An Indian man claimed that his American visa for a dream holiday to Florida was rejected in less than a minute after answering only three questions.
The man who registered a visa that is usually used for tourism or short business visits, shared his test on the social media site Reddit, hoping to find out why he was rejected.
In his position, the man shared with the username “Nobody01810” that he appeared for the Visa interview in the American embassy in New Delhi.
“I recently had my B1/B2 Visa interview on the American embassy and I was rejected in less than a minute after just three questions. I try to understand what went wrong and how I can improve next time,” he said.
He says he was asked by the interviewer: “Why do you want to travel to the US? Did you travel outside of India? And do you have family or friends in the US?”
The applicant said that he honestly answered all three questions in which he explained that he wanted a holiday in Florida, had no previous international travel experience and had a friend who lived in Florida.
But the American embassy officer was apparently not convinced and his visa would have been refused in less than a minute.
Donald Trump's administration has taken a more difficult line of people who want to come to the US – and it also seems to have an influence on tourists (AP)
Responding to the incident he wrote: “What do you think the rapid rejection has activated? Did I have answered otherwise while I was still honest? Did I avoid mentioning my girlfriend if my journey was meant for tourism? What steps would you recommend before you apply again?”
The user did not explain how or why he had a friend who lived in Florida if he had no history of international journeys.
Dozens of comments followed the mail in the USVisascheduling canal and discussed why he was rejected and what else he could have done.
It comes when Trump adopts a harder attitude in Visa, so that he not only acts against illegal immigrants, but also legal immigrants and tourists.
In March, a French scientist was refused access to the US after the airport's immigration officers had found reports on his phone that criticize the Trump government, according to the French government.
The space researcher had traveled to Texas for a conference near Houston, a source told AFP.
When he arrived in the US, the researcher was subjected to any control, including a search for his work computer and his personal phone.
Officers had found messages that discussed the treatment of scientists by the Trump government, added the source.
The researcher was reportedly accused of writing messages “that reflect hatred against Trump and can be described as terrorism,” and his equipment was seized before he was put on a plane to Europe the next day.
