▁cons ular ▁office ▁finds ▁such ▁evidence , ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁returns ▁the ▁pet ition ▁to ▁US C IS ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁reasons ▁the ▁pet ition ▁appears ▁fra ud ul ent , ▁and ▁issues ▁a ▁Section ▁ 2 2 1 ( g ) ▁quasi - ref us al ▁to ▁the ▁applic ant ▁( note ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁relevant ▁to ▁cases ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁case ▁ 1 ▁where ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁is ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ). ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁worth ▁not ing : ▁▁ ▁A ▁cons ular ▁officer ▁may ▁reject ▁the ▁benef ici ary ' s ▁vis a ▁application ▁without ▁returning ▁the ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁US C IS . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁the ▁cons ular ▁officer ▁has ▁many ▁potential ▁grounds ▁for ▁reject ing ▁the ▁application ▁without ▁calling ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁the ▁pet ition ▁in ▁question . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁cons ular ▁officer ▁returns ▁the ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁US C IS , ▁the ▁US C IS ▁may ▁decide ▁that ▁the ▁pet ition ▁is ▁valid ▁and ▁tell ▁the ▁cons ular ▁officer ▁that . ▁if ▁the ▁US C IS ▁re valid ates ▁the ▁pet ition , ▁then ▁the ▁cons ular ▁officer ▁must ▁use ▁this ▁information ▁and ▁proceed ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁vis a ▁application ▁( i . e ., ▁the ▁benef ici ary ▁need ▁not ▁re - apply ▁for ▁a ▁vis a ). ▁ ▁Re - application ▁and ▁appe als ▁process ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁re apply ▁for ▁a ▁Form ▁I - 1 4 0