Fun Facts of the Day

This should have been included in my previous post, "Immigrations Song(s)" but it seems more effective and the numbers stand out more on their own.

Average wait time for a Non-Immigrant Temporary Visitor visa for peoples from China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, India, and other Asian countries as well as countries south of the U.S. border:
90 days to a year.

Average wait time for same visa class for peoples from Canada and nations in Western Europe:
2 weeks.

Approval rate for same visa for peoples from Asian and southern countries listed above:
10%

Approval rates for same visa for peoples from Canada and Western Europe:
99%

Average wait time for a K-1 "fiance" visa for peoples coming from non-European countries:
1 year.

Average approval for same:
5%

And for Europe:
Immediately to 30 days for waiting and approval is 99%


A person is 40 times more likely to get a student visa if they are from middle eastern countries than they are from any other non-European countries.

All stats come from the US State Dept website.