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Current status: CASE IS READY IN CEAC FOR 2 weeks now nvc- Documentary Qualified I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LONG IS CURRENTLY THE WAITING TIME TO GET INTERVIEW LETTER FOR THE US EMBASSY IN ISLAMABAD WITH APPROVED EXPEDITED PROCESSING. I received email 2 weeks ago that the embassy will contact me soon. Thanks

My husband and I did our Nikah in Pakistan and we got our Urdu and English translated one but now NVC is asking for the 3rd marriage document which is the NADRA marriage certificate but I was told this is only available if either spouse or both are Pakistani Nationals. We had everything stamped by Afghan Embassy in Pakistan and also Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan. Did anyone else have this issue or know if there is a way I can register my marriage in Pakistan and get a NADRA marriage certificate?

Hello all! Hope this finds you all well! I've been having a recurring worry, was hoping I could put it to rest with your guys' help. I'll try to be concise. I'm a US citizen. Went to Pakistan to study 10 years ago. Got married (to ex wife) 8 years ago who came from Canada, but marriage was in Pakistan. Finished university in 2019 and moved back to Nevada 2019. Ex wife and I got a divorce in early 2021 in Nevada (she mailed her paperwork from Canada, everything was uploaded to the Court website as the court was closed due to COVID). Originally I had filed a petition for the ex wife but rescinded it because of the divorce, so she never interviewed. I then got married to my (current) wife Q3 of 2021 in Pakistan. My question is this: since my first marriage was in Pakistan, then my divorce was in US (because I moved back to the states in 2019), then my next marriage was in Pakistan in 2021, will that be an issue? I did do some research on this issue a few years back and came across reciprocation, in that a US divorce is (apparently) valid in Pakistan. But now I'm just wanting to double check that. Any insight would be greatly appreciated please

Hi everyone, I hope you're doing well. Can someone please inform me about the documents that my fiancé needs to bring on the day of the interview? I want to ensure that we have everything necessary. Thank you!

I’m USA citizen originally from Pakistan. I got engaged to Pakistani girl in Pakistan. Should I apply her K1 visa now or get married in Pakistan and apply for spousal visa? I can get married in pakistan but for Pakistanis there is too much back log for spouse visas. The Islamabad embassy is currently send interviews for those with DQ May 2021. So I’m estimating it would take 3-4 years. Will K1 visa processing be any faster? Should it be wise that I apply for K1 visa and postpone the marriage? Any advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

My fiancé went for his interview on the 11th of October. He received a white 221g slip and on the bottom the CO wrote “sent to USCIS for revocation.” Ceac date was updated on the 13th after his interview and showing Ready still. On US travel docs it’s showing this message “passport is still with embassy” (it’s not with them it’s with my fiancé and I’m not even sure if the website always said that or not). interview: fiancé arrived- woman asked for some documents- she took my 2020 w2 and tax transcripts but not my 2021. She didn’t take my affidavit of support. She didn’t look at our messages or call logs. She didn’t look at our western union or rent receipts. She didn’t look at our itinerary. (This woman was a third party Pakistani National not American citizen) fiancé went to CO window and he only said these things- how did you meet? what does she do for work? how old are you both? (He’s in his 20s I’m in my 30s with a 10 yr age gap) all he said to him was “that’s unusual” about our age gap and then wrote on the white 221g slip “revocation” and said the interview is done with no answer about any evidence we need just that it’s over and slammed the window in our face. Wanted to share this experience in case for others to see or if they had something similar happen and what was the outcome.

Hi everyone I’m confused at this point as to what happens next. my fiancé and I are doing a K1 visa. He is from Afghanistan and we had his case transferred to Islamabad. I saw on CEAC that they received the package from NVC on 7/21/2022. We haven’t received anything about instructions or interview appointment. From everyone’s experience do I pay the visa fee first on cgi federal website? Then apply? Or do I need to wait for embassy in Islamabad to schedule the appointment or send instructions first? When I email nvc all they say is to contact the embassy and that they sent the package to them. when seeing other peoples timelines it’s showing that after around 13 days they got their instructions and then interview dates were scheduled for between 30-45 days after. I already filled out the DS-160 form but I’m not sure what else I need or If I’m missing a step. Any help or advice is truly appreciated.

My brother green card holder applied for his wife 2/05/21 receipt received priority current Pakistan Still no approved I-130? Wondering how long for approval of I-130? and visa? USCIS website states its still in time frame. Seems lot longer anyone around same date have gotten approval? interview?

My fiancé and her sister ( which is my brothers fiancé ) we both brothers engaged to 2 sisters , they both had an interview on June 7th 2022 at the embassy in pakistan islamabad because the embassy in Afghanistan no longer in service we had to transfer to case to pakistan , my fiancé passed her interview they both had the interview same day but different person interviewing them my brothers fiancé also passed her interview. So we were told to bring an interpreter from outside it could be anyone relative cousin or friend so for my fiancé her cousin was the interpreter and for my brothers fiancé I was the interpreter, while the interview took place after few questions and seeing the documents The person interviewing stopped and told me I am no longer allowed to translate he asked for my ID card which I had my passport handed it to him and he said to write my name down which I did he went to the back and spoke with someone and came back and said you are no longer able to translate for anyone in this US Embassy on the other hand congratulations you have passed your interview here is this white slip you will hear back within a few weeks to get your passport and visa. my fiancé got her visa within three or four days after the interview but my brothers fiancé the status was application received and now has changed to administrative processing is this normal I mean we were never requested to submit more documents she was told that she passed the interview and is very frustrating the person doing the interview was very rude with me but maybe he was being a jerk and now the process is taking longer I am very worried hopefully this does not take anywhere two months because we are visiting here in Pakistan and it is very difficult what are your views and thoughts regarding this kind of Visa still get rejected even though he said you have passed

I came to US in 2009 became US citizen in 2014 when my father became US Citizen Applied for U.S passport in 2017 and got one skipped N600 because it's 10x more expensive then passport and also doesn't have a purpose to travel now that I'm financially stable would like to get Certificate of Citizenship what supporting documents would I need when filing Would my U.S passport be fine or do I have to submit all supporting documents again as I had to with Department of State such as my father's Naturalization Certificate my green card my parents marriage Certificate divorce Certificate and custody documents...

Hi there, This site is so helpful! I was looking for general advice. I'm a citizen married and my husband is in Pakistan. We were looking to meet somewhere in between (Turkey, UK, Dubai, etc) for 2-3 weeks while waiting for IL. We are still at NVC stage and I have visited him in Pakistan a couple times but I know the backlog in Islamabad/ Pakistan is long. I saw that visiting another country can sometimes put people, men especially, in AP? Is that the case even if visiting with spouse? I just wanted some advice as I would like to avoid anything that could potentially delay timelines. He has never left Pakistan before either. Thanks!