Country of Origin

[sio05 6]

I've seen a lot of posts where people relate an applicant's country of origin to how long they will wait. Is there really a correlation? Could one's country of origin be a reason for a delayed process?

[Ning 619]

I've seen a lot of posts where people relate an applicant's country of origin to how long they will wait. Is there really a correlation? Could one's country of origin be a reason for a delayed process?

Anytime A P enters the process it will certainly slow it down. A P is more common in some countries.

[sio05 6]

Anytime A P enters the process it will certainly slow it down. A P is more common in some countries.

Interesting.... Never thought about the AP

[Darnell 8,478]

for an adjustment of status case, not a K-1 or K-3 visa holder,

it is the background checks that are the most variable.

Plus there are the normal queues and yer place in the queue, and

the focus of the adjudicator team, as set by that service center's director.

IMO, it's not the country of origin. However, even with that said, I can see how it could be easily interpreted as a main variable, if the government record keeping practices for that country are abysmal.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Darnell

[hz101 3]

I've seen a lot of posts where people relate an applicant's country of origin to how long they will wait. Is there really a correlation? Could one's country of origin be a reason for a delayed process?

I think it definitely makes a difference. I am from Pakistan and as you can see from my timeline, my case is going slower than usual. I have noticed that those who are from European countries have the fastest timelines.

It is frustrating to see people who filed weeks after I did getting their EADs and interview letters, but I guess there's nothing I can do about it.