HI EVERYONE,

I HAD MY INTERVIEW AT ISLAMABAD AMERICAN EMBASSY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2009 AND AND CO TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE WITH UR CASE BUT WE NEED SOME ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING AND SHE GAVE ME A BLUE PAPER SAYING THAT YOUR CASE HAS BEEN TERMPORARLY REFUSED FOR FURTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSINGAND THE MINIMUM TIME IS SIX WEEKS AND THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT THEY DID NOT GAVE ME ANY LIST OF MISSING DOCUMENTS I DONT KNOW WHY THEY PUT ME ON AP WHILE EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETE AND I WAS HAVING EVERY LITTLE PAPER PICTURES OF MARRIAGE TOO, AND SHE KEPT MY PASSPORT AND ALSO GAVE ME ANOTHER PAPER THAT HAS AMEX ADDRESS OF MY CITY AND THIS PAPER HAVE A STICKER ON IT WITH A SERIAL NUMBER AND SHE TOLD ME THAT WE WILL ISSUE U VISA IN 2 WEEKS TO 6 WEEKS, BUT WHEN I HEAR THREADS HERE I GETS WORRIED THAT OTHR PEOPLE AP GETS LONGER AND LONGER AND DONT STOP. I HOPE I WILL HAVE AP OVER LIKE CO TOLD ME. CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW I CAN CHECK THE STATUS OF MY AP AND HOW I CAN EMAIL ISL FOR MY CSAE I ONLY KNOW THAT WHEN EMAILING ISL I WILL HAVE TO PUT MY ISL CASE NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE WHAT I DONT KNOW WHAT TO TYPE IN THE EMAIL AND WHAT INFORMATIONS I GIVE THEM IN THAT EMAIL ABOUT MYSELF AND MY WIFE SO THEY WILL SEND ME A REPLY.
PLUS THAT BLUE FORUM SHE GAVE ME IT ONLY SAYS THAT I AM IN ADMINISTRATIVE BUT IT DOES NOT SAY 221g. AND ON THE BLUE FORUM IT ALSO SAYS THAT I WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT MY PASSPORT TO ISL ONCE AP IS OVER BUT THEY ALREADY HAVE MY PASSPORT THIS IS ANOTHER THING MAKES CONFUSION. ITS NOT EVEN A WEEK YET AM IN AP SHOULD I CONTACT THEM BY EMAIL YET OR NOT OR I WAIT UNTILL 6 WEEKS PASS.
PLEASE EVERYONE PRAY FOR ME THAT MY AP OVER AND I GET VISA . insha Allah
Please

Please everyone Pray for me

Being is AP is the hardest time in life

Do not panic , just pray , my husband got same responce and i was worried too but got visa after two weeks . instead of emailing embassy call Department of State at 202-663-1225 press 1 and then wait and listen the whole thing and press 0 at the very end and talk to operator and give the case # starting ISL . she will only tell you if its still pending . i am sorry but for AP there is nothing else we can do

Call your senator and have his staff find out what's happening.

Please don't use capitals when you post.

Sallam,
Thanx Baji for ur advice, yes i will be patience and hold on and i hope i will hear good news from them very soon

Dear!

InshaAllah you will hear soon keep trust on God.

Sallam,
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It will be 2 weeks at this coming friday and still no contact from Embassy yet

Called DOS but they said that case is in AP

My husband was in AP for about 4 weeks after his K3 interview we then had his CR1 interview and he received his CR1 visa two weeks after that. So at this point I would say there is nothing to be concerned about

salam, dont worry this is pretty normal for islamabad, ur in our prayers
sara

I hope my AP will be also short

Just stay as positive as you can. This is the part that can drive you crazy. Stay strong and just know that everything will be fine!

Its been 2 weeks now since my interview and no responce from ISL Embassy or DOS. Tensions Increasing day by day. when my case was at NVC i was not much worried because i knew that they were processing faster with papers and they took just maximum 2 weeks for the next steps and then we provide all the papers and send to NVC and then after a month they again ask us for more papers i mean they takes Next step after a month this is fast.

Sallam All.
Heres link to check the AP of other people that put their experiences on the website
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pGV...s4pIA&hl=en

AP is the hardest part of the IV Process

AP is the hardest part of IV Processing

My husband went thru Islamabad as well , and he was on AP for over 300 days I think ( this was several yrs ago). He thinks that it is a good sign that they kept your passport , as they did not keep his passport after his interview and then he was on AP FOREVER. They kept asking for more info , altho we had provided them with all required info in the beginning. On one of his trips to take the requested info they DID keep his passport and his K-3 visa was issued shortly after. Good luck--I know how frustrating this time is.

Sallam,
Third week started now and am still waiting in AP.

One guy had his interview at 11 sep 2009 and today after 19 days he got call from embassy to submit them his passport.
and my interview was at 4th september why they have not called me yet.I am worried

Called DOS again and they said that the case is pending and the last update was from the 23rd september 2009,
as I have read/heard that when a case is in AP it goes back to washington and they check the finger prints name checks and then send the case back to embassy, and then they have a SAO meeting on deny visa or issue visa. if the name checks and finger prints are done on one case and are clreaded and at interview time CO said that ur case is fine and it just needs Administrative Processings and when case comes back clear from Washington then why CO attend the SAO meeting why not just issue visa right that time when case comes back from Washington to ISL Embassy?

Wellmux,

AP can be complicated - so people unfortunately need to wait weeks, months, and in some cases years. The good news is that ISL is moving much faster than they had been only a few months ago.

Try to call DOS weekly and email the embassy weekly for updates. AP is usually just a waiting game.

We all know how long and stressful this process can be, you need to be mentally prepared that it could realistically be months until you have visa in hand. Each case IS different, maybe you'll be a lucky one and clear faster.

Best of luck!

my wife call DOS every day for information about AP and they just tell that case is in AP.
This process is very tense worse than any other process and and so is the waiting too.

I'm sorry this process is so daunting and frustrating for you. I'll keep you in my prayers. Hoping you two hear something positive soon!

Thanx CarlaWarla for ur prayers we have stopped calling DOS for the inquiry of the case because its not going to make this case faster.

yesterday i sent an email to ISL and they replied me today saying this,

Dear Sir/Madam,

Our record indicates that the case is still pending under administrative process and we will contact the applicant(s) upon completion of this process. Also, time duration for the process is always approximated therefore maximum cannot be predicted.

I hope this information will be helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you required any further inquiry.

Thanks & best regards



U.S. Embassy

Consular Section

Immigration Visa Unit

Note: If the address or phone numbers of the applicant or petitioner have changed since the visa interview, please inform us. Please always mention your case number the subject line of your email.. Islamabad case numbers usually start with the letters ISL followed by 10 digits. (Example: ISL2009800019).

Hello Guys!

I have reached USA on Oct 17 with the blessings of God & ur best wishes.
I wanna share my POE experience with u guys.

My POE was JFK.
At JFK immigration officer asked abt envelope and i gave it to him.Unfortunately envelope was not in good shape as i got it from embassy.he asked did u open it? I said no.then he sent me to counter#2.there were so many ppl who were waiting for the completion of their immigration.There was another officer took my passport and see it and send me another room.Actually my name got hit in their data base,i have a common name.They took approx. 40mins and they cleared me.The whole process took approx 2 hours.

The immigration process at JFK was not up to the mark only few officers were dealing with so many ppl.I did not find it good at JFK.

I got my connecting flight for florida and i reached here safe & sound.

I called social security yesterday and the officer told me over the phone that i will have to come and apply for it.

Wish u very best of the luck guys!
Sibtain

A very close member of my family had her interview in October in Albania and she was put on Administrative Processing as well. I have done a lot of research on 221G and Administrative processing and you cannot narrow it down how long it will take. Looking at the data from different embassies around the world, there is really no telling, which is the hardest part about AP. The only thing that you can do for now, give it some time (not long) and start contacting the DC Visa Center to check the status and then contact the embassy. If you get the same answer over and over again, contact your Senator but make sure you document all the emails that you have sent to the embassy, all the phone calls that you have made to the Visa Center in DC and get the ball rolling.

Yes thats right but AP is hardest part of visa process its been only near 2 months and my hairs started falling off its too much tension.

Sallam all,
Today i visited Uscis website and i wanted to check my case status on that website i used to visit that website before Affidavit of support papers and now i found out that they have upgraded their web page for the Case Status Online and when i insert my i-130 Receipt number in their search and it brings this information.

My Case Status:
Your Current Case Status for Form I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN

there are 7 case status and mine case indicate as Post-Decision Activity
I will type down all the status in my Case,

1: Acceptance
2: Initial Review
3: Request for Evidence
4: Testing and Interview
5: Decision
6: Post-Decision Activity
7: Document production or Oath Ceremony

and right now my Case status is like this,
Your Case Status:
Post-Decision Activity

first my case was accepted by Uscis 2nd Review 3rd request of evidence 4th testing and interview ( i had my interview at ISL ) 5th Decision 6th Post-Decision Activity (which is my Case Status on Uscis website ) does this mean that they have made a Decision on my case because Decision is on 5th number and my case Status is on 7th which is Post-Decision Activity,

My question is that they have made a Decision on my case thats why my case moved to 7th Post-Decision Activity from 6th Decision.
and whats difference in Post-Decision Activity and Decision.

I will copy and paste what it says on my Case Status Online when i insert my 130 Receipt number.

My Case Status
Para tener acceso a este sitio en Español, presione aquí
Your Current Case Status for Form I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN
Enter your receipt number: CHECK STATUS
Your Case Status:
Post-Decision Activity
Post-Decision Activity
On January 2009, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN. Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.

You can register for automatic case status updates by email and text message by creating an account.
Processing Times

Senior Members,
Do u all think its positive thing that they have made my case status as Post-Decision Activity instead of Decision do u all think that they have already made a Decision on my case,
5: Decision
6: Post-Decision Activity
these days i am too much tense and because of this my hairs are falling off lol.

Mine also says post-decision activity. It is from my NOA2...they haven't changed anything since then.

I know what you mean about your hair...mine is turning gray and I am too young for that...

You are confusing USCIS (which approves petitions) with the Department of State (which approves and issues visas).

Once USCIS issued your NOA2 (notice of approval), they forwarded it to NVC. From that point on, it was out of USCIS hands. "Post-decision activity" probably constitutes sending the approved package to NVC. You will no longer receive any case status updates from USCIS, because from their perspective your case is finished.

You said you've already had your interview, which means you are in AR/AP at the consulate. You can only receive status updates from the consulate or from the Department of State visa office in Washington now.

Stephen + Elisha,
thanx for ur comments yes i had my interview in pakistan embassy of america they kept my passport and told me that once my visa is ready they will send it to me, and it has been over 2 months i am still waiting,

i'm sorry, but considering the fact that there are a lot of political issues surrounding the stability of pakistan right now, i hope you are not surprised about your still being under AP at this point. i would try to just relax and hope that things end quickly, but don't stress yourself out. i know it's easier said and done, and God knows i've spent weeks in bed crying and being like a zombie from all this ###### that i've been through....which is probably similar to what you have gone through as well. but honestly...you can't let this overwhelm you to this point. try to keep busy and do what you normally do and Inshallah your visa will come through soon enough. but honestly...again....pakistan i guess is considered a high risk country for the US immigration authorities, so it's of no surprise to someone like me to read about this.....hopefully you will be reunited with your loved one soon, as will i and everyone else here waiting

Hi enraptured brother,
I hope ur interview was fine i bet u could not sleep all the night i was also not able to the night before my interview, I hope ur interview goes well and please keep posting and let me know how was ur interview. insha Allah u will get visa please pray for me as well.

I will wellmux thank you so much and i'm the wife, so i'd be a sister hehe

take good care, and have hope. if anything, look at me: i've been married 2 years and still haven't had a proper start yet...so hang in there....your day will come, i promise!

Our situation is that we didnt have a court document on a tire puncturing incident when Nigel was 18, just had our required ACPO police clearance that was ambiguous and just said "no live trace" and so thats old info it meant or something.... So they said supposedly that we're approved pending some kind of court document showing the incident and the punishment I spose. So he got a 221(g)as well till he sends the document in at the end of the month when it comes in.

dont worry be cool like me i m on AP from 9 oct 2009 still no responce

Thanx Night for the comment, i am trying to not take tensions last 3 to 4 days i have spent without tension thanx God

keep you hopes up.. i am on AP since oct 26th

GpSingh any update on ur case and whats ur visa category

heyy we do have the same case.. i recently had my interview just 2 days ago and i was told to wait but i forgot to ask for how long should i wait but oh well
so now also wondering how long till i hear from them.. but everyone says they cant really tell (which sucks)
so i have no idea on whats going on! it would suck though if we wait longer and then we get the ''denial'' i hope not!! =/
did you even call them see whats up now?and how long has it been since you waited for the result?