zellahy

2 hours ago, podeena said:

@zellahy hey any good news.🙏🙏 Or still waiting write a letter to your senator maybe it will work.🙏🙏 

Still waiting…. Tried the senator route as well… Didn’t really work out for us.

50 minutes ago, podeena said:

Good to hear from you on this forum. any update on your case.give me some good news 🙏

Nope. Not yet… 

3 hours ago, podeena said:

Any new IL or ISL embassy still stuck in Feb 21. Laziest embassy in the world 😠 they already have Interviews for August for the DQ dates of Feb 21 now they may issue IL for March DQ or only rest of 5days of Feb 21  interview in September so with this speed they'll send IL for us in 2023 sometimes God knows 😭😭😡😠 terrible work of ISL embassy 

They have covered DQs till 23 Feb 2021 so they'll cover March next month Inn-Sha-Allah...

Unsure whether they covered all of 23 Feb or not though. More in August now. 

Posting updates as I see/ come across them

1 hour ago, Tariq&Farzeen said:

Hi Zellahy,

 

Are you definitely sure of Jan 24 2021 DQ's for Islamabad US Embassy?  Many forums as of today are saying IL's for Islamabad Embassy have only been issued up til  DQ's of Jan 16 2021.

Sorry I mistyped I meant 14 but since you've seen posts till Jan 16 then that would be the latest DQ yet. What was the interview date for the person with 16 Jan 2021 DQ?

On 4/24/2022 at 3:04 PM, Muhammad Ali1987 said:

Yeah i know mumbai embassy have issuses many more 

I have seen mumbai embassy worked faster after issuing letters to jan 2021 DQs may be less number of people got DQ after jan 2021 in CR and IR1 categories ? Agree or not ?

 

 

Any updates of new interview letter in islamabad embassy of IR & CR1

 

So far they have issued ILs for people with DQ of 24 Jan 2021. Unsure if they've covered all of Jan 24 or partially. The interview dates covered are till May 19 which still leaves a few days open and maybe more applicants receive their ILs to cover those dates soon

2 minutes ago, fahadqureshi said:

Thanks for the quick reply. Follow-up question, with regards to providing original documentation is that applicable only to the applicants documents or the petitioners as well. For example I created and submitted the AOS documents from the US and I have the originals with me, same for naturalization certificate and other similar documents. My family in Pakistan only has a copy of it and not the originals, I assume it is ok to take copies of those documents?

For the AOS documents, printout or photocopy is fine. Also, if you have uploaded those documents on the CEAC portal, they might not ask for them but good to have just in case.

For applicants documents, they should have both original and a copy of all documents as well as whatever you’re submitting as proof of relationship and passport photos taken in the last 6 months.

1 minute ago, fahadqureshi said:

Does anyone know what is expected in terms of NVC interview letter? I did not get a letter in the mail but an email informing me about my interview appointment. Do I just print out the email and take that with me? 

 

The email is your IL and you’ll have to take a print out of it with you to medical and embassy

Just now, podeena said:

Any news for you?🙏🙏

Nope. Nothing yet

Just now, DoodBoy said:

DQ Jan 4, 2022 right?  my DQ is feb x/2022  may be jun/july 2022 for my wife interview?

It’s Jan 4, 2021 DQ. They just reached 2021 DQs. Still a long wait for people with 2022 DQs

2 minutes ago, Alina_M said:

Hi Everyone,

I just received the Interview Letter from NVC. 

DQ Date: Jan 4th 

Interview Date: May 11th

IR1 Spouse of US Citizen

That’s great. All the best for the interview.

47 minutes ago, Alina_M said:

 

Understood, thank you for the explanation. I see the DS-260 is locked on the CEAC page so I'll just let my husband know to inform the CO of the address change so they can unlock and update the form like you stated. Will he need to inform CBP if he already informed the CO? Or is it better to inform both just in case? 

Inform the CO before taking the oath avout change of address and any details you want to correct/change/update on DS-260.

1 hour ago, Atif B said:

Interview experience

IR1-islamabad

Dq 18th dec 2020

Interview date 7th apr 2022

Interview time 8.30

Reached shuttle station at 6.45am got my shuttle pass for 3000 Rs. The shuttle droped us at the main gate where the staff divided us in to two lanes immigrant visa(IV) and non immigrant visa applicants.

After showing the interview letter they gave us the pass at the gate and guide us into the building for security checking.

After security check i was told to take the elevator to 2nd floor to visa section where i was given 2 tokens. 1 for doc submission and 2nd for interview. After waiting for sometime they announced my token number where i have to submitt my civil docs (original) with passport and 2 recent photographs. The civil docs were

Original birth certificate.

Nadra Marriage certificate.

Urdu marriage certi.

Translation of urdu maariage cert.

Saudi Police clearance certi.(i lived there after 16 years of age for 2 years)

Passport

2 recent photographs

After submiiting the docs the person at the window told me to wait for my turn for interview at the other window.

I noticed that all the CO at the interview stations took around 5 to 10 minutes to review the docs u submitted at the window and at ceac before starting ur interview.

After around 40 minutes of w8 i was called at the window.

The CO greeted  me and confirmed my identity.

Question asked.

1. Who is calling u?

2.Whats her name?

3. When u married?

4. Have u ever married b4?

5. Do u have any childrens?

6.whats your wife do?

7. When she moved to U.S?

8. Why she moved there?

9.where she lives?

10. How u guys communicate?

11.how many times u guys met after marriage?

12. Whats ur highest level of education?

13. What u do for living?

14. Have u been to another country?

15. Purpose of visiting that country?

 He then asked me for photographs. I had uploded the photographs on ceac before interview and also printed them in A4 photo paper so that they can easily slide through the window. I arranged the photogrpahs in wedding, selfies, family time, gift records, chat logs SS, call logs SS.

The CO looked at the pictures and asked some questions.

Who is this? (Wedding pic)

How many guests were at your wedding?

Whats happening in this photograph?

Does your wife parents attended the wedding?

Where are they? Show me?

How u send the gifts?

After that he congratulated me saying your visa is approved and gave me the approval letter and asked me did i got the spouse rights doc. To which i replied yes. He returned me all my original docs and kept my passport and told me to expect my passport with visa witin 2 weeks.

Side note

I had made 4 different files and labeled them accordingly.

1st civil documents.(contain all my original docs, ds 260 print etc)

2nd financial. ( tax records, AoS etc)

3rd. Supporting docs.(pictures, SS chat and call logs, copy of petitioners driving license, paaspprt, naturalization cert., ticket records etc)

4th set of the photocopies of the above said. (Although its not required but i took them just to be on the safe side. If they needed).

Congratulations… All the best for your journey ahead

7 hours ago, Alina_M said:

Hi,

I was wondering if the DS-260 form has an expiration date? I read online that after 1 year, the applicant will have to resign. However, do they re-sign at the interview to generate a new barcode, or is this something that needs to be completed prior to the interview?

Thank you

No. The DS-260 doesn't expire unless you don't contact NVC for a year or more. None of the forms expire once they've been submitted. The only thing to do would be upload a new AOS form but that should be done after receiving IL and only if you need to update your income.

10 hours ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

inshallah first I just worry about the interview firs before worry about that part haha

The interview will be fine Inn-Sha-Allah . All the best.

They ask very few questions especially from women. Stuff like where does her husband live? Are you two related/cousins? What do you do? How many times have you visited? If you haven't uploaded, the latest tax documents and forms and pictures together then they will ask for that as well.

1 minute ago, podeena said:

Hi IA that time will come soon that your husband will get here if it's ok with you can you tell the reason they put him in AP it's been long I forgot if it's not possible to tell here just disregard this message all prayers with you I can feel this painful journey🙏🙏 ISL is so behind as usual than India their embassy rock.😠🤔

They don’t give any particular reason for sending case to AP. It’s pre decided and marked as AP even before interview. The only reason I can think of is that he traveled to Dubai in 2013.

He doesn’t have a common name so it’s not that. Basically it can be anything.

1 hour ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

oh wow long of a wait. Do let us know when your husband get your visa. 

 

And thanks, but no my wife has not had any travel at all in last 15 years. she never visit outside of her city. 

I’ll update here when my husband gets his visa.

Hopefully your wife doesn’t go in AP.

18 minutes ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

Oh that sucks. Is stuck in ap where male take ones forever to go through? 
 

hopefully my wife does not go through that when she gets her. 

It really depends on them. Sometimes they take around 3 months and sometimes it can be years. My dad was stuck in AP for around a year, my siblings (1 male, 1 female) were stuck in AP for a little over a year and one of my uncles' case was stuck in AP for almost a year and a half. Just hoping at this point that it's not as long as that.

All the best for your wife's interview. If there's some travel history in the last 15 years (especially to the middle east) then you could submit the DS5535.

9 hours ago, Maham Mufti said:

Hi. Can anyone guide me about the medical? What kind of tests do they perform during the medical at Wilcare, Lahore? 

Medical is pretty much the same everywhere. They’ll take your medical history. Do some physical exams. Do your bloodwork. They’ll take an X-ray for TB. You’ll get vaccinated for whatever vaccines are required at the time you go in for medical. It took my husband 3 visits in Karachi (the final being to pick up the xrays) to complete his medical.

2 hours ago, Farhan00 said:

Folks, any idea how long they take to mail the passports back after the interview?  1 week?? month?

Depends on when it is issued which can be up to 10 days and then after that 1-3 days depending on where and how you’re going to get your passport back. 

8 hours ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

podeena expect your interview letter around august to October and see let us know if you get it. Since it’s a 15 month waiting time I have seen around the trend. 
 

zellaj any update? On visa 

Nothing as yet. They really are taking their time 

1 hour ago, Taza said:

Hi all: Thank you for addressing my earlier question.

I was being asked by many, how USICS approved so quickly.

We did expedite and were successful with USICS.

We are not sure about the NVC expedite process, but we did upload a document with that request, along with all other documents.

We will also call NVC and see if we can make that request via phone also.

 

Now, I know it will take however long, it will take.

But my wife and I are just planning for some things and an understanding of time frame is necessary for us.

 

The 12-15 month wait from DQ date until interview date, Is that for all visa categories?

If I am a US Citizen, and I am sponsoring my wife, will it take less time, than the average 12-15 months it is taking now?

Or is that time frame of 12-15 months, only for the immediate relatives of a US Citizen? or does NVC not prioritize based on citizenship?

 

I know that's a lot, but any stab at answering the above ,would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

cheers,

taza

 

The 12-15 months is for US citizens. Currently they are prioritizing citizens which is why a lot of people are going for citizenship.

You should look up how to submit expedite request. Someone posted in this thread as well if I remember correctly. You’ll have to mail everything to NVC and they’ll get approval from ISL embassy. All the best.

50 minutes ago, fromsanjose said:

Hello everyone,

 

Thanks for keeping this post updated. Its been very helpful. Below is my info:

 

I am a Permanent Resident, sponsoring my wife.

 

I-130 Approved

Visa Class: F2A

Case currently at NVC

DQ: March 1, 2021

Embassy: ISL

 

Any thoughts on when can my wife get an interview date? What dates is the ISL embassy processing these days? I've been reading the thread regularly and I see mentions of IR1/CR1 but not F2A.

 

Thanks for helping.

 

Salam from San Jose

 

 

They’re still covering dates of December 2019 DQ so a long wait. From what I’ve heard ISL embassy only covered like a week of DQs for F category.

If you’re only applying for wife and not a child, try upgrading your case i.e. if you’re eligible for naturalization, then become a us citizen as then the interview date will be given soon.

7 hours ago, Mahrukh29 said:

Hey I want to know my mom's dq is Jan 27 ,2021 . When can I expect an interview letter ? 

Depends on category. If it’s an IR category then she’ll be called in May or June. June is most likely as they seem to be covering about 15-16 days

1 hour ago, Alina_M said:

Hi, 

Just wondering if there was an idea of when the next batch of interview letters would be sent out? The DQ for my case is January 4th, 2021, so I was just wondering if they take a break after the last interviews of a certain year prior to working on the next year? 

Thanks

Around mid-April or later, they’ll send out ILs for May