Toughest Countries to get approval from

[LoriT 16]

wow.. didnt mean to start all of this. I am new to this and was just curious.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

When it comes to k1 visas, the circumstance of your case and your amount of evidence determine how easy the process will be for you and not just the consulate. I went through the US embassy in Nigeria for a K1 visa and it was a painless experience. I am surprised that some people here are tagging Nigeria as a Terrorist country alongside Iran and Yemen. The fact that the stupid Nigerian guy was indoctrinated by Alqueda does not make Nigeria a terrorist country, so please be informed that the US have taken Nigeria off the terrorist list!!

It's more difficult to get a visa out of the consulate in Lagos because of the amount of visa fraud they see on a regular basis. It's not because anyone perceives Nigeria as a terrorist country. I don't know if the actual statistics are available anywhere, but it's widely believed that Lagos has the highest rate of visa fraud of any US consulate in the world, which is why many believe it is probably the most difficult consulate. The consulate in Vietnam is also difficult, and it's also because it has a very high level of fraud.

In countries where there is a perceived terrorist risk, the difficulty is not so much proving a bona fide relationship - they use the same standards most consulates use, which includes local customs. The difficulty is in getting through the extensive background checks they perform on the beneficiary. Some people are hung up in AP for years after the interview.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

When it comes to k1 visas, the circumstance of your case and your amount of evidence determine how easy the process will be for you and not just the consulate. I went through the US embassy in Nigeria for a K1 visa and it was a painless experience. I am surprised that some people here are tagging Nigeria as a Terrorist country alongside Iran and Yemen. The fact that the stupid Nigerian guy was indoctrinated by Alqueda does not make Nigeria a terrorist country, so please be informed that the US have taken Nigeria off the terrorist list!!

They said fraud and terrorist Nigeria is the number one fraud country. They see more fake documents, fake marriages, fake divorces. That is why it is do difficult in general.

[freetv 7]

It is really about common sense, do most Brits want to "cheat their way" into America? No, but I am sure you can think of countries that are facing absolute poverty (South America, Africa, and parts of Southeast Asia come to mind) and so they are very hard. Of course you also have the weird places like Morocco where age and sex can create probs because it goes against social norms.... but aside from places like that poverty is the main issue that causes ppl to want to seek a fake marriage.

[TBoneTX 45,087]

poverty is the main issue that causes ppl to want to seek a fake marriage.

Si, man. One of my immigration attorneys, who himself had served as a CO in Yemen & Barbados, answered this way when I asked him what was considered a high-fraud situation: "Any poor country."

[thelastpetitioner 218]

I understand what you are trying to say, but I think there is a nicer way to word it other than using "terrorists countries"

as an iranian i am not offended.

you have to realize people dont look at the population as terrorists,they look at the government and a minority of the population as terrorism supporters/terrorists.

US doesnt have an embassy in iran and that should define the worst case of " terrorist country" for you right there.

HOWEVER i think the case in majority of countries is what makes the process easier or harder