accommodate specially those applicants who fail to apply for a visa early enough.
Q3: How do you decide whether or not to issue a visa?
A: The interviewing Consular officer must apply the provisions of the U.S.
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) in determining whether an applicant is eligible
for a U.S. visa. One of the most important points in the INA that an officer is called
upon to apply is Section 214(b). That section states: "Every alien shall be presumed
to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the
time of the application for a visa ... that he is entitled to nonimmigrant status...." This
means that our officers are required by law to view each visa applicant as an
intending immigrant until the applicant proves otherwise. Your proof may come in
many forms, but when considered together, it must be enough for the interviewing
officer to conclude that your overall circumstances, including a permanent residence
and other ties abroad, will compel you to leave the United States at the end of a
temporary stay. No single document, certificate, or guarantee letter can be regarded
as sufficient for this purpose. Because of the volume of applications received, visa
officers must decide after a brief interview whether someone is qualified to receive a
visa. Applicants should therefore be prepared to present their case clearly and
concisely, since the application must otherwise be denied.
Q4: Is a denial under Section 214(b) permanent?
A: No. If you have new information which was not presented to the interviewing
officer at the time of your first application or if your overall circumstances have
changed significantly since your last application and you can now better establish