MY friend cannot get his money back when USA refuse his travel visa!!?

My friend applied for a travel visa so he can visit me for his vacation.....he paid 150 USA and that is alot of money in taiwan...but then the USA refused to give him the visa even after he paid. He went back to his travel agent and they said they wont refund...so he basically lost 150 dollars for nothing



what should he do?!?!

Cry and get over it. These fees are NON refundalbe.

Plan better next time.

Visas are NOT guaranteed... no matter what country you want to enter.

Swim to Mexico, and jump the border. That should be the easiest thing in the world.

that sucks, I don't know. I would boycott the travel agency and picket with signs and advertise and tell others they are rip offs and steal money !

Are you daft? It clearly states that the fee is an application fee, not a visa fee. You pay for the process, not the results. If he wanted to buy an acutual visa, on the black market, it would cost upwards of US $50,000. Then, when he was not let in, he could complain to the crooks!

Entry visia to the US are not guaranteed. The cost he paid was for the processing. The travel office accomplished the service it was charging for. The US processed the application (which costs the US taxpayer for the salary of the processors) and determined not to admit him. Game over.

That is because it costs money to process the paperwork and check his background. The time and services of looking at it and making a decision aren't free. That is just how it is, I'm afraid.

The $150 is an application fee. No guarantee if visa is denied or approved.

The fee is for submitting and processing the application - it's not a bribe for a guarantee of approval. The application was submitted and processed. Why should the money be refunded for services that were requested and performed? Just because you don't like the outcome, is no reason that the services requested and performed should now be free.
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