boat786

Yes, thanks for the response about the sealed immigration packet, my wife better have that.

What do you mean by X-rays - is that the medical report?

Yes, for customs, she would certainly have more than $800 of stuff, I wonder if they look at her bags more closely since they know she is immigrating.

What did they ask in the quick interview on arrival in the US?

I wanted to ask 2 things

1.) - when my wife arrives in the US (at the airport), what can she expect. What does Customs and Border Patrol do to new K-3 arrivals? Do they conduct and interview? What papers does she need to bring?

2/) Also, for people moving to the US, I have read that customs allows some items to be imported duty free. HAs anyone had a problem with customs and paying duty?

thanks

boat786

My wife alhamdolillah alhamdolillah got her passport today with a K-3 visa.

Originally she interviewed on July 31st and was told she would get her passport within 7 days.

boat786

Hello

My wife has a few suitecases to move from Pakistan as she will InshaAllah be coming to the US - She has 5 suitacases. 2 can come on the plane.

What advice do people have to move the rest? Should I contact a moving company?

How did people do this?

thanks

boat786

Hi

My wife has been approved (thanks to God) for the K-3.

I am trying to call the AMEX lahore office

at

Lahore

U.S. Visa Services Centre

112, Rafi Mansion

Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam

Tel: (042) 627-9230

but I cannot get ahold of them. Does anyone have a good number for AMEX Lahore?

2nd, does AMEX call you one day before you receive the passport?

thanks

boat786

Hi

Thanks for all the help

My wife had her interview today for K-3 (filing date Jan 12, 2007) and was told she would get the visa in 7 days inshaAllah.

Alhamdolillah.

boat786

Thanks Yodrak, I spoke to a a lawyer and he said the same!

bump - any suggestions? thanks

Here is what I will write, does it sound good?

Should I get it notarized (affadavit jurat)?

Jane Doe received a Visa R1 B1/B2 with a stay from June 23rd, 2004 to September 21st, 2004. She filed an extension of stay (I-539) which was received by USCIS on September 17, 2004. The application was denied on October 13, 2004 and Jane Doe received this information a few weeks later. As soon as she received this reply from USCIS, she arranged to leave the United States as soon as she could arrange a ticket back to her home. She left the US one week after receiving the denial letter (approximately November 3, 2004)

thanks

boat786

Thanks for the replies.

And the actual questions is:

Should I put "yes" on the application. they she stayed past the visa and attach an explanatory note?

Or do I just put "no"

Yes, I can not remember if they count the whole time after her visa expired, but as long as it less than 6 moths it should not matter.

Thanks for the quick reply. By "Yes" it means that she was NOT unlawfully present right?

Hi

My wife has been to the US several times. She had applied for an extension of a visa and the extension got denied.

Once the denial came, she left the US within a week. She wasn't my wife at the time.

Now I am filling out a DS-156 form , the form asks "Have you ever violated the terms of a U.S. visa, or been unlawfully present in, or deported from, the United States?"

She was present in the US after her visa expired - but at the time, her extension application was pending.

Does this count as being "unlawfully present"?

thanks

My wife had her interview on the 29th of May and was told that she is approved and given a pink slip but was told that she will receive her visa in 30 to 60 days after administrative processing done in washington. My question here is how can I track the progress of this?

Khurram

Assalam alaikum Khurram bhai

Does admin processing happen for all visa applicants? Is it possible to get a visa without having to go through the admin processing? My wife will also be doing a K-3 in Islamabad

thanks

boat786

Guys,

Here is the Checklist i got along with two DS-156, one DS-157 and DS-230 Part 1, they have also sent one more document for her parents info which she will send to me tomorrow as they had a problem with her net connection

assalam alaikum Khurram

I am around 3 weeks behind you so thank you for all the information and questions.

Is there anything your wife had to send to the Embassy after receiving packet 3/4 - or are all forms to be brought to the interview.

Did the interview date come with packet 3/4 or does that come later?

thanks

boat786