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I am hanging under AP for 8 months at Islamabad. AP is basically security checks and necassry paper work to finalize before they issue the VISA.

Congratulations on the baby, I have been under AP for the last 8 months at Islamabad.

I hope your interview goes smoothly, Good luck.

We have contacted the DOS today and they said that the applicant is in the correct order of checks and not getting skipped which are pending from the agencies for the past 8 months.

I am under AP for more than 6 months and the embassy have my passport.

I have been on AP(Security Clearance) since MAY 2006 at Islamabad.

If the embassy kept your passport/s and gave you the Visa token it means that, they will issue the visa after their administrative process. If you have to travel somewhere in emergency then you can request your passport/s back but you will have to re submit it again once they are ready to issue the visa which can delay your case few weeks. If they have the passport already then it will come back with the visa in it with the grace of GOD.

The USC can go to attend the interview anytime with his/her fiance. Yes it helps alot, the case and the bona fide relationship looks much stronger. You should go and attend the interview with your fiance if you can.

Good Luck

How long does the embassy takes to contact the applicant for further process once THEY RECIEVE THE FILE FROM THE NVC FOR A NORMAL IR/1 VISA PETITION. How long does it normally takes to transfer the file from NVC to Islamabad embassy.

The DOS sent the follow up request on my clearance case to the relavent agencies mid of last month. NO REPLY, STILL PEEEEEEEEEENDINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree with Baby Bunny, I have been placed under Aministrative processing for more than 6 months and still no word yet from the embassy or from DOS. I contact the DOS every week and they always tells me STILL PENDING.

Good luck with everything and have faith.

My wife contacted the state dept and they said that they will follow up the request with the relavant agencies. She also contacted the congressman and they said that they will contact us as soon as they hear something from the state dept.

Should I call the embassy and ask them or no? I emailed them and they said STILL PENDING. Please let me know with you best advice so I can her know what to do next.

Thanks alot!

Hello to all VJ members!

Well first of all many many happy returns of the day BABY BUNNY and wish you a very happy birthday with warm wishes.

I am new to this forum and would like to brief just a little about me that, I am stuck with the Islamabad embassy on AP since last year and still no word yet. I was interviewed and was put on AP now it has been more than 7 months and they are still doing my last check. Name and fingerprints checks are cleared, what is is the last one???

Hello to all VJ members!

I new to this forum and been dealing with the Islamabad embassy since last year. I will get all the info and will post my timeline soon.