When you are unable to prove your eligibility to enter a certain nation, you risk having your visa rejected.
Here are some reasons why your visa could have been rejected.
- Data inconsistency and incomplete application can affect the process for obtaining a visa.
- Insufficient Justification for Your travel
- Untimely submission of your visa application
- Shortage of Funds
- Criminal records
- Negative Travel and Health History
If your application for a visa is denied, the embassy will send you a letter outlining their decision. This will assist you in correcting the error when you reapply after a certain period. You can apply again at any time, unless your decision letter specifically states otherwise. You should only apply again if you can include information that you didn’t include before.
The major options on how to go about a refusal include:
- Appeal the decision.
Foreign nationals can appeal the decision and ask for a reconsideration if they are denied a visa despite fulfilling all mandated requirements and assessing the ground for refusal was invalid. If necessary, a lawyer can draft a reconsideration letter in which they point out the errors and request a review of the decision if the rejection was due to a legal error and not in compliance with the rules of procedural fairness.
- Submit a new application.
On the other hand, if an applicant forgets to include any required documents for instance, and the application is refused, the best course of action is to submit a new application after making sure all mistakes are corrected, and all required documents are made available.
- Judicial Review
You can decide to take the case to court where a judge will decide if the refusl was reasonable or not. If it is not reasonable, your visa can be issued back