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Alhumdulilah I got my visa.I would like to go into details of few things apart from interview since I saw many candidates making mistakes. I had my interview scheduled for 13 september.First of all I scheduled my medical right after i got my interview date email, from Aziz Medical Centre Islamabad.Please kindly do not go to some private clinics for your medical as there were few candidates who made the same mistake and had to reschedule their interview.Medical examination goes smoothly and includes chest X-ray,temperature,blood pressure and weight and height measurements.Then you need to give your urine sample.After that a female doctor will have your detailed examination and you would be given vaccination if you do not have records for your vaccinations.You can fetch your reports after three days and you need to take that report with you on interview day.Moreover you will be given an X-ray cd and vaccination record,you need to carry them with you while traveling and handover to US immigration once you enter US.My interview was scheduled on 13 at 7:00am so I reached at Visa Seeker Shuttle Service around 6:00 am.Then once I was called in,I bought ticket for executive shuttle for PKR.1000.You may also buy ticket for economy service for PKR.500.Then I deposited my mobile and keys at counter.I had to wait for car n then it took us to US embassy.After checkin, I got token number from one counter.After a while I was called at another counter for my fingerprints and asked to submit my passport and two passport size photos.After that I was called at another counter and was asked to deposit my original marriage certificate(original urdu Nikah Nama,English translation and Nadra english Marriage certificate),birth certificate and previous marriage termination documents of me and my husband.They asked me whether I want my interview in Urdu or English.I opted for English.After that I was told to wait and after sometime I was again called at some other counter for interview.Since me and my husband were both previously married, so questions were mostly about my husband's previous marriage.Following are the questions being asked:

When and how did you meet your spouse?
When did he come to meet you?
In short span of time,how you managed to develop trust and decide to marry him?
When did you get divorced?
When did your husband get divorced?
How many kids your husband previously has and do they live with him?
Do you talk to his kids and did they attend marriage?
Where was your Walima and Barat ceremony held?
How many siblings do you have?
Why did you previously apply for visit visa?
Are all your siblings married?
Show me your email and whatsapp correspondence!
Show me your wedding album?

After these question I was asked to wait.I was again called at the same counter and all my documents were returned and then CO informed me that my visa is approved and I will get it back within two to three weeks.Thats it about interview.But I would like to add few more details as to how to get back your passport as its also bit cumbersome process.I received a call from visa services and was asked to call at 051-111234111 or my online registration.I called and the guy told me that I will receive an email in a while with my login details but I didn't.So I called after one day and they sent me email and said that once my passport is received by American Express Travel Services, I will receive an email, text or phone call.I received the text the same day and went to AEG to get my passport.

I explained each and every thing in detail since I met many candidates who forgot to bring important documents and had to reschedule their interviews.Best of luck to all candidates applying.

16 hours ago, luckycharms said:

Isn’t the original signed i864 normally sent to the NVC??

yup...but you can take print out of another formn sign it n give that to your partner

yup he will need a photocopy of i-864 with your original signatures...you can take print out n sign it for him

Hi! I have my interview on september 13th..I have been going through the horrible details of interviews...I was fine until I read those experiences...Well I am divorced and my husband is divorced by US citizen ....its our second marriage and we have age gap..I am not sure how my interview is going to be...but after our marriage my husband has been coming every month to meet me and has strong financial evidence..I hope everything goes well for us...

Just now, Carwenoblueboots said:

Of course xx it's just good for others to know that it lasts 6 months x

Yup right...😊...people here have been so helpful regarding queries....n I m glad that I have received such kind response from everyone....😊😊

Just now, Carwenoblueboots said:

The medical expires 6 months afterwards x you won't have to do it twice.

Yup I know but sometimes even after visa interview due to administrative processing cases take more time...so it's better to have your medical examination done close to interview date ....

1 hour ago, Imnmrz said:

Why would you do it twice? Could you please explain your concern and why no earlier than 3 weeks?

Well clinic had the restriction of booking appointment no earlier than 3 weeks but I went to the clinic n they said that's coz some people make appointments quite earlier n their medical expires but you can have it done.. so I had my medical yesterday...

Actually I cannot have my medical done till 27th but i want just to be on safe side...so just want to know will it be ok?I can realize about stress situation as I too am really stressed out...

3 minutes ago, KB@ said:

12 days after having my documents accepted...

My documents were accepted on august 1 and i got interview date on 13th..but do not be worried..it usually takes three weeks n sometimes even months...i know n realize its really frustrating...I m absolutely freaked out about my medical

2 minutes ago, Rosepetal3333 said:

Did u get ur interview date 12 days after submitting ur documents or 12 days after having your documents accepted?

12 days after having my documents accepted...

Hello everyone!I got my interview scheduled for 13th september.I need to get my medical done but we can get it done not earlier than three weeks from interview date.I  m worried about the medical exam.Can we get it done twice?Also I will really appreciate if any female can  inform about her medical experience from Aziz Medical Centre Islamabad..

Hello everyone!I got my interview scheduled for 13th september.I need to get my medical done but we can get it done not earlier than three weeks from interview date.I  m worried about the medical exam.Can we get it done twice?Also I will really appreciate if any female can  inform about her medical experience from Aziz Medical Centre Islamabad..

On 8/12/2018 at 11:07 PM, Yumnaah said:

I've heard that it takes about 2 months. They send the interview letter 25 to 30 days before the interview. Your husband is gonna need the original documents that were uploaded for the DS 260 form (birth certificate,police certificate, marriage certificate, etc. I'm not sure about the tax returns though.

I'm applying for my husband also... I'm uploading and filling forms on his behalf here in the US.

Did you fill the AOS and DS 260 forms in one day? Or are they filled out one at a time? 

Well i got my interview date after 12 days.

1 minute ago, Carwenoblueboots said:

Up to 3 weeks.  

thanks...now fingers crossed...It was a long tedious journey,,,hope its worth it....

How long does it take to schedule interview after your documents are verified...I m applying from Pakistan so need to know how long will it take?

3 hours ago, Lu Dai said:

I received an e-mail the day the site went down. When I called the Visa Center they told me the site was down with no ETA and there’s nothing that I can do but wait. When I ask what was the email about they said the passport picture scanned was not valid. Instead of uploading it vertical it has to be horizontal. This has to be a joke right? It’s a file, al they need to do is open the picture and change the orientation of it. Has this happened to anyone here? It’s been a week and a half and that is the only thing I need to do to wait for an interview. 

Well I had the same problem with picture and passport but i resubmitted and it got accepted but now they need some more documents and I m unable to submit that as the website is down..I was really wondering how dumb one has to be to not being able to change the orientation...and they could ask for all documents in one email and its frusrating that I have yet to wait more..

Its frustrating to see that still nothing has been done....after uploading documents,I received an email regarding my case status update and had to resubmit few documents and then again  received the same email from NVC and this time they are asking for some new documents but since the system is down,I m unable to do so...feels like they are just stalling my case....Why don't they ask for all documents at once...does anyone here faced the same problem or is it just me that still my documents are incomplete