Islamabad us embassy CR1 interview

[moneeb Iqbal 13]

i read alot reviews abt US embassy Islamabad its look like nobody is allowed to get spousal visa marriage is bonafide or whatever if 1000 people are applying just 2 people going to get visa is that true ? also i heard Muslims nd specially the people of Pakistan always denied ? if someone hve experience 

[Palala2018 28]

Islamabad is a difficult embassy for sure, based on things written by members here. I am not sure about the specific statistics of Islamabad,but you could do some research here and through the uscis website perhaps. Regardless of location the uscis/immigration journey is a long one requiring patience, commitment, and preparation. Stay strong and have faith. Inshallah,you will be living together with your loved one day in the future.

 

For reference my husband is a muslim man from Iraq and I am the U.S. citizen. We married in Iraq, and he arrived on a CR-1 in May of 2019.

I filed the initial application in October 2017.

[moneeb Iqbal 13]

1 minute ago, Palala2018 said:

Islamabad is a difficult embassy for sure, based on things written by members here. I am not sure about the specific statistics of Islamabad,but you could do some research here and through the uscis website perhaps. Regardless of location the uscis/immigration journey is a long one requiring patience, commitment, and preparation. Stay strong and have faith. Inshallah,you will be living together with your loved one day in the future.

 

For reference my husband is a muslim man from Iraq and I am the U.S. citizen. We married in Iraq, and he arrived on a CR-1 in May of 2019.

I filed the initial 

i hope soon i will be with my wife hope for the best ....

[Crazy Cat 41,978]

31 minutes ago, moneeb Iqbal said:

i read alot reviews abt US embassy Islamabad its look like nobody is allowed to get spousal visa marriage is bonafide or whatever if 1000 people are applying just 2 people going to get visa is that true ? also i heard Muslims nd specially the people of Pakistan always denied ? if someone hve experience 

Not true.  While it is true that many Pakistan cases (especially males) are frequently subjected to extended administrative processing lasting months or even years (worst cases), Muslims and Pakistanis are not always denied.   However, ISL is a difficult consulate usually requiring a lot of time actually sent together.....

[Love To Teach 161]

We had one of the worst interviews at the Pakistani Embassy 4 years ago. We were denied, had to reapply. We are waiting for my husband to get his German work visa, as he has a job waiting at the Marriott Hotel there. He has worked the past year in Dubai at the Marriott, so his interview is scheduled for Abu Dabi. But we are waiting for him to get to Germany to change our interview to Frankfort so we don't have to run back and forth. And you can bet I will be there with him, even if I have to sit on a street corner. Go read our story. They used my 4 divorces to harass him into falsely saying he was still married to his ex..which he isn't. Since then, his ex, children, and neighbors testified before the high court that they had been divorced for years, but USCIS didn't care. At the Pakistan Embassy,  they took him in a small room, berated and harassed him, threatened him until he wrote what they dictated. They told him he would never set foot on American soil...which he took as a threat. He was so worried about what they might do to his family, he fell apart. He is a quiet, honest man....not a great thing to be in corrupt Pakistan. He couldn't even think straight enough to tell them to look at his divorce papers. He just kept telling them that he was divorced. But they would not let up on him until they forced him to write a false confession. He left in total shock, and it has taken a piece of his heart out of him.

 

 There is no recording of the interview, of course. They have been known to threaten people with hanging, have thrown papers into people's faces, create confusion during the interview until the person doesn't know what they are saying, called us liars, accused us of having our papers faked, laughed at us for my divorces, and on and on. They use the local Pakistani people to do their dirty work and harassment, while the US CO's look on. They plan ahead of what they will do. They had papers laying on the table for my husband to "confess" to their lies. It is disgraceful what goes on there.

 

We filed a formal complaint, they don't care. We had to start over. We have known each other 9 years, married 4, I have made 11 trips to see him. My advice is to take a lawyer with you and have your spouse with you. I blame myself for not being at the interview and not taking a lawyer with us. I never dreamed that an older peaceful man who had never gotten into any kind of trouble would be treated like that. I stupidly never thought the US Embassies would allow people to be threatened into false confessions. It was as if he was a prisoner....they did everything but beat him with a billy club. He was so shocked, he fell apart and only wanted to escape. I wish anyone who has to interact with anyone there good luck. Don't sign anything, even if they threaten you because they will use it against you and lie about it. For sure, take a lawyer with you.

 

It appears that younger Muslim couples don't get the treatment we got, though we know of other couples who have been treated horribly there. They break the rules of the embassy, which state they are to treat people with respect and not harass them. Just don't give in to their harassment. God knows the truth. They can't break us up, we will never give up. When I met my hubby, I was just getting ready to turn 60. Now I am 69, and time is running out. BUT we don't care, we are going to stay together no matter what.

[Boiler 45,657]

A very very brief look around this Forum would dispel what you have 'heard'.

[JFH 12,190]

1 hour ago, Love To Teach said:

They have been known to threaten people with hanging

You don’t even believe that yourself. Where is the evidence of this if it is “known”? I’ve yet to see a VJ member report this type of action. 

[moneeb Iqbal 13]

2 hours ago, Love To Teach said:

We had one of the worst interviews at the Pakistani Embassy 4 years ago. We were denied, had to reapply. We are waiting for my husband to get his German work visa, as he has a job waiting at the Marriott Hotel there. He has worked the past year in Dubai at the Marriott, so his interview is scheduled for Abu Dabi. But we are waiting for him to get to Germany to change our interview to Frankfort so we don't have to run back and forth. And you can bet I will be there with him, even if I have to sit on a street corner. Go read our story. They used my 4 divorces to harass him into falsely saying he was still married to his ex..which he isn't. Since then, his ex, children, and neighbors testified before the high court that they had been divorced for years, but USCIS didn't care. At the Pakistan Embassy,  they took him in a small room, berated and harassed him, threatened him until he wrote what they dictated. They told him he would never set foot on American soil...which he took as a threat. He was so worried about what they might do to his family, he fell apart. He is a quiet, honest man....not a great thing to be in corrupt Pakistan. He couldn't even think straight enough to tell them to look at his divorce papers. He just kept telling them that he was divorced. But they would not let up on him until they forced him to write a false confession. He left in total shock, and it has taken a piece of his heart out of him.

 

 There is no recording of the interview, of course. They have been known to threaten people with hanging, have thrown papers into people's faces, create confusion during the interview until the person doesn't know what they are saying, called us liars, accused us of having our papers faked, laughed at us for my divorces, and on and on. They use the local Pakistani people to do their dirty work and harassment, while the US CO's look on. They plan ahead of what they will do. They had papers laying on the table for my husband to "confess" to their lies. It is disgraceful what goes on there.

 

We filed a formal complaint, they don't care. We had to start over. We have known each other 9 years, married 4, I have made 11 trips to see him. My advice is to take a lawyer with you and have your spouse with you. I blame myself for not being at the interview and not taking a lawyer with us. I never dreamed that an older peaceful man who had never gotten into any kind of trouble would be treated like that. I stupidly never thought the US Embassies would allow people to be threatened into false confessions. It was as if he was a prisoner....they did everything but beat him with a billy club. He was so shocked, he fell apart and only wanted to escape. I wish anyone who has to interact with anyone there good luck. Don't sign anything, even if they threaten you because they will use it against you and lie about it. For sure, take a lawyer with you.

 

It appears that younger Muslim couples don't get the treatment we got, though we know of other couples who have been treated horribly there. They break the rules of the embassy, which state they are to treat people with respect and not harass them. Just don't give in to their harassment. God knows the truth. They can't break us up, we will never give up. When I met my hubby, I was just getting ready to turn 60. Now I am 69, and time is running out. BUT we don't care, we are going to stay together no matter what.

omg so they r doing this to everyone?    dude i am a Kashmiri nd i drink water with hundreds of nationalities in dubai we hve fire back in or ### by nature am excited to go there nd without laywer 

[SalishSea 17,920]

2 hours ago, Love To Teach said:

They have been known to threaten people with hanging,

You're saying US consular officers have threatened people seeking immigrant visas with hanging....?    Riiiiiiight.

[Boiler 45,657]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

You're saying US consular officers have threatened people seeking immigrant visas with hanging....?    Riiiiiiight.

Sadly the hanging risk is not properly addressed on VJ.

[moneeb Iqbal 13]

1 hour ago, moneeb Iqbal said:

omg so they r doing this to everyone? 

 

[NikLR 13,227]

~~moved to US consulate and embassy discussion.  Topic is about Islamabad reviews not about the IR1/CR1 process. ~~

[geowrian 22,337]

Pakistan is difficult so be sure to have and present a strong case.

At the same time, many, many people have posted their success stories on this site, including recently. The DOS statistics indicate they are regularly issuing visas there as well.

There can be an extended Administrative Processing even if the interview goes well, due to background checks. This results in a delay that could be months or longer, but in the overwhelming majority of those cases - at least as has been reported - they have been successfully issued a visa after the background checks.

 

While there's no way to disprove or prove the above experience, my suggestion is to step back and evaluate if everything adds up.

It is certainly not the norm, though. Look through the consulate reviews on this website, the regional thread, and the Pakistan portal page for a better idea of expectations.

[Abcd1234 102]

Most cr1 cases get approved in pakistan according to my experience,  unless big age difference etc , however male applicants usually gets longer APs. 

  For k1 denial rate seems pretty high in islamabad

[moneeb Iqbal 13]

2 hours ago, Abcd1234 said:

Most cr1 cases get approved in pakistan according to my experience,  unless big age difference etc , however male applicants usually gets longer APs. 

  For k1 denial rate seems pretty high in islamabad

we hve 2 year age difference we both wasn't married nd we both don't hve kids so what about our case ?