?

ptlabs

Actually, a person holding an eligible passport who has had a visa application denied will not be eligible for entry into the United States on the visa waiver program.

http://travel.state.gov/vwp.html#8

So, the original poster's sister will never allowed be into the U.S. without a visa under the vwp from now on.


Peter

Pulaski

Thanks, that's interesting!

Lucy

"ptlabs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Actually, a person holding an eligible passport who has had a visa
    > application denied will not be eligible for entry into the United States
    > on the visa waiver program.
    > http://travel.state.gov/vwp.html#8

I just followed this link. Does it also say that you must apply for a visa
if you're ineligible for a visa??? I'm obviously reading that wrong but that
sounds like a waste of time and money to me!!!

J. J. Farrell

"hhmaker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > We have been planning for some time for my unmarried
    > sister to come over and spend 4 months with us on a
    > long vacvation. She had her interview in London
    > yesterday and was refused. I assume it was because
    > she was going to be leaving her current job and
    > changing careers upon her return.

The first thing is not to assume, but to know why she
was refused.

She can probably just apply again (she may be required
to wait a while first) but before doing so she needs
to correct whatever they didn't like. There's a good
chance your assumption is correct, though, and she was
rejected because of 'inadequate ties to the UK'. She
needs proof that she'll return to the UK - a solid job
offer with a starting date, property, responsibilities
to elderly relatives or in her community, whatever.

Probably not a good idea to draw attention to having
close relatives permanently in the USA - they might
think she would choose to stay with you.

    > Moreover, can my sister come over for 2 weeks on the
    > visa waiver program.

She can never use the Visa Waiver program again (unless
the law changes).