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Old May 5, 2015 | 11:21 pm
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leops1984
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
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Originally Posted by boybi
Yes, I'm from a third world country. And visa to first world country denials are pretty common.
I will back this up. From where I'm from (Philippines), the denial percentage for a US tourist/business visa is 30%. (Source.)

Why? Because apparently US consuls are trained to assume that me, Mr. Visa Applicant, will overstay and immigrate illegally unless "they can demonstrate that their familial, social, professional, and economic ties to the Philippines are compelling enough for them to return after a temporary stay in the US."

It's not exactly a welcoming policy - we're presumed guilty, and have to prove we're innocent.
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