"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
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Probably because we don't meet the requirements for a visual approach
which, in addition to having the airport or preceding traffic in sight,
also require reported weather at the destination airport of at least
1000/3.


That's not a prerequisite for a visual approach clearance. The controller
must ensure that weather conditions at the airport are VFR or that the pilot
has been informed that weather is not available for the destination airport.
1000/3 would be needed only at an airport in a surface area.