Hello,
My husband (British citizen) and I (Canadian citizen) have been living in Canada for just over a year, having moved from Scotland in Sept '09. We have a business and a house in Scotland, but decided to give Canada a try this past year to make sure that Scotland is the best choice to make our permanent home. We have come to the conclusion that it is but have decided to go on a holiday before we head back.
We are planning a climbing trip to the US, starting January '10. Today he had an appointment with the US Embassy to get approval on his B2 Visitor Application but was denied because he didn't show enough proof of ties back to the UK. We had underestimated the amount of "evidence" they would need to see, and the mortgage statements were simply not enough.
We are totally at their mercy here and I am unsure how to proceed. They said that we couldn't simply re-apply and bring further evidence and that the best thing to do would be "to go back to Scotland for 4 - 5 months to re-establish yourselves there before re-applying". Is there nothing we can do? I'm trying to consult an immigration lawyer but before I pay all the cash for the consultation fee I want to know that there is still hope.
Thank you very much in advance for your advice.

