Beneficiary's country of origin impact on visa application

[Tyeger87 10]

i was wondering how much if any at all, does the beneficiary's country of origin have on the application. Are the processes harder for people from some countries? My fiance is from Comoros and based on immigration statistics only 10 immediate relative visas have been issued to people from comoros since 1992, only 2 visas issued in 2009 (diversity lottery visas), and absolutely 0 K1-K4 visas issued last year. Should i be worried? or is this inconsequential?

[Darnell 8,478]

Much stuff depends on namechecks.

http://www.usaimmigrationattorney.com/SecurityNameChecksAndAdministrativeReview.html

Namechecks for Middle East n North Africa take longer, also many go through deeper level, as well.

If he's Muslim person, expect deeper namechecks, also.

[newlyweds2010 208]

IMHO it depends on whether this low number of K1 corresponds to a low number of applications.

I believe that it is harder to get a visa for those applicants from countries known for a high fraud rate. But if nobody ever applied to a K1 visa in Comoros, it may be good for you guys.

If, on the other hand, many people applied but nobody passed the interview, then I would start getting worried...

Where is the competent US consulate?

[Tyeger87 10]

i dont think many actually apply, most comorians try to get into france. the US consulate for Comoros is in Madagascar, however we would be going through the US Embassy in Cairo since we both live here.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

i was wondering how much if any at all, does the beneficiary's country of origin have on the application. Are the processes harder for people from some countries? My fiance is from Comoros and based on immigration statistics only 10 immediate relative visas have been issued to people from comoros since 1992, only 2 visas issued in 2009 (diversity lottery visas), and absolutely 0 K1-K4 visas issued last year. Should i be worried? or is this inconsequential?

Yes and no. For the PETITION, the PROCESS is the same regardless of country. As mentioned by Darnell, the name check or other procedures may take longer.

Once the petition gets to the consulate for the VISA application, YES some countries take MUCH longer and are much more difficult to get a visa from.

Edited July 27, 2010 by Gary and Alla