Malayeka

The status update changes even if they send you an email. As long as they are not just sending you emails it does appear that they are working on your case.

I have sent them emails but i have not received any reply from them.

Head of Household

Filing as head of household usually results in a lower tax

than filing singly or married filing separately. You can file

as head of household if you are single or unmarried, paid

more than half the cost of keeping up a home, and had a

qualifying child or qualifying relative that lived with you in

the home for more than half the year. But if the qualifying

relative is your parent, he or she does not have to live

with you. You must be able to claim an exemption for the

parent, and you must pay more than half of the cost of

the parent's household expenses.

If you are married you can file as head of household if

you can be considered unmarried. All of the following

must be true:

You and your spouse file separately.

You pay more than 50% of the expenses of maintaining

the household.

Your spouse did not live in the home for the last 6 months

of the year.

The household is the principal home of a qualifying

person or child.

You can claim an exemption for a qualifying person or

child.

You can also file as head of household if your spouse

was a nonresident alien at any time during the year.

However, your spouse does not count as a qualifying

person. You must have another person and meet all the

other tests to qualify for head of household.

But u cant file married if your spouse has never been in the states and if they did not live with you 6months out of the year. A lot depends on what has gone on in the last year your filing for.

For several months there was no update on our case, as of January 4th 2013 they have been updating the date weekly does this mean they're finally working on our case?? We have been in administrative processing for the 2nd go round about 90 days. I'm very sad because this makes year #2 that I was unable to spend our anniversary together...but alhamduillah I am going to visit my husband soon.

I'm sorry, yer missing a step or two.

He needs another interview, so the IV unit will cut a letter to him, informing him of the interview appointment date.

Then after the interview, there is a big chance he'll be put in mandatory AP (most pakistani males go through this)

Then at some point, the visa is mailed out to him.

so, whilst being re-affirmed is a mondo cool thing - it ain't over till it's over.

Okay my husband was called today, so the least we know is that our case has made its way back to Islamabad. They told him that he will have to go to another interview...you all were right about that one ...anyway what should he expect at this interview? Does anyone know? Because I was told that our case was being sent on for the issuance of the visa. What are the chances he will walk out visa in hand? Thank you all so much for your continued support.

Filed a I-130 for my husband in 2011 was approved. At my husbands interview the officer decided that our case was fraud. Therefor returned it to CIS. Well I had to prove my case all over again. Alhamduillah I proved it and it has now been approved for the second time. So now my husband will get his visa. My question now is??? CIS Approved it Sept. 19,2012 and Sent it to the NVC on Oct. 8,2012 it was received at the NVC. NVC has since forwarded it on to US Embassy in Islamabad, It left the NVC on Oct.10,2012....How long will it take for it to get back to Islamabad and for them to give my husband his visa??? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. As it is I miss my husband and it has been almost a year since I last saw him.

I was told by the US CIS that our case was being forwarded to the NVC to process the visa. NVC has now sent it on to the embassy in Islamabad for them to issue the visa.

Filed a I-130 for my husband in 2011 was approved. At my husbands interview the officer decided that our case was fraud. Therefor returned it to CIS. Well I had to prove my case all over again. Alhamduillah I proved it and it has now been approved for the second time. So now my husband will get his visa. My question now is??? CIS Approved it Sept. 19,2012 and Sent it to the NVC on Oct. 8,2012 it was received at the NVC. NVC has since forwarded it on to US Embassy in Islamabad, It left the NVC on Oct.10,2012....How long will it take for it to get back to Islamabad and for them to give my husband his visa??? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. As it is I miss my husband and it has been almost a year since I last saw him.

Hi co-VJers,

This maybe a silly question but what color pen should I use to sign on DS 230 and DS 156? Blue or black? I"m asking because for my medical checkup for the visa I had to use a black pen only.

Are consular officers picky about pen colors in the DS forms too?

Thanks!

Blue is better when sending the original because they can see it is not a copy by the color of the pen. However if your sending a copy it will show up as black anyway.