US Immigration from Afghanistan

Hi everyone,

I am the USC who sent the I129F and it got approved from USCIS and went to NVC and got the case number in June of 2024. From there we were waiting when it gets transferred from NVC to the US embassy in Pakistan but in August I received an email saying that

Because Islamabad is not currently processing routine immigrant visa cases, the National Visa Center is holding your approved Form I-129F petition until they can do so.
We cannot predict when all visa services will resume, or when your case will be scheduled for an interview. However, when Islamabad is able to schedule your case, they will send you a notice with your appointment information.
Approved Forms I-129F have a 120-day expiration date from the date of approval by United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).
* Once your designated embassy or consulate schedules your interview, a consular officer will revalidate your petition for another 120 days.
* You do not need to take any action for this revalidation to happen. However, you may need to provide evidence that you still qualify for the K-1 nonimmigrant visa.

and this same email I received it again in October. I believe there is nothing for me to do at this point till i get further notice but I still came here to ask so i don't miss something or make any mistake.

At this stage that my case is what are the further steps for me??? I know i have to gather evidence for affidavit of support and fill out DS160 but when should I do that (since there are so many opinions on this)?? If I submit DS160 now and it is valid for one year then what if it takes longer than that to schedule an interview, should i not do it now??

I know the post got long but can someone please help me out and also point out if I missed something.

Hello everyone. I am helping my brother apply for an Immigrant visa for his wife in Afghanistan. I was looking at the page for the filing fee and saw that it mentioned that the fee is $0 if it is filed on behalf of Afghan Nationals with "Immigrant Visa Immediately Available" and that expedited processing is also included? This might sound dumb, but I am confused as to what exactly that means. His wife was born in Afghanistan and has lived there her whole life and so I am not sure if this applies to her and the Fee will be waived for her. If anyone can help and clarify if his wife is eligible for what's been mentioned on the USCIS website I would greatly appreciate it.

I found the info for the fee listed here: https://www.uscis.gov/feecalculator?form=i-130

and this webpage mentions the expedited processing: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-continues-fee-exemptions-and-expedited-processing-for-afghan-nationals

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I think i am overcomplicating myself but i am asking others here for clarification so i don't get it wrong

I transferred my fianc 's case to the embassy in Pakistan, I requested the transfer through the NVC inquiry form and they replied with this

I was taking it as it means that the case will be going to Pakistan once they are ready to receive new cases from NVC. Or does it mean that the case has been transferred to Pakistan?

Any reply is appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I received the case number from NVC with some instructions. my fianc is in Afghanistan where no US embassy is open so NVC said to request to transfer his case to any other country.

my question is for now for transferring process, does he need the visa of that country where his case is to be transferred or i can just submit the request form without visa? (for the request of transfer NVC didn't ask to have the visa of that country for now, just that he should be able to get it if his case gets transferred there)

and also from the info i have gathered it takes pretty long time to secure an interview date from Pakistan US embassy, so is it fine if i go ahead with doing the other paperwork like ds160 and get the interview date then he can get the visa to go there some weeks or days before the interview? i meant if its fine for now he remains in Afghanistan and then go to Pakistan when we get the interview date?

Hi, if anyone with this experience or any knowledge and idea about it could help out

so my friend, from same country, filed i129f for her fianc and has already gotten NOA2 and an email from NVC with case number, attached is some part of that email

the case for my fianc is not at this stage yet but i am sure i will get similar email if approved so my question is, once at that stage is it worth it if i email to inquire about US government assistance and wait for their response or just directly answer NVC about his case reassignment to another country?

another question i have is so my friend doesn't have any income so of course no tax filed ever and her brother in-law here is sponsoring her fianc so does she need to fill I-134 or only her brother in-law needs to fill that out??