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KURMAman wrote:Hearing all these horror stories bout US visas and whatnot is really bad tho..2 of my co- went to the embassay at different times of the year...same job position...relatively same pay (about $200 difference)....and one got thru and the other rejected...the reason being that "according to US law, he don't earn enough money in his job." it is really bad that these are jus pre-fabricated reasons being push down the throat of ppl.
..and i dont see the point of basically throwing more than $1000 at the hope of a chance to get a good interview to go to the US...
its raining money yo
zoom rader wrote:Why do u all continue to beg to go US? and dont give me that B.S that u want to see your family.The US is right to blank trinis. There are far better places to visit that the US. Hell u dont even need a visa for the uk. Ever noticed that people who really want a visa get blank and those that dont give a dam and apply for kicks ending getting 10yrs. I know alot of broke ass, no job,no house/car pp that have visas but dont really give a s**t to travel US. Lets face it trinis are dishonist, I am sure everyone of you all have a family member that have/are hidding in the US. These US staff are trained to read your eye ball and body movement by the FBI they can tell when u are lying .
zoom rader wrote:Just think 100,000 trini apply for visas each yr by $1000 thats $1000,00000TT = $16million US dollars
and that is just for Trinidad. How much u think they make on the world?
Weather you get a visas or not the US still wins. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON A YANK PRODUCT.
Damien wrote:Just goes to show how they dont investigate persons properly, its more like what mood they in or how you look or even making there quota
tourniquet wrote:richardg1976, judging by your user name, I'm assuming that you fall out of the 20-29age bracket, which seems to be the age group that provides the majority of these horror stories we've been reading/ hearing about. If that's not your case, perhaps you can tell us exactly how you responded to what was asked.
Trinidad Express | No US Visa for gospel singer wrote:ALTERNATIVE gospel singer and songwriter, Lyndon Lai Tan, was excited when he received an invitation to perform at a benefit concert in New York City in aid of earthquake victims of Haiti.
The concert, scheduled for Thursday, is being organised by the West Indian/American Day Carnival Association Inc (WIADCA) and is being hosted by Haitian/American artiste Wyclef Jean.
His plans were thwarted, however, when he visited the United States Embassy in Port of Spain on August 20 for a scheduled visa appointment.
Lai Tan, 25, who staged a sold-out concert at Naparima Bowl, San Fernando, on August 14, was armed with several documents from various agencies, including the Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) and the Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company, confirming him as an established artiste. Also in his cache of documents was a letter from WIADCA confirming his anticipated appearance at the concert, a bank statement and a job letter confirming his continued employment for the past two and a half years.
Within five minutes of meeting the visa official, however, Lai Tan had his application denied on the ground that he did not have sufficient ties to this country. None of his supporting documents were reviewed, he told the Express over the weekend.
"The US visa officers did not even enquire into the benefit concert which was the main reason behind my application,'' Lai Tan said.
"This was explicitly stated in the email requesting the expedition of my appointment date. But I was denied any opportunity of explaining my circumstance or producing my documents. Within a couple words escaping from my mouth, the officer shouted the name of the next person waiting in queue to enter the room.''
He said he was granted a visa in 2008 for a performance, following which he returned to Trinidad.
SRASC wrote:Trinidad Express | No US Visa for gospel singer wrote:ALTERNATIVE gospel singer and songwriter, Lyndon Lai Tan, was excited when he received an invitation to perform at a benefit concert in New York City in aid of earthquake victims of Haiti.
The concert, scheduled for Thursday, is being organised by the West Indian/American Day Carnival Association Inc (WIADCA) and is being hosted by Haitian/American artiste Wyclef Jean.
His plans were thwarted, however, when he visited the United States Embassy in Port of Spain on August 20 for a scheduled visa appointment.
Lai Tan, 25, who staged a sold-out concert at Naparima Bowl, San Fernando, on August 14, was armed with several documents from various agencies, including the Copyright Organisation of Trinidad and Tobago (COTT) and the Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company, confirming him as an established artiste. Also in his cache of documents was a letter from WIADCA confirming his anticipated appearance at the concert, a bank statement and a job letter confirming his continued employment for the past two and a half years.
Within five minutes of meeting the visa official, however, Lai Tan had his application denied on the ground that he did not have sufficient ties to this country. None of his supporting documents were reviewed, he told the Express over the weekend.
"The US visa officers did not even enquire into the benefit concert which was the main reason behind my application,'' Lai Tan said.
"This was explicitly stated in the email requesting the expedition of my appointment date. But I was denied any opportunity of explaining my circumstance or producing my documents. Within a couple words escaping from my mouth, the officer shouted the name of the next person waiting in queue to enter the room.''
He said he was granted a visa in 2008 for a performance, following which he returned to Trinidad.
Same s**t, different day
Bareback wrote:She didn't take that easily,in a calm but assertive manner she told Mr Interviewing Officer that she didn't dedicate so much time and money to get Canadian residency to quit her job in T'dad and go to the US to live&work illegally at a Taco Bell....LOL
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Unfortunately, proving an intention is quite hard to do when you are young (20s) and from a country where the living conditions or opportunities are limited. Tourist visa applicants have to appear for the personal interview so the consular officer can gauge whether the person has overcome the legal presumption of immigrant intent, and they are trained to detect an applicant's eligibility from the documentary evidence submitted and the responses to questions asked at the visa interview. Many cases are denied for good reasons while others are not and it's hard to say that all cases with certain factors are denied, because by law they do assess the cases on a case by case basis.
It is not a perfect system by far, and most definitely not fair, but such is the bureaucracy of the federal immigration system.
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