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Complain about US Consulate Officer in Hong Kong.

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From: Misaki Wong
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 00:00
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Hello all,

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���� I am a University Student in Hong Kong. I write this letter because
I feel the reason US Country rejected my mother and my applications on
the US nonimmigrant visa was very unreasonable last week. I hope to
share the experience to all of you.

������� On the sixteenth of December morning ,my mother and I went to
Consulate General of the United States of America Hong Kong to apply for
the nonimmigrant visa. We are planning to travel in US in coming Luner
New Year Holiday. We get the tourist tour receipt to prove we have
joined the tour to travel US at that time. According to the Consulate
Rule, the student whose age over 16 must interview with the officer
directly, so we apply visa at that day. In the application form ,I have
clarified that I will go with my mother to travel US for about 20 days .
And my ticket fee and all the expenses on the trip will be supported by
my mother. My mother had shown her economic situations by her $200,000
fix deposit account. I believe it is far more enough for us to travel in
US for only 20 days. Also my mother has already 58 years old . She wants
to travel US and visits her relatives and friends in US. She does not
know any English . I just want to go with her to take care of her.

��� It made me very upset that after interviewing with Consular Officer
, she only asked me few questions then rejected both our applications of
US visa. I have shown her my University student identity card , all the
letters from my school .All these can prove me I am a full time
University student in Hong Kong and will continue my study in Hong Kong
after traveling. However She prompted me to show her my economic
situation in Hong Kong. I showed her my bank passbook that has about
$4000 ,and then she looked like very unsatisfied about this .She
continued ask me if I have any property in Hong Kong .I felt very
shocked that she would expect a 20 year old girl who is a full time
student can earn so much money to get a property in Hong Kong. My answer
of course is "No". I think If my answer is "Yes", Anyone will also feel
shocking about this. Then she immediately gave me back all our passports
, certificate and a piece of paper that stated that I have not
sufficient economic and social support to prove I will stay in US
temporary. So she refused my application. This made me very down but the
thing made me very angry was she also refused my mother application with
no reason.

��� I want to know if this country only welcomes rich people to go to
travel? Is It only a person who has property in Hong Kong can get US
visa? If she felt I was poor and refused my application , but how about
my mother? Why she disqualified her ? Did she cannot prove her economic
situation is good ? I hope to know a clear explanation of the above
questions. Also I want to know under what condition, a full time student
with no property can go to travel in US. And the most important is what
other criteria are needed that can help my mother apply the US visa
successfully because she really wants to visit US at least once in her
life. If you have any idea ,please reply me through e-mail as soon as
possible. My e-mail address is 96009040@plink.cityu.edu.hk
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���� I want to complain about the attitude of the Consulate Officer who
interviewed us .I know my English is not good ,may be I cannot
communicate with her . However I felt she did not will to answer my
questions . She did not give me any explanation about the rejection .
When I asked her ,she only gave me that piece of paper and prompt me to
go out immediately. I continued ask her if I have to apply for another
time. She said if I wished , I can .Then I asked her if my mother
disqualified or not .She answered "Also". Then we both left. In the
interviewing , she did not ask my mother any question and give any
explanation to her. This incident made us feel very disappointed that
the operation of the Consulate General of US is so illogical and
non-sense .The image of US government in my mind has also changed. I
hope that Ms Consular Officer can follow this incident and the operation
of Consulate General will be improved.
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Applicant
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Subject: Complain about US Consulate Officer in Hong Kong.
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