Ahem...DOS said you are on AP again AFTER u gave in the passport??
ANyway I am going to mail the embassy again today- They have had my hubbys passport for abt a month now!
oh Happy Valentines Day Everybody
and congrats Dude abt the visa-thanks for makin the lil time chart showing how slow the embassy is goin-hehehe

Wow Congratulations

My wife just sent in the 2006 tax return I sent her, hopefully we get similar luck.

Keep checking in on all of you and praying that your visas are delivered soon.

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My wife was interviewed for K3 yesterday at ISL and she got it without any problem.

Pitpull congratulations on your wife's sucess and wishing you reunited soon.

Oasriz and miansahib welcome to the VJ forums and good luck on your processing.

Danika waiting for Ali's interview.

Some of the others that are not as active I have not heard from you in a while and hope that your journies have progressed and that you are reunited.

Mary

ALL, I need urgent reponse to my questions if possible. I am about to send DHL to my wife, she is schedule for k3 interview on March 6th.

1) Today she went to get police certificate, because on her NIC and passport her father name mentioned so they gave her letter MISS XXXXX with Father name. This will work for Embassy? Otherwise if she show marriage certifcate then they will put MRSXXXXxx with husband name as middle name. HEr petition and passport show Father name. What SHOULD I DO? MISS will work or they MUST PUT MRS?

2) I want her to fly via LONDON, she need LONDON transit visa? I don't think so but please do confirm.

3) Where else she can fly via EUROPE without TRANSIT VISA? Because i do not have vacation and I want to pick her up somewhere from EUROPE while she will be at transit lounge.

PLEASE HELP

Shon!

The DOS sent my clearance to Islamabad but, there was an error in it so the embassy has to resend the request for the last clearance.

Any advice what it could be anything like SAO?

This question was discussed already, you should have changed the name on the passport and NIC card before. I dont know if you can change the names on both now in time for interview.



Look make it simple make it easy, buy PIA, she will be flying will all desis so you wont have too many problems. No she does not need transit visa.



my wife came here through manchester via pia and no transit visa was asked for. I dont know about other airlines. I know the rule is if your green card was issued before 1998 you should have transit visa, otherwise not.

By the grace of Allah swt, my wife has received her visa! I am so excited and relieved that this process is finally over. Now I have to start reading up on AOS! I just wanted to thank you all as this thread has been very helpful. To pass on some information, she said that the interviewer was very friendly, asked if she wanted to answer in Urdu or English, and asked very basic questions like what does your husband do for a living, what does he like to do for fun? She brought a lot of evidence of our relationship, but they hardly looked at anything. I am so relieved she didn't have to go through the AP security check.

Good luck to everyone who is still in the process! And may God bless us all with beautiful marriages together!

Great News Congratulations

Dear ALL PAKISTANIS,

I came here and write after so long where i stand now that on 18 december i send my all the documents to the embassy after i received PACKET 3.5 When i send my documents to the embassy after one week i got the joint sponsor documents also from my fiancee and then i email embassy that shall i send to you those joint sponsor documents to embassy by AMERICAN EXPRESS or i show u at the time of my interview the reply i got from the embassy by email that not a problem u can bring it with you at the time of interview

On 06 February i got a call from american express to collect my documents and i got happy that i got interview date but to my surprise i got the letter from the embassy including all the documents i send to them saying that my documents are deficient and i need to give them joint sponsor documents.

I was surprised to read that becoz i already ask the embassy shall i send to them and they said no problem u can bring it at the time of interview and whereas they send me a letter telling me that my documents are incomplete becoz it dont had joint sponsor

Anyhow now i resubmit all the documents they need including the joint sponsor and now waiting still for my interview date and medical date

What is sad that i send m documents on 18 december and still i m waiting for my interview despite it is not my fault if the documents were incomplet i already told them shall i send them to the embassy and embassy said not a problem u can bring it at the time of interview but then they say me we could not give u interview date becoz u dont have given joint sponsor documents

What is hurting that alot of time being wasted on sending joint sponsor again to the embassy i do hope if they now expedite my case and give me my interview date soon

So still waiting n waiting for my interview then comes the final wait of AR or AP

Looking forward that now embassy give me interview date soon

wish u good luck to all who are waiting for their visa

Miss will work thats how ours was and was accepted.

CONGRATS GUEST

Does anyone know how long a K3 visa is valid, i.e. how long you have to enter the U.S. that first time?

Edit: I'm not sure if I phrased that clearly. I am trying to figure out how long she can stay in Pakistan before she has to come to the U.S. She wants to spend a little time with her family before flying over, but I want to be sure that the visa doesn't expire and she doesn't get stuck!

Thanks.

GUEST, As far as I know k3 is 2 year multiple visa and there is no restriction how long she can stay before fly to USA. In simple words she much fly to USA before k3 visa expired.

Lets wait for others response too/.

Dear Sir,

Your spouse first entry to U.S should be within 6 months from the date of issuance of the visa.

Thanks
IV Unit

My EAD was approved by the USCIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok, this is wierd. No emails from the USCIS. Just went into my portfolio, and it doesnt even say that I was approved. Just says card production was ordered! Me happy! Start to a wonderful day! lalalalala!

Thats great Ali!! Now get off Vj and hit Monster -
Any news on your I-130?

hehehe! Thankoo Laney! You Rock!

Congratulations Ali and best of luck on the job hunting.

Thanks maryandmian!

actually have a job already lined up at one of the leading banks in the nation! Already training with them! So me happy! Next step AOS!

lol michigan, for a moment i thought your AOS was approved. so i started counting from the time you applied. but then when mary mentioned job hunting, then i had to double check, and realized it was EAD. anyways congrats.

Congrats, Which bank?

I have a question can my wife get her medical exam done 2 months ahead of interview date because i called the doctors
office and told them that the interview is on april 25th and he gave me march 6th i just want to make sure it doesnt expire
or any thing.

Medical reports has 1 year validity


Nothing to worry, unless your wife is put on AP/AR for a long enogh period.


-Dude

I dont know what is going on with javeds visa.. Dos has no record of javed going to the embassy on FEB 5th and getting a token - blah blah blah.
so now we are still waiting endlessly for nothing. because, we are thinking Amex will call javed but he has not gotton the magical call yet. it is now 16 days later. oh and DOS said our case has changed to IR1.

that token is a sticker they give u right? I know we have not waited as long as you for sure. Consulate there recieved the taxes i sentt o my wife. So I am guessing we are in that waiting period of whats next. I hope your husband recieves that magical phone call as my wife is supposedly awaiting for.

umm! very strange Shon! I told you, when they tell you the will send visa in a couple of days, they send the visa in a couple of days through amex! I got mine within a two days too! They shouldnt take that long, seems like that they havent issued the visa yet!

I am looking those who applied their cases with me in april 2006 they not only got their visa and now on adjustment of status and my case is going with tortoise speed. I got my packet 3.5 on 07 december 2006 and i send the documents to embassy on 18 december 2006 and i m still waiting for my medical and interview date

I was knewing that embassy will ask me that i need joint sponsor so my fiancee send me joint sponsor before they ask me and i email the embassy that i got joint sponsor with me u want me to send it to u or u want me to bring it at the time of interview becoz when i send my documents on 18 december 2006 that time i didnt send.

The embassy email me back NOT A PROBLEM U CAN BRING IT AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW and when i got a call from amex to collect the documents i was happy that i got the interview date but to my surprise i got a letter from the embassy that your documents are deficient and need joint sponsor.

I already ask them before that no need to send it and now they saying me your documents deficient i wanted to send it through amex but embassy itself reply me NOT A PROBLEM

The embassy reply is as follows

Tue, 9 Jan 2007
Dear Sir/Madam,

Not a problem and we will schedule you for an interview and you may bring the required documents on the interview day. Also, please contact our office after 2 weeks from now regarding your interview date.

Thanks
IV Unit

When i reply them and ask them u said that i should not send u and bring it at the time of interview their reply was as follows

Fri, 9 Feb 2007
Dear Sir/Madam,

Please resubmit the required documents in order to schedule the applicant for an interview and so sorry for the prior email as due to new procedure we are unable to schedule the applicant until we receive every document from the applicant.

Thanks
IV Unit


So whose mistake is that and its me who had to suffer for my interview date and now still waiting to get the medical and interview date

But i m still thankful to the embassy that they keep replying my email and i appreciate that from the core of my heart. I want that i should get my interview and then finally start waiting for an AR/AP

Keeping my finger cross and good luck to all PAKISTANI BENEFICARY ESPECIALLY MALE ONES

Hello,

The ISL embassy is i think working very slow. I sent packet 3.5 on 13th November and got interview date on 26th April and ofcourse after interview i have to wait for AP/AR. We can only pray that AP/AR will be short.


Thanks

Does anyone Know How Many people from Pakistan apply for k3 visas in a Year?

Dear Mr. Zaki

Be brave.
i submitted my docs on Aug 2, 2005
Interviewed on May 9, 2006 (after 2 times of rescheduling)
Came out of AP/AR hell on Jan 19, 2007

Still waiting for visa!

wishing a short VJ for you.
-Dude

que?

The embassy asked me for my 2006 taxes so I sent them to my wife and my wife sent them through a service to deliver to embassy. The gentleman from the courier service stated the it should only take a day for them to recieve. How long should we wait before trying to inquire?

YAHOOOO

Finally 67 days of waiting i got my interview date on MARCH, 13, 2007 and i had to be at the embassy at 0800am in the morning. My fiancee is coming too to PAKISTAN and hope it goes well and wish me good luck

NEED YOUR PRAYERS, THANKS

WOW Great news dear. Inshallah you will get your visa very soon. GOOD LUCK.

Embassy seems to be slow and should pick up its pace again hopefully since the holidays are behind us. I would think a few weeks and hopefully you will hear from them. Good luck on having this completed soon.




Congratulations Fasil and wishing you all the best.

Congrats and Good Luck Faal! You'll be there with Danika's fiance (dlg), Ali!
Let us know how it goes as soon as you can.
Laney

Thanks everybody and wishing me good luck i keep u post with my interview.

There are two things i want to ask that in my interview appointment letter nothing is mentioned about medical just it is written dont bring your x-ray so it seems understood that i do my medical a week before my interview.

Secondly i want to ask u about the visa fees. first it is written immigrant visa fees is 380 dollars and plus u had to pay 100 dollars. Moreover it is written k-1 fees is 100 dollars so tell me how much fees i had to pay it is 380 dollars or 100 dollars

Pls help me on this as i had to give them exact amount and dont want to be confused about the fees i had to pay

Please advice me

congrats, fee is $100 dollars

do you have to file for EAD to get SS card. Or can she file after the AOS approval. My wife does not need to work.

100 for finger prints.
380.00 is for the AOS fees and etc...

Congratulations!

Laney is right, you'll be there the same day as my fiance. Yes, you will need the medical at the interview. You can get it now, you don't have to wait till the week before. They suggest not getting it too early, so it doesn't expire before the whole process is over (it's good for 1 year).

Are you in ISB area? If so, you and my fiance should get together and practice for the interview. He's been to the embassy a bunch so knows the proceedures too, if you have any questions. PM me and I'll put you two in touch.

My hubby needed his EAD card in order to get a SSN. If your wife does not need to work, you might as well wait until she gets her green card to go get her SSN. Save yourself some cash.

my daughter's husband got his visa from islamabad and will be in boston march 5- AR/AP took 6 months , interview was on Aug 1,2006
thank you all for support help and understanding

what happens if u get really pissed off at the bloody consular who answers the fon in the US embassy Islamabad?
they took our passport on January 16th..
after days and days of inquiring-some moron said-we just took the passport to save u time-it might take one-2 more months.
i was like whyd u take our passport in the first place then-he said TO SAVE U TIME
he pissed the hell outta me....what the hell
i dont know what to do.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

oh and add to the confusion
we got an email from IV unit sayin that please wait only 3-4 more days when i said we need the passport urgently since my husband has to go for work related trip
but the consular officer at the immigration section was sayin completely something else..
donno what to think

Julieyann and Raeesha this is great news, mashallah. May your family have a wonderful reunion.


Saeedeh I am so sorry to hear what the embassy told you and I truly can relate to the frustration of this processing. Try and stay strong and I am still praying for everyone on here and checking in daily or every other day for more success stories.

Mary

Thanks Mary:)

And congrats JuileyAnn!

CONGRATULATIONS

Congrats this was great to hear! Did you file your I-130 at the same time as the I-765? We did the same as we had to refile our I-130 as per our lawyer's advice.

It has been a long time since I've posted in this thread. I've been over in EAD/AOS. No progress or movement on anything whatsoever. sigh...