What does the U.S Embassy need?

Apr 16, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
This is my fifth occasion applying for a non-immigrant visa at the U.S Embassy. I am a senior citizen, 73 years old. On three occasions I applied for a non-immigrant visa on my own. The first instance was in 1986 when I was refused. A few years later, when my nephew planned to get married, he sent all the necessary documents and once again, I was refused.
Subsequently, my son encouraged me to re-apply. He also sent all the relevant documents and once again I was refused a nonimmigrant visa. The interviewer at the U.S Embassy told me that I do not have enough ties to return to Guyana.
However, in July 2011, myself and wife (now married) decided to re-apply and again we were refused a visa with the reason again being that we do not have enough ties. After four failed efforts, I decided that the U.S embassy received enough money from me and promised that I would never re-apply again. Anyway, the following year 2012 my wife decided to try on her own and once again she was refused.
I wish to state that my wife was employed with the Guyana Revenue Authority at that time for 16 years. I have my own property for which I am receiving a monthly rent for the bottom flat. I have four kids; one resides in the U.S.A., one in Cayenne and two in reside in Guyana plus two grandchildren in the U.S.A, four in Cayenne and three in Guyana.
My wife was so desirous of spending her vacation in the U.S.A that she decided to re-apply and begged me to accompany her. I reluctantly re-applied and accompanied her to the U.S Embassy on April 9, 2014, where we were interviewed with the following questions asked:
• How long do we know each other?
• Do you have a property?
• Do you own a car?
• What is the address and lot number of the property?
• How many children and grandchildren do you have?
I wish to state that at my age, I am not interesting in living in the U.S.A but would like the opportunity to see the country and visit my son and grandchildren. I have worked long and hard in my beloved Guyana and have no intention to migrate to the U.S.A at this point in my life.
All I am simply asking of the USA embassy is to grant me the one opportunity to enjoy a vacation in the USA and spend time with my relatives. However, being told of my continued lack of ‘ties’ to Guyana as reason not to grant me a visa baffles me.
Handel Thornhill

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