Ridacat

Congratulations, Carolyn!

Thank you, Zirzai Good luck with your case!

Guys, my husband got his visa finally

VISAS ISSUED IN 2013

Emran+Farah (male) interview date 14th sept 2012, visa issued 1st jan 2013 (3 months 2 weeks ap)
*S&S88 (male) interview date 28th sept 2011, visa issued 4th jan 2013 (1 year 3 months ap)
amjadasn f2a (male) interview date 1st nov 2012, visa issued 8th jan 2013 (2 months 1 week ap)
Hunk (male) interview date 9th jan 2013, visa issued.
Omer1 k1 (male) interview date 17th jan 2013, visa issued 5th feb 2013 (19 days ap)
shoboali k3 (female) interview date 28th dec 2012, visa issued 6th feb 2013 (1 month 9 days ap)
Anumj (female) interview date 24th jan 2013, visa issued 13th feb 2013 (20 days ap)
*ALI777(female) interview date jan 2012, visa issued feb 2013 (1 year 1 month ap)
hadii89 (male) interview date 21st dec 2012, visa issued 22nd feb 2013 (2 months ap)
Shonamona (male) interview date 3rd jan 2013, visa issued 22nd feb 2013 (1 month 9 days ap)
*WaitingAP (male) interview date 20th sept 2011, visa issued 12th march 2013 (1 year 5 months 22 days ap)
*Raheel Jiva (female) interview date dec 2011, visa DENIED, filed waiver which was approved in 14th jan 2013, visa issued 14th mar 2013 (1 year 2 months 14 days ap)
haseeb anjum (male) interview 4th july 2012, visa issued 26th march 2013, 1 month after submitting new papers (8 months 24 days ap)
mariamnasir k1 (male) interview date 8th march 2013, visa issued 3rd april 2013 (25days ap)
*samra naz (male) interview date 9th sept 2011, visa issued 17th april 2013 (1 year 7 months 10 days ap)
*Melzwatin (male) interview date 12th dec 2012, visa issued 7th july 2013 (7 months ap)
Yushams (female) interview date 18th july 2013, visa approved.
kismat75900 f2a (female) interview date 30th july 2013, visa approved.
Mrtuttie k1 (female) 8th aug 2013, visa approved.
Muba (female) interview date 8th aug 2013, visa approved.
afarooq101 (male) interview date 17th july 2013, visa issued 17th aug 2013 (1 month ap)
*sar 85 (male) interview date 7th aug 2012, visa recieved 22nd aug 2013 (1 year 2 weeks ap)
*f khan b1/b2 (male) interview date 7th aug 2012, visa recieved 26th aug 2013 (1 year 20 days ap)
hbk2010 (female) interview date 13th aug 2013, visa issued 27th aug 2013 (14 days ap)
ALLUneedisLove (male) interview date 22nd aug 2013, visa issued 28th aug 2013 (6 days ap)
H&Z (male) interview date 30th aug 2013, visa issued.
Ashi sajid (male) interview date 17th july 2013, visa issued 1st sept 2013 (1 month 13 days ap)
a-ameer fb1 (male) interview date 1st aug 2013, visa issued 4th sept 2013 (1 month 3 days ap)
rass (female) interview date 12th aug 2013, visa issued 5th sept 2013 (23 days ap)
noorullah111 (female) interview date 3rd july 2013, visa issued 6th sept 2013 (2 months 3 days ap)
bostonlovepakistan (female) interview date 20th aug 2013, visa received 9th sept 2013 (20 days ap)
lonely15 (male) interview date 22nd april 2013, visa received 9th sept 2013 (4 months 2 weeks ap)
L37 (female) interview date 9th sept 2013, visa issued.
khan.usman (female) interview date 12th july 2013, visa issued 12th sept 2013 (2 months ap)
MERCS550 f2a (female) interview date 12th july 2013, visa issued 12th sept 2013 (2 months ap)
A & Z (male) interview date 12th july 2013, visa issued 13th sept 2013 (2 months ap)
VSC_Sucks (male) interview date 6th august 2013, visa issued 13th sept 2013 (37 days ap)
jboss (female) interview date 11th july 2013, visa issued 13th sept 2013 (2 months 2 days ap)
shan0001 (male) interview date 25th july 2013, visa issued 14th sept 2013 (1 month 19 days ap)
Waseem7 (male) interview date 16th july 2013, visa issued 16th sept 2013 (2 months ap)
savvy.boy fb4 (male) interview date 17th sept 2013, visa issued.
*Asif asghar h1b (male) interview date 12th aug 2011, visa issued 17th sept 2013 (2 years 1 month 5 days ap)
simsim007 (male) interview date 11th july 2013, visa issued 18th sept 2013 2013 (2 months 1 week ap)
wsalman (male) interview date 19th sept 2013, visa issued.
H45549 (female) interview date 20th sept 2013, visa issued.
Hasheesah (female) interview date 20th sept 2013, visa issued.
coltoasty (female) interview date 17th june 2013, visa issued 21st sept 2013 (3 months 4 days ap)
*sj24 (male) interview date jan 2013, visa issued 24th sept 2013 (8 months 24 days ap)
*Mh&J (male) interview date 27th december 2012, visa issued 24th sept 2013 (9 months ap)
*FifiSabz (male) interview date 14th june 2012, visa issued 25th sept 2013 (1 year 3 months 10 days)
omarlassan ir2 (male) interview date 1st may 2013, visa issued 26th sept 2013 (4 months 25 days ap)
*Fahad99 (male) interview date 30th jan 2012, visa issued 26th sept 2013 (1 year 7 months 25 days ap)
*mosa khan k1 (male) interview date 9th aug 2012, visa issued 27th sept 2013 (1 year 1 month 18 days ap)
*Yaaz (female) interview date 18th dec 2012, visa issued 27th sept 2013 (9 months 9 days ap)
*musashii (male) interview date 20th march 2013, visa issued 30th sept 2013 (6 months 9 days ap)
*bad time (male) interview date 3rd dec 2012, visa issued 30th sept 2013 (9 months 27 days ap)
*mg2012 (male) interview date 5th january 2012, visa issued 30th sept 2013 (1 year 8 months 5 days ap)
K n E (female) interview date 17th may 2013, visa issued 30th sept 2013 (4 months 13 days ap)
puppylove (male) interview date 18th april 2013, visa issued 30th sept 2013 (5 months 12 days ap)
Ssh (male) interview date 1st oct 2013, visa issued.
jamali84 f2a (female) interview date 2nd oct 2013, visa issued.
*Heartandsoul (Male) interview date 21st june 2012 visa DENIED, announced end of marriage/case 4th oct 2013.
faisalhafe f2a (male) interview date 3rd june 2013, visa issued 8th oct 2013 (4 months 5 days ap)
Daniyal fb4 (male) interview 8th oct 2013, visa issued.
ayeshaimran (female) interview date 10th oct 2013, visa issued.
sehrish khan k1 (female) interview date 11th oct 2013, visa issued.
*mnaeemkhan (male) interview date 12th feb 2013, visa issued 21th oct 2013 (8 months 9 days ap)
kash1966 f2a (female) interview date 23rd oct 2013, visa issued.
pearls f2a (male) interview date 23rd oct 2013, visa issued.
*mohsin 334 (male) interview date 10th sept 2012, visa issued 25th oct 2013 (1 year 1 month 15 days ap)

Ridacat (male) interview date 24th may 2011, visa issued 9th dec 2013 (2 years 6 months 15 days ap)

Austin Guy ir5 (male) interview date jul-12-2011, visa issued 31st dec 2013 (2 years 5 months 19 days ap)



***PENDING AP***


2010 INTERVIEWS

maabish (Male) jul-28-2010 (active)
Soccer.player fb2 (male) sep-09-2010 (active)


2011 INTERVIEWS

MARCH
Pari786 (male) mar-02-2011 (16th jun 2012)
Rafinoori (Male) mar-10-2011 (active)

MAY
Carolynhotstuff (Male) may-08-2011 (first interview)
Lots of Patience (Male) may-08-2011 (01st mar 2012)

JUNE
Eabbas (Male) jun-15-2011 (first interview)
nadsha f2b (male) jun-28-2011 (active)

JULY
BrokenHeartD (male) jul-05-2011 (active)
sm2010 (male) jul-12-2011 (active)
aishanabeel (male) jul-25-2011 (11th jan 2013)
rushingwaves (male) jul-2011 (09th aug 2013)

SEPTEMBER
francengland (male) sep-2011 (active)

OCTOBER
Maila (male) oct-06-2011 (active)

NOVEMBER
patientguy94 fb4 (male) nov-2011 (active)

DECEMBER
sajidla (Male) dec-19-2011 (active)
far316 (female) dec-21-2011 (?)



2012 INTERVIEWS

JANUARY
Yoursonly (male) jan-26-2012 (13th mar 2012)
badluck f2a (male) jan-2012 (active)

FEBRUARY
jklm05 (female) feb-2012 (active)

MARCH
ssb1987 (Male) mar-09-2012 (active)

APRIL
salmankhan (male) apr-19-2012 (?)

JUNE
stabbingecstasy (female) jun-11-2012 (19th jul 2013)
Lady Killer f2a (male) jun-13-2012 (21st mar 2013)
Anas & Ayesha (Male) jun-27-2012 Denied/case returned to NVC for the second time on 17th july 2013 for cancellation/revocation
Aisha & Wajid (female) jun-29-2012 Denied/waiting for 2nd interview (active)

JULY
themechanic (male) jul-31-2012 (active)

SEPTEMBER
Zinger k1 (male) sep-20-2012 (active)
virgo2012 (male) sep-2012 (active)
ayan-khaan (male) sep-2012 (active)
Nazish&Waqar k1 (male) sep-2012 (20th aug 2013)

OCTOBER
sam7076 (male) oct-01-2012 (active)
Desibaaba (female) oct-15-2012 (active)
fateshan (male) oct-18-2012 (active)
ali k (female) oct-24-2012 (active)
grace and irfan k1 (Male) oct-25-2012 (active)
khansabb786 (female) oct-2012 (active)

NOVEMBER
Saj & Anam (female) nov-19-2012 (28th dec 2012)
sameer khan (male) nov-27-2012 (active)
dr.fiazsadiq k3 (male) nov-28-2012 (active)
adnan505 (male) nov-29-2012 (active)
stahir f2a (male) nov-2012 (active)
LAgirl29 (male) nov-2012 (active)

DECEMBER
asad381 (male) dec-04-2012 (05th sep 2013)
ahmed jutt k1 (male) dec-13-2012 (active)
sandymuzzkinz k3 (female) dec-17-2012 (15th aug 2013)


2013 INTERVIEWS

JANUARY
silent tears (female) jan-04-2013
neosez (male) jan-18-2013
sugheil nawaz k1 (Male) jan-18-2013
janetusman (Male) jan-23-2013
muni me k1 (male) jan-24-2013
raja123 (male) jan-2013

FEBRUARY
arslanyousuf (male) feb-12-2013

MARCH
mizzusa (male) mar-06-2013
rayanj (male) mar-06-2013
sam&waq (male) mar-08-2013
Farahzeeshan (male) mar-21-2013

APRIL
tiffandrazz (Male) apr-01-2013
Waleed39 fb4 (male) apr-02-2013
syed zaidi (male) apr-09-2013
rmart (male) apr-23-2013

MAY
pakigrl1 (male) may-07-2013
salman-eme1 b1/b2 (male) may-20-2013
junglegym f2a (male) may-29-2013

JUNE
saphire925 (female) jun-06-2013 (25th jun 2013)
kk100 f2a (male) jun-2013

JULY
bonapart b1-b2 (male) jul-16-2013
awaisandtracy k1 (Male) jul-25-2013
kamraan f2a (female) jul-26-2013
newsha k1 (female) jul-30-2013

AUGUST
shami2 k1 (male) aug-22-2013
waitingggg (male) aug-23-2013
alisahib (male) Aug-01-2013

SEPTEMBER
Mohsin786 (Male) sep-19-2013
immihelp99 (male) sep-20-2013
gill2013 (female) sep-24-2013

OCTOBER
carolynhotstuff (Male) oct-28-2013 (2nd interview)



Interviews pending...
karachif2a f2a (female) nov-08-2013
shabbera f2a (female) nov-19-2013
umer.shujaat (male) nov-20-2013

Dear all,

Sorry for not posting it earlier... but

my husband finally got his visa after 2 and a half years in AP - I believe we are one of the older cases on this forum.

His status changed to "Issued" on December 9, 2013, and the next day the date changed to December 10, 2013, but the status remained "Issued". After that, in a few days he received his passport with the visa, we bought a ticket and he arrived here. Now we are a happy united family - two of us and our new baby

I hope the embassy really started working on all the cases - old and new - with dedication, and you, who is still waiting, will receive the good news soon.

Good luck!

Thank you, ZirZai!

Although I think, the dates next to peoples' names are dates of interviews, right?

Active mean Members who are active and daily based came to this forum

Thank you, Soccer.Player!

By the way, what does "active" mean?

plz can someone tell me that i was going to fill the DS 260 form but at first page for sight in it is asking the' MY INVOICE NUMBER' plzz what is it?

one is NVC case num which i know but tell me plzzzzzzzzz about invoice number

It should've been sent to you by NVC in attachment (when they asked you to pay your fees)

ds-260:

FAQs: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_5248.html

the form itself:

https://ceac.state.gov/IV/Login.aspx

Same happened to my husband, he got a call from the embassy, they requested the same. You should fill the form online and send them the confirmation, is pretty similar to DS-230, I remember we had to fill DS-230 sometime at early submission stages.

Our case had been updated a few times since the end of October, so hopefully something good will happen soon. Cannot be too early, we just had our first baby a month ago!

today i got one more email that they they want

DS-260 medical two photo

plz tell my y they ask DS 260 and what it this?

Thank you for good wishes!

We only had to redo medical one more time - after that they never asked for any new documents.

Hi Ridacat,

Thats a long AP, did you submit fresh documents on second time after the interview? I wish your AP finish soon including everyone who are wating for a long time.

And congratulations, virgo!

It looks like quite a few old cases got some new development recently. Good luck to all of us!

Dunno, they dont tell us, they did not request any additional documents or proofs. We have some ideas why it might be taking that long, but those are just guesses - one reason could be that I am not from Pakistan originally (I am the US spouse).

OMG!! Thats too big duration.

What makes this so long? do you have any idea about it? its coz of some kind of common name? or some sort of names difference in any type of documentation? or its coz of CO taking interview? or something else?

Yeah, my husband is in AP for almost 2 years and a half.

Yes the Last update date is when the last activity was been done on the case, therefore when visa gets printed, it's last update date is updated.

Have you done with the interview?

Thank you for the information! I was doing something similar with the dates around our date of case registering.

I assumed that in "Issued" cases the last date mentioned is the date of visa issue? Meaning that after the visa issued, there are no updates anymore?

heartandsoul, thank you for letting us know, that truly is unfortunate news...

If you haven't heard we are in what they call a Government Shutdown right now for political reasons here in the States. I did a bit of research to see what effect it would have on the Visa process and this is the information that I found to be consistent. Hopefully it will be a short shutdown and we won't feel the effect of it.

As a fee-based agency, USCIS will continue to accept and process applications and petitions. However, we expect there to be delays in processing, as some support staff may be furloughed and USCIS depends on non-essential agencies for services.

E-Verify will be shut down. According to the Department of Homeland Security, “citizens and U.S. businesses will not be able to access E-Verify, the Internet based system that allows employers to voluntarily determine the eligibility of prospective employees to work in the United States.”

The Department of State confirmed that consular operations domestically and overseas will remain 100% operational as long as there are sufficient fees to support operations. However, this is only expected to last for a few days, after which consular posts will focus solely on diplomatic services and emergency services for American citizens. We expect delays in processing visas, and if there is a prolonged shut down, we expect a cessation of visa processing. During previous shutdowns, business reasons have not qualified for emergency visa processing.

Folks, after waiting exactly 15 days on AP, my wifes visa was issued today, the feeling of joy is over whelming, pray to Allah and believe in him. There is hope.

Congratulations!

Not much, the officer was polite and just said that waiting time does not depend on the embassy, but they send inquiries to other agencies, and wait for the response.

Thank you for the reply. Were you given any information at the embassy at all?

Hi, not sure if it does, I actually went to the embassy myself, when I visited Pakistan. It was a year and half ago, if it was helpful, it would show it by now.

But it probably would not hurt to do that - our cases are different, and maybe in your case it would help.

Asalamalakuim. Ramadan mubarak to all, i hope everyone is doing good. I was curious to know something, if anyone could give any insight on this i would appreciate it. Does going to pakistan to see your spouse, and sending the embassy a copy of ur visit like ticket n all make anyyyy difference at all? Any insight would be helpful. Thank you! In Shaa Allah we all will here good news in this blessed month of ramadan.

thank you, carolynhotstuff, I wish it will be over soon, for all the sufferers here, with the most positive outcome. the hope is not lost

Ridacat I am so sorry but you are not alone there are other cases that are in AP 2 years or longer. Just keep praying and waiting it's all any of us can do.

Sad anniversary today - 2 years in AP

Congratulations, Zeezee!

I live in Baltimore myself, welcome and the weather is really nice today

Heartandsoul - just to make sure - you use this form, and not actual emailing?

http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/contact-information/visa-inquiries.html

Has anyone ever had any luck contacting the Embassy in Islamabad and actually speaking to a person? If you have can you tell me what time you called and the number you used please.

I have emailed them several times and they never respond. According to the DOS and USCIS today our case has never been sent back from the ISL Embassy to the USCIS so that we can wait for them to issue a NOIR and respond to it. All the Departments tell me that it is up to the ISL Embassy and they do not have a time frame. Now I know that it will be at least another year of this torture. Just so frustrated!!!!!!

I agree with PuppyLove somewhat. US dont owe Pakistani citizens any visas and its not a foreigner's RIGHT to obtain it. If anything, its about US spouse who has a right to apply for their spouse visa and receive a fair processing of their application. My husband and me are upset about our 22 months AP as much as other sufferers here, and agree that something needs to be done. I really like together4ever’s idea, but I think its USCs who should be sending those letters, not their Pakistani spouses.

As of Pakistanis, right, they could protest against overwhelming corruption which delays all these background checks.

Congratulations, omer!

Its just great to hear good news from someone in this thread, it just brings hopes up for all the rest of us who are still waiting!

Oh I am sorry, I did not want it to sound as a complaint. You are doing an amazing job already, with all other stuff going on in your life. It was just a suggestion!

To be quite honest it's a lot of work to keep up with and going backwards to find postings of ppl that want their information shared. That's why I put at the top to copy and paste and add your information. Also that's why I took off the visas issued during 2011 and 2012 adding the information if they want to see where to find it.

It's hard for me now, with working full time, taking care of the children and also being a wife long distance. I am on the pc and my iphone but usually when i see the information i can't do anything bcos im on my iphone

I have to make it as quick and simple bcos i have to highlight one word and add what needs to be added and it doesn't copy over like this unless i click on reply once in a while.

Im really sorry if anybody wants to take that part over they can. I'm just dealing with a lot right now with the health of my daughter and life in general making it without my husband home. Hope I haven't offended anyone...