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On Visa it states, "upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year"

On a separate page its written, " Carry the packet, all of your original documents and you X-Ray with you to United States.

Then on an another page it states,

To: All Immigrants and refugees

From : Social Security Administration

Subject: Social Security Numbers for All Family Members

By Law, each immigrant or refugee admitted to the U.S.A must obtain a Social Security number.

Hi,

I received Passport with Visa & a packet which is sealed yesterday on 7th Aug. Interview was on 31st of July, Its an IR-1 case. What should i do now? I am trying to get a ticket for Washington DC but unable to find it yet. But what should i take with me? What should i expect at the airport? Any help please.

I don't think Hijab is an issue, what i have noticed that if u r married for less than an year or so & don't have kids together, they put in AP. Maybe i am wrong but i think that is the main thing.

She didn't say "Approved" but it certainly seemed that way... interview was very brief and positive (all smiles, CO was satisfied with my answers), and when I asked her if she needed anything more from me, she said, "No, no, you've already sent us everything." The way she said that, plus the way she was flipping through our file and the pictures we'd sent with our original I-130 application, indicated it was okay. She kept my passport too and returned my original documents. So yes, I'm waiting for my visa-fied passport! God-Willing.

Good, hopefully you will get your passport soon. I call everyday to speedex office to check if they have my passport

I want to pay for the ticket which my friend has reserved for me but just waiting for passport, i want to be with my daughter, i haven't met her yet

I agree! And yeah, it also seems the system is down for a while... waiting for it to be up again so I can check my status.

Your case was approved by the CO? And u r waiting for passport?

Hello All, I am new to this site, I am a US Citizen and I applied for my wife's CR1 in october last year. My wife had her interview in Islamabad US embassy yesterday, and after the interview they gave her all the original documents back, (we had not missed anything) and kept her passport. Then they gave her a green sheet called administrative processing, and said the case will undergo further review, and it could take 2 months or maybe more! Furthermore they stated they will not entertain any phone calls or emails. So i am using this company called rapidvisa, and they said to use my state's senators to inquire about the AP, I called and emailed them, and so far have not heard back from them. Now i am so frustrated and disheartened, I heard men generally go in to AP, not women, is it because of common names like ahmed? Thats my middle name, but my wife's name does not even have it, except share my last name. I am desperate, and I am not sure what to do, can you guys give me any advice/help? Should i get an immigration attorney involved?

HasbunAllahu wa nimal wakil.

Interview was on 31st July ?

Issued

Immigrant Visa Case Number: ISL**********

Your visa has been printed. Depending on local procedures at the location where you were interviewed, your visa will be mailed or available for pickup soon.

Visa Approved, passport will be sent within 14 days

If you mean the time when they decide the date then i received email on 7th June that an interview had been scheduled on 31st of July.

I have interview tomorrow morning & its 31st of July so clearly its not the 2nd week of the month.

waoh congratuations! and pleae do your time line so it helps others guage the time periods and give us a better understanding of the process. your input on the interview experiance and also the type of visa you are applying for will be greatly appreicated and valuable contribution to the board.

Sure i will do that after interview .

4 to 5 working days i think. I have interview tomorrow morning.

oh wow that was mean!! it looks like everything get horrible at the NVC!!!

what kind of wisa are you waiting for???

I think NVC & USCIS have different standards. Our kid was born almost 4 months premature and wife is alone there. She needs me, so she contacted USCIS, they asked for a letter from Hospital. Doc faxed medical condition of our Daughter & USCIS immidiately approved that. But they asked for RFE & guess what did they ask? Passport sized photos of the Petitioner but once received they completed processing. She then asked NVC If case was being processed on Priority basis? NVC simply replied its not a life or death situation. She then didn't contact them back & followed instructions.

IR1

I think for Pakistan, you do have to worry a little bit about this. Reading through the interview experiences, almost everyone gets asked this question.

If you had a grand wedding, it will be to your advantage to demonstrate that. A small private ceremony 'could' create some flags. Since we tend to have elaborate weddings, spanning over multiple days and events, it is important to show all those. It is also important to show pictures with the bride's and groom's families to demonstrate their involvement and approval. Some pictures with other guests (extended family and friends) would also be helpful. For example, did any relatives fly in for the wedding? Also include pictures in casual settings, both pre and post wedding.

All of the above may not at all be required, but help prove that the wedding was real, and not staged. At least this is what I will have my wife take to the interview.

Make sure that you know each and every person in the pictures you plan to take with you. The interviewer could ask you about them.

I will make sure I take maximum pics .

In our case Request To Expedite at USCIS was approved but NVC didn't approve by simply saying "Its not a Life or Death Situation".

I had a home wedding by Justice of teh peace, as we did the big deal in Thailand with 350 guest there.. So I only had close friends attend here at my home, 15 people was it.. That was no issue for the interviewer.. They were definitely looking for picture though, we had about 10 with us, copies printed from digital pictures, Wal-Mart to the rescue to print them out.. That was it for that part of the evidence they were looking for... Do not worry about number of people or too many pictures....

Thanks, that's encouraging .

Hey "reelss" hope you're doing good. Btw I'm in the same situation. My case at NVC is completed and done with since last week but have no info on my upcoming interview. I believe we should be getting an email from ISL embassy soon. Since how long has your case been completed at NVC? And are you a male beneficiary?

For islamabad, I think NVC schedules the interview, isn't it?

i would suggest bring ur wedding pics just a few you dont need a whole bunch of it tho coz i know for a fact that CO usually ask for pictures, good luck on your interview!

Thanks

Just take some to show..what my hubby did is he printed out some then put in in a small album that can be folded..because you're going to give it to the person behind the glass using only a small hole..make a copy also of the pics that you're together before and after the wedding.

Thanks for the useful Info.

We had an handful of us and some with guests from the wedding. Remember its the total field which makes the team a winner.

Thanks

In Pakistan it is very important that he bring some wedding photo's showing his wife and guests. They have used the excuse of a small wedding to deny people and I know because it was one of the reasons they used to deny my husband his visa.

Oh that's harsh. I have found pics of people who attended the wedding . Thanks a lot for your help.

take as many as you can. Mostly bring at least one photo of each wedding related ceremony. It's not required but a highly recommended evidence to prove your relationship.

Thanks, I definitely will do that .

if 60 people is not acceptable to the embassy just explain your situation and it should be alright. I'm sorry your daughter is ill I hope she gets better soon. Good luck on your interview. Let us know if your wife gets her visa.

Its not my wife who needs to get Visa, Its me. My wife is petitioner & cuz our daughter was born 3 & half months pre mature, they both can't come to Pakistan for another 6 to 8 months. Never met my daughter & its been almost an year since case was filed, i wish If they only let me meet them, but rules are rules.

60 people is a lot and should be acceptable. Try to bring pictures to the interview showing as many guests as possible. The embassy feels that it's a part of Pakistani culture to have large weddings and if your wedding is small then something is wrong. When is your interview?

31st Of July. We married in Feb 2010 & have a daughter (Who is almost 11 months old & is ill), still they will have doubts about our marriage? That's strange .I already am worried about AFOS as it has all sorts of problems .

60 people is a lot and should be acceptable. Try to bring pictures to the interview showing as many guests as possible. The embassy feels that it's a part of Pakistani culture to have large weddings and if your wedding is small then something is wrong. When is your interview?

Wedding ceremony was small cuz we live in different cities & couldn't take everyone with us & they too were not living in their own city at that time. So i hope its not going to be a problem.

If there weren't many you need to be able to explain to them why there were so few people. Believe me they make a big deal about that.

There were like 60 people or more.Is it acceptable?

You should take wedding pictures with you. Take a few pictures of you two together and also take pictures showing all of your guests. For some reason the embassy in Islamabad likes to see if you had a big wedding. They feel it's normal that Pakistani's have a big wedding. If you had a small one be able to tell them why.

Thanks for the info. I don't think I have any pic of total people who attended the ceremony. Because there weren't many.

Would be a good idea and support your case, don't need to bring the whole album, just 6 photos would suffice. You probably would have to print them for their inspection.

I will take 20 also gathered photos of my daughter in case they ask for them. I don't know why but i have a bas feeling