High fraud countries

[TBoneTX 43,326]

Agreed, Diana hit it on the mark

She usually does, on any subject.

[pushbrk 12,167]

Without discussing the political issues if the question is really about Peru, then I would rate it at the high end of medium on the fraud scale. The categories are low, medium, high and Lagos. At most, this consideration impacts the level of evidence one might include when front-loading a petition or is wise to prepare for the interview.

[Gosia & Tito 199]

The way I see it, high fraud countries are pretty much those that are not a part of the Visa Waiver Program. So if you live in a country where you have to go to the embassy to get a tourist visa, that pretty much means the country is considered high fraud for most visa types. These include most, if not all of Latin American countries, and others from Africa, Easter Europe, Asia, etc.

Diana

Not quite. Countries in the waiver program are there because of statistics showing a low rate of rejection and a low rate of overstay. Can't recall the exact numbers (and this has just being modified -in how the calculation goes-; but is around 10% and 3 % respectively I believe)

Countries like Poland for example, that are in the EU, are not in the waiver program; thus a visit to the embassy and visa are required; at same time, obtaining a visa is not really a big deal -in most cases- other than the time and money.

High fraud in the context of VJ means using a K-1 and/or CR falsely to gain residency status...In other words, entering into a marriage with other intentions.

[pushbrk 12,167]

Not quite. Countries in the waiver program are there because of statistics showing a low rate of rejection and a low rate of overstay. Can't recall the exact numbers (and this has just being modified -in how the calculation goes-; but is around 10% and 3 % respectively I believe)

Countries like Poland for example, that are in the EU, are not in the waiver program; thus a visit to the embassy and visa are required; at same time, obtaining a visa is not really a big deal -in most cases- other than the time and money.

High fraud in the context of VJ means using a K-1 and/or CR falsely to gain residency status...In other words, entering into a marriage with other intentions.

Pretty much the same countries have a high instance of fraudulent applications for any visa, so the context is not so limited as you might think.

[Married_Noni 2]

There is, officially, no such thing. There is, in practice, several. Hence there is no "list" I have not heard of Peru being treated as a high fraud country. The way it can be determined is by the general attitude of consulates in a country or region. Middle East and Africa, India and the sub-continent, the far east except South Korea and Japan, etc. are considered to be treated as high fraud. Genrally South America is not except Ecuador which is for no apparent reason. Europe, Australia, Canada are generally pretty easy.

Nigeria is all by itself in another class of fraud.

And how did you come up with the fact that Nigeria is in its class of its own..... have you been there or is there a report that shows that?

[Operator 1,925]

And how did you come up with the fact that Nigeria is in its class of its own..... have you been there or is there a report that shows that?

http://en.wikipedia...._Immigrant_Visa

If you look at this wikipedia entry you will see that Nigeria has the highest number of DV lottery winners. It also shows that it has the second highest number of disqualifications for illegitimate entries (82.71%).

Also you only need to spend a few minutes searching this website to see that Lagos is likely the most difficult embassy to pull a K-1 visa from.

So try not to take it personally.

Edited February 16, 2012 by Operator

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

And how did you come up with the fact that Nigeria is in its class of its own..... have you been there or is there a report that shows that?

No. I must be wrong. Don't worry. Sorry.

[GoingCrazy2012 16]

The way I see it, high fraud countries are pretty much those that are not a part of the Visa Waiver Program. So if you live in a country where you have to go to the embassy to get a tourist visa, that pretty much means the country is considered high fraud for most visa types. These include most, if not all of Latin American countries, and others from Africa, Easter Europe, Asia, etc.

Diana

I have to disagree with your statement "if you live in a country where you have to go to the embassy to get a tourist visa, that pretty much means the country is considered high fraud for most visa types." And this is why. The fact that the citizens of any foreign country are asked for a visa, does not mean they are "automatically" looking to commit fraud. It is rather an immigration control mechanism. Imagine if the US Government was to say one day: "Ok let's remove all visa restrictions to everyone. And everyone who wishes to immigrate to the US is free to come, visa-free" ... Can you imagine how our population will growth? exponentially perhaps?

[brian_n_phuong 193]

Imagine if the US Government was to say one day: "Ok let's remove all visa restrictions to everyone. And everyone who wishes to immigrate to the US is free to come, visa-free" ... Can you imagine how our population will growth? exponentially perhaps?

Isn't that the current administration's policy on our Southern border?

[sctdixon 6]

Isn't that the current administration's policy on our Southern border?

[decocker 7,198]

Isn't that the current administration's policy on our Southern border?

no. not at all, unfortunately. obama is such a let down. nice try though..

[momof1 205]

Thats was my point (and that of Marc Ellis)! Politics and prejudices form the basis in many immigration decisions. Somehow Vietnam is viewed as a high fraud country, yet statistics show that most Vietnamese that emigrate to the US reach higher educational and income levels than most native born citizens.

What does that have to do with those entering marriages for the purposes of gaining legal entry into the US? One could argue that the US spouse is used as a tool to get to the US because they can be more successful here than in Vietnam. One could say a lot of things, but this post is about fraudulent marriages not success of immigrants.

Edited February 16, 2012 by momof1

[Operator 1,925]

What does that have to do with those entering marriages for the purposes of gaining legal entry into the US? One could argue that the US spouse is used as a tool to get to the US because they can be more successful here than in Vietnam. One could say a lot of things, but this post is about fraudulent marriages not success of immigrants.

The post is not about fraudulent marriages. The post was to ask the question of which countries are considered high fraud relating to K-1 visa applications.

Edited February 16, 2012 by Operator

[Dana-Mića 51]

My family is from Serbia as well as my husband who came here through the spousal visa. I dont think Serbia is considered a high fraud country even though its poor. Yes people have a harder time getting visitor visas to the US but when it comes to fiance and spousal visas they go pretty smoothly if you have the proof and documents they need. And they are pretty fast, for example my husband went to the interview and they requested my fathers (co-sponsor) w-2 forms (that i forgot to include in our huge binder of evidence) and they requested a letter from me stating why I haven't filed taxes in the last 3 years. We got all of that the same day called them and they told us to come back on the 30th of Sept. (interview was the 27th). We broguht it back they took the documents and handed us the visa within a half hour. The reason I am saying that is because in some countries it takes weeks for them to review those documents where here it was so quick it didn't give me too much to stress over not being approved the exact day as the interview.

[SuperDuper! 230]

And how did you come up with the fact that Nigeria is in its class of its own..... have you been there or is there a report that shows that?

I think it is some "Friendly Nigerian Banker" that calls people to tell them he needs just $2000 dollars to send ya $50,000, that contributes to the High Fraud reputation Nigeria has, like no one else.

But other than that....

WEST AFRICANigeria - High Risk

Nigeria remains one of the largest fraud and scam operations in the world. New tactics by criminals in Nigeria are increasingly sophisticated, and victims range from individuals, to investors, to multi-national corporations. New system technology allows Nigerian criminals to hide their true location, masking their IP address and using non-Nigeria phone numbers and addresses.

Common Fraud:

Advance fee fraud, dating scams, dating fraud, inheritance scams, online dating scams, business fraud, investment scams, charity and employment fraud

Areas of Concern:

Lagos, Abuja, Nationwide

Recommendation:

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