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Yesterday I called DOS and they said your case is waiting to be completed at NVC. Then I called NVC and they said you're in queue for an interview. I guess they do have different screens. I don't know but I'm sticking with NVC from now on.

Did NVC say if you can be assigned a September date or are pak Sept slots all done?

Recieved email confirmation as well this morning for my case complete. Should I be calling every week for an update on the interview date? and when it's scheduled should I expect another email or something by snail mail?

21 bro. Pakistan is a muslim country. Check usa today if u live in usa

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/05/embassies-consulates-closures-terror-threat/2618639/

http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_6037.html

I will call embassy tomorrow to confirm, but there is no news of islamabad embassy being closed

Are you sure? nothing on their website or facebook page[/

Yup. In all muslim countries. Google it

there is a list of 19 countries, don't see pakistan in it (http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/politics/us-embassies-close/index.html)

A total of 19 U.S. embassies and consulates will be closed Monday through Saturday.

The following 15 were part of the original list:

U.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

U.S. Embassy Amman, Jordan

U.S. Embassy Cairo, Egypt

U.S. Consulate Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

U.S. Embassy Djibouti, Djibouti

U.S. Embassy Doha, Qatar

U.S. Consulate Dubai, United Arab Emirates

U.S. Consulate Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

U.S. Embassy Khartoum, Sudan

U.S. Embassy Kuwait City, Kuwait

U.S. Embassy Manama, Bahrain

U.S. Embassy Muscat, Oman

U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

U.S. Embassy Sanaa, Yemen

U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Libya

The following four embassies have been added:

U.S. Embassy Antananarivo, Madagascar

U.S. Embassy Bujumbura, Burundi

U.S. Embassy Kigali, Rwanda

U.S. Embassy Port Louis, Mauritius

Embassy is closed for whole month

Are you sure? nothing on their website or facebook page

Thanks everyone for your feedback. After reading all the responses here and discussing with family I have decided to go with her since other than money there doesn't seem to be a downside and it may help.

Congrats on the case complete! Did they give you the interview date yet? I don't think it will make any difference though. Wish you guys all the best bro! Keep us posted on how it goes.

Thanks JBoss, don't have interview date yet, NVC told me there is some chance I can get September date, hoping to get email in the coming week.

There talk with yiu is really limited and it doesn't make any difference

Save your time money and headeach you will realize if you do end up going its not recommended. .. see the previous discussions about this.

The only difference it will make is that you'll give her plenty of moral support. But in terms of the interview,no-your presence isn't required. All the best!

I was thinking my going will also act as an evidence of bonafide marriage even if they don't ask me any questions and so might help avoid any further delays or worse long APs

not sure how to find other discussions on this specific topic, why is going not recommended?

Is it allowed for petitioner to go with beneficiary to the interview? (Islamabad embassy).

I would like to go if it could be of any help at all, otherwise I would prefer to go after wife has got her visa and come back with her.

Called today and was told about case complete, did not recieve any emails yet. Hoping for september interview,

Thankfully no checklists! Case Complete

I called this morning and was told my case is complete and I am in interview queue, thanks everyone for all the useful information specially saylin for all the links. Few questions:

1. Is a september interview for my wife very likely? or it could be october?

2. Do we have to wait for some notification before getting medical done or we should just get it done now?

3. I am confused if I should go with my wife to the interview or not? is that even allowed? would it help? If it would help in any way I would definitely go but if it doesn't make a difference I would rather go when she has her visa and come back together.

4. which thread do I head to next?

Just getting paranoid reading about all the cases in administrative processing, since I am expecting our interview in a couple months and dont want to go through that kind of thing. Are there any stats for what % of IR1/CR1 cases go in AP ? What the reasons are normally and how to avoid this.

They received mine 15 business days ago and nothing yet but it still doesn't hurt to call everyday

. They dont review give it a week before you call again. Its not like when we are waiting case number. Its really 15 to 20 bussiness days and your lucky enough 10 bussiness days. waiting for my checklist to be reviewed. police clearance sent june 27 and still not reviewed. and not yet in their system.

it would have helped my paranoid mind if they could give an email confirmation that documents have been recieved or confirm that on phone and then continued processing them...I think I'll try again next week.

I sent both AOS and IV packages to NVC on Friday and should have been received by NVC today. I called to check if this is the case but the person on the line told me she does not have information about incoming mail and I should check back in 20 days to see if my case has been processed. Should I just call back in 20 days or call again tomorrow?

So I just fedexed my AOS and IV packages this evening over to NVC. What would be a reasonable time estimate I can expect them to process my files? and is it reasonable to expect a Aug/Sept Interview date?

Have any Atlanta approved filers, other than Abezyo and Bismarck, got their NVC case numbers yet?? or confirmed that NVC received their files as yet?

Yes, I have. It also didn't seem like they waited till end of month to send them over like they did for abezyo.

Its completely normal. Once the funds are out of your account, you can send the packages to NVC. Mine took over a week for the status to change to "PAID."

Thanks bismark, does it matter if I send them both(IV and AOS packages) together? or is it better to send separately.

Paid the AOS and IV fees together on Monday evening, AOS has been showing paid since morning, IV still shows as "in process". Is this normal? money has been withdrawn from my account for both.

Congratulations!

I no longer wish to keep the lawyer who helped me prepare I-130 application. I believe the NVC has her as my agent right now because the correspondence is being sent to her and my IV bill was generated without me having submitted a DS 3032 form.

I have already paid my bills and will be preparing/sending all the docs myself from now on, my question is should I submit another DS 3032? or would that cause any delays/issues?

so the case number they gave me was ISO (or so I thought and confirmed) but my lawyer just sent me an email she recieved from NVC which had the correct number starting with ISL and I have made the payments

called nvc and confirmed numbers were correct, the rep on phone told me I have to wait for the email before I can login :/ which can take 2-4 weeks

I just called NVC and got my nvc case number and IIN, but when I try to log in to the NVC site it says that the numbers do not match their records. Does it take some time before I am able to log in to the site?

One more question, in educational institutions for smaller grades e.g, (1-7th grade) is it ok to make degree N/A because I am not sure what to put there

"30. List below all places you have lived for atleast 6 months since reaching age of 16, including places in your country of nationality, Begin with your present residence"

below this are 4 fields

"city/town" "province" "county" "from/to"

my question is do we need to put full addresses here or just cities?

thanks