H&H.

2 days after interview, passport is ready for pickup and flight booked for friday. hope everything goes smooth... 

my wife had her interview yesterday at isl and today it changed to issued. but havent gotten a call for pick up yet...

my wife had her interview at isl embassy today and alhumdullilah it was approved. they only asked her for marriage and birth certificate, wedding photos and medical exam results.
 
some questions they asked were who is calling u, where you coming from, how long he's been there, have u been out of country and if so, which countries.
 
they kept her passport and told her they will call her when she can come pick it up. shes about 2 hours away from isl and theres no delivery option only pick up so she will have to go and pick it up....
 

medical is 220 and uscis is 220 which u pay before coming to usa,

my wife had her interview at isl embassy today and alhumdullilah it was approved. they only asked her for marriage and birth certificate, wedding photos and medical exam results.
 
some questions they asked were who is calling u, where you coming from, how long he's been there, have u been out of country and if so, which countries.
 
they kept her passport and told her they will call her when she can come pick it up. shes about 2 hours away from isl and theres no delivery option only pick up so she will have to go and pick it up....
 

my wife had her interview at isl embassy today and alhumdullilah it was approved. they only asked her for marriage and birth certificate, wedding photos and medical exam results.
 
some questions they asked were who is calling u, where you coming from, how long he's been there, have u been out of country and if so, which countries.
 
they kept her passport and told her they will call her when she can come pick it up. shes about 2 hours away from isl and theres no delivery option only pick up so she will have to go and pick it up....
 

my wife had her interview at isl embassy today and alhumdullilah it was approved. they only asked her for marriage and birth certificate, wedding photos and medical exam results.
 
some questions they asked were who is calling u, where you coming from, how long he's been there, have u been out of country and if so, which countries.
 
they kept her passport and told her they will call her when she can come pick it up. shes about 2 hours away from isl and theres no delivery option only pick up so she will have to go and pick it up....
 

done.

my wife had her interview at isl embassy today and alhumdullilah it was approved. they only asked her for marriage and birth certificate, wedding photos and medical exam results.
 
some questions they asked were who is calling u, where you coming from, how long he's been there, have u been out of country and if so, which countries.
 
they kept her passport and told her they will call her when she can come pick it up. shes about 2 hours away from isl and theres no delivery option only pick up so she will have to go and pick it up....
 

my wife had her interview at isl embassy today and alhumdullilah it was approved. they only asked her for marriage and birth certificate, wedding photos and medical exam results.
 
some questions they asked were who is calling u, where you coming from, how long he's been there, have u been out of country and if so, which countries.
 
they kept her passport and told her they will call her when she can come pick it up. shes about 2 hours away from isl and theres no delivery option only pick up so she will have to go and pick it up....
 

@H&H.
Replying to your post in the last month's thread that stated:
"hey did u guys make it to usa ok and what was that process like at airport? i also had a question about receiving visa once approved. my wife tried to sign up for courier service but theres confusion if they will deliver it or u pick it up? do they give u options on how to get the visa/passport once ur approved? thanks!!"
 
Reply:
We traveled to the states together yesterday through Ettihad Airways and are so happy to finally start a life together alhamdulillah!! For the visa, I am not sure about other cities but when my husband signed up for it and since we are from Islamabad, they emailed him and I think also called him to let him know that his visa was ready to be PICKED UP. I am not sure how if there is an option for delivery or not. I will ask my husband and update you if he knows more. 
 
The process on airport was a bit tedious for us just to give you a heads up but it all worked out in the end! Since our cases are electronic (pivot) cases, we did not get the immigration packets as I mentioned earlier (since everything is available online). So when we were leaving Pakistan, everyone at the boarding counter and immigration kept asking us for the "yellow immigration file" but we didn't have it so we had to tell them a lot times that they don't give the packet anymore since everything is done online and they were eventually convinced and let us go. 
 
My husband's immigration was done in Abu Dhabi since we were flying through Ettihad (I would recommend you do the same since it saves you a lot of time once you enter the US). I got stuck in security so my husband reached the immigration counter before me. He showed the immigration officer the passport with visa and officer, again, asked him where is the immigration packet. My husband told him that his case was electronic and didn't receive any such file but the officer insisted and said "no, no, you cannot enter USA without the immigration file." My husband told him my wife is also traveling with me and she has some documents. So the officer told him to go back and come back with the documents and your wife. When I left the security and my husband told me what happened, we were so scared that they might send my husband back. But anyways, we went to the immigration window and we were sent back to the same immigration officer. I showed him the small envelope we had received from courier services and told him "this is all embassy gave us. It had the passport with visa along with instructions for paying $220 immigrant fees. That's it." This is when the immigration officer went "ohhhhh it's one of those cases!!" and he started laughing so hard. He said, "you married a trouble maker! I have never processed one of these cases before so I am sending you to the secondary and they should be able to process your immigration from there." And then he told my husband "you are so lucky to have found such a nice young lady. You take care of her ok?" He was so nice in the whole process. So they took us to the immigration waiting area and we had to wait 3 hours for our turn, which was frustrating but once it was our turn, the immigration officer literally didn't ask a single question. Just told us "congratulations, your immigration is completed. You can now use this visa as a green card temporarily for a year and you should receive your green card in mail soon, etc...." And we were so happy.
 
The point is... for all those with pivot cases who will not receive immigration packet: do not panic if they start saying oh you must have the immigration file. Just tell them it's an electronic case and have the envelope that embassy gives you with you. It seems like even the immigration officers are still new to the system so they sometimes don't really know about it. Hope this helps! Best of luck for your wife's interview!!! I am sure it will go great!

have interview in 2 days so hopefully this month will be our last thread

have interview in 2 days so hopefully this month will be our last thread

have interview in 2 days so hopefully this month will be our last thread

have interview in 2 days so hopefully this month will be our last thread

Hi guys,
So I finally travelled to the US yesterday and got in around 9pm local time. My POE was Newark, I wasn't asked a single question , the Immigration officer took my packet, stamped my passport and welcomed me to the United States. Within 1hr I was done, the only sad part was they took my suya (😭😭😭 , my Nigerian folks would understand) the journey has been a tedious one and I'm so glad to be with my dear hubby. I wish every one success , and my prayers are with you guys. Just hang in there, it would soon be over .

have interview in 2 days so hopefully this month will be our last thread

have interview in 2 days so hopefully this month will be our last thread

Hi, 
Did you find out about this? I know for non-immigrant visas you have to pick up your passport  from AEG office in Islamabad. Please let me know if you find out the procedure. 

My husband picked up his Visa this morning! Our interview in Santo Domingo was Wed 5/23, status changed online to Issued the following day and we received the email on Friday 5/25 it was ready for pickup. Was pleasantly surprised how quick it was! We were vacationing after the interview so he just go the chance to pick it up today. We just paid the green card fee so now everything is all set!  So happy!!!

Picked my visa up today. I can finally book my flights!!

Last update...we picked up my husbands visa yesterday!! They included the letter that said since we are part of the new modernized system, there is no packet to bring to the U.S. Everything is now electronic. We're going to wait until after our 2 year anniversary to move back, so he can get the IR-1.
I can't believe this process is finished!! Took a little over 13 months. We could not have done it without the help & support of everyone on this site. We're so grateful & it was really helpful to know that we weren't alone...and that it's normal to go through so many emotions during this process! I wish you all the best as you come to the end of this journey! 💖

for isl folks, once visa is approved, do u have option to pick it up or have it delivered? if u tell them u traveled from out of city, will they give it same day maybe? 

My husbands appointment was on the 22 in Juarez and today at about 2 we got the email that his Visa was ready for pick up! He already crossed the border to El Paso, Texas rented a car in the airport and is on his way all the way to Fresno, California (like 15 hour drive) so happy and excited 😊
 

My husband and I had our interview yesterday in santo domingo. As the petitioner I wasnt required to go but I wanted to be there. We waited about 10-15 mins at a window for the first part where they gather your paperwork and we were asked to provide the original birth certificate of my husband and our marriage license, as well as the police report and medical test my husband did and his passport. They only asked us how long we have been married, if we have kids together, if my husband has kids with anyone else and if my husband is currently working. We answered married 1 year 1 month, no kids together, no kids from other relationships and that mu husband is currently not working, he is a student. This took about 10 minutes.
 
We were then told to go around to another set of windows and they would call our number. We waited an hour and 15 mins in this line to have the official interview, which is just at a window not in a room. The guy was very nice and personable. He only asked my husband if he has traveled outside the DR, to where and if he ever lived or worked there for more than a year. My husband said hes traveled to America,  Canada and Europe and has worked in America but not for more than a year at a time. He also asked him where I worked and what I did, my husband told him my employer name, what the company was and what I did there.
 
The rest of the questions were to me, asked me where and when we met and when we were married, i gave him the months and years but not specific dates. He asked what my husband currently does and since he is a student, he asked what he used to do when we met, I told him of a couple previous jobs he had. He asked how times were visited each other. I told him 11 and he asked how many of those times were in the DR and how many in the states. Lastly he asked what my favorite thing about my husband is and i said that he makes me laugh every day. And he asked if we would reside in iowa or Missouri, I told him Missouri. Then he said your Visa is approved and you'll be contacted within 10 days to pick it up 
 
Praise the lord this process is finally over, I still cant believe it! Good luck to everyone and thank you for being a source of strength and knowledge throughout this journey!