Refused visa from USA now applying for New Zealand visa
I applied for a USA visitor visa last year but was refused. After that I got married to New Zealand resident. Now I am applying for New Zealand visitor visa. Can the USA's refusal affect my New Zealand visitor visa application?
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Question F4 of the New Zealand Visitor Visa application reads:
Have you, or has anyone included in this application, ever been refused a visa/permit to visit, work, study or reside in any country?
[]Yes[]No
As you have been refused a US visitor visa, you must answer "Yes" to this question. (If you lie and answer "No", you'll have bigger problems.) Saying "Yes" does not mean you will be automatically refused, but you will have to explain what happened. The section below then reads:
If you have answered yes to any of the questions above give full details. This includes full details of any charges, convictions and the sentence or penalty imposed. Continue on a separate piece of paper if necessary.
This is where you will explain what happened when you applied for a US visitor visa, and why you were refused (if you know that information).
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Can I apply for visa after refusal?
Yes, you can apply if you have detected a mistake in your visa application. However, a country's immigration department may ask you for the copy of your refusal to enter the country before giving you the permission to reapply. If the reasons for the visa refusal are satisfactory, you will be allowed to reapply.What happens if my US visa is refused?
When your visa application is refused under section 221(g), you will be given a written letter notifying you of the visa refusal and will have 12 months from that date to submit the requested documents without having to reapply and without having to pay a new visa application fee.Does visa refusal affect future visa application?
This could affect your eligibility for future visas \u2013 but failing to disclose past visa refusal or cancellation entirely will usually result in the denial of your visa application.Do embassies know about visa refusal in other countries?
As long as there is no visa rejection stamp on your passport none will know that another country has denied your visa. Except for Schengen countries as they use the same system and they will be able to pull you information. In the Western world all of the embassies are linked into common computer networks and systems.Declaring a previously declined visa when applying for a New Zealand Visa
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