samaab87

haha thank you. Yes, our timelines are similar. Hope you and your family are doing great!

Hi everyone
 
Today my eligibility opened and I JUST submitted the application. 

Hi everyone
 
Today my eligibility opened and I JUST submitted the application. 

Hi everyone
 
Today my eligibility opened and I JUST submitted the application. 

Hey thank you so much for the information.
Just wanted to ask. As part of the i130 petition, there was a requirement for "evidence of bonafide marriage".
Would the English translation of nikahnama and marriage registration of nadra/uc suffice for that or is there anything else ?

Thanks. I've shared the info on the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Id1duRRByZHJmhEzl9N25GqwzcnUyLCR4e4N9W6zGLg/edit#gid=0
 
Number 49

Just got my biometrics appointment letter in the mail. 
Appointment is on the 18th of June. 
 

Congratulations Abbas!
 
Man you are so lucky. Got done so quickly. And giving the wife the mini heart attack is so much fun LOL 

Approved.  
 
Still can't believe this is real.
 
I reached the diplomatic shuttle station in Islamabad around 5.30am. They don't let anybody in until 6 so you've to wait outside the station gate.
It started raining so we were let in a bit early. The station staff was late but finally started issuing Bus/Car travel vouchers by 6.05am.
 
I paid 1000 PKR for the car but you can also go in bus for 500 PKR (5 USD)
 
Then 15 more mins wait on the mobile collection counter as the employee was yet to report for duty. I was given another receipt while they took my phone.
 
The car voucher also lets you in the slightly better waiting area. That's where I waited. around 6.40am you can pass through the security check and can get into the Cars. 4 passengers per car.  Unlike the station's overall condition, the cars were comfortable and very clean. They travel in a Caravan of 5-10 cars.
 
2,3 mins drive to the outer gate of the Red Zone (fenced diplomatic area where all embassies are), there's another 5-10 mins of wait while the cars are checked for security and your travel voucher will be checked.
 
Then another 5 minutes drive in the Red Zone and you're at the US embassy.
 
There were over 50 people waiting outside the first security scanner just outside the embassy building. Too many people for such an early appointment. After a while, we were asked to form two lines and I was able to get through the checkpost as one of the first 5 people. They will check your appointment letter here.
 
Then a walk next to embassy wall to the embassy gate. An airport like scanner. Once past, were were given our Tokens. Luckily I was the second person for interview token-wise. Inside, we were guided where to sit and how to proceed to each counter. Within 10 minutes the Counters were ready (around 7.30am) and I was called for Finger prints. They also gave us the domestic violence brochure. (I have rights! and I know it!)
 
5 minutes after that, called for documents collection. The pakistani lady who collected the documents was kind and friendly. She smiled over one of the mistakes we made in ds260. 
 
Back to waiting, 5 minutes later, I was called as the first person for interview. The american CO was friendly. They asked:
 
CO: Who is calling you?
Me: ans
CO: What does your wife do?
Me: ans
CO: What do you do?
Me: ans
CO: Name of the company?
Me: ans
CO: Was the marriage arranged or love marriage?
Me: ans
CO: Who arranged it.
Me: ans
CO: How many people were at your wedding?
Me: ans
CO: Do you have any photos of the wedding?
*I gave them the whole album, which had all our photos in chronological order. They see the marriage, then our honey and finally our family pics with our child*

CO: Do you have a child?
Me: yes, she's x years old.
 
CO: Do you have any proof documents?
Me: Yes, I have the US birth certificate. * I hand it over *
 
CO: *examines it thoroughly, matches my name from child's birth cert with my own birth cert*
CO: *smiles* Mubarak Ho (Congratulations) *in urdu*
 
*I'm not sure if its for saying congrats on having the child or for approval*
 
Me: Thank you. 
CO: You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me: I also have a correction statement for a DS260 mistake.
*I hand it over*
 
 
I then left the embassy. I then walked to one of the waiting Cars, showed them my voucher and they took me back to the shuttle station. It was about 5-8 mins drive. 
I was back at the shuttle station by 8.30am as I can see in chat logs thats when I called my wife and everyone also started calling me phone around that time. Gave my wife a mini heart attack when I told her they didn't keep my passport and asked me to wait 2 months. xD
 
ONE THING I missed:  We got a checklist for 2016 W2. The CO never asked for it and I forgot to mention it. Is this going to be an issue? Should I contact the embassy for that?
 
Thank you visa journey and all the couples who contribute. You've all been a tremendous help. Kudos to JBMG for the spreadsheet initiative. It was a ray of home back when waiting NVC 11 weeks felt like a lifetime of pain.
 
 

Just came back from the interview.
 
It was a long and adventurous day. 
 
First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.
 
Interview;
Me- Good morning, how are you 
CO- Good. How are you
Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good
CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*
Me-Sorry, what
CO-Who is calling you
Me-My wife, *NAME*
CO-What do you do
Me-Answer
CO-What does you wife do
Me-Answer
CO-When did you get married
Me-answer
CO-How many people were at the wedding
Me-Answer
CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding
Me-Yes, here
CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*
Me-My parents
CO-Have you been to any other country
Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia
CO-How long were you in Australia for
Me-3 years
CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia
Me-Yes, here 
CO-Everything looks clear
Me- *Smiling*
CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me-Sorry, what
CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me- Thank you *keeps standing*
CO-You can go home now
Me- Oh, alright. Thank you
 
I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.
 
Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Just came back from the interview.
 
It was a long and adventurous day. 
 
First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.
 
Interview;
Me- Good morning, how are you 
CO- Good. How are you
Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good
CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*
Me-Sorry, what
CO-Who is calling you
Me-My wife, *NAME*
CO-What do you do
Me-Answer
CO-What does you wife do
Me-Answer
CO-When did you get married
Me-answer
CO-How many people were at the wedding
Me-Answer
CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding
Me-Yes, here
CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*
Me-My parents
CO-Have you been to any other country
Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia
CO-How long were you in Australia for
Me-3 years
CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia
Me-Yes, here 
CO-Everything looks clear
Me- *Smiling*
CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me-Sorry, what
CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me- Thank you *keeps standing*
CO-You can go home now
Me- Oh, alright. Thank you
 
I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.
 
Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Just came back from the interview.
 
It was a long and adventurous day. 
 
First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.
 
Interview;
Me- Good morning, how are you 
CO- Good. How are you
Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good
CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*
Me-Sorry, what
CO-Who is calling you
Me-My wife, *NAME*
CO-What do you do
Me-Answer
CO-What does you wife do
Me-Answer
CO-When did you get married
Me-answer
CO-How many people were at the wedding
Me-Answer
CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding
Me-Yes, here
CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*
Me-My parents
CO-Have you been to any other country
Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia
CO-How long were you in Australia for
Me-3 years
CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia
Me-Yes, here 
CO-Everything looks clear
Me- *Smiling*
CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me-Sorry, what
CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me- Thank you *keeps standing*
CO-You can go home now
Me- Oh, alright. Thank you
 
I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.
 
Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Just came back from the interview.
 
It was a long and adventurous day. 
 
First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.
 
Interview;
Me- Good morning, how are you 
CO- Good. How are you
Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good
CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*
Me-Sorry, what
CO-Who is calling you
Me-My wife, *NAME*
CO-What do you do
Me-Answer
CO-What does you wife do
Me-Answer
CO-When did you get married
Me-answer
CO-How many people were at the wedding
Me-Answer
CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding
Me-Yes, here
CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*
Me-My parents
CO-Have you been to any other country
Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia
CO-How long were you in Australia for
Me-3 years
CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia
Me-Yes, here 
CO-Everything looks clear
Me- *Smiling*
CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me-Sorry, what
CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me- Thank you *keeps standing*
CO-You can go home now
Me- Oh, alright. Thank you
 
I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.
 
Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Just came back from the interview.
 
It was a long and adventurous day. 
 
First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.
 
Interview;
Me- Good morning, how are you 
CO- Good. How are you
Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good
CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*
Me-Sorry, what
CO-Who is calling you
Me-My wife, *NAME*
CO-What do you do
Me-Answer
CO-What does you wife do
Me-Answer
CO-When did you get married
Me-answer
CO-How many people were at the wedding
Me-Answer
CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding
Me-Yes, here
CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*
Me-My parents
CO-Have you been to any other country
Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia
CO-How long were you in Australia for
Me-3 years
CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia
Me-Yes, here 
CO-Everything looks clear
Me- *Smiling*
CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me-Sorry, what
CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me- Thank you *keeps standing*
CO-You can go home now
Me- Oh, alright. Thank you
 
I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.
 
Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Just came back from the interview.
 
It was a long and adventurous day. 
 
First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.
 
Interview;
Me- Good morning, how are you 
CO- Good. How are you
Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good
CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*
Me-Sorry, what
CO-Who is calling you
Me-My wife, *NAME*
CO-What do you do
Me-Answer
CO-What does you wife do
Me-Answer
CO-When did you get married
Me-answer
CO-How many people were at the wedding
Me-Answer
CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding
Me-Yes, here
CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*
Me-My parents
CO-Have you been to any other country
Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia
CO-How long were you in Australia for
Me-3 years
CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia
Me-Yes, here 
CO-Everything looks clear
Me- *Smiling*
CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me-Sorry, what
CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me- Thank you *keeps standing*
CO-You can go home now
Me- Oh, alright. Thank you
 
I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.
 
Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Just came back from the interview.
 
It was a long and adventurous day. 
 
First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.
 
Interview;
Me- Good morning, how are you 
CO- Good. How are you
Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good
CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*
Me-Sorry, what
CO-Who is calling you
Me-My wife, *NAME*
CO-What do you do
Me-Answer
CO-What does you wife do
Me-Answer
CO-When did you get married
Me-answer
CO-How many people were at the wedding
Me-Answer
CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding
Me-Yes, here
CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*
Me-My parents
CO-Have you been to any other country
Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia
CO-How long were you in Australia for
Me-3 years
CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia
Me-Yes, here 
CO-Everything looks clear
Me- *Smiling*
CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me-Sorry, what
CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me- Thank you *keeps standing*
CO-You can go home now
Me- Oh, alright. Thank you
 
I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.
 
Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Just came back from the interview.
 
It was a long and adventurous day. 
 
First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.
 
Interview;
Me- Good morning, how are you 
CO- Good. How are you
Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good
CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*
Me-Sorry, what
CO-Who is calling you
Me-My wife, *NAME*
CO-What do you do
Me-Answer
CO-What does you wife do
Me-Answer
CO-When did you get married
Me-answer
CO-How many people were at the wedding
Me-Answer
CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding
Me-Yes, here
CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*
Me-My parents
CO-Have you been to any other country
Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia
CO-How long were you in Australia for
Me-3 years
CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia
Me-Yes, here 
CO-Everything looks clear
Me- *Smiling*
CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me-Sorry, what
CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks
Me- Thank you *keeps standing*
CO-You can go home now
Me- Oh, alright. Thank you
 
I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.
 
Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Easy Peasy entry to US for all of us.  PoE Abu Dhabi

Received Permanent Resident Card in my mailbox 25 days after POE 🙂

Thank you. Oh wow, I get promoted to the new club. Nice.

My wife just called NVC.
 
The good news is the case was completed on the 8th of June. 
 
She said all looks good. Please wait for the interview date. 
 
Thank you God and thank you VisaJourney mates. 

OMG. Congratulations!!!

Hey everyone
Scan date: 6 April
My wife just called NVC. THey told her we are in the process of reviewing your case, give us till 22nd of June. If you don't get a response till then call back. 
 
What does it mean?

Yes that makes it your scan date!