Visa Denials by US Consulate May Now Be Reviewed.
Visa denials by US Consulates overseas have always been determined as "nonreviewable" under the previous laws and regulations. That was true until recently. In the latest case: American Sociiological Association v. Chertoff (Civil Action No. 07-11796-GAO), United States District in Mass. made a decision in which US District Judge George A. O'Toole, Jr. ruled such a "nonreviewability" has an exception if consititutional rights of citizens within the United States have been affected when judicial reviews are permitted. The purpose of the judicial review in such situations would be to determine whether a visa application was denied on the basis of a facially legitimate and bona fide reasons.