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1 hour ago, F&S2018 said:

It was the second! Our status is refused which previously was administrative processing last year 

Oh wow so even after the second intetview they didnt give you visa still?

That means we cant expect anything to happen in our case this year Because we r still waiting for interview (2nd one)

7 hours ago, F&S2018 said:

I doubt the vote could be the issue, our date didn’t change last time the embassy sent us in email.. and randomly this week the date change but no response from embassy. My husband was emailed to come for oath/fingerprints in July and new medical so they might email you soon also, it seems they’ve been picking up on some cases .. 

You guys are waiting after interview (july). That was ur first interview or second?

What is ur status on ceac?

Congresswoman submitted an inquiry and she got a reply next day which says we will receive a call from embassy for fingerprint, oath and we need to submit medical again because its been more than a year since our first interview. I checked ceac but the case didnt update. I heard everytime they reply of an inquiry the date change. I dont know what to think. Is it because they need votes so they are sending me fake reply from embassy, so i will vote for her? Because i mentioned in an email which i sent to congresswoman that me anf my family will vote if you help us out with this case. 

7 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Because they don't have enough info yet to approve the visa.

Or they are working on a case to issue a visa soon*

1 hour ago, Skull78000 said:

Oh and shaadi hui yan bs nikah ? Did you have a proper wedding or just nikah ceremony

It was proper wedding. They didnt ask for any pictures, video or chat history. Our case was in AP since 2018 and then they replied that our case is out of AP ( last 4 inquiries we submitted). The case date changed on oct 1 on its own and then i submitted inquiry, but they replied that case is in AP. I dont know if it is a good sign?

46 minutes ago, skyrainbow49 said:

R u kidding? 🥺

😔

I dont know...just telling u guys what others are telling us.

33 minutes ago, Lexushim said:

How does he know? 😟

He was watching a tv and there was breaking news.

8 hours ago, Joppike said:

It’s a case-by-case scenario. But yes, generally, Pakistani males will spend longer in AP than females from what I’ve seen on this board the last few years. I’m sure there is a way to check by combing through past members my timelines. It sucks but it is the way it is because naturalized citizens vote at a lower rate than others. If you don’t exercise your rights, you will invariably lose them.

I didnt get what u said about the voting. Can u explain further?

22 minutes ago, Thunder93 said:

The whole purpose of canceling visa services was because of COVID. People going in for their passport appointments aren’t impacted by COVID? 
 

I’m a US citizen and this doesn’t make sense to me

Exactly!! This is what i was thinking..

10 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Why?  The primary purpose of US embassies overseas is to provide services to American citizens abroad.  It makes sense that limited resources would be used on a priority basis.  I'm sure the Pakistan embassy in Washington, DC has the same priority to assist Pakistani citizens.

Yes it is, but what about family of US citizen living apart from them. They must be considered priority as well because they are immediate relatives of US citizen.

After the interview ofcr told my husband that everthing looks good and interview went well. She handed my husband a white paper and told him about the email they are going to send us. We got an email and replied them back with the work and residence history, siblings DOB and few other questions. Since then our case was in AP. They didnt ask for any doc. And I am petitioner (wife).

55 minutes ago, Joppike said:

Not anytime soon. Know someone who works there, and they don’t have any plans of opening this week either. 
 

USCIS continues to process Visa Applications but the backlog at the embassy will be quite enormous once it finally opens. No news of hiring any new embassy staff to take care of the backlog either. New spousal applicants from Pakistan will see a prolonged waiting time.

But the embassy is issuing visas. Our case was in AP since nov 2018. Do you think we are near the approval? because i heard they are calling people for second interview. 

3 hours ago, AZANIAH QURESHI said:

When was your interview date? 

Nov 2018

7 hours ago, Aly2211 said:

Are you also waiting for an interview?

 

We were in AP after interview. Our case is out of AP now. Waiting for visa.

There are no hours showing up on google for embassy, but it shows open over there. Since 2 days there is nothing which means they are not open. They are preparing the embassy to reopen I guess.

13 hours ago, Ahmed&Freda said:

I've connected with a few groups of people waiting in AP and personally connected with those who have filed WOMs.  Most of those who have filed have gotten oath and fingerprint appointments a few are in extensions.

Oh okay.

Is it okay to submit inquiries even if they are not replying to any of our inquiries now.

Should I contact congresswoman? 

Our case is out of AP

9 hours ago, Khatera DS said:

May I ask how long he was stuck in AP? 

Almost 18 months

5 hours ago, Ahmed&Freda said:

The embassy is open they are just not performing routine visa services.  They have been issuing visas (at least since June) for certain cases.  All the cases I have seen getting a visa have been cr1 or Ir1, in long Administrative Processing (many of which filed WOMs).

How do you know that many of those cases filed WOMs? 

4 hours ago, Rab_s said:

They are open and have been working on AP and expedited cases. You should get in touch with the embassy. 

 

Why was your case in AP? Did they ask for any documents? 

No, they just sent us questionnaire after the interview about my husband's work history, residence and few other questions. Since then we were stuck in AP. I hope they call us soon for further processing. The irritating thing is that they are not even replying to our inquiries now.

Same situation here. We were stuck in AP for almost 18 months. I rcvd an email saying our case is out of AP, but we need to wait for further processing. I dont know when to expect a call from embassy. They are not even replying to inquiries after that last email. How long they will take? Any idea anyone?

When can we expect US embassy Islamabad to reopen? 

I know no one can tell the exact date, but what do you guys think.

Our case was in AP and I recently received an email saying that out case is out of AP and we need to wait for embassy to contact us for further processing.

We are like really losing hope now because of this pandemic.