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3 minutes ago, Sam1257 said:

What is your case type? When was your interview? Why were you placed on AP?

It is F3 family sponsorship case. Last interview was in December 2018. They put us in AP after we submitted DS5535 form information.

4 minutes ago, Sam1257 said:

What is your case type? When was your interview? Why were you placed on AP?

Hi! After 1 year of AP (family immigration case) since last interview and 3 submissions of medicals since the beginning, we got the call from embassy to take oath tomorrow on 14th feb. The tricky part is that our medicals are expiring on 20th feb. When embassy called to schedule a time for oath, they told us we will have to fly before 20th feb. Our interview/oath is tomorrow and im worried if embassy will be able to return our passports before 20th in order for us to fly (of course in case everything goes well and they issue us visa) my question is what questions should i ask the consular tomorrow to make sure they know how pertinent it is for us to fly by 20th.  anything we should be prepared for? can embassy stamp visa and give you passports right away during the interview day? 

 my brother lives in usa on a F-1 student visa since he goes to college. He especially came to pakistan for the oath interview. We are worried that if embassy cancels his student visa to issue the new immigration visa and then they send us passports later than 20 th feb ( when our medicals expire), he will not be able to fly back.

On 8/30/2019 at 3:46 PM, Jorgedig said:

AP/security checks will not be completed after visa applicant is in the USA.  Just doesn’t work like that.

what did you mean by that? Im gonna be on a different visa in usa 

1 minute ago, MZe said:

Ask a lawyer if you can travel to USA and they can complete your AP process there as your employer will probably be sponsoring you till then. Again, in your circumstance, i highly suggest reaching out to a lawyer for an opinion. 

fair. Thanks a lot!

Just now, MZe said:

Well if they had your passport, i would think so. Are you going to be working in USA?

they have my families passports becasue i recalled my passport when the AP begun last year so i can travel to finish my college. Yes ill be working 

2 minutes ago, MZe said:

interesting. So your case may be different. Are you travelling to USA? IF they havent requested your passport yet, it might mean something different. 

 

If you are travelling to USA for a job opportunity that you have won already and have a valid visa, why wouldnt you be allowed to travel? I would consult a lawyer in your circumstance instead of relying on people on this forum for input because your travel seems to be dependent on your career and i would hate for you to trust the word of someone like me who isnt a lawyer. 

Im not worried about not being able to travel. I'm wondering if i travel now, wuld that affect my AP like would it stay longer in AP because i travelled. Im in a tricky situation where If i dont travel soon my job will be gone and ill be only relying my sponsorship visa which im not sure when is gonna come in. do you think second medical means, they are ready to issue visa?

1 minute ago, MZe said:

I would wait if this was their second medical request and they have your passport in hand. You will have to request passport back for international travel.

 

At the end of the day, it all falls in your lap. You can ask this yourself. Would you be able to wait for up-to 45 days or rather have needs to travel due to reasons beyond the scope of this topic.

Appreciate your reply. They dont have my passport although they have my family's passports. I went to a college in USA and have a job lined up through work authorizaton that is granted to internstionl students. If this this takes too long and they havent called my passport yet, I might miss on the job opportunity

2 minutes ago, MZe said:

Average time i have seen per the threads here is that it may take the embassy anywhere from 2 weeks to 45 days but this is just a figure based on what i have observed. I wouldn't say it to be a realistic value to be dependent on as it could vary from case to case.  So relax and see what happens in the next few weeks .

Can i travel during the wait without any repercussions?

On 8/22/2019 at 4:54 AM, Zeeshan ch said:

I think soo when 2nd time medical is requested then AP is finished and working to issue the viza 

since my case is in AP and i do travelling meanwhile, would that impact my AP? like would it make long to process it? for how long is the AP clearance valid till? 

since my case is in AP and i do travelling meanwhile, would that impact my AP? like would it make long to process it? for how long is the AP clearance valid till? 

Just now, MZe said:

Oh I should have asked what is your embassy location 

islamabad

1 minute ago, MZe said:

I would check with AEG

how do you do that?

is there a way to confirm if embassy has received our medicals yet?

8 hours ago, MZe said:

how long have you been waiting since submitting your medical if you dont mind me asking?

I submitted my medical this past friday the 23rd aug so def no too long ago

Hi does anyone know after submitting the second medical, how long does it take to get the visa issued?

On 4/4/2019 at 8:08 AM, Kainatt said:

After the first interview they kept his passport. So I’m hoping they issue a visa soon. I just don’t know how long it’s going to take because we sent his medical to the embassy the day after it was done.After the first interview they kept his passport. So I’m hoping they issue a visa soon. I just don’t know how long it’s going to take because we sent his medical to the embassy the day after it was done.

Hi, Im in a similar situation where we were asked to send the medicals again since they expired. do you have an update on your case, was the visa granted soon after?

On 8/12/2019 at 2:35 PM, Umar - NVC ISB said:

Can you tell me how long has your case been in AP and when did they ask you for updated medical? I have seen from other cases in this forum that they ask for updated medical when AP is complete and they are ready to issue visa.  

Do you how long it took after submitting the medicals again?Thanks

12 minutes ago, Zeeshan ch said:

We are in same boat we are also F31 and in AP from 14 months and lastly after all the DNA stuff done before we submitted documents in MAY and after that we got 2 updates firstly our case shows expire soon then he changed back into AP after 1 month then we got updated yesterday and now today only principal is updated

Hi, they asked for our medicals again because they expire every 6 months. nit sure if it means the AP is finished or not. May God make it easier for you!

My mother's brother is our petitioner for family immigration who is a US citizen. We interviewed at the Islamabad embassy in December of 2018. A week after the interview, they send an email asking me to fill DS 5535 for myself. They only asked me to fill up the form although I have been in USA for a while now. Now I am already in US since 2015 on F-1 visa. I graduated last month and now going to be working here in USA on OPT card.
There has been a few updates on our case since interview but nothing substantial. Our medical has expired last month too. I have following questions:

Now since I am not in college anymore and will be starting working, will i not be considered a dependent child and removed from getting visa through my mom's case? Should I enroll in Masters to get into school again? 
 Should I ask embassy if my parents visa is approved they should send their passports back while I am undergoing Administrative processing?
Anyone who interviewed in Dec in Islamabad got their visa recently? Any advice?

Thanks for all your help in advance.

My mother's brother is our petitioner for family immigration who is a US citizen. We interviewed at the Islamabad embassy in December of 2018. A week after the interview, they send an email asking me to fill DS 5535 for myself. They only asked me to fill up the form although I have been in USA for a while now. Now I am already in US since 2015 on F-1 visa. I graduated last month and now going to be working here in USA on OPT card.
There has been a few updates on our case since interview but nothing substantial. Our medical has expired last month too. I have following questions:

1. Does asking senator to check on our case will help increasing the speed?
2. Now since I am not in college anymore and will be starting working, will i not be considered a dependent child and removed from getting visa through my mom's case? Should I enroll in Masters to get into school again?
3. Should I ask embassy if my parents visa is approved they should send their passports back while I am undergoing Administrative processing?
4. Anyone who interviewed in Dec in Islamabad got their visa recently? Any advice?

Thanks for all your help in advance.

My mother's brother is our petitioner for family immigration who is a US citizen. We interviewed at the Islamabad embassy in December of 2018. A week after the interview, they send an email asking me to fill DS 5535 for myself. They only asked me to fill up the form although I have been in USA for a while now. Now I am already in US since 2015 on F-1 visa. I graduated last month and now going to be working here in USA on OPT card.
There has been a few updates on our case since interview but nothing substantial. Our medical has expired last month too. I have following questions:

1. Does asking senator to check on our case will help increasing the speed?
2. Now since I am not in college anymore and will be starting working, will i not be considered a dependent child and removed from getting visa through my mom's case? Should I enroll in Masters to get into school again?
3. Should I ask embassy if my parents visa is approved they should send their passports back while I am undergoing Administrative processing?
4. Anyone who interviewed in Dec in Islamabad got their visa recently? Any advice?

Thanks for all your help in advance.

My mother's brother is our petitioner for family immigration who is a US citizen. We interviewed at the Islamabad embassy in December of 2018. A week after the interview, they send an email asking me to fill DS 5535 for myself. They only asked me to fill up the form although I have been in USA for a while now. Now I am already in US since 2015 on F-1 visa. I graduated last month and now going to be working here in USA on OPT card.
There has been a few updates on our case since interview but nothing substantial. Our medical has expired last month too. I have following questions:

1. Does asking senator to check on our case will help increasing the speed?
2. Now since I am not in college anymore and will be starting working, will i not be considered a dependent child and removed from getting visa through my mom's case? Should I enroll in Masters to get into school again?
3. Should I ask embassy if my parents visa is approved they should send their passports back while I am undergoing Administrative processing?
3. Anyone who interviewed in Dec in Islamabad got their visa recently? Any advice?

Thanks for all your help in advance.

Hi,
Does anyone knows a faster way of geting your passport back from the Islamabad embassy? I need to travel and they are replying to my emails.My case is going through AP that can take forever so I emailed them asking my passport back while AP is still going on? Also is it ok to send them multiple emails everyday does that work faster?Thanks