After your visa was refused

If a consular officer finds you are not eligible to receive a visa under U.S. law, your visa application will be denied (refused), and you will be provided a reason for the denial. … These reasons, called ineligibilities, are listed in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and other immigration laws.

What can I do if my visa was refused?

The decision to refuse a Schengen visa and the reasons for the refusal are notified to the applicant using a standard form. The decision to refuse the visa includes the reasons on which the refusal was based.

You can appeal the refusal. The appeal must be submitted within 15 days of the receipt of visa refusal to the Consulate that decided to refuse the visa. The appeal must be an original with the original signature of the appellant, i.e. in person or by mail (not email). The appeal must include the name of the applicant and the reasons why the applicant considers the refusal decision to be contrary to the law. The appeal will be reviewed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that country  within 30 days or may be more on some cases from the receipt of the appeal by the Consulate. The outcome of the review is sent to the applicant by the same Consulate.

A visa application might be considered unsuccessful if the consular officer fails to get from the candidate all the needed information about him/her. Lacking to possess such information, the consular officer will be incapable to decide if the candidate qualifies to be given a visa. On the other hand, sometimes the consular might get information from the applicant that is unacceptable or beyond the fixed procedures. Sometimes the candidate is prone of illegitimate and/or dishonest activities. In all of the aforementioned cases the officer is led to DENY offering a visa to the applicant.

12 Common Reasons Why Visa Applications Get Rejected

  • Past or Current Criminal Actions
  • False Travel Document
  • Insufficient Explanation For The Purpose And Circumstances Of The Planned Stay
  •  Damaged Passport
  • Passport Invalidity
  •  Lack To Proof The Travel Itinerary
  •  Invalid Letter of Reference
  • Insufficient Means Of Subsistence
  • Unacceptable Birth Or Marriage Certificate
  • Invalid Travel Insurance
  • Lacking to present a Proof of Accommodation
  • Unfavorable Visa Situation

What to do if Your Application is Refused

When your  application is refused, this refusal will be noted in a letter issued by the visa officer to the unsuccessful applicant. Within this letter, the visa officer will indicate the reason(s) for refusal from a list of pre-determined possibilities. This listing of refusal reasons gives only basic information regarding the grounds for the refusal.

However, when an application is refused, the applicant has the right to request the visa officer’s notes supporting the reason for refusal. It is strongly recommended that these notes are requested as this will inform the applicant as to how best to address the refusal. Once an applicant has obtained the case notes from the visa officer, they can assess whether or not the grounds for the refusal were valid. If the study permit was refused for valid reasons, for example, if the applicant failed to include any of the required documents, then the best option is to submit a new application after ensuring that the errors are addressed.

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