Jose Chua Lopez , 20 , has an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota in 10 days . The State Department on Tuesday denied his visa , which was reportedly processed as a tourist visa instead of humanitarian visa . Comment: His liver has been damaged by his poor heart condition and also needs to be transplanted .
Jose Chua Lopez , 20 , has an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota in 10 days . The State Department on Tuesday denied his visa , which was reportedly processed as a tourist visa instead of humanitarian visa . Chua has had three open heart surgeries since he was five months old . His liver has been damaged by his poor heart condition and also needs to be transplanted .