范例12.1 提要
申请者概况：男性，26岁单身，去美国读电脑博士，全奖
拒签理由：单身未婚，有移民倾向工资太低，月薪才500人民币，又有移民倾向
申诉重点：
我的全部亲友关系都在中国，难道儿子和父母的关系不够强大到引我回国吗单身无罪，学习有理。26岁读博士的人不结婚的很多，去美国的也很多难道为了一个美国签证就必须娶一个女人吗?这种人也够没出息的我完全可以挣得更多，但是为了出国暂时没有不要以为我就没有能力挣更多的钱(论述我可以挣很多钱的客观可能)中国需要我这个专业的人才列举其他人成功的例子，证明自己必然成功，说服签证官对“我”回国的事实充满信心
范例12.2 原文
Dear Visa Officer ,
I came to the US embassy to apply for a visa on June 20,1996 ,but the officer there didnot issue me the visa. The reason ,as he said ,is "You are 26 ,unmarried. Your salary inChina is 500 RMB. When you go to the US, you will not come back". I think this logicis completely inapplicable to me.
26,unmarried is a very common situation for a young man who pursues a Ph. D. de-gree. Hundreds of people of this kind went to study in the US every year. I have neverheard that a man has to marry a lady before he can get a US visa. He is not responsibleto his own life if a man really does that.
I have no relations in the US. My parents, my brothers, my other relations and myfriends are all in China. I need them, and they need me. They are very important forme to live a happy life ,and I have a lot of responsibilities to them ,especially to my par-ents. Isn't the relationship between son and parents a strong connection?
A young person who has similar knowledge and skill in computer as me at present caneasily find a job that can earn more than 3000 RMB per month. I didn't choose a joblike that because I want to have a better preparation for my future and go to studyabroad. China is now opening to the outside world and establishing a market economy.It is well known that in the procedure of China's modernization ,the industry of comput-er and the study of Computer Science is very important. Computer Science is verymuch developed in the US ,while China is quite backward by comparison. In the follow-ing years ,China will need a lot of experts in this field ,and these people can get very im-portant work and very good salary.
I know a young man working for ABC now in Beijing has a monthly income of IO,000RMB. Another doctor is leading a research group in the National Center of IntelligentMachine. He has done so many excellent works that he was commended by Chinesegovernment. As I know, they both have been studying in the US. When I finish mystudy and come back, I will have even more chance to find an important and well-paidjob and be successful in my career. Also I can do more work to help my motherland's development in a field she needs very much ,from which I can find greatest pleasure and fulfillment. I feel that I have no need to stay in the US and not come back.
The salary of 500 RMB for a teacher is not high, but the job is less stressful and I havetime to prepare for the standard examinations and the materials that needed for my ap-plication for admission to US universities. I have spent 2 years of time and 30, 000RMB (borrowed) in it. I think my endeavor is rewarding. I have been admitted andoffered plenty of financial aid by Georgia State University. I have resigned the job ofteacher, full of hone to my future.
My application materials are complete 'and true. I am only intended to study for 4 yearsin the US. I have never ever imagined that all my endeavor, all my hope can be de-stroyed in only one minute of time ,just because of misunderstanding!
I hope you will reconsider mv application for a visa ,and make a new decision. Thankyou very much.
Sincerely yours ,
范例12.3 翻译
尊敬的签证官：
我在1996年6月20日到美国使馆申请签证，但是签证官并没有给我发签证。其理由是，据他所说：“你已经26岁，还没有结婚。在中国的工资才500人民币。你去了美国就不会回来”。我认为他的这番逻辑和我完全对不上号。
26岁，没有结婚，对于一个追求博士学位的青年人来说是一个极为正常的情况。每一年都有千百个这类人士去美国读书。我从来没有听说一个男人必须先娶一个女人然后才可以得到一个美国签证。他对于他自己的生命不负责任假如他真的这样做的话。
我在美国没有任何关系。我的父母，我的兄弟，我所有的亲戚关系及朋友都在中国。我需要他们，就如他们需要我。这些亲友是我幸福生活的一个重要的组成部分，同时我对于他们特别是我的父母也负有许多责任。请问父母和儿子之间的联系是否可以算是一个强大的联系?
一个像我这样的年轻人，只要他有我这样的电脑技术，在目前的中国可以轻易找到一个月薪3000人民币以上的工作(作者注：这是96年的工资概念，98年应该高得多)。我没有去找那样的高工资工作是因为我想通过先到国外学习一下，为我的前途作更充分的准备。中国现在正在对外开放并建立自己的市场经济。大家都知道在中国现代化的进程中，电脑工业和对于电脑技术的研究是非常重要的。美国的电脑技术相当先进，相比之下中国还是很落后。在未来的数年中，中国将需要大批这方面的专家，而他们必将得到非常重要的位置和非常好的报酬。我的一个朋友在北京的IBM工作月收入居然达到一万人民币。另外一个博士朋友正做着国家智能研究中心的主任。他的工作是如此的杰出，他得到政府的嘉奖。据我所知，他们都曾经在美国学习过。当我学成回国后，我找到一个重要的位置和优厚的报酬的机会，以及成功建立我事业的前景将比他们更好。同时我还能够为我的祖国在她急需的领域内多做一些工作以帮助她的发展，这样做将给我带来最大的快乐和成就感。我感到我没有任何必要呆在美国不回来。
作为一个教师，500块钱的工资是不高，但是这份工作本身也没有什么压力，我拥有足够的时间为联系出国做各种准备和考试。为此我已经投入了两年时间和三万人民币(借来的)。我想我的努力是值得的。我已经获得了乔治亚大学的录取和充分的经济资助。我已经辞去了我的工作，对前途满怀希望。
我的申请材料齐全而真实。我只打算在美国学习四年。我从来没有想象过我的所有努力，我的所有希望在一分钟内遭到摧毁，只是由于错误的理解!希望你们能够重新考虑我的签证申请，并作出一个新的决定。
非常感谢你们。
忠诚的。
范例12.4 分析
紧紧抓住电脑在中国有前途，反复申辩自己学习的目的和归国的必然性。每个人都有一个一定要回国的理由，但是这个理由不可以建立在“中国有机会”这样一个笼统的概念之上，而必须把中国社会经济的发展对于你的个人专业、事业、赚钱机会有什么必然的内在的联系揭示出来，阐述给签证官。这封信就是一个把自己的专业和中国的未来结合起来的一个简单而有效的例子。它显示了申诉者的“自信”，提出了“具体”的理由，得出了“合理”不会留在美国的推论。符合美国签证哲学。
移民倾向的产生，是由于经济落差的巨大。只要读者能够“合理”地提出一个你回国后在经济上和美国的比较不那么大的差距，你离美国签证也就不远了。
