THE LATEST | CANADAFinancial Times: Lawyers said tech and C-suite executives were among those to have had visas denied apparently on the basis of comparatively minor historic offences such as cannabis use, bar fights and driving under the influence of alcohol, in a sign of how far-reaching the US anti-immigration drive has become. Some of those denied visas had arrests on their records but not convictions.
The London embassy has been refusing visas under the so-called 214(b) rule — a catch-all category that allows consular offices to deny travel because a person “did not sufficiently demonstrate” that they qualify, without giving a reason. Some clients have received visa refusals after indications that they would be approved, lawyers said…