Why are visa decisions confidential?
Please explain why visa decisions kept confidential?
Please also explain why in many countries such as UK, Europe, they wont tell the outcome of the decision of visas by phone or email even to the applicant? Why one has to appear to visit the consulate in person to know the outcome of the visa decision?.
Why cant they relax the confidentiality with visa decisions?
Best Answer
Typically the visa centres are overworked and they do not have the bandwidth to deal with incessant questions "is my visa done already?" two hours later "what about now?". It sucks I know, but there's nothing to do but wait. First hand experience: I needed to wait several days for the paper to arrive in mail after the online app switched to "decision made" on my three year long citizenship application to know what the decision is!
The security concerns would be easy to solve by giving everyone a PIN / password, that's not where the problem is.
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Can visa be refused after approval?
After relevant information is reviewed, the application is approved or denied, based on standards established in U.S. law. While the vast majority of visa applications are approved, U.S. law sets out many standards under which a visa application may be denied.Do embassies know about visa refusal in other countries?
As long as there is no visa rejection stamp on your passport none will know that another country has denied your visa. Except for Schengen countries as they use the same system and they will be able to pull you information. In the Western world all of the embassies are linked into common computer networks and systems.In what cases visa will get refusal?
Visa rejection may happen when you fail to prove your eligibility to visit a particular country. It mostly takes place as the applicants fails to provide important information, or sometimes because of certain document missing.How do I know if my visa is approved?
Visit the official visa website of the country of visit. Find the option of tracking the visa application status. Enter the acknowledgement number or passport number and the date of birth. Following that, enter the captcha code and click 'submit'.10 Reasons Your US Visa May be Denied
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