Hey guys,

Hope everyone here is well. I had a question about DS-230. If I am trying to follow James shortcuts, do I fill out 230 part I and II or just part I??

Thank you much

Hi asisun,

I think you need to send DS-230 part I only to NVC. You can also double check with information on Department of State website.

Sufi

Everyone I do not do anything with the K3 packet now, right?
Do I have to make a request to get the K3 interview date upgraded to a CR-1 interview?
I just follow the instructions on the CR-1 3.5 packet, right?
Is it a good idea to be at the interview with my wife?
People with experience, please advise...
Also what do they ask, and what do you take for the interview?

One more question:
Will my wife be able to get the medical certificate on the spot right after getting the shots?
Does she have to call for an appointment?

I am going to be going to Pakistan.
What should I take with me?
Someone please answer my questions.

I am sorry i have not been replying to peoples questions. its hard going down memory lane in this hellish process. < years and months of AP/AR >. Stupid azz comments from people like Khalid makes me not want to even come to VJ. I will try to answer a few questions now. PM me if you want more details. here goes..

1.. if you are going K-3 you need to present all documents at the time of the interview.
2. if you are going k-3 and you want your case to be CR1. you need to contact your congressman. because, the congressman can see if the date can be moved up or changed to CR1 or make inquires on your case. also send a letter to the embassy. rember k-3 are already expedited so cant really make it faster than what it is gonna be.
3. medicals normally take about 2-3 days.
4.. attending interviews is OK. if the embassy allows you in with your spouse.
5. ladies get AP'AR RARELY but, it can happen. should your spouse get AP AR
start contacting your congressman and also call DEPARTMENT OF STATE for updates.
6. AP /AR can last 17 DAYS -2 years

Reminder EMBASSY closed JAN 15th.. Coz its my birthday and well the world has to close in order to celebrate me being born in the world..

I know we're going to have pages of Happy Birthdays now, but let me be the first to say Happy Birthday!

HAPPAY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

Hi Everyone

I am new to this forum

Welcome Tshah2006!!!! - put on your seat belt. VJ is a Wild Ride.. welcome!


Thank you all for the birhday wishes...

Hello to all VJ members!

Well first of all many many happy returns of the day BABY BUNNY and wish you a very happy birthday with warm wishes.

I am new to this forum and would like to brief just a little about me that, I am stuck with the Islamabad embassy on AP since last year and still no word yet. I was interviewed and was put on AP now it has been more than 7 months and they are still doing my last check. Name and fingerprints checks are cleared, what is is the last one???

welcome ...
have you contacted DOS? what are they saying?
ask them this.. " Are you in the correct order in the process? or getting skipped over "
see what their response is.. if your not being processed in the correct order they have to make sure you are.
also contact your congressman to do inquireys- check often on current status.
also ask DOS when was the LAST security check ordered..
hopefully this information helps you.

we were on AP/Ar 1 year and 5 months..
I am gonna tell each one of you... keep the faith.. it cant last as long as it has for us.
we had a COMPLEXED situation.
the best way to cope is Keep bugging the hell out of your congressman , DOS.
call DOS everyday if you want.. but, dont loose hope...
I called DOS daily.. and eventully the agents reconized me and they would have iddle conversations with me..one lady gave advise on a few things..

My wife contacted the state dept and they said that they will follow up the request with the relavant agencies. She also contacted the congressman and they said that they will contact us as soon as they hear something from the state dept.

Should I call the embassy and ask them or no? I emailed them and they said STILL PENDING. Please let me know with you best advice so I can her know what to do next.


Thanks alot!

I think you need to take:


emails, pics, DVDs, cards, letters
anything that can prove you have a relationship.
also
if you added her to anything - take proof of it..
example..
I added my husband to my legal insurance, medical benifits and added his name
to a few subcriptions i had.. this helps..

if you have 401k , profit sharing , stocks, bonds, etc.. Print out the balance this helps too..

just call DOS ... maybe call DOS once per week.. so you dont go insane!

contacting the embassy will be fruitless. because the case is pending at the DOS. right now the DOs is fairly clueless because, they get a request about a security check..
the security checks PING PONG to all the various agencys. its like a big shot in the dark!.
once the clearance comes in .. DOS then creates a report.. this report is then sent to Embassy..
if there are ERRORS in the report.. another security check is ordered..
then once cleared again... then DOS creates yet another report and sends to the embasssy..
once the embassy sees no ERRORs. then its COMPLEATE.. then this hell is over..
mean while its ONE BIG cycle..

DOS>>> security checks >>>>> DOS Creates report >>> sends to embassy >>> < repeat 1001 times if there are errors >.

Shon! where is your case at? When u submitting everything at the embassy?

Hey Shon Thanks and Happy Birthday!

Actually a going on.... my brother in law has been on AP for more than 6 months now in Islamabad.

Reading through this forum I came to know so many Pakistani is going through this process.

Do you think that having an attorney would help this case to speed up the process .

the embassy is in the process of sending us a letter for the things they are requesting. but, we all know what its like waiting at the hands of the embassy. so I suspect they will take 3 more weeks to type the dayum letter.. dayum embassy.. so mean while back at the ranch. javed is calling them reminding them to type the letter..

Having an attorney wont speed up anything. unless your case is complexed or if you have emergency issues.

AP/ AR is for males 16 years old and up. primarly. but, ladies can be on Ap/AR too.
AP/AR is not just for ISL - other embassys are forced to place people on this as well.

the reasons for AP/AR are many..some are

1. name hits
2. name and birtdate hits
3. where a person lived, has lived or visted
4. work history factors - such as those in certain jobs
5. educational factors - studies you have taken

plus 1001 other reasons..

Shon. It is very strange that they are typing this letter, usually they just send a letter out calling u to the embassy and then tell you what you need right there then and then. You sure your AP is done?!

Happy Birthday babybunny.

Thanks Bunny!
I like how you said it's a "hellish" process. Cuz you're damn right it is.
I can't believe how you have survived years through it.
It's affected me so much that I've been to the hospital a couple of times and am currently on medication now.

BTW happy birthday, Bunny!

Dear Adil Khan,

Well, can you tell me what document u r preparing for K-3? My file also sent to Islamabad on Jan 8th but my wife have not recieved packet 3 yet.

Tell me entire process from time Islamabad recieve file from NVC. Documents i need to prepare and ask my wife to get prepared.

U r done with medical? do K-3 spuse need to send out D-230 Part I or its valid for CR-1 applicant only. Do you know doctors list in karachi?

Employment verification letter, what should I asked my employer? any specific wording you have used? Also on Bank statement what I should ask bank?

Your help will be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Also anyone else like to answer, please do so. Lets help each other to make everyone journey smooth.

Thanks Shon for your help.

Another question my sister is calling DOS what specific questions she should need to ask them?

Is there any other place she can contact and follow up on the case?

Thanks again

you forgot the holidays? the embassy has been closed on and off.. they said they sent the letter Jan 13th. we all know that is a saturday and they are closed. so we just have to wait for them to send the letter. yeah we are done with AP. we been done since a few days to new years - I already know the letters content because the DOS already told me. DUH!

are you serious? you been in the hospital and on meds why????????????
I know the embassy is crazy. but, dont let them make you crazy!!!
get off the meds and BEAT This thing.. you have to not Focus on being apart..
but focus on being togeather. that means live from
PHONE call to PHONE call
E mail to Email
Love letter To Love letter.
look forward til the next time you talk...Screw this embassy doo doos

you are filing K-3
the embassy is slow as hell - trying to send out packets in that..
in the packet you will find several things..
1.. a check list of things your wife will need. dont PANIC you will proble have 3-6 months til your interview.
2.. there will be an interview date in the packet.
3.. there will be a long DR list for you
4.. it takes the embassy about 1 month to send the packet because, they are slow as hell
5.. as far as a bank statement. I went online and PRINTED off 1 years worth of transactions.
I also went online printed off a copy of my 401K / Profit sharing.
6. letter verification only needs to be something like : you worked X years or days
and you make xx amount of dollers per year. it has to be on letter head.
jsut go to the HR department or your manager they should have a TEMPLATE. dont FREAK out!!

anyways the packet will explain things. also make sure your address is updated with the embassy. my husband was using a village address. its better to use a business address..
if you can.

very curious to see what the letter says!

I will tell you the content soon as the embassy gets off its lazy duffy!

I am trying to find out if k-3 reached to Islamabad. NVC informed and sent me letter that they did mailed on Jan 5th but embassy informed me they did not recived it.

Now no one answering embassy phone, i sent email to NVC and US embassy Islamabad but no response from both side either. What should I do and how to get hold of embassy. Do anyone have email address (not the general email). I want to send email directly to cosular section or something like this.

Please help me

Thanks

because of the HOLIDAYS .. the Embassy has been closed alot. so what I would do is just WAIT. because, your K-3 is already expedited. you have to give them time to match hard copies and electronic copies this can take up to one full month. the embassy will contact you soon.
what the embassy is doing also is fixing your interview date. so give them some time..
next week they should be back to normal routines..

The DOS sent the follow up request on my clearance case to the relavent agencies mid of last month. NO REPLY, STILL PEEEEEEEEEENDINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How long does the embassy takes to contact the applicant for further process once THEY RECIEVE THE FILE FROM THE NVC FOR A NORMAL IR/1 VISA PETITION. How long does it normally takes to transfer the file from NVC to Islamabad embassy.

was about two weeks for us

embassy
pakivinfo@state.gov
92512080000, 92512082700, fax 5128222632

Salam all,

My wife's K3 interview is coming up at ISL. She had been denied F1 visa twice before marriage on "insufficient ties to home country" grounds. We married an year after that and I applied for her K3 an year after marriage as I was waiting on naturalization.

I have heard that consulars get suspicious about the validity of marriage in similar cases. Even though we have probably a sufficient lot of supporting evidence (travel + phone + money transfer records, pics), we are still concerned about the interview. She is specially very nervous given her previous experiences.


My questions to all the learned folks over here are:

1. Does ISL embassy allow USC's presence at the interview?
2. More importantly, does that help in any way?

thanks in advance for advices and sharing experiences!

The USC can go to attend the interview anytime with his/her fiance. Yes it helps alot, the case and the bona fide relationship looks much stronger. You should go and attend the interview with your fiance if you can.

Good Luck

Shon did you ever get the letter from the embassy?

Thanks to Almighty Allah that my AP seems to be over.
asfinally I got the letter from embassy to submit new medical report and police report to continue the process.

One of my known friend also got the same typpe of letter for his process.


-Dude

Congrats Dude!!

Hey Pitbull,
Congrats on the upcoming interview.
1. Yes
2. No, [at least not in my case] but I'm sure your wife will appreciate the support.
-Laney

CONGRATULATIONS dude4084. Finally it is over for you.

Finally today my wife talked to someone at US embassy, Islamabad and they have informed her that she will get interview letter with all requirement documents within week. She asked them when will be interview schedule. They have given her vague answer that usually within 10 days. Anyhow regardless of this I have few questions if you can help me.

1) What exactly (wording) I have to ask my employer to put it on letterhead for income verification. If u have sample (this will be great help). Should I get it now or wait till she get actual interview date?
2) Same as above but for Bank Letter (what should I asked them). Should I get it now or wait till she get actual interview letter?
3) I-134 I think required for K3 Right? How long this will be valid?
4) Its ok if she apply for police letter now rather then wait for interview letter from Embassy?
What other documents if any she must required from my side. I can do anything to help her to get her k3 visa. I want her to have a smooth journey.

Your help is always appreciated.

Thanks

Hey guys gotta question my wifes interview is in april i read the thread earlier that it does help for husband or wife to be there, i want to go to the interview with her but my concern is that what if they put her on ar/ap, i only have 3 weeks vacation. What do you guys think plus purchasing a ticket for her what if i purchase the ticket and the process gets a little delayed, any feed back would be great.

thanks for the replies.

I have another question: Do they give K3 visa on the spot after the interview or does it takes any longer?

I do have sample job letter and Bank letter I would send them to you later tonight

Alhamdulilah Dude!! That's great news. Insha'Allah the rest will be a smooth and quick process.

If you were to purchase your wifes ticket now, just make sure it is changeable. She could get A/P, interview could be bumped to a later date, Amex could lose her envelope - etc.

Quick question for K3 consulate do sent out interview letter and applicant has to bring all documents directly to Embassy at time of interview. My question is why would k3 applicant use AMEX? also Visa form do I have to fill it out online r let my wife fill it in hand writting once she will recieve it from consulate?

Thank you all for your help, Tomorrow I am sending here following items:

1) I-134 notarized
2) Employment letter
3) Bank Letter and Bank statement
4) Mosr recent phone bills (mostly VOIP, Emails copies and my 3 trips to her since wedding including boarding passes. Our Honeymoontrip to Malaysia including hotel stay and so on)


Anything else she might or consulate required from my side?Please let me know soon so I can arrange it


Thanks