What are the reasons my visa, green card or citizenship could be denied?
A13. There are a number of reasons a visa, green card or citizenship application could be denied. Failure to meet the requirements of the underlying category is one reason for potential denial. Our system of immigration has two main counterparts: first, grounds of “exclusion” apply to persons seeking to enter the US and which include seeking to adjust to permanent residence. A person can be denied a visa at a US consulate, or can be denied admission into the US at a border, or can be denied a green card or citizenship based upon grounds of exclusion. A person not appearing to be admissible at the border may be turned around and sent home with an order of “expedited removal”, or may be permitted to “withdraw the application for admission”, go home, get things corrected and try again later. Persons seeking asylum may be given “credibility hearings” to determine if they have bona fide claims for asylum and may be detained until a decision on an asylum application is made. There are severa
