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3 minutes ago, Sagittarius said:

Yes I'm a Pakistani

Great for passport here is what I suggest. 

Load up a 10 dollar balance on Raza.com app and call the embassy from USA and wait for someone to answer. Best day to call is Mid week. After an hour hold or less someone will answer and as soon as they answer be very specific first. Say hello I am calling to get my passport returned as no one is responding to my email/query. If you start with hello I want to inquire about my case status, good luck... they will hang up or move you to automated vm immediately.

1 minute ago, Sagittarius said:

Alright what about requesting passport back how do I do that? Thanks a ton

I actually did not ask you is this the Pakistani US embassy ? That email is specific to that embassy 

3 minutes ago, Sagittarius said:

I sent an inquiry to this address 2 days ago In order to get a case update and also to confirm if they have received the documents on ceac but no reply yet.

They will not provide you with case update on that email address. It is meant only for document transition. Email them the pics and at the same time call up ceac to confirm if embassy has the pics u uploaded from portal 

Just now, Sagittarius said:

Are we supposed to email the documents and pictures? And exactly which email address is where we send those?

I am not sure who told you that email is not an option. I would have asked the counselor for the email address. This is what I have: IslamabadIVInquiry@state.gov

be very careful in including your case details in the email. Also once uploaded to ceac, you can call ceac and confirm if embassy received your uploaded pics. 

Just now, Sagittarius said:

Thanks for replying the genius consular told me to email which apparently is not an option for Pakistan the 221g paper instructed to upload the requested documents on ceac ever since v uploaded the status of the documents say SUBMITTED is this fine?

Who told you email is not an option ? 

2 minutes ago, Sagittarius said:

Hope this time my query gets answered this might be my 5th question to which no one out of hundreds of ppl on the forum has ever cared to reply to I'm already beginning to feel I'm not in the right place

Lol don’t panic. If you see it in ceac, that should be fine. Did they give you instructions on how to send it to them on the interview ? 

6 minutes ago, Derik-Lina said:

Am I the only one to think so? I hope I am right and we reunite with our loved ones soon.

More and more Applicants are receiving Visas in hand after the Ds-5535 after only 40, 60 and 90 days?

 

Is this a good sign? Some from December have received Visas in hand too, and mostly from Morocco and Pakistan.

 

Best of Luck to all  

 

December of when ? My parents were interviewed sept 2018 and case was applied sept 2017. No movement yet 

3 minutes ago, Le212 said:

I don’t have a number for the consulate that I can call without being charged on my phone bill. They won’t even pick up anyways. I need to mail them an actual letter, not email. God bless. 

Also for call use apps like Raza.com : a 10 usd expense will connect you to them. They don’t put you on hold for an hour. 

2 minutes ago, Le212 said:

I don’t have a number for the consulate that I can call without being charged on my phone bill. They won’t even pick up anyways. I need to mail them an actual letter, not email. God bless. 

Use fax. They respond to fax inquiries in two weeks but make the fax a professional one with all the fancy headers subject attention yadda yadda 

https://m.economictimes.com/nri/visa-and-immigration/us-imposes-sanction-on-pakistan-may-deny-visas-to-pakistanis/amp_articleshow/69067879.cms

There is no effect on taking your passport back. When they are ready to issue the visa they usually reach out to request it back. 

So you have a standard 221g and they have made you wait 2 years now. I can’t believe it. So the case updated date only changes when you do an inquiry I am guessing ? 

2 minutes ago, Aj3 said:

They kept it, it's really frustrating and depressing. Want passport back, at least we can move on. 

Does she have a lot of travel history ?

7 minutes ago, Azra zahid said:

What is A number that is found in our interview letter. This number is different for all family member. 

F3

pak-guy 

help please

and why it is shown on interview letter

thanks

That should be different always. That will be your assigned green card number if the cases get approved.

1 minute ago, S.S said:

My husband called the senator office. She said that they cant do anything on this and then she said she can only email and ask the update. This was last week but no update from the senator office and the embassy.

The day embassy responds to the senator, your update date will change. I would say easiest way is to keep an eye on your case and wait for the date to change and then give them a call a day later. 

Depends on how active your senator office is. If you are noticing updates on your case file after contacting them, don’t hesitate to call them and ask for a follow up. They might have an answer but may not have gotten back to you themselves. 

Just now, Monis said:

For sure let’s keep hope for the best nothing else we can do but this is what I have heard don’t know either true or not that if you apply from gulf countries it does end somewhere before  60 days. But obviously no plans at all yet.

Let’s hope that is true for you if u applied from gulf . My moms application has been in ready since September of 2018 and my father’s application in in AP since then. He was working for American oil company in ksa 25 years ago and had no travel history for the last 15 years. So wait is the only thing now. I have had 16 updates to a point where now I see both their cases being updated on seperate dates but all we can do is hope for the best.  😊

And paki guy inst wrong. You can always hope for the best but make no plans on quitting job, selling home, yadda yadda till you hear back from the embassy. AP will end one day for everyone Insha Allah, but there are no defined timelines to depend on. 

Yes waiting long has become a norm. Every case is different. There is no defined trend here. I have seen people get visa within weeks, months and sometimes years after being told to go thru extreme vetting. AP without ds 5535 can take anywhere from 60 to 180 days but with ds 5535 there are no defined timelines. 

Just now, Malik786 said:

 Is it advisable that my wife adds me in her tax return, even though I have never been in the United States

Would highly advise to consult an accountant rather than use this forum for legal tax advice

2 hours ago, sabrina2011 said:

We do, my husband's father is nearing 1 year of AP next week. He received the DS 5535 the day after his interview. How long have you been waiting?

Oh I wish he gets his visa soon. We have been in AP since sept 2018. I have seen over 14 updates now and the last was on January 30. My dad was put in AP and my mother was told she would get her visa right away but her status has been in ready ever since interview with no updates since the interview date. 

How many folks here have parents ir5 facing ds5535 ?

The whole process I am sure has impact on everyone’s personal life for those who go thru it. I need my parents the most right now to get our and my parents living life style better as we are working parents and would love to have our kids grow up around them. And thAt is just the gist of it. I had to pause my masters and what not and having parents all depressed worries you and it’s hard to focus at times. I am sure every one here waiting for their love one goes thru the same pain or maybe even more. All we can do is have hope and stay positive. The wait will end one day I am sure and when it does for those that are waiting, they will be smiling.  

5 hours ago, deab said:

Update:  There is no darn update. 🤬😠. We have been waiting 18 months since my husband’s last interview. We have seen so many “file touches” over that time that I have lost count. We have emailed for a status once every four months. The Consulate stopped responding to my emails after we have been waiting in AP for a year. We got our Senator involved who has been willing to make two inquiries since that time. Both times they keep telling the Senator we need to wait, but no explanation why we are waiting.  The last email from the Moroccan Consulate said it can take anywhere from 6-12 months to get through DS5535 and Additional Proccessing, never mind the fact that we have been waiting 18 months already. The Senator said she will address the expected wait time frame that they mentioned in their email response to her when she follows up again in February.  Originally she said she would follow up in 90 days, but I pushed for sooner. Our attorney tells us there is nothing we can do but wait, so now I’m wondering why I bothered to pay her for her services. She has been useless to us. We have been together since 2010, and we married in 2014. I have flown to be with him 14 times. We have traveled to another country together once on vacation. We have insurance, rental agreements, joint bills, and bank accounts together.  We have multiple affidavits from people supporting us, attesting to our relationship, including my daughter. This AP makes no sense!!  My husband passes every darn background check that they have put him through, but we are still playing their waiting game with absolutley no explanation why. This has got to change!  There must be a way to get past this point, I just haven’t figured out how or who the magic person is that I need to speak with to get my husband home with me finally. So if someone knows I would be grateful if you could share your wisdom. 

It is frustrating indeed. My congressman’s immigration department case handler today finally told me that she had a response 20 days ago and she forgot to tell me that. Now what can I say here as I had contacted her in the past too.  Her response was “.. well you have to wait more as case is in AP sir. That is what I got in the letter from them. I have sent u a copy of the letter too.” I asked her if she would do a re inquiry in a few months and she said sure and to submit the request over again. I will be reaching out to the senator in 60 days now. I wish there was more debate on this topic as family unity plays a vital role in immigration and well being of families. 

2 minutes ago, Rosepetal3333 said:

Were u able to get a response from senator's inquiry?

Congressman’s office to be more specific and no I haven’t. They told me Earlier this week they have not heard back anything yet and I have been unable to reach the rep that is working on my case since yesterday since I am past the 30 day mark which she told me to wait on.