People from those 'strong country' get easier interview?

[emailme 0]

I was very curious about the katehuber's posting and jaaaaamas's reply. See below..

katehuber's posting------------------

I think that if you come from a country similar to the USA (UK, Germany, France, Holland, Denmark, Canada etc- A a strong country where the benefits of living in that country are no different than here) than you are more than likely to have an easier interview. Several times i was asked why would someone from the UK want to move here when life there is so good - especially when you have had to give up your job, your home, friends and family. I think those that are coming for a new / better way of life are those that they are cracking down on.

Then I replied----------------------

I disagree the way you categorize the STRONG COUNTRY and those people from those STRONG COUNTRY get easier interview than others. I've seen a lot of people from WEAK COUNTRY(following your rule) get quick and easy interview. I don't care where you from, who you are.. but just don't discriminate against people regardless of nationality. The thing is that you are just one of those people to come this country thru your spouse who's a us citizen. Nothing more and nothing less.

jaaaaamas's reply------------------

I think you're definitely right about interviews being easier if you're from certain countries. I always imagine (and hope!) that interviews are much easier when you're from the UK.

Does anyone can clarify that those people from those STRONG COUNTRY get easier interview than others?

Also those people from WEAK COUNTRY always get tough, long and stressful interview?

I was very curious because I have schedule for an interview next month and my country is not listed above..

I also wonder why those UK people give up their job, home, friends, family and so much better life in their country to come to US? Because they can't find anyone in their country to share their life together? If their life and their country is so good, why don't they bring their spouse to their country?

I thought VJ is such a great place where you can share all the immigrantion issue, process and experience with people no matter where they from, what's their nationality.

Edited February 15, 2006 by emailme

[sukie175 0]

Well I gave up a great job, wonderful friends & family, a house, a pet, a lovely car etc to leave the UK for the USA because I had met the love of my life. Sure I might have found someone eventually in the UK, but I happen to believe we all have a perfect partner out there - mine happens to be in the USA and I wouldn't settle for less just to stay in my 'safe' life in the UK. And he has his own business, so it was the better option for me to move here.

I also think that the UK applicants get a 'slightly' easier ride than applicants from countries such as the Phillipines, Isreal, Egypt, Morroco etc. This does not mean I think it is right, but with the terrorism and illegal immigrant threat as it is right now, I understand why this happens.

Edited February 15, 2006 by sukie175

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

My wife is from Thailand and our interview was between 5 and 10 minutes. It really depends on your office and interviewing officer.

[ceriserose 1]

Each case is treated individually.

That being said, there are areas of the world that are looked at more closely by the US when people want to immigrate. I think the original posters were not being judgemental of others, merely trying to describe the differences between countries. I personally wouldn't have used the word Strong (or Weak), but commented on similar standards of living.

By and large, the reasons for looking at some countries more closely is the higher incidence of visa fraud, and their tendancy for marriage-brokering. Not to mention any region about which the US has pretty clear foreign policy (i.e. Middle East).

Keep in mind that that, like what others post, is merely my opinion, based on what I've come to understand. It may not be entirely correct in any case.

[Ephesia 0]

Singapore is one of the countries on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) with the United States. It's a small, well developed country with a very low crime rate and great education system.

But I did not give up anybody or anything to migrate to the United States. It's never felt that way for me, and I honestly doubt it will in the future. All I did was simply change my location because it was far easier for me logistically to move here than for my husband to move to Singapore.

I did not have a 100% cushy interview at the consulate. I was grilled during the morning part by a SINGAPOREAN staff who talked like she bloody owned the world. The afternoon part was done by an American CO who was a lot more polite and approachable.

Edited February 15, 2006 by Ephesia

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emailme,

Do you like to go around looking for things to get offended at? Is there something about the feeling of your panties getting in a bunch that gets you off?

[sukie175 0]

emailme,

Do you like to go around looking for things to get offended at? Is there something about the feeling of your panties getting in a bunch that gets you off?

[Jenn! 918]

emailme,

Do you like to go around looking for things to get offended at? Is there something about the feeling of your panties getting in a bunch that gets you off?

Oh boy.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

OMG AGENT SMITH YOU ARE SO BAD!!!!!!!!

Kezzie

[emailme 0]

emailme,

Do you like to go around looking for things to get offended at? Is there something about the feeling of your panties getting in a bunch that gets you off?

Yeahhhhh..I do like it a lot. also feel really sorry to find some jerk like you in VJ.

[sara535 15]

My husband came on a K1 from Morocco, not what would be categorized (under this threads definition) as a STRONG country. We have had no problems whatsoever in this entire process except for a holdup on the EAD which was I believe a problem with our local office and not with the country of origin. Our AOS interview lasted maybe 15 minutes with a woman who smiled and laughed with us the entire time. There are plenty of people on this board from Canada and England and Germany that have had many more problems and holdups than us. And honestly at the beginning of all of this I would have been the first to guess that my husband, as a Muslim Arab man in his 20s, would have some issues with his case. So no, I don't agree that people from STRONG countries have an easier time.

no need to be offended or worried, EMAILME. Just do the research yourself and don;t let one person's opinion or question send you over the edge.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

emailme.... take a chill pill... every case is diffrent I have seen many people from all countries of the world have "easy" interviews just has I have seen many have "difficult" interviews..... you can not say that because someone come from a country with a simmilar culture to the US that they are going to get a easy interview....

I did not do K1 or K3 or DCF but from what I read they difficult interview seems to come from the staff in the (weak) countries you talk about... not so uch from the USCIS staff here in the states.....

Kezzie

[perfect 39]

I don't agree that people from "stronger" countries necessarily get an easier interview.

I think it largely depends on the officer you get at the interview and your evidence. We had an "efficient" officer who made the interview very stressful and at one point even mentioned not approving my AOS because SHE couldn't find my husband's first divorce certificate in her file, even though we had sent it with the original I-129F.

She was like an interrogator and made me very nervous. She certainly seemed to go out of her way to make it as difficult and uncomfortable as possible. I couldn't wait to get out of there.

[Garfield fan 0]

Took us about 15 min for AOS interview and I'm from Indonesia, might be categorized as VERY VERY NAUGHTY COUNTRY ... Personally I think it all depends on the district office and also the interviewer beside the case itself.

[zuni 0]

emailme,

Do you like to go around looking for things to get offended at? Is there something about the feeling of your panties getting in a bunch that gets you off?