Sister Tourist Visa Denied please help

[ameriken]

We wrote one to her mom in Chinese with an English translation. The letter outlined the itinerary of what we planned when she got here.

 

However it didn't matter, it still comes down to the financial evidence. Jie's parents are not rich, but are not destitute either. They own their own home, a rental property, had two retirement incomes, money in the bank and twice it wasn't enough.

 

The nicest most well written invitation letter is not going to overcome what our government views as insufficient evidence that will compel the visitor to return to their home country.

[Beachey]

is there some way I can contact the consulate in Shenyang to find out why it was denied.

 

My wife's cousin was denied in Shenyang, my father-in-law was approved rather easily in Beijing. Since you can pick whatever consulate you want to apply at, you might think about applying at Beijing next time. While one would assume that is shouldn't matter, Shenyang has a reputation for being harder than some of the other consulates.