Hi all,
I know this forum is for canada immigration only, however i do not know any other forum. If any member has knowledge about the US immigration visa (specifically diversity visa) - i would appreciate advice on the below:
A friend of mine was selected in the DV 2014 lottery, and recently attended the interview - but was denied immigration visa, according to him - the translator "misleaded" the visa officer , which he believes was the cause of the rejection.
The complication came from the fact that my friend is "divorced", but he only did the divorce paperwork a few weeks before the interview (while he was divorced more than 2 years ago), although the paperwork stated the correct date of the divorce - but since it was recently issued - the visa officer became suspicious. He asked the translator to call any family member - the translator made the call on spot, and - according to my friend - the translator lied to the visa officer about the outcome of the conversation (he told the VO that my friend's mother informed him that he isn't divorced) - which lead to immediate refusal (as VO perceived it as misrepresentation - they assumed he isn't divorced and should have listed his wife as an accompanying member in the original DV application).
Its worth to mention that the translator was also aggressively asking my friend's mum "Misleading questions"
like: "your son is here with us at the embassy - can i speak to his wife?,While she replied - my son is divorced- the visa officer said: "your son informed us that he isn't divorced, please confirm" - he repeated that 3 times, until my friends mum told him the 3rd time when he asked "listen, my son is telling the truth and whatever he tells you is right" - that last statement was used by the translator as evidence supporting his "misleading question".
My question to you guys, is: does he have a right to appeal - based on "misleading translation"? Or there is no such procedure available for DV applicants?
Thanks to all
I know this forum is for canada immigration only, however i do not know any other forum. If any member has knowledge about the US immigration visa (specifically diversity visa) - i would appreciate advice on the below:
A friend of mine was selected in the DV 2014 lottery, and recently attended the interview - but was denied immigration visa, according to him - the translator "misleaded" the visa officer , which he believes was the cause of the rejection.
The complication came from the fact that my friend is "divorced", but he only did the divorce paperwork a few weeks before the interview (while he was divorced more than 2 years ago), although the paperwork stated the correct date of the divorce - but since it was recently issued - the visa officer became suspicious. He asked the translator to call any family member - the translator made the call on spot, and - according to my friend - the translator lied to the visa officer about the outcome of the conversation (he told the VO that my friend's mother informed him that he isn't divorced) - which lead to immediate refusal (as VO perceived it as misrepresentation - they assumed he isn't divorced and should have listed his wife as an accompanying member in the original DV application).
Its worth to mention that the translator was also aggressively asking my friend's mum "Misleading questions"
like: "your son is here with us at the embassy - can i speak to his wife?,While she replied - my son is divorced- the visa officer said: "your son informed us that he isn't divorced, please confirm" - he repeated that 3 times, until my friends mum told him the 3rd time when he asked "listen, my son is telling the truth and whatever he tells you is right" - that last statement was used by the translator as evidence supporting his "misleading question".My question to you guys, is: does he have a right to appeal - based on "misleading translation"? Or there is no such procedure available for DV applicants?
Thanks to all
