Does education have anything to do with it??

[♥Sora_9_Dam3a♥ 0]

hi all...

hope this process is getting easier........

i was having one of my breakdowns and i just started thinking of all the possible ways that this process could go a little faster and i started to wonder...

does education have anything to do with it?? i mean, i think i remember filling out some information about my husband's educational level on one of the forms...but then again, i also got his degree evaluated here...so i may be confusing the paper work...

but anyway, i figured, if we all compared the educational levels...maybe we'll see a difference in how long the process takes...maybe it goes faster for people with college degrees.....

i don't know...i guess i'm just looking for something to keep me busy...

but anyway, my husband's an engineer...

take care and all the best everyone!! i really love having you all here!! it really comforts me a lot!!

[♥Sora_9_Dam3a♥ 0]

...wow...just noticed the typo i made in the additional info...haha, how do i edit that??.......anyway, it should read: "...for those WITH degrees..."--not "...for those will degrees.."

it's late

[trailmix 77]

I personally think it has no bearing on it at all, (there are so many reasons that it couldn't and shouldn't) good luck for a speedy visa process

Edited December 10, 2007 by trailmix

[pushbrk 13,254]

hi all...

hope this process is getting easier........

i was having one of my breakdowns and i just started thinking of all the possible ways that this process could go a little faster and i started to wonder...

does education have anything to do with it?? i mean, i think i remember filling out some information about my husband's educational level on one of the forms...but then again, i also got his degree evaluated here...so i may be confusing the paper work...

but anyway, i figured, if we all compared the educational levels...maybe we'll see a difference in how long the process takes...maybe it goes faster for people with college degrees.....

i don't know...i guess i'm just looking for something to keep me busy...

but anyway, my husband's an engineer...

take care and all the best everyone!! i really love having you all here!! it really comforts me a lot!!

Theoretically, a good education will help you comprehend instructions well enough to properly fill out the forms. Otherwise, certain educations can be a hindrance, if you are say immigrating from Russia or China and are a Nuclear Physicist etc. Madrasa graduate have a really hard time too.

Edited December 10, 2007 by pushbrk

[rjp44 1]

hi all...

hope this process is getting easier........

i was having one of my breakdowns and i just started thinking of all the possible ways that this process could go a little faster and i started to wonder...

does education have anything to do with it?? i mean, i think i remember filling out some information about my husband's educational level on one of the forms...but then again, i also got his degree evaluated here...so i may be confusing the paper work...

but anyway, i figured, if we all compared the educational levels...maybe we'll see a difference in how long the process takes...maybe it goes faster for people with college degrees.....

i don't know...i guess i'm just looking for something to keep me busy...

but anyway, my husband's an engineer...

I don't think it makes any difference. The only place I recall having to list education was on DS-230 form.

take care and all the best everyone!! i really love having you all here!! it really comforts me a lot!!

[AandLKC 1]

Education only comes into play when you are applying for H1 visa , and certain field in medicine like nursing, physiotherapy, doctors … just to name a few. Now if you are a H1-B visa holder for example, and you got married overseas, you can bring your spouse with you …. It might take a day or two at the embassy that is it. We are just getting penalized because we pay taxes and took an oath to become citizens

[LadyJane 1]

I tend to agree with the previous postings. It seems to me that visa by marriage route does not consider extraneous information such as education, personal wealth etc. Although, as my husband and I are both Ph.D. students (he's defending in January-yay!), and we would have a vested interest in hoping they'd consider education...I think that it's most fair when they do not for CR1 or K3 or K1 visas.

[ya falaha! 0]

It will have no bearing on how fast your process will go.

My husband is also an engineer but can't work in his field until he furthers his education here. Just wanted to let you know before your husband gets here.

hi all...

hope this process is getting easier........

i was having one of my breakdowns and i just started thinking of all the possible ways that this process could go a little faster and i started to wonder...

does education have anything to do with it?? i mean, i think i remember filling out some information about my husband's educational level on one of the forms...but then again, i also got his degree evaluated here...so i may be confusing the paper work...

but anyway, i figured, if we all compared the educational levels...maybe we'll see a difference in how long the process takes...maybe it goes faster for people with college degrees.....

i don't know...i guess i'm just looking for something to keep me busy...

but anyway, my husband's an engineer...

take care and all the best everyone!! i really love having you all here!! it really comforts me a lot!!

[Roserick 0]

If that's the case.. That would be discrimination.. Separate the educated to the non educated..

[rika60607 215]

Don't you worry, there is no discrimination on education basis

[AandLKC 1]

Education DID have advantages: (TEMPORARLY SUSPENDED)

If you are in the following profession, educated outside and pass the U.S credential for these professions then YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GET A GREEN CARD MY wife is a nurse but for India there is a huge backlog it doesn’t help.

 Registered Nurses

 Physical Therapists

 Occupational Therapists

 Physician Assistants

 Clinical Laboratory Technicians (Medical Technicians)

 Clinical Laboratory Scientists (Medical Laboratory Technologists)

 Speech Language Pathologists

 Speech Language Audiologists

 Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurses

There is three ways I can bring my file here as a green card holder.

1. Me (U.S Citizen applying for her)

2. Applying through visa screen program ( temporally suspended and too many people in line)

3. Sponsoring through a H1 Visa process (No Green Card … Temp Employment I have to do a AOS )

Here is the link educate yourself

http://www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/vs/

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Theoretically, a good education will help you comprehend instructions well enough to properly fill out the forms. Otherwise, certain educations can be a hindrance, if you are say immigrating from Russia or China and are a Nuclear Physicist etc. Madrasa graduate have a really hard time too.

"Madrassa" is merely the Arabic word for "school"....

[pushbrk 13,254]

Theoretically, a good education will help you comprehend instructions well enough to properly fill out the forms. Otherwise, certain educations can be a hindrance, if you are say immigrating from Russia or China and are a Nuclear Physicist etc. Madrasa graduate have a really hard time too.

"Madrassa" is merely the Arabic word for "school"....

Thanks for the clarification. I hope the readers understood the reference to the terrorist training category of Madrassa, not all schools in Arabic countries. Although, there are additional security clearance checks that delay immigration from all those countries now anyway.

[♥Sora_9_Dam3a♥ 0]

thanks all for your replies...

It will have no bearing on how fast your process will go.

My husband is also an engineer but can't work in his field until he furthers his education here. Just wanted to let you know before your husband gets here.

hi all...

hope this process is getting easier........

i was having one of my breakdowns and i just started thinking of all the possible ways that this process could go a little faster and i started to wonder...

does education have anything to do with it?? i mean, i think i remember filling out some information about my husband's educational level on one of the forms...but then again, i also got his degree evaluated here...so i may be confusing the paper work...

but anyway, i figured, if we all compared the educational levels...maybe we'll see a difference in how long the process takes...maybe it goes faster for people with college degrees.....

i don't know...i guess i'm just looking for something to keep me busy...

but anyway, my husband's an engineer...

take care and all the best everyone!! i really love having you all here!! it really comforts me a lot!!

...what do you mean furthering his education? how far? i had his degree evaluated...but do u mean he needs his masters or what? and..he couldn't work with his degree at all????

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Thanks for the clarification. I hope the readers understood the reference to the terrorist training category of Madrassa, not all schools in Arabic countries. Although, there are additional security clearance checks that delay immigration from all those countries now anyway.

Well, this is what I'm getting at. Because using "madrassa" as shorthand for "terror training camp" is a gross misuse of the term. I don't blame you -- it has become quite common in the Western press. It seems some news reporters thought flinging around the Arabic word would somehow be much scarier to the local yokels than "terror training camp" -- I guess because "madrassa" sounds so... well.... foreign and so.... Islamic. These same Western reporters think it makes them seem like they have some kind of clue, since here they are using an actual Arabic word and all. But Arabs and Muslims never use the term in this way. "Oooooh he was educated at a school"..... it's just silly.

Anyway, what you said about certain educations being a possible red flag -- now this is definitely the truth. Individuals with higher degrees in subjects like engineering, nuclear power, chemistry, aeronautics, etc. (or experience in the military or working in "sensitive" industries) will likely draw very close scrutiny. We have had a few members in the MENA forum facing this situation.

However I do want to point out that although we do see some very long Administrative Reviews in the MENA consulates, not every applicant has a delay. We see quite a few who get their visas within a few days or a week after the interview.

And frankly, much of the delay in the MENA background checks is because of the alphabet. There's no standard system for transliterating Arabic letters into the Roman alphabet. So they have to check their lists for Mohammed and Mohamed and Muhammed and Muhamed and Mahomet and Mohammad and Mohamad and all these variations. Some Arabic names are extremely common -- you may have thousands of people with the same name. So it takes a lot longer to sort them all out.

In general, women from MENA seem to have a much easier time than men. But religion does not seem to be the determining factor in long ARs -- we have seen Christian as well as Muslim members who have faced lengthy waits. This is what makes me think that the commonalities of Arab names and the confusion over the spelling variations are major factors in the delays.

We've been keeping informal stats on ARs for our members in MENA for the last 3 years or so -- it's fascinating trying to figure out the patterns.