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hi,we also did IR1 few months back.when our case was at embassy ,we needed to send originals and certified copy along with ds-230 form when we got packet 3.5.at that stage we used one original birth certificate in urdu and one of its notarized copy.english copy of birth certificate issued by local muncipal office which is signed and stamped by their officer and one of its notarized copy.hope this helps.best of luck

Thanks Tamz! My birth certficate is already in English. Maybe they had changed the law in 1980s and started issuing them in English. Just wondering if I should contact the hospital where I was born or simply go to KMC's office.

thank you for the post.

Given Information: Very Helpful.

no they wont accept hospital certificate.u need to go to Kmc.just bring ur english copy.pay fee over there and get one original in urdu too.

hi,we also did IR1 few months back.when our case was at embassy ,we needed to send originals and certified copy along with ds-230 form when we got packet 3.5.at that stage we used one original birth certificate in urdu and one of its notarized copy.english copy of birth certificate issued by local muncipal office which is signed and stamped by their officer and one of its notarized copy.hope this helps.best of luck

Congratulations!!!

congrats

good luck

congratulations

u can bring any proof of ur marriage such as pictures,movie,phone bills,money transfer record,lettters,e-mails etc.it depends on them what they wanna see.mostly they require wedding pictures.in our case they asked for wedding pics and photcopy of petitioner's passport.that's it.best of luck

Hi Everyone,

Alhumdulillah with the grace of Allah(s.w.t) my wife got cleared her interview today.

I will post details later.

many congratulations to u.Iris sis got her visa too yesterday.so are u both related?or am i missing something.

we did IR1.it took us 14months.i'll suggest IR1/Cr1.best of luck

yashfa

sibgha

Kashaf

suweba

Iman

zainab

Fatima

azwa

noor

jabeen

fajar

congrats and all the best for interview

it took us 14months from 'NOA1' to 'Visa in hand'.wishing u a speedy visa journey.

Hi friends

Is there any body who knows about DOS(department of states) enquiry email adress...its been almost an year(interviewed:6th of Feb,2007) since i was interviewed for k3 visa at us embassy islamabad but still i m hanging in its admin processing...if any body here knows DOS email please let me know it as i want to know the current status of my case from DOS as embassy is not responding well to emails or phone calls...any help will be greately appreciated...thanks

Regards..

salam,why dont u go and check uscis website.may be u can find some info about their mailing adress

www.uscis.state.gov

congratssss

Hello,

The Husband of my co worker was denied a visa at the U.S embasy in Ethiopia . On the bases that they dont have enough evidence, even though they provided the marriage certificate and other documents. Pls advice what else can she provide as evidence. Thanks a lot

letters / affidavits from your family and friends from here and abroad would help.

e-mails,phone bills,money transfering slips,petitioner's old passports,pictures would help also

i suggest u to add copy of ur recent passport(petitioner) also.

A copy of the petitioner's passport isn't necessary, at least at the Tokyo consulate.

yeah its not necessary in any consulate but the immigrant officer can ask u anything.they ask my wife at the time of interview.so i am just telling u something by my own experience cuz its always better to be safe than sorry.

We are still trying to adopt our nephew who is still in Nigeria, after we traveled there for the interview which we had to. Before we left we were told that everything was in order. Different story at the Embassy in Lagos. Long story short, he got his medical done last October 07, and we waiting for our next step Still. Does anyone know how long the Medical Exams are good for before he would have to get them repeated. Before his second interview. I don't want to fly all the way over there again and they tell us that his exam is too old. Thanks

i think in most countries it is good for 1 year.but to be on safe side u should call and check from ur own country's embassy.all the best

i suggest u to add copy of ur recent passport(petitioner) also.

My wife and kids went for interview on Friday and by the grace of God, they were issued visa and VO gave them token to collect passports from American Express in Lahore after 7 to 10 days.

We are so happy, this long and terrible journey has come to an end now. I am glad I went to Pak to accompany my wife for the interview. There were long lines outsite in the open in sub-freezing temperature. The worst of them is when you get the bus ticket to the embassy, took 45 minutes. It took us longer to wait in lines than for the actual interview which lasted for less than 5 minutes. VO asked my wife only 4 questiones,

1. When did you get married.

2. When did you see your husband for the first time

3. Ages of our kids

4. How many times your husband visits you each year.

Didn't ask for any proof, like photos, phone records, emails (even though we were prepared)

Then VO Conratulated my wife and said "Your paper work is all complete. Welcome to USA and make sure your husband takes you to Disney World" (we live in FL) I was standing 3 steps behind my wife to the left of window holding our younger son. I wanted to scream the loudest I could when I heard these words. Then VO asked my wife " You can tell your husband to come forward to the window". VO gave my wife the original documents we submitted with packet 3.5, and gave us 3 tokens for collecting passports from American Express.

We are Happy and thankful to God for keeping us sane during these 5 years of "forced separation"

I pary for all still going through this process for a speedy completion and hope all reunited with their loved ones soon.

Thank you to all VJ family members for support and help.

congratulations jaxguy when are u going to disneyland now?

I would like to thank everyone for all your support through your comments.. it has helped us a lot with our case. Thank to Allah my husband received a call today that his passport is back at American Express. From the time of his interview to it took about 128 days for him to receive his passport with the visa

Interview @ ISL (put on AP) - 09/20/07

AP Completed - 01/02/08

Visa Issued - 01/09/08

Passport Mailed - 01/10/08

Passport Back at AMX - 01/25/08

Thank you and good luck to everyone who all are waiting patiently... there is light at the end of this tunnel. Inshallah may your case be completed as soon as possible and may you be reunited with your love one, Ameen

AFZubairi

wow many congratulations to u.wish u a happy reunion

Hi All,

I'm very happy to say that after 1 year and 7 months my wife has finally received her I-130 visa!! She will be coming the the US in a couple of weeks and we will at last be reunited. Good luck to all of you with your visa journey. InshAllah, you will all be reunited soon.

Here is a rough timeline of our case. We had to endure two security checks....

May 3, 2006-- Applied for I-130

Aug 15, 2006-- NOA2, sent to USCIS

Dec 28, 2006-- USCIS approves, sent to Islamabad

Jan 8, 2007-- Islamabad Embassy receives case

Mar 6,2007-- Packet 3.5 sent

June 22, 2007-- Interview date, on AP

Oct 15, 2007-- First security check completed

Oct 23,2007-- Embassy calls my wife and asks a few basic questions about our marriage.

Oct 27,2007-- DOS informs me that we are on a second security check.

Dec 17,2007--DOS says that second security check has been completed.

Jan 18, 2008-- Visa issued!

Jan 23, 2008-- Wife receives visa!

Congratulations to you both! I am very happy to finally read that the visa is ajudicated.

Mary

welcome back marry sis,howz ur son?

Hi All,

I'm very happy to say that after 1 year and 7 months my wife has finally received her I-130 visa!! She will be coming the the US in a couple of weeks and we will at last be reunited. Good luck to all of you with your visa journey. InshAllah, you will all be reunited soon.

Here is a rough timeline of our case. We had to endure two security checks....

May 3, 2006-- Applied for I-130

Aug 15, 2006-- NOA2, sent to USCIS

Dec 28, 2006-- USCIS approves, sent to Islamabad

Jan 8, 2007-- Islamabad Embassy receives case

Mar 6,2007-- Packet 3.5 sent

June 22, 2007-- Interview date, on AP

Oct 15, 2007-- First security check completed

Oct 23,2007-- Embassy calls my wife and asks a few basic questions about our marriage.

Oct 27,2007-- DOS informs me that we are on a second security check.

Dec 17,2007--DOS says that second security check has been completed.

Jan 18, 2008-- Visa issued!

Jan 23, 2008-- Wife receives visa!

wow congratulations and happy reunion.

wow congratulations to u and all the very best for all others waiting for their visas.

i took them with me at interview but they never asked about them

My interview letter says the US Immigration Visa fees is $380 and if the spouse has already paid the NVC $335 then applicant is suppose to pay additional $45 at the time of his/her interview.

yeah Iris sis,that was written on our interview letter also.but at NVC i paid 380$ and when my wife went for her interview,they did'nt ask about any fee.she saw immigration officer attaching a tag with her passport which says NVC PAID.so she paid nothing except that Rs 15 for shuttle ticket.

Hi Guys,

I have a question. Do I need to pay any fees for CR-1 visa @ ISL embassy at the time of the interview? I have already paid Visa Fee and Affidavit of support fee ($380 and $70) in NVC. thankx in advance.

asmo

my wife says that she did'nt pay anything at embassy(except those 15rs for shuttle ticket.lol).she saw the officer attaching a tag with her passport and NVC PAID is written on it during the interview.