You may be eager to enter the United States so that you may reunite with your close family members, start working in your dream job, or otherwise. However, this eagerness should not drive you to hastily fill out and submit your visa application. This is because the last thing you may want is for the smallest fraction of an error to complicate or jeopardize your opportunity for future visa status. With that being said, please read on to discover the potential reason for your visa application being denied and how one of the seasoned Lancaster County immigration appeal lawyers at Lupton Law LLC can help you possibly appeal this decision.

What is the likely reason that my visa application was denied?

Understandably, your heart may sink when you receive notice from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that your initial visa application was denied. In the background of this sinking feeling, you may be confused as to why this was the result you were given.

Well, first of all, the decision to reject your application was likely made by the U.S. consular officer who conducted your visa interview. So, one reason they may have reached this conclusion is because they believed that you were leaving out critical pieces of information in your initial application or required pieces of supplemental evidence at your subsequent interview.

But even with having all this proof covered, they may get the feeling that you are misrepresenting yourself in your answers to their interview questions. We understand that this may be done unintentionally, as you may be trying to overcompensate to secure this highly-desired visa.

A final possibility, though, is that the consular officer unearths that you fall within the scope of one of the inadmissibility or ineligibility grounds of the U.S. immigration law. For example, you may have been found guilty of serious criminal activities in your home country, such as aggravated assault, manslaughter, murder, or any other crime involving moral turpitude.

Can I appeal the immigration decision made about me?

Especially if you are seeking a family-based or employment-based visa in the United States, you may petition for an appeal on the decision to deny your initial visa application. For this, you should take the following steps:

  1. You must file a Notice of Appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals within 30 days of receiving your notice of denial.
  2. You must submit a brief that outlines your arguments and evidence against the decision to deny your visa application.
  3. You must wait to hear whether the BIA decides to dismiss your appeal or reverse the decision on your application.
  4. If the BIA dismisses your appeal, you must consider your option to appeal to the United States federal courts.

Your visa application and appeal should not be filed without the wise legal counsel of one of the competent Lancaster County immigration appeal lawyers. So please call to schedule your initial consultation with us at Lupton Law LLC today.