My visa story
I was checking my email when I heard something that I did not really expect. My visa was refused from the Belgium embassy after waiting painfully for two months. It was one of the moments where I was confused whether I should blame myself or not. That is the typical thing that I do when something goes wrong.
After days and days passed, I figured out that I have no reason to blame myself. This being said, I believe that I have shown the character and personality that deserves the visa. Through my career, I have never being involved in issues that would damage my reputation, and therefore influence the visa allowance. Moreover, in the summer of 2009 I earned the American Visa J1, which is issued for the students who show the character of spending a summer working in the States. It was issued for four months, and it is similar with the one I expected to get from the Belgium Embassy.
The next argument against the decision of the embassy is the fact that I study at the American University in Kosovo, where I pay 5800 euro per year. Currently I am in the third year, and I have one year to go. If the embassy has found a reason that would bring to give up my studies, I would be pleased to hear them.
What makes me angry even more is my current status: a student. This status is supposed to open doors, it should provide its owner with every opportunity possible, it is supposed to provide advantages in any case. Unfortunately, none of them happened this time. I feel discriminated and outraged.
And then the file from the Embassy came. It contained the reasons for their decision. Honestly, it would better if I never received that file. It was fully covered with citations from different laws, laws that had nothing to do with my concrete case. I had an official invitation from Think Young which was put at the basis of my application for visa. And if is a real reason that would be in the favor of this rejection from the Embassy, I would stop believing that I possess the most basic ability of rational thinking. Therefore, the letter to me was reasonless and valueless.