Do educated beneficiaries have a higher chance of getting approved?

[Barbara J 115]

Something also a bit different with your degree, the Philippines are still heavily influenced by the US, so their degrees are held to a higher standard than those from Vietnam or other non democratic countries. Even graduates from colleges in Vietnam still have to take an IELTS to go to school in the UK or the US. Most people also need to realize that as soon as you come to America you cannot just simply go to work legally meaning there are other steps that have to be taken prior, and one of which is a social security number along with permission to even work because of the Visa itself. All in all there is the possibility that your degree helped, but in actuallity it probably made the CO feel more comfortable, rather than actually being a factor for the Visa being issued. Had you said that you had already been training to do nails, or cut hair, or even said that your Fiancee's boss said you could go to work as soon as you got to the US would very possibly had the same affect. Jerome

SP very true Jerome

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

Not at all. Especially if it's family based. They have that kind of system set up for Canada though.

[jrmejia 31]

For us, it helped.

My fiance was questioned for his small salary (just above the poverty line with no assets) and he asked how he could support me (we were both present for my interview) and I adamantly told the CO that I do not need to be supported because I could support myself since I was a speech therapist and would not have a hard time finding a job in the US. I showed him my diploma and that I worked for an American Intl School and he said, "Okay, I will take that into consideration. Congratulations you are approved, welcome to the USA"

And also we are only 23 and 22 so we are not the typical couple seen at the Philippine US Embassy, usually it is an older man with relatively good salary and standing already, so I guess they were not used to seeing a fresh grad working minimum wage petitioning someone..

Just wanted to share!

For some reason I like what you wrote.

:reading"

[Dau Que 6]

Highly educated people don't scam (for immigration purpose), or at least try to? (from Vietnam only)

That's news to me!!!!!!!!