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International Dating Trends: An Inside Look at How K-1 Visa Couples Meet
In terms of where these couples plan to live in the United States, the data is again quite sparse. Houston is the only area with any substantive number of in-person respondents, which suggests a limited regional emphasis in the United States. This is similar to the data for online-medium couples, allowing a conclusion of no meaningfully different pattern in geographical location in the U.S towards meeting in-person versus online.
Top 5 U.S. Destination Cities for In-Person Met Fiancés
| Rank | Total,Destination City | % In-Person Respondents | Average Age Differential | Modal Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston, TX | 2.5 | 4.5 | China |
| 2 | San Diego, CA | 1.0 | 1.5 | – |
| 3 | Los Angeles, CA | 1.0 | 6 | Philippines |
| 4 | Brooklyn, NY | 0.7 | 3 | – |
| 5 | Dallas, TX | 0.7 | 1 | – |
Conclusion
This report fleshes out the story behind several macro-trends discovered in our previous report. The historical origins of the K-1 visa in the military community have expanded broadly across both groups of citizens in the U.S. and various regions abroad. While many K-1 fiancés do still meet through military deployment, the modal story is increasingly taking place online.
Facebook, dating sites, and other large international platforms are becoming the public forum through which these relationships begin. Our analysis suggests these shifts create room for a greater diversity of partnerships from across the world, allowing relationships to flourish across thousands of miles. The trends observed in K-1 visa applicants are also common to the larger story about dating in the United States. This societal shift makes it likely that the evolving patterns explored in this report will continue into the foreseeable future.
Acknowledgements
This project was commissioned and directed by RapidVisa with significant contribution from Causal Design, an independent research firm based in Washington D.C.
RapidVisa’s team involved with this project include Kyle Marvin, Director of Marketing; Eugene Biton, Senior Developer/Data Mining; Patrick Tabanas, DevOps Engineer; Zadkiel Molina, Spanish Translation; and Isagani Luna Jr., Senior Developer.
Causal Design’s team involved with this project include Stephen Stapleton, Lead Researcher/Data Analyst/Data Visualization & Rachel Storey, Project Manager.
For inquiries regarding the contents of this report, contact Kyle Marvin at 800-872-1458. For press inquiries, contact Gina Yager at 702-480-8980.
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