Basically, whether your visa application is approved or denied is at the discretion of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). With that, the USCIS is not necessarily known for being lenient or generous in the number of petitions they approve. This is all to say that you must make your best efforts with your initial petition, as it is essentially the first impression you give to the U.S. government, which holds the fate of your future in this country in their hands, so to speak. So, without further ado, please continue reading to learn the most common reasons for visa denials and how an experienced family immigration lawyer in Milwaukee, WI, at Sesini Law Group, S.C., can help you take affirmative action should yours get rejected as well.
What are the most common reasons for visa denials?
Unfortunately, you have little to no room for error when it comes to applying for a United States visa. This is why we strongly urge you to retain wise legal counsel from the onset of your application process. That said, the USCIS may decide to deny your petition for any one or more of the following reasons:
- The USCIS may find that you, purposefully or accidentally, misrepresented yourself in the information provided in your visa application.
- The USCIS may find that you failed to provide a clear travel itinerary for your intended trip (i.e., your reason for traveling, where you will be staying, for how long you will be staying, etc).
- The USCIS may find that you do not have enough funds to feasibly, financially support yourself during your intended trip (i.e., you did not provide past pay stubs, proof of assets, etc).
- The USCIS may find that you were previously denied a visa in the past, or you committed an immigration violation during your last trip to the United States with a visa.
- The USCIS may find that you have a serious criminal history in your home country that makes you highly inadmissible to the United States.
What actions should I take if my visa is denied?
Please know that it is not the end of the world if your initial visa application gets rejected by the USCIS. That is, you should still seize your sliver of opportunity to enter the United States.
For one, you may carefully consider the reasons for denial in your received denial letter. From here, you may rectify these mistakes in an entirely new visa application. Or, if you believe that, based on these disclosed reasonings, the USCIS was mistaken when denying your petition, you may file an appeal to challenge it. Last but not least, you may toy with pursuing another visa type that you are arguably equally or even more so eligible for.
Your visa application should not be filed without the wise legal counsel of a skilled family immigration lawyer in Milwaukee, WI. So please call to schedule your initial consultation with us at Sesini Law Group, S.C. today.