My US Visa got denied
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My US Visa got denied
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Re: My US Visa got denied
#2Why did you apply in the first place? Is there a particular reason why you can't just get a tourist visa & cross the border every few months?
Re: My US Visa got denied
#3Why did you apply in the first place? Is there a particular reason why you can't just get a tourist visa & cross the border every few months?
It is costly and only works a few times. Investors will also be (rightfully) nervous of any possibility that you may not be able to stay in the country.
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#4One word: Berlin.
Re: My US Visa got denied
#5Why did you apply in the first place? Is there a particular reason why you can't just get a tourist visa & cross the border every few months?
Why would he get a visa that legally allows him to work and accurately reflects his intent to enter the US rather than work illegally on a tourist visa that, if discovered, is likely to have you deported and barred from reentry to the United States?
Hmm, that's a tough one.
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#6Why did you apply in the first place? Is there a particular reason why you can't just get a tourist visa & cross the border every few months?
It is costly and only works a few times. Investors will also be (rightfully) nervous of any possibility that you may not be able to stay in the country.
I stayed over 6 months with my tourist visa last year. And we travel back and forth to the US for business meetings.
However as you say, if you are looking for funding then it might be a problem, they don't say it but you can perceive it.
I'm wondering if getting the investor money helps to get your visa.
Does anyone know cases like that?
Re: My US Visa got denied
#7Why did you apply in the first place? Is there a particular reason why you can't just get a tourist visa & cross the border every few months?
I am not a tourist. My intention is [was] to stay in the us and make this startup work. Uninterrupted.
This can take from 2 up to 10 years or who knows how many... Can't do that on a Tourist visa, it's a "half measure".
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#8The OP claims to be an entrepreneur . And then I read this in the blog:
I had such a long waiting period, that all my energy and momentum was drained. A man with no face, trapped, with no freedom to move or express, waiting for a (seemingly at the time) life-scale type of decision to be made for him.
Really? As an entrepreneur, one shouldn't be so disheartened by the outcome of a process that is totally outside your control. Entrepreneurship is about taking risks, suffering setbacks, and getting up quickly after these setbacks. Not getting a visa isn't something I would consider a huge setback; in this day and age, it is possible to start Internet-based companies almost anywhere. And Europe isn't some backwaters area.
I don't want to sound mean, but to the OP: getting your visa denied isn't a big deal. Just start your company there, and when it becomes big, open an office in the US and stroll in like a boss.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is costly and only works a few times. Investors will also be (rightfully) nervous of any possibility that you may not be able to stay in the country.
I stayed over 6 months with my tourist visa last year. And we travel back and forth to the US for business meetings. However as you say, if you are looking for funding then it might be a problem, they don't say it but you can perceive it. I'm wondering if getting the investor money helps to get your visa. Does anyone know cases like that?
Wow, you might not want to mention that on a public forum.
Re: My US Visa got denied
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is costly and only works a few times. Investors will also be (rightfully) nervous of any possibility that you may not be able to stay in the country.
I stayed over 6 months with my tourist visa last year. And we travel back and forth to the US for business meetings. However as you say, if you are looking for funding then it might be a problem, they don't say it but you can perceive it. I'm wondering if getting the investor money helps to get your visa. Does anyone know cases like that?
AFAIK, all US visa grants are at the discretion of the officer reviewing your case. Anything that strengthens your case in their eyes can only help. However, I doubt they'll stamp visas where the criteria aren't met (which, according to the OP, he did, so that sucks).