Melbourne - US B1 visa rejected 3rd time and I need to meet my brother urgently

[kkbill]

Hi,

I am a Pakistani national living in Melbourne, Australia. I am here on a work visa since August 2019 and I am making a good 6 figures. I work for a fortune 500 company as a consultant. I am married and have a 2 year old son who are living with me in Australia.

I applied twice before I got married (2014 & 2016 from Pakistan) and got refused that I do not qualify. I was okay as I was single and had an okay job.

My travel history: 4 previous US trips when I was a teenager (never stayed more than 2 months), went to Malaysia and Turkey for tourism. Traveled to Australia in 2019 twice and currently living here.

I just wanted to meet my brother who is a US citizen and suffering a fatal disease. I wanted to go for a week. To make my ties stronger, I did not apply for my wife or son so they can stay back here. What more ties can I probably show?

The visa officer said that I have been in Australia for just 5 months so I need to wait for my status to change and apply later.

Please suggest is there anything I can do? Should I apply from Australia or should I try from Pakistan?

Here is what the VO asked:
1. He asked if my middle name was "Ahmed". (It's not and not mentioned in my passport. Not sure why he asked)
2. Asked how did I get visas in 2005 and 2007
3. Asked the status of my brother? (He is a US citizen)
4. Asked how he became a US citizen (Told him that he came as a student 20 years ago and went through H1 route)
5. Asked where I work and how long I have been in Australia?
6. Asked how long I want to stay there (told 1 week)

[Libra_14]

To make my ties stronger, I did not apply for my wife or son so they can stay back here. What more ties can I probably show?

The visa officer said that I have been in Australia for just 5 months so I need to wait for my status to change and apply later.

Please suggest is there anything I can do? Should I apply from Australia or should I try from Pakistan?

You are from Pakistan, but living in Australia for last 5 months, so right now, neither you have ties to Pakistan, nor with Australia. As VO mentioned, you need to stay in Australia for some more time & change your status to PR/Citizen, before applying for visa from Australia. Or else return to Pakistan & apply from Pakistan.

1. He asked if my middle name was "Ahmed". (It's not and not mentioned in my passport. Not sure why he asked)

Probably he saw some other profile matching your name and middle name as "Ahmed" & wanted to confirm if you are that person.

2. Asked how did I get visas in 2005 and 2007
3. Asked the status of my brother? (He is a US citizen)
4. Asked how he became a US citizen (Told him that he came as a student 20 years ago and went through H1 route)

Probably he want to ensure if your brother used a legal way to become citizen or some other way.

5. Asked where I work and how long I have been in Australia?

This is where he checked, if you have sufficient ties to Australia or not.

6. Asked how long I want to stay there (told 1 week)

This was good.