Indian man says his US visa for Florida vacation was rejected in lower than a minute | EUROtoday

An Indian man claimed his U.S. visa for a dream vacation to Florida was rejected in lower than a minute after answering simply three questions.

The man who was making use of for a visa which is usually used for tourism or brief enterprise visits shared his ordeal on social media website Reddit, in hopes of discovering out why he was rejected.

In his put up, the person with the username “nobody01810” shared that he appeared for the visa interview on the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.

“I had my B1/B2 visa interview at the U.S. Embassy recently, and I was rejected in less than a minute after just three questions. I’m trying to understand what went wrong and how I can improve for next time,” he mentioned.

He says he was requested by the interviewer: “Why do you want to travel to the US? Have you travelled outside of India? And do you have any family or friends in the US?”

The applicant mentioned he answered all three questions truthfully explaining he needed a vacation in Florida, had no prior worldwide journey expertise and did have a girlfriend residing in Florida.

But the US embassy officer apparently wasn’t satisfied, and his visa was mentioned to have been denied in lower than a minute.

Commenting on the incident he wrote: “What do you think triggered the quick rejection? Could I have answered differently while still being honest? Should I have avoided mentioning my girlfriend if my trip was meant to be for tourism? What steps would you recommend before reapplying?”

The consumer didn’t clarify how or why he had a girlfriend residing in Florida if he had no historical past of worldwide journey.

Scores of feedback adopted the put up within the USvisascheduling channel, discussing why he was rejected and what else he might have finished.

It comes as Trump takes a harder stance on visas which has seen him not solely crackdown on unlawful immigrants, however authorized immigrants and vacationers.

In March a French scientist was refused entry to the US after airport immigration officers discovered messages on his telephone criticizing the Trump administration, in line with the French authorities.

The area researcher had traveled to Texas for a convention close to Houston, a supply informed AFP.

When he arrived within the US the researcher was topic to a random test, together with a search of his work pc and his private telephone.

Officers had discovered messages discussing the Trump administration’s remedy of scientists, the supply added.

The researcher was reportedly accused of writing messages “that reflect hatred toward Trump and can be described as terrorism,” and his gear was confiscated earlier than he was placed on a airplane again to Europe the next day.