US Immigration from Pakistan

I am in the US with my application DQ at NVC (waiting for the interview to be scheduled) back at home. How to answer this question on the form i-485:

"Have you ever applied for an immigrant visa to obtain permanent resident status at a US Embassy or US consulate abroad?"

So should I say Yes and then say "Pending" about the decision? Or simply answer "No" ?

Hi All,

I had a irregular marriage in the past (my divorce was not finalized) which I annulled through the court order in Pakistan. And then I registered my marriage again which is valid and regular now. On the base of new marriage, I applied for I-130 for my spouse, which got accepted, Now Dqed waiting for Interview letter.
My question to you is do I need to have a Annulment certificate of my marriage for the interview? Pakistani Authorities don t issue such certificates. Any Idea or someone has any experience then please share. Thanks

Hello everyone,

I am USC, filed petition for my husband in 2021 got approved after about 8 months. We were DQ in May 2022. Anyone has any idea how long is the wait after DQ to be schedule for visa interview at US embassy Islamabad, Pakistan?

Thank you!

Hey VJ Family,

I need urgent help!

I have 2 important questions to ask, my interview is on coming February 2nd.

1. I and my husband got married back in 2018 and he applied for my case, they asked for the required documents my husband sent all the ORIGINAL marriage documents to NVC. Nikah Nama (Mine and his), Nadra Marriage Certificate and true translation. I've managed to get the True Translation and Nadra Marriage, certificate duplicates but I don't have the Nikah Nama, I do have a scanned copy of that. Anyone here has gone through the same pls help!

2. I used my FRC (Family Registration Certificate) instead of my Birth Certificate at CEAC portal and they accepted it. I want to use my FRC at the time of the interview too, can I? I'm attaching a screenshot where ceac says the alternative document for a birth certificate is FRC.

Urgent help will be much appreciated, I'm really worried.

Hello all,

Can you guys share from your experience as to how much was the time difference between receiving I797 (NOA) and I797C (biometrics)? I received my NOA today and need to travel out of country. If I797C is usually sent out 2-3 months after I797, then I can travel right now and get back for the appointment. If I797C is usually received in 1-2 weeks after I797, then I can make travel arrangements after attending biometrics. Also, people who have received I797C, how far was your biometrics appointment scheduled after Receipt notice (NOA)?

TIA!