M.A. was a senior engineer at a Dubai construction firm. He had been refused a US visitor visa under 214(b) six months earlier. The officer had questioned his ties to the UAE, on the basis that his family lived in Egypt and he was renting an apartment rather than owning property. He had a substantial salary but the officer did not treat it as evidence of ties.
Michael took a different approach on reapplication. Rather than trying to convince the officer that M.A. was tied to the UAE, we demonstrated that he was tied to Egypt — his family, his eventual return destination, and his business interests. We obtained: title deeds for a property M.A. owned in Cairo, a notarised statement from his brother confirming the property was held jointly, evidence of annual remittances to Egypt totalling over $40,000 over three years, and a letter from his employer confirming a sabbatical arrangement that required him to return to Egypt between projects. We reframed the application around an applicant who was temporarily in the UAE but anchored in Egypt.
Approved at the US Consulate in Dubai in 8 days. Five-year multiple-entry visa granted.