Something about Chinese getting visa to the US

I feel like it must depend on the specific embassy… like I hear from Chinese people that American embassy there almost never grant visas. AIT seems chill for some reason.

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Yes, it seems that way. Personally I have only experienced AIT and the US embassy in Shanghai, but the experience was somewhat similar.

Yea, 2014 I applied for an immigration visa with a felony record in the US, and deported as a result. It prompted a round of questioning from some presumably CIA guys, but they still approved it despite that… (though immigration visa is basically “shall issue” meaning they have to issue unless there’s disqualifying factors, and the felony record is definitely one).

And yes, US visas are quite onerous to apply for and consular officers often deny over BS reasons. Immigration visa is actually easier to apply for once you got to that stage (but getting there is harder, much harder).

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I think how well those employees get treated in the host country, whether they or their family hit immigration/discrimination hardships probably plays a role.

The Chinese embassy in Singapore is very friendly and they don’t go by the book (i.e. allowing same day walk-ins, giving time to fetch additional docs in the same day), whereas the one in Toronto seemed quite unfriendly (turning away booked appointments due to missing documentation when the next available appointment was weeks away, being quite strict with all requirements on visa application (it’s complicated to apply for a china visa the first time), not allowing same day walk-ins despite being not crowded). I guess Singapore and China are quite close these days. My experience with TECO was positive in the US though had better experiences with them in Canada.

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Yeah so how did all those millions of Chinese get visa’s to the USA then?

I’m told by some Chinese that it depends on your houkou. Some are easier than others. You must apply from your houkous region. Some of them reject nearly all but others like Shanghai or Beijing approve more.

But given the number of Chinese out there, even a 1% approval rate is a lot.

It is about whether or not the application meets criteria, such as a reason to return, sufficient finances. However since you have never been trained in visa processing it’s not surprising you claim people get rejected for BS reasons.

A lot of immigrants I had as a clients had been rejected for PR to other countries because they applied under the wrong category. I had people rejected who applied as marketing Managers because that was their job title. They re-applied and got approved as marketing officers.

The did not meet the requirements as a manager and in fact were not managers at all.

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