I was told by my attorney that my husband could go b4 the packet, though you need a I-693 Medical Exam form for the doctor to fill out. I don't have a list of approved doctors though my husband called around and found one.

Hello Data Sheet
I have a packet 3.5-but I got it a year and a half ago.
It shows that in Lahore-there is Doctors Hospital & Medical Center
The doctors are Dr. Amer Ikram and Dr. Talat Shah
Phone Number: 5302701-14 (14 lines)

and also there is Masood Hospital
Doctors there are Dr. Hassan Masood Khan and Dr. Romaana Masood
Phone number is 111-627-663, 5882481-2 or 5881961-3

u might want to have your wife call and make sure these doctors are still doing the tests. In packet 3.5 it says that you need to show a letter from the US embassy at the doctors office showing the visa category etc. They usually give the test results back within a few days. I would think its better for her to wait till she gets the packet-you dont want medicals to expire (I think they expire after a year!)

Good luck and congrats on the upcoming birth of your first child!

My wife just scheduled her medical and they required her to submit a copy of her interview letter and two photographs.

-Khurram

IR/CR visas are to bring your spouse to the US. That usually takes about 18 months if you apply in the US.
That wait can be shortened by applying for the K3 visa [I-129F] AFTER applying for the spouse visa [I-130]. K3 visa can be applied for only by a USC . IR means immediate relative and if you have been married for less than 2 years when you apply, your spouse will be given a CR [conditional residence] visa.

I married in December 2004 and case went to Islamabad end of July 2005 and interview for CR1 was December 12, 2005 and visa ajudicated on May 10, 2006. Sorry but it does take time and varies on how fast the embassy processing is going. K visas get their processing done faster but they have to AOS stateside and some have problems of taking year or longer.



Ali from day one once you send in paperwork security checks are started on the USC or person applying for the applicant as well as the applicant and each step of the processing there are more checks. At the embassy level they do full set of checks and run finger prints too. So this is a complicated processing and you will be amazed at the number of checks that are run on both persons.

no the embassy wont let you in not for the interview.

call embassy double check!!
sheila and sohail had an issue and sheila < USC> was not allowed in the embassy.

I think there will be no problem as my wife went with me to interview. She only showed her passport and no one stop her.

Thanks,
Yes, I think she should wait until she gets the packet. I was just worry what if they donot give her medical exam date early enough.
Yes, I am very excited about our first one. hopefully everything will be ok inshALLAH, I did not know how senstive and worrable this process is.

Thanks again,
Data Sheet

He depre,
Thanks for the info, I think my wife can wait until she gets the packet.

Thanks,
Data Sheet

Thank you very much MaryandMian and KHURRAM SERAJ for the information. I think i am pretty late to apply for the K-3 visa now as my wife's interview is in June. About a month and a half left. Hopefully everything goes OK inshallah. By looking at different people's responses, it seems that females are getting the visa same day or in about 1-2 weeks. Another question, I heard from some one that if the person is coming on PIA after the visa, they need the transit visa for UK because there is a stopover in Manchester UK. Called PIA and the person there told that if the US visa is stamped then pessenger wont need the UK transit visa, but if the visa is not stamped on the passport then transit visa is needed. If thats the case, is this I-130 visa stamped on the passport or not. Because if we need visa then I might start preparations for that also.

Thanks

I-134.

A friend of mine needs to send I-134 for his wife which hopefully will have an interview in June for her K-3 visa. I think I have seen a sample of I-134 on this forum, would somebody tell me which page I can find it or jsut paste the link on this page? Also, if your taxable income is lower than poverty line, can embassy accept it or they must ask for co-sponsor. Does the cash surrender value on I-134 counts or embassy just go by the tax return amount?

ALI

Chicago my husband's CR1 was pasted along with a stamp (and it is inside the bank so I cannot verify inside his passport )and this was one year to this date. Not sure if any changes.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD link to the forms.

Mary

Direct Airside Transit Visa

If you are one of the passport holders listed below and will transit the UK airside (i.e. Mumbai-London Heathrow London Heathrow-New York, and not Mumbai-London Heathrow and then London Gatwick-New York destination, staying in the UK less than 24 hours), you require a Direct Airside Transit Visa to transit the United Kingdom. This is the case even if you only intend to remain airside and will not pass through UK Immigration. AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BURMA (MYANMAR), BURUNDI, CAMEROON, PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, COLOMBIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (ZAIRE), ECUADOR, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, GAMBIA, GHANA, INDIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IVORY COAST, KENYA, LEBANON, LIBERIA, MACEDONIA, MOLDOVA, NEPAL, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, SIERRA LEONE, SOMALIA, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, TANZANIA, TURKEY, TRNC, UGANDA, VIETNAM, YUGOSLAVIA, ZAIRE (FORMERLY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO), ZIMBABWE.
Please note however that if you are transiting en route to the Republic of Ireland, and you are a national of one of the countries above, you will require a visit visa and the exemptions below do not apply.

Exemptions: You are exempt from this requirement if:

1.You hold a valid US or Canadian visa and your ticketing includes a visit to the US or Canada.
2.You are in possession of an onward ticket for travel by air via the UK when leaving the US or Canada within 6 months of your last date of entry to the US or Canada with a valid US/Canadian visa [Which includes K1,K3 and CR1 - even if you have the valid packet with the visa stamp on it].
3.You hold a USA Permanent Resident Card issued on or after 21 April 1998. To calculate this subtract ten years from the expiration date on your Alien Registration Card.
4.You hold a Canadian Permanent Resident Cardissued on or after 28 June 2002.
5.You hold a valid Category D visa(normally printed on a red/pink sticker, green stickers do not qualify) issued by EU/EEA member states, which are valid for more than 3 months.
6.You hold a valid EU residence permit.



You will not need to get a transit visa unless you plan on going outside the aiport.

Here is sample link:
http://www.visajourney.com/examples/I-134-exp-04-30-07.pdf

If the taxable income is lower then the poverty line you might be better off getting a co-sponsor and sorry i don't have any idea about the second part of your question

It says N/A on #11 cuz (k1 visa), the same thing will apply for k-3 too. My friend had also filed I-134 for his freind seven years ago, should he put about that in #9 or leave it N/A because it has been seven years.

I would still put in the information for number 9, as if they find it in the records they won't like it.
For 11 I checked the intend and wrote N/A ( K3 Spousal visa for permanent residence )

Can we pay in Pakistani Rupees or do we have to pay in Dollars for visa fees etc??

I wont swear for that but I think you can pay in Pak Rupee.

Thanks!

Thanks much for the detailed reply.

You are very welcome



As you can read in this letter (last item) sent to my wife, you can pay in either currencies as long as you bring exact change.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...ost&id=3874

I sent an email inquiry to Islamabad Embassay, they responded:
"Yes we have received the electronic data on this case. As soon as we have received the physical file, we will sent out the interview letter"
Lets see how soon, I am so nervous

MY wife got her packet 10 business days after the NVC letter of transfer came in the mail to me. Good luck!!!

Thanks.

Police Certificate

Hi all I just wanted to share with you my expereince in getting a police certificate in Karachi, Pakistan

My wife went to the police station in covering her town and in my wife's case it was shahrae-Faisal, Karachi Police station.

She was told to bring the following:

Photocopy of Interview letter
2 1X1 Photos of her
2 photos of two neighbors that can vouch for her character
Id card copies of: Her, Her Dad and both of the neighbors

Once all of the above were taken to police station she was given a form which asked for the following:

Her name, address and signature
Her Father's name, address and signature
The neighbor's names, addresses and signatures

She was given the certificate the next by the Police station

Hey KHURRAM

Is getting I-129 so quick? From the timeline you entered, it seems you filed I-129 at the end of January and your wife's interview is at the end of May, only 4 Months. Why didnt I know that . I filed I-130 in July last year and my wife's interview is at the end of June. Is there any wait to get the visa after the interview in case of I-130 or can it be same day. one week or two weeks??

Khurrum,
Did your wife receive her K-3 packet at home? or did she have to go to fed ex office to pick it up??

Hp81 your case should be at the embassy soon and then your packet out there after. Good luck and things are moving right along now.



Chicago no one can tell you how long it will take for the visa to ajudicate they hardly give out same day (it does happen) but most cases they are sending out via courrier within days unless your case goes into AR/AP. Cases vary at how fast they process in the states as well. Some K3 cases fly thru which is what happened with KJ but some take longer. My k3 and I-130 were approved within one week of each other and ended up at Islamabad within days and the embassy cancelled my K3 and followed thru with the I-130.

Sheesh!!!! I dont remember my husband having to do all that! They must have changed things..... I don't think I could get two of my neighbors to vouch for me in my little association...

Thanks Mary, for the kind words, I just wish this process is over soon and I be reunited with my husband. Ameen.

Yes alhumdulilah it did go quick. Islamabad has stopped issuing visas the same day day and if there is no AP/AR it takes approx two weeks to get a visa



She received the packet by American express courier at home



LOL...I am happy that at least she got it



Ameen, suma ameen may we all!!!

Javed is going to the embassy on monday!!!!
wish us luck with this mess...

Your welcome and I pray daily for all that are separated that they are reunited soon.



Sure thing Shonnie and hope you have good news to share with us soon!

Goodluck! I hope your hubby gets the visa and both of you are united!

I pray from the bottom of my heart that your husband be united with you and your days of sorrow end.

Good luck babybunny, Inshallah your days of hardship will be over soon. ameen.

wow she needed thats all haha i just gave them two photos haha and had certificate same day within hour from shahre Faisal police station haha..., show a little gifts they will do anything haha

I know I could have gotten it with just photos as well but I thought since I was doing everything the right way why not this as well and so i went through this and got it and my conscience stayed clean as well

Dont worry, he will get it.inshALLAH
Jus let us know once he got it.

Data Sheet

Dont worry chicago you wont have to go through the whole AOS stuff. Man i still have not filed lol, i shoudl do it right away.

javed is now at the embassy. how much you wanna make a bet his behind is getting numb..lol

waiting to talk to javed. but the phone lines are bad- like that is anything new.
we did talk 2 split seconds then the phone got weirded out. Dayum phones in PK

I just called DOS, and they said that the security check for my wife has been completed and an electronic message
has been sent to Islamabad Embassy.
Thanks God!!!
Should I call DOS for reconfirmation?

Very Nice!!! Congrats Ali on getting some good good news out of DOS!





I have a virtual Karachi-Pakistan number that I use so my wife can call me local, If you want pm me and I can forward that number to your phone and you can give Javed that number to call. maybe you'll have better luck with it

Thanks Khurram.

ufff i cant get through to javed..

I even used my cell phone - we all know thats like 95.00 per min.

Babybunny I just spoke with my wife. I use calling cards, if you want I can send you PIN# and local access number and see if it will work for u.
Ali

I talked to javed the case is being sent back to NVC 221g being revoked.
mean while we have to find out why they said that for.

Congrats Ali1978! Hopefully the Embassy will contact your wife quickly! Call DOS again tomorrow, just for confirmation. Then start bugging the Embassy

What is this 221g ? Did they approve him or not?

Data Sheet