K-3 VISA in a country other than spouses residence

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My girlfriend and I are considering getting married in a country other than her country or residence. I know that the K-3 application is processed in the US it well then be sent to the country in which the marriage took place and the interview will be scheduled there. I was wondering if any body has any experiences with an interview in a country other your spouses country of residence. Specifically, I would like to know if the 3rd country (country where marriage took place) is more likely to reject this application simply because it does not involve a resident of that country. Anyones experiences with this type of scenario would be greatly appreciated.

[Shakil 4]

I am a resident of Pakistan, here in Canada studying full-time, got married over here and am going for K-3 over here.

[Yodrak 7]

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K3 visa applications do not begin processing in the USA.

Non-residence in the country of application is not grounds for refusing a K3 visa application.

Yodrak

My girlfriend and I are considering getting married in a country other than her country or residence. I know that the K-3 application is processed in the US it well then be sent to the country in which the marriage took place and the interview will be scheduled there. I was wondering if any body has any experiences with an interview in a country other your spouses country of residence. Specifically, I would like to know if the 3rd country (country where marriage took place) is more likely to reject this application simply because it does not involve a resident of that country. Anyones experiences with this type of scenario would be greatly appreciated.

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I asked the question because my fiance (soon to be wife) lives in a country that is taking more than a year (sometimes 2 years) to process K-1 and K-3 visas. I am thinking about traveling to another country (one that processes these applications faster) to get married, so i can avoid the long waiting list in her country of residence. If this in fact works, what appears to be an inconvience to other people (having the visa processed in a 3rd country where neither of you lives) my actually turn out to be a blessing for me.

I was curious if anyone has any experiences about applications being delayed or rejected because you married in another country to get an interview faster.

[Yodrak 7]

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Again, if the marriage did not take place in the USA a K3 visa must be issued in the country where the marriage did take place, unless there is no visa-issuing post in that country. The fact that the visa applicant does not reside in that country is not grounds for denying the visa.

Nor is it grounds for delaying processing of the visa application. Which is not to say that there may not be issues associated with the visa application that might take longer to resolve than if the applicant resided in the country where the visa must be issued.

Yodrak

I asked the question because my fiance (soon to be wife) lives in a country that is taking more than a year (sometimes 2 years) to process K-1 and K-3 visas. I am thinking about traveling to another country (one that processes these applications faster) to get married, so i can avoid the long waiting list in her country of residence. If this in fact works, what appears to be an inconvience to other people (having the visa processed in a 3rd country where neither of you lives) my actually turn out to be a blessing for me.

I was curious if anyone has any experiences about applications being delayed or rejected because you married in another country to get an interview faster.