Hello,

I need to know the proportion of marriage-based green cards that are
approved (granted) versus those that are denied.  I've browsed the INS
website and there seems to be a huge amount of statistics on the
number of green cards granted, but I haven't seen statistics about
green cards granted vs. filed.  I just need to know this ratio.  (I
was able to find the number of applications approved vs. denied for
other immigration categories, such as EB-5 Investor immigrant.)

Hello enivaryug and thank you for your question.

The answer is, for fiscal year 2003, 53% were denied and 47% were granted.

"Of the 17,900 marriage-based petitions processed in fiscal year 2003,
9,500 were denied, or a record 53%, said Mary Ann Gantner, interim
director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services'
district in New York. The year before, 30% were denied."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/139622p-123971c.html

Thank you for your question and if you have any queries regarding my
answer do not hesitate to ask for clarification.

Very best regards, and have a Happy Christmas.

THX1138

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