范例17.2 原文

Dear Visa Officer ,

My application for a student visa to pursue my graduate studies in the United States was rejected by your visa officer on July 18, 1997. The main reason, according to my interview with the visa officer, is because I have a brother who is now working for the United Nations in Canada and is sponsoring part of my cost for my graduate program in the U.S.. Therefore the visa officer rejected my application on the ground of immigration intention (214b).

Although I understand that it is up to the visa officer to exercise his or her discretion on whether an applicant has immigration intention, I believe in my case that the visa officer has made a wrong judgment. I would like you to know the following facts:

My brother, Qian Yongqiang, a prominent economist from China State Council, came to the United States as a visiting scholar to Yale in 1993 and now is a United Nations specialist positioned in Canada. A powerful fact is: my brother NEVER EVER sought for the immigration status to The United States nor to Canada during the last four years he has been living there (and of course he could if he would!). As a well-known economist, his career ambition is in China and he does not want his opportunity in Chinese high level government to be spoiled by his American immigrant status. (His term position with the UN was consented by his former employer: China Development Research Center at China State Council). My brother is a living proof that, besides seeking for an American green card, people do have other options on their itinerary for their journey of life. While too many people did break their promises to the United States in light of visa conditions, my brother kept his! You refused my visa for the reason of my brother who had played by rules while you must have issued visas to people whose siblings had NOT. Is this a fair decision? I think not.

Graduated from one of China’s leading universities (Jianghan University) and majored in Management Information Systems (MIS), I have been working in a couple of rewarding jobs upon graduation. Currently I am employed by a major investment consulting firm as its MIS specialist. Young technology elite people like me have many money making opportunities in today’s China particularly in the high-tech industry. I know computer people can make forty or fifty thousand dollars or more a year in the United States but it will be my ultimate future in a foreign country, while my career and business opportunities in China is limitless. With my brother’s government contacts, my family’s social network, and with a valued American Master’s degree which will give me a golden finger to touch China’s high-tech market, I would be stupid not to pursue my FORTUNE and my FUTUER back in China after I complete my graduate program in the United States.

I respectfully request that you give me a position consideration on basis of my above statement.