What happens when a visa is refused? Is a refusal under Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act permanent?
Section 214(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of the United States (INA) states that consular officers must consider every visa applicant to be an intending immigrant, ineligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa, unless the applicant convinces the officer of his or her intent to return to a permanent residence in his or her home country following a temporary stay in the United States. Consular officers take a number of factors into account in making their determination of visa eligibility, including the prevailing local social and economic climate and recent immigration trends. Demonstrating visa eligibility is thus not simply a question of presenting a certain set of documents. A visa refusal under Section 214(b) is not permanent (there are more serious ineligibilities that are permanent, but the officer will inform you if this is your case). It is possible to apply again in order to present new or additional evidence, or if there are significant positive changes in one’s situat
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