they do a field investigation here in the states, or do you mean overseas.

my tickertag is the feeling of my heart, its being sawed. lol.

Hafiz the field investigations are from the embassy in Pakistan. They come and verify your information, talk to family, friends, neighbors, persons that attended your wedding, jobs.

Know the feeling of the heart and saw. Been long time since I saw my husband and hopefully we will be reunited before too long.

Mary

I hope everyone is doing well and that you have good news this week from the embassy...

NVC has farworded our case to embassy on 19th. Inshallah embassy will get it this week.
I wish everyone a good week.

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Imran look on the www.DHL.com webiste
look for the diplomatic pouch for ISL.
that way you can track when the hard copies arrive to the embassy.
I cant rember the REF: code but you can find it on the NVC threads!!

Imran

Go to www.dhl.com
Track by reference number
Use I-730 for the ref number
Put in the date you want to start tracking up to the current date. It will show all diplomatic pouches that are sent from the USA to all consulates and embassies.

Good luck,
Mary

hello everyone!!
hope all of you going thru this journey will have their loved ones with them shortly inshallah!!!

hey!! US1415
thanks for making your grand cameo appearance! thanks for the encouragement...

Thank you very much ShonJaveed & Mary again !!!
Are you guys planning a trip to Pakistan? Everyone best of luck ...

Your welcome and to answer your question I sure wish I could travel and see Ishteaq. My oldest is having major surgery again on June 1st so I cannot. I am praying our AP is finished and he is here soon.

Mary

I tried to find my pouch through DHL tracking ref however no record at this point but as per NVC operators Case has been sent to ISL on 19th. I think I have to do some "Saber" hopefully embassy will contact my via package 3.5 soon (inshallah)

vermont is kicking ### with the I-130

Salam all
Can anyone please answer the following questions?
1, the list of documents/forms/paper the beneficiary (now the applicant) will get from Islamabad embassy once NVC forwarded CR1 case to embassy (I need list forms/documents/papers in package 3.5 to applicant from embassy?
2, DS230 part I has already submitted to NVC then why applicant/beneficiary has to submitted again part I and when?
A, in the response of package 3.5 in orders to get interview letter? Or
B, take them (DS230 I & II) at time of interview?
It will be great if anyone briefly describe the Embassy ‘s process flow.


Thanks,

Imran,

Ishteaq had a list of medical doctors, and his list of forms to submit to the embassy. I had already submitted the I-864 to the NVC and wrote a cover letter * and told them this in it and listed all the documents and order they were returned. Once it was returned they then send out packet 4 which is the actual interview letter.

Here is what was inside his packet 3.5.

Cover letter for the I-864 *
DS230 Part 1 and 2 had to have new ones. On part 2 he does not sign it until the day of the interview in front of CO if I am not mistaken. But it was filled out and ready for signature.
His birth certificate copy.
His marriage certificate copy
Copy of his passport
Medical report
Photographs passport size
Police reports from where he had lived or stayed

Good luck,
Mary

Mary thanks again!!! You did a good job…. Cool !!
Someone told me that embassy required certified copy of I-864 (Affidavit of support) again? Even though we all (CR1, NVC graduate) submitted already at NVC.
What is I-485 form? (I didn’t submit at NVC).

Imran I guess I put the wrong form number down. It is the affidavit of support forms they request in the packet 3.5 again. You just need to write a letter and say that it was sent to the NVC already. Sorry I will go and try and fix my post above with the correct form information.

Mary

Excellent !! thanks Mary .....

Salam, everyone,
After, we submitted DS-230 form; I realized that there was a mistake/typo on the form. What should I do now?
By the way we have to submit form DS230 I & II again at the time of our interview in embassy. Can we correct the date at that time? Does this really big matter?

Morning all!

mini update.. AOS is out the door - Chicago received via USPS today. Found a typo this morning! Teach me to rush through printing copying at Kinkos on a Saturday morning... Goody!

Oh well,,, Fingerprints next saturday for his EAD. Woohoooo

I cant believe some of you guys are still waiting on A/R - around year end and all of the holidays I could understand the lengthy wait times.. but this is just getting silly.

We're praying for all of you.... you'll be together soon.

Allah Hafiz
Laney

(sorry Psoft, dont have an answer for ya)

Imran your case is on the way to embassy. Just correct it once you get the new forms.

Mary

Thanks Mary. We will correct the dates and will take updated DS230 I plus II (which never filled before) in our interview. Hopefully CO doesn’t mind it (May be NVC not send them DS forms that is reason embassy wants separate copies part I and part II for its own record).
I am pretty relax now

Thanks !!

Imran .takes 2 weeks before they send out the pouch.
you need to just simply keep checking daily after 5pm. the operaters dont know.
they send mostly on TUEs. you will see it say " islamabad "
sometimes you will see 1 or 2 shipments. its kind of fun to track them .. then when you see one arrives .
send an e mail to ask has it been in the SYSTEM at this time. if NO .. wait for the next shipment.

Thanks Shon!

I-485 do not pertain to your case! ignore this..

one thing about the DS 230 1&2
its weird. but we got our Ds 230 cleared on Jan 9th..
but they sent the packet to us.
the packet check list will say..
* IF THE DS 230 WAS SENT TO NVC PLEASE DISREGUARD
I called the embassy to double check I was told send only
Ds230 part 2. we could if we wanted to send in DS 230 again. but it was not required.

Shon his has an error on it. When his wife gets 3.5 she needs to send a new one with corrected information.

yes,
I got an e.mail from one of the lawyer i know as per him

Just have her have a written statement (short and concise) correcting these dates ready to submit at the beginning of her interview.
Should be fine.

Sincerely,

I was not really talking about his error.



2, DS230 part I has already submitted to NVC then why applicant/beneficiary has to submitted again part I and when?

Thanks,
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this is where I was responding to him.

Didn’t find anything on DHL reference tracking page. The only transaction for Islamabad from Portsmouth NH was on April 12th the day my case was completed (it is doubtful that NVC send the package same day the case completed
Anyway today I called Department of States on 202.663.1225. Gosh it is not easy to trace out an immigration specialist over there. Their system has changed totally after few minutes of trouble shooting I finally got hold of a visa specialist (a Vietnamese veterans -sssh ). Anyways long story short she took my case# and disappeared for few minutes after some time she came back online and informed me that my case right now in Islamabad.
So I have to wait again as we all have been doing. It is almost sixteen month I filed my I130 on December 9 2004 (Allah Ho Akber).
Well, no complains. May parwardigar gives us patience so we can handle this.

Imran today is TUE... wait to look daily AFTER 5PM sometimes
they send the last shipment of the day at 6pm.. you check the close of daily business.. other wise you will drive yourself insane..

Thanks Shon

Does anyone have any news to share?

still waiting for this last security check. last time they said one security check it took 45 days. so far we have 21 days left. so we pray we get some good news soon.

Salam to all,
No N E W S is good news
I don't have nothing just praying for everyone & for me as well. May Lord complete our immigration process soon. Everyone

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hey guys as a reminder pakistan embassy will be closed


May 1 Mon Labor Day Pakistani
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I agree, amen.

I need Islamabad embassy’s e.mail address if someone please provide. How long they usually take in order to reply?

Thanks you !

Imran,

When they respond in timely manner overnight or two days. I have had times no responses at all. They are closed until Tuesday of next week now. Here is the email address and you should hear from them sometime Wed or Thurs I would think next week. Monday is Holiday as you know.

Mary

E-mail: pakivinfo@state.gov

Thanks Mary you always very helpful ! May Lord Bless u always

Your very welcome.

I had a potential k-1 applicant (afghan female who will be going through ISL) ask me a legal question re: a fiance/spouse immigrating here... a quick review of the law leads me to believe there is nothing that specifically addresses this but I figured I would ask here as well since there are many immig experts here on VJ and someone may know the answer... if someone illegally entered and was deported twice from a third country - would this result in a visa denial or require a waiver? Has anyone heard of a denial for such a reason? Or the need for a waiver? I was also suggesting to her to go over and get married and do a marriage visa rather than a K-1 considering it takes so long to get a K-1 processed (I'm going on over a year now), she might as well do that to avoid having to go through AOS here... what do you all think?

Omid you are saying this lady is going to marry someone that was deported from say UK? If so the waivers would not apply since he is not immigrating to that country if I am understanding you correctly. I have not heard of a denial but it will show up on his police reports from where he was deported. My concerns if he did get approved that he would have long AR/AP since he has something in the past to investigate whereas our fiance/hubbies are on AR/AP with clear records. This is just my take on what you wrote and I think this couple no matter what visa they apply for will have a long road ahead of them.

good luck to everyone in the coming week, hopefully we get some good news. Pakistani Labor day, please i think those embassy people should work twice as hard on that day, instead of taking a day off.

Monday is a holiday and the next week we have the Visa review meetings for everyone on AR/AP. Hope we have good news end of week or following week. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Mary

I agree with you on that one..
Good luck should your petiton set in on the visa review meeting...

Imran hope you hear back from the embassy in the next day or two; so please keep us posted and good luck.

Mary

I got following response from Islamabad today.

A packet 3.5 has been mailed to this applicant on May 1, 2006, at her address in Lahore Cantt. As soon as she has responded to this packet, we will schedule her visa interview.

It is wonderful news to me. All praises to Almighty Allah, Muhammad (ssw) & his family.

Wish you all best of luck ....

Need some words of wisdom from U guys once my wife will get package 3.5. Anythings specials we have to take care or just sign papers and send them back to embassy in order for them to schedule our interview.

Here is list of the documents I will send to my wife for our interview.
1) DS-230 (completed and filled out with Adobe Acrobat Pro, since I've heard they prefer and may require typewritten or computer filled application rather than hand-written application forms)
2) I-864 Affidavit of support (it is for CR1/IR1 only completed and filled out with Acrobat, and notarized -- this form must be notarized)
3) My last year's 1040, last year's W-2, tax transcripts from tax years 2003-2005 3 years)
4) A dated letter on company letterhead from my employer stating how long I have been working for them, position and job title, annual salary, and detailed employment history 5) Copies of our last journey itineraries during my last trip to Pakistan (Visa stamped, Passport copies, hotel receipts)
6) Copies of phone bills with my calls to her highlighted
8) Receipts of money I transferred to her
7) Her birthday cards, wishing cards to me and mine to her.
8) Wedding photographs. (Three albums, which include wedding reception, valima)
9) Photocopies of wedding certificates and other papers related to marriage.

Please add anything if I skip something.

Thanks,

I had my husband put on my bank account, and my insurances at work. I also put him on the bills. I had my husband take in proof of all of this.

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we are waiting for AMEX to send the passport!!! we got a call tonight
from AMEX the case is compleate. Javed needs to verify that
we really did get the CR1. wish us luck I will confirm it with you all soon as I know 100%
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Shonnie

Congratulations!!

Sure will be waiting to hear it confirmed that it is the CR1. I am so very happy for you and Javed.