GregandNatty
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And I analyzed these data you linked. Uganda is #143 out of 200 countries in the report for B VISA rejections, meaning 142 countries out of 200 have a lower B VISA rejection than Uganda. My statement is factually correct. Most other countries have a lower B VISA rejection rate than Uganda. I'm not blaming the high refusal rate, I'm simply stating it as fact that there is alot of rejection there which is likely due to past fraud. Therefore, a person going in for a tourist VISA in Uganda will have a much more difficult time getting an approval than coming from, let's say, Israel. The interviewers in Uganda are used to seeing alot more fraud and therefore they will assume fraud more quickly than someone applying for a B VISA from Israel
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Indeed you are right in that I linked a Canadian graphic, but the US version is very similar. I've seen it before and so I grabbed it since it looked much like this one from wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_visa_refusal_rate.png I am an engineer, so numbers are what I deal with every day. If I were to plot the data from the link you sent me, it would very likely give the same result as the map I linked. It's much easier to visualize the results from data in a graph or map like then than tabular numbers. The point I was trying to make is that Uganda has a very high visa rejection rate compared to most other countries in the world. The State Department does publishes B VISA rejection rates: https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Non-Immigrant-Statistics/RefusalRates/FY20.pdf Uganda, and most of the other Sub Sahara Africa Countries, have B VISA rejection rates of 50% or more. The Uganda rejection rate is this: UGANDA 49.82%
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B2 VISA for Wifes Sister in Uganda
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There is more to it that just filling out a form and paying a fee. This isn't my first rodeo. I would agree there's no were near the prep that is required for an immigrant VISA, but there are also some docs that need to be there. Clearly the people who have responded thus far are saying that it doesn't make a difference going to see a family member. This is what I was looking for. I could have just done without comments like this "No real reason for you to get involved, her money her time," which really provides no tangible help. My wife's first comment on seeing this: It's comments like that that I've stayed away from visaforum since getting my visa over a year ago. .
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I'm more of a visual person. That band of light purple includes sub Sharan Africa: https://capacoa.ca/images/stories/news/2018/trv-refusal-rate-map.png I didn't say people don't get VISAs there. I said that sub Sharan Africa has some of the highest VISA rejection rates in the world and this graphic clearly shows that.
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With my wifes IR1 VISA, I literally did everything except attend the medical exam and the interview. Her IR1 interview lasted 3 minutes. I had dozens, if not hundreds, of hours in all the docs and supporting info. When she attempted a B2 visa before we started the IR1, the interview was over with denial in 30 seconds. Most of the work happens before the interview and I would imagine the interviewer has their mind mostly made up before the interview starts. So, there's quite alot I can do having access to modern PCs and reliable internet that's not common in Uganda. I highly doubt my SIL would blame me if I helped her and she was denied.
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Sub Saharan Africa has some of the highest Tourist Visa rejection rates of anywhere in the world. I guess it's rather subjective if this rate is due to alot of lying or the interviewers just deny alot more there than other places. Given what I've read/heard, I believe it's the latter Really? It means alot to my wife and I care alot about my sister-in-law? Isn't helping family members what family does for each other? Crazy.....
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I understand their are long wait times. This is not an issue since it would just be a huge bonus if her sister could come out at all. I guess I was just trying to gauge if it's worth the time. Given what I know now, after going through the spouse visa process, I would say most Ugandans would get denied in less than 2 minutes of the interview starting just because of all the fraud from there. I guess I thought that having her sister with a baby here would give a very valid reason for a visit, but I guess you are saying that doesn't matter.
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My wife got her green card last summer and is here in the US. We had a baby this spring and she wanted to see about getting her sister our here for a bit on a tourist VISA. I know that typically getting a tourist VISA for a Ugandan is very difficult. Are the chances better for my wife's sister since it is her sister and not just some friend? Thanks!
