[ 2014-04-18 ]

Netherlands Embassy turns down David Dontoh's visa application
Veteran actor David Dontoh is sad; in fact angry
because his plans to travel to the Netherlands
have been scuttled by the Embassy which says it
cannot guarantee that he will return to Ghana.

The renowned actor and television personality had
applied for a visa to travel to the European
country as part of a 16-member delegation, to
organize a series of entertainment activities for
the Black Stars who will face their Netherlands
counterparts in a football friendly on Saturday,
May 31 in Rotterdam, Holland.

All the members of that delegation, including
musicians Shasha Marley and Pat Thomas, were
denied visas, something David Dontoh, who says he
had travelled to Holland several times, could not
imagine. But it happened to him.

The denial letter from the Embassy said David
Dontoh's "intention to leave the territory of the
Member States before the expiry of the visa could
not be ascertained."

The letter further stated that: "Since it has not
been demonstrated or established to a reasonable
degree of credibility that you have a regular and
substantial income in your country of
origin/habitual residence to support yourself, it
is not felt to be sufficiently probable that you
will return to your country of origin promptly,
due in part to the local or general situation in
your country of origin/habitual residence and/or
weak social ties there."

The Embassy also stated that during David Dontoh's
interview, he was unable to provide sufficient,
verifiable information about the purpose and
circumstances of his stay.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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