范例8.1 提要
申请者概况
大学电脑专业毕业五年,一直在大学电脑中心工作。全奖,去美国读电脑硕士
拒签理由
工资太低,因此有移民倾向。
申诉重点
我的专业在中国的外企大公司非常容易找到月薪八千人民币以上的工作现在不去工作只是因为我和学校有一个合同,我不想破坏这个合同现在合同已经到期,为什么我不去工作而要去美国读书?因为我想以更高的起点回国从事电脑生意。有了美国的学历回国,收入自然会更高一个事实是,美国的公司正在大规模进军中国,我作为中国人学成之后当然也会回师中国
范例8.2 原文
Dear Visa Officer ,
My visa application was refused again last week and I should say that the visa officer gave me a very patient interview and listened to my statement very carefully. However, he still concluded that he believes that I will not come back after the completion of my Master’s degree in computer science in your country.
While I respect visa officer’s job to prevent under-qualified people from entering the United States, I strongly believe that there must be a misunderstanding between the visa officer and my own personal plan. I do can prove that the visa officer’s opinion that I will not come back is wrong and believe that you will give me a fair reassessment.
As a computer specialist in Beijing, I was offered a job several times by such big US companies as IBM and Microsoft. I can easily get a position in any major international computer corporation and make a very good salary (it’s very common for many of my college pals to make more than 8,000 RMB a month).
The reason that I did not take any job outside of ABC University’s Computer Center for higher pay is just because of two things.
I had a contract with ABC University that effected for five years. I did not want to breach this contract. I want to start my career in China’s computer industry at a higher level by obtaining an advanced degree from the United States, the world’s leading force in computer production and research.
Please think that if a computer professional can make that much money now working for an international computer company in Beijing, how much money I could possibly earn after returning from America with a shining Master’s degree! And please think that how much privilege I would have at that time in my own country in addition to the money I could make?
Every major computer company in YOUR country, the United States of America, is coming to China by large scale. Their operation is expanding, their investment is going up and their market share is growing in my country. I would be stupid not coming back to cut a piece of China’s computer cake after I receive a much cherished Master’s degree from America. For money, for career, and for social status, I will be choosing nowhere but my homeland, China.
I sincerely hope that your visa officer take this fact into the consideration for my visa application. Your reasonable and fair reassessment is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
范例8.3 翻译
尊敬的签证官:
我的签证申请在1996年7月24日再次被拒绝。我必须说那位拒绝我的签证官确实给了我一个非常耐心的面谈,并非常仔细地听取了我的解释。但是,他依然肯定地认为我在你们国家完成了电脑硕士的学位后将留在美国而不回来。
虽然我对于签证官防止不合格的人进入美国的职责充满敬意,但我强烈地相信我和签证官之间一定有一些交流上的误解。我能够证明签证官认为我不回国的观点是错误的, 并且我相信你们将给我的申请一次公正的重新评估。
作为北京的一个电脑专家,我曾经多次被你们美国的大公司诸如IBM等提供过工作机会。 我可以轻易地在任何一家国际性大公司里得到一份工作并挣一份非常不错的工资(在我的大学同学之间一个月挣上个8,000人民币甚至更多是非常普通的事情)。
我为什么没有接受我现在的学校之外的工作,从而也挣那么多的工资,只是因为如下两个原因:
我和我现在的雇主ABC大学之间有一个五年的合同。我不想破坏这个合同。
美国的电脑生产和研究都领先世界。 我想先到美国去拿一个电脑学位,然后再回国。 以一个更高的起点开始我在中国电脑行业的生涯。
请想一想,如果一个电脑人员此时此刻在中国的外企就能挣这么多钱,那么当我带着一个闪闪发光的美国硕士学位回国后,我能挣多少钱!请再想一想,到了那时,除了能挣许多金钱之外,我在我自己的国家该有多少特别的好处(privilege)!
每一个主要的电脑公司在你们的国家,美利坚合众国,都在大规模地开发中国市场。他们在我的国家里的业务正在扩充,他们的投资在加大,而他们的市场占有率在增长。如果我获得了宝贵的美国电脑学位后却不回国分割一块电脑业的蛋糕,那才叫愚蠢。为了金钱,为了事业,也为了社会地位,我将那里也不去,除了我的祖国──中国。我衷心希望你们签证官能够把上述事实放进我的签证申请中一并考虑。非常感谢你们公平合理的重新评估。
忠诚的,
范例8.4 分析
如果说资金不足和移民倾向是美国签证的两大杀手的话,工资太低则是产生拒签杀机的根源。许多人因为工资太低而被拒签。而同时,这些被拒签的人却没有想到自己之所以要去美国学习的唯一原因:学成回国,挣高工资,高入云天的工资。这是你出国学习的唯一原因,也是千万其他人出国的主要动力。尽管愚蠢的宣传使得你忘记了“个人奋斗”这个重要的人生目标,但美国人却没有忘记:如你没有强大的金钱的诱惑,谁会发疯考托福办留学啊!(即使考托福本身,也是为了一个奖学金,而奖学金就是钱)。
对于个人奋斗,中国人喜欢讲“前途”,美国人却说成“钱途”。听上去差不多,本质也一样,只是中国的解释,多了一点点遮掩,东方特色。但是,当你面对签证官,这个美国价值的看门人,你就不得不根据他能够理解和接受的理由,来说服和征服他,获得你所需要的美国签证。这个理由只有一个字──“钱”。
申诉信的主人季洁获得的是全奖,所以不存在资金问题。移民倾向的认定,是根据她的工资太低。当时签证问她:“你的工资是多少?”,季洁的回答是:“四百块”。四百块的工资,你还会回来吗?当然不回来。所以,签证官根据这样一个简单的推理,拒绝了季洁。 季洁的申述,也是一个简单的推理:我此时此刻完全可以挣到二十倍于四百块的工资,但为了信守合同暂时不挣;我将来回国的工资肯定可以挣到更多的钱,所以一定回来。顺利得到签证。
季洁的案例及申述艺术分析,我已经把它写成《美国签证陷阱》之一,在新东方通讯上发表过,现收入本书,请读者参阅。
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