Visitor visa got rejected - 214(b)

[CourseOne]

Hello,

My Sister visitor visa got rejected and the denial was under 214(b). She was planning to visit only for one month along with her son. She is divorced and she never visited even once though I have been here for a long time. She wanted to visit for her son as he is very much interested to see places. Hers is a very stable job and been with the same company for more than ten years now. She did got NOC from her company and even her son got NOC from school. Officer never looked at any of those documents at all and not even a single doc. Just a few questions which were pretty simple and just mentioned denied in less than 2 mins. she is divorced and it's been long now. Not sure if this was one of the reasons. Her only intention is to come once with her son and that too for a short period and return back. Documents could have proved strong ties to return back to home country but officer never looked at a single document. Can anyone please suggest of what would be good in this scenario And also please share your experiences if any for 214(b) denial. I am confused of what should be the next step. Wait for six months and reapply or just reapply quickly and give a try if other officer would look at the documentation. Any suggestions/inputs will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you !

[HamiltionApplicant]

Hello,

My Sister visitor visa got rejected and the denial was under 214(b). She was planning to visit only for one month along with her son. She is divorced and she never visited even once though I have been here for a long time. She wanted to visit for her son as he is very much interested to see places. Hers is a very stable job and been with the same company for more than ten years now. She did got NOC from her company and even her son got NOC from school. Officer never looked at any of those documents at all and not even a single doc. Just a few questions which were pretty simple and just mentioned denied in less than 2 mins. she is divorced and it's been long now. Not sure if this was one of the reasons. Her only intention is to come once with her son and that too for a short period and return back. Documents could have proved strong ties to return back to home country but officer never looked at a single document. Can anyone please suggest of what would be good in this scenario And also please share your experiences if any for 214(b) denial. I am confused of what should be the next step. Wait for six months and reapply or just reapply quickly and give a try if other officer would look at the documentation. Any suggestions/inputs will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you !

Whenever one applies for a visitor visa, the applicant has to prove the following:
->The applicant has strong economic ties with the home country(Your sister is fine in this respect)
->The applicant has strong familial ties with the home country((Not clear from your post your sister still has strong familial ties with her home country)

In your sister's case, a school age kid would also raise some red flags if I can believe some post in this very forum.

As for getting denied in less than 2 mins, thanks to better software, it looks like the consular employees preview every application before interview and have their questions ready.

Interviews are for:
->Establish the bonafides of the applicant(They do it by asking questions like year of graduation, etc)
->Provide an opportunity for the applicant to furnish some information that is missing in the application. Last year, I applied for B1/B2 and was issued a 221g. Reason: I entered very little in work experience section. During the interview, they asked me for the resume, which I did not have. Bam! 221g!!! I overcame 221g within a business day though, but it gave me some jitters I must confess....

[rcmax]

There are better chances if she applies alone. Her strongest tie is her son and if he does not go with her the likelihood of her returning back to home country is much higher.