Issuance of a US B1/B2 Tourist Visitor Visa is purely at the discretion of a visa officer subject to Section 214 b of the US Immigration and Nationality Act:
(b) Every alien (other than a nonimmigrant described in subparagraph (L) or (V) of section 101(a)(15), and other than a nonimmigrant described in any provision of section 101(a)(15)(H)(i) except subclause (b1) of such section) shall be presumed to be an immigrant until he establishes to the satisfaction of the consular officer, at the time of application for a visa, and the immigration officers, at the time of application for admission, that he is entitled to a nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15).
Since the visa officers presumes that you are an immigrant until you establish to his or her satisfaction otherwise, the burden of proof lies on you as the US B1/B2 Tourist Visitor Visa applicant.
These are some of the reasons why your US B1/B2 Tourist Visitor Visa may be refused, denied or declined.
- Failure to adequately demonstrated intent to leave the US and return back to your country at the end of your visit.
- Failure to demonstrate ability to financially support oneself whilst in the US
- Not having sufficient information about your sponsor in the US (e.g. their address, employment status, visa/immigration status, etc
- Giving responses that don’t hold water. For example an accountant wanting to attend a medical conference or a lady traveling to Orlando for vacation with a 7 year old but having no intention to take the child to Disneyland… dough!
- Applying for the wrong visa type
- Incomplete, false or inaccurate visa applications
- Past history – for example having criminal records, overstaying a previous US visa, deportation, previous refusals of entry into the US, etc.
- Failure to demonstrate adequate social and economic ties to your home country
- Just because. Sometimes you can meet all the requirements but still be denied a visa. My advise: there are 190+ other countries in addition to the US and some you can even visit visa free or with a visa on arrival. Have a plan B.
