convincing ties outside of the United States, you may reapply.
Q5: Do refused applicants have to wait three to six months before
reapplying?
A: There is no time restriction on resubmitting an application after a refusal. If you
have additional information or supporting documentation to present which is
substantially different from your initial application you are encouraged to reapply. If
your circumstances are unchanged and you will present only evidence which has
already been reviewed recently by an officer, your chances of gaining approval on a
second or third application are much lower. In such cases, it is probably better to
wait until your personal circumstances have changed significantly before reapplying.
Q6: I presented all the documents I was told to bring, but my
application was turned down anyway. What else should I bring?
A: The problem is not the documents. Rather, your current overall situation (as
supported by those documents) was not adequate to overcome the presumption that
you are an intending immigrant. Remember, U.S. law says that you are an intending
immigrant until you show that your overall circumstances would be adequate to
compel you to return home after visiting the U.S.
Q7: Why are the visa interviews so short? I was refused after only
a couple of questions and the interviewer hardly looked at my
documents?
A: The visa officers handle almost 100,000 applications every year. Based on this
experience, we are able to quickly review the application form and supporting
documents in order to narrow the range in which questions may need to be asked.
Keep in mind, most of the information we need is already supplied on the application