Drugb posted:.. 2016 visa approvals were determined from 2014 data. ..
Druggie I know you came in back track via the Mexican border. If some one wants to visit the USA they go to the Consulate. They are IMMEDIATELY accepted or denied. Usually the decision is made within one day, and never more than a few days.
Delays are for immigrant visas as the interview usually comes long after the initial application is submitted. His reference was to NON immigrant visas.
So when the Ambassador makes reference to 5 years ago he references 2012. When he makes reference to non immigrant visa acceptance rates he is using 2016 data.
The PPP was in power in 2012 and was not in 2016. And in fact if refusal rates were increasing in 2017 then he wouldn't have even brought up the topic and in fact might even have suggested to Guyanese that a trip to Trinidad might be a better idea.
The reality is that the news has reached Guyana that life in NYC isn't packed with gold nuggets resting on the streets. That for new immigrants it is in fact increasingly hard due to the high rents and the reality that the jobs that most of them will get will be low paid. Their relatives also have their own issues and are increasingly less interested in providing support for an indefinite period.
In addition high fares all but guarantee that its those best positioned to live in Guyana who will make the trip. This especially as I am sure that the applicants for non immigrant visas will have to show evidence that they can support their stay in the USA. I bet most who bring letters of support from their US based relatives, but who have no assets in Guyana, or decent income, get turned down.