well she finally actually made it to the interview after almost one year of total BS from a company called CONNECTIONS out of Santiago. they took her application and those of many many more , they took the $1000US deposit and then they started with all the BS...the first visa was supposed to happen in the spring around may...but excuse after excuse came from them...the consul this and the consul that...they were missing this paper and had to wait and then the consul wanted another paper....ten interview dates came and went...
well today she finally went along with 7 others...one got the OK the other 7 got the boot.
she was telling me that earlier this week many were denied(other groups from Connections) and the reasons were varied. One was the girl seemed nervous...so they denied her...another was because when the guy asked why she wanted to come to america to work..the girl just kept answering.."to work"... he wanted an expanded explantion kinda..but she just kept saying the same thing...so he canned her.
the reason given to my GF was this....: I see no reason why you would go back home afterwards.
thats it...but the company, Connection, who pre screened everyone to make sure they spoke english and were qualified should have known that.
they( the consul) only aksed her 2 questions.... and they did them both in spanish!!
first question: "how old are you"...duh they have that on all their info..
second question: why do you want to work in america...she answered: to make money to help pay for college....
his answer..: go to college first and then apply for a J1 visa.
then told her he didnt think she would go back home, because there was nothing important to her in her country to make her go back.
What really ticks me off is the company were hired....to me it is just a scam to get money out of people who they know dont have a chance....they return all but $400US to those who go to the consul and get denied.
but thats not bad to send 100 up there and if they get denied still make 40,000!!!!!!
if they get accepted the fee is finally $2300US per person and that doesnt include airfare.
well ..lets see if they actually return the money....they have had since feb of this year!!!!!!
what a collosal waist of time....
we didnt send her to the university because she might go to work in the US....
I wish there was a way to actually talk to the US consul employees myself about their denial......there really has to be a way to convince them that the girl i am sponsoring will return...
we would jeapordize our chance at a future visa.
bob
well today she finally went along with 7 others...one got the OK the other 7 got the boot.
she was telling me that earlier this week many were denied(other groups from Connections) and the reasons were varied. One was the girl seemed nervous...so they denied her...another was because when the guy asked why she wanted to come to america to work..the girl just kept answering.."to work"... he wanted an expanded explantion kinda..but she just kept saying the same thing...so he canned her.
the reason given to my GF was this....: I see no reason why you would go back home afterwards.
thats it...but the company, Connection, who pre screened everyone to make sure they spoke english and were qualified should have known that.
they( the consul) only aksed her 2 questions.... and they did them both in spanish!!
first question: "how old are you"...duh they have that on all their info..
second question: why do you want to work in america...she answered: to make money to help pay for college....
his answer..: go to college first and then apply for a J1 visa.
then told her he didnt think she would go back home, because there was nothing important to her in her country to make her go back.
What really ticks me off is the company were hired....to me it is just a scam to get money out of people who they know dont have a chance....they return all but $400US to those who go to the consul and get denied.
but thats not bad to send 100 up there and if they get denied still make 40,000!!!!!!
if they get accepted the fee is finally $2300US per person and that doesnt include airfare.
well ..lets see if they actually return the money....they have had since feb of this year!!!!!!
what a collosal waist of time....
we didnt send her to the university because she might go to work in the US....
I wish there was a way to actually talk to the US consul employees myself about their denial......there really has to be a way to convince them that the girl i am sponsoring will return...
we would jeapordize our chance at a future visa.
bob
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