Hi everyone. I am a newbie in this forum. I would just like to share my experience on US Visa denial last week (Jan.3) and hope I can have some tips for my upcoming interview (2nd time) this week, Jan.12. Here is my previous interview:
VO: Good morning.
Me: Good morning!
VO: Your passport please.
Me: Hand-over my passport. (Since it was my first time to attend a Visa Interview, I don't know if I can give the consul my travel documents along with my passport although he was just asking for my passport alone. My documents which our company and I prepared include Invitation Letter from the US, Certificate of Employment and Letter to the Embassy from our HR Department. So I just gave my passport)
VO: When are you planning to go to the United States?
Me: January 8-21, 2016. For two weeks.
VO: Why are you going to "Company"?
Me: I'm going to "Company" to attend training for our new work process which is "mentioned the process training".
VO: How long have you been working on your company?
Me: I've been working on this company from Nov.28, 2016.
VO: 2 months?
Me: Yes, 2 months this January.
VO: 2 weeks or 2 months? (Maybe he didn't hear my answer very well)
Me: 2 months. Yes.
VO: Have you traveled overseas before?
Me: Yes sir.
VO: Where? When?
Me: In Singapore. Last May to June 2016.
VO: What did you do there?
Me: I also attended training. For my previous company.
VO: So you attended training then you left your job?
Me: No. We were all laid off because of redundancy.
VO: Redundancy? OK.
Me: Yes.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No.
VO: Do you have kids?
Me: No.
VO: "Type something" Sorry I cannot approve your Visa today. (Hand-over my passport back including a blue paper of denial).
Me: Okay. Thank you.
*I am currently working in a multinational company which is a subsidiary of the corporation that I am going to visit in the US. I can say that this is a large company with very good reputation.
*Our company has priority program regarding the application of Visa
*Our company has no history of Visa denial
*I am travelling with someone who's going to attend the training too. We're both denied under section 214b - lack of evidence to prove the intention of our travel to the US (which is training)
This week, we're scheduled to attend an interview and this time I'm planning to give my passport along with my travel documents (Invitation Letter from the US, Certificate of Employment and Letter to the Embassy from our HR Department indicating my employment status, that I will be back after our travel and that they will cover all costs relating to this travel, Detailed Training Plan, List of Contact Names of the persons that we're going to meet in the US, our External Support and my colleagues and bosses here in our company). I also practice any possible scenarios in our home and will keep in mind to use Ma'am/Sir to address the VO.
Do you guys know any particular reason for the denial? What am I supposed to do during my interview this week?
Thank you.
VO: Good morning.
Me: Good morning!
VO: Your passport please.
Me: Hand-over my passport. (Since it was my first time to attend a Visa Interview, I don't know if I can give the consul my travel documents along with my passport although he was just asking for my passport alone. My documents which our company and I prepared include Invitation Letter from the US, Certificate of Employment and Letter to the Embassy from our HR Department. So I just gave my passport)
VO: When are you planning to go to the United States?
Me: January 8-21, 2016. For two weeks.
VO: Why are you going to "Company"?
Me: I'm going to "Company" to attend training for our new work process which is "mentioned the process training".
VO: How long have you been working on your company?
Me: I've been working on this company from Nov.28, 2016.
VO: 2 months?
Me: Yes, 2 months this January.
VO: 2 weeks or 2 months? (Maybe he didn't hear my answer very well)
Me: 2 months. Yes.
VO: Have you traveled overseas before?
Me: Yes sir.
VO: Where? When?
Me: In Singapore. Last May to June 2016.
VO: What did you do there?
Me: I also attended training. For my previous company.
VO: So you attended training then you left your job?
Me: No. We were all laid off because of redundancy.
VO: Redundancy? OK.
Me: Yes.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No.
VO: Do you have kids?
Me: No.
VO: "Type something" Sorry I cannot approve your Visa today. (Hand-over my passport back including a blue paper of denial).
Me: Okay. Thank you.
*I am currently working in a multinational company which is a subsidiary of the corporation that I am going to visit in the US. I can say that this is a large company with very good reputation.
*Our company has priority program regarding the application of Visa
*Our company has no history of Visa denial
*I am travelling with someone who's going to attend the training too. We're both denied under section 214b - lack of evidence to prove the intention of our travel to the US (which is training)
This week, we're scheduled to attend an interview and this time I'm planning to give my passport along with my travel documents (Invitation Letter from the US, Certificate of Employment and Letter to the Embassy from our HR Department indicating my employment status, that I will be back after our travel and that they will cover all costs relating to this travel, Detailed Training Plan, List of Contact Names of the persons that we're going to meet in the US, our External Support and my colleagues and bosses here in our company). I also practice any possible scenarios in our home and will keep in mind to use Ma'am/Sir to address the VO.
Do you guys know any particular reason for the denial? What am I supposed to do during my interview this week?
Thank you.
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