Sibtain

Here is another update.

I received call today from USEM islamabad to resubmit my new medical.And i have gotten appointment for new medical

which would be upcoming thursday.

So guys plz note it.It would be helpfull for the rest of the applicants who are in AP.

Interview date: 10 Nov,08

Phone Call USEM (For verifying the bio Data): 15 Dec,08

Filed Investigation: 22 April,09

AP Finished (Notification from USEM): 10 Aug,09

Received Call For Update Medical Report: 13 Aug,09

So my AP was for 9 Months. (God was too long).

Now i m very happy to see shorter APS.

Best of luck Guys

I got questions guys!

One of my friend has just gotten his Immigrant (IR1) visa with the expiry of january 2010.He is going to USA for only 7 days.

He can't stay longer coz of seroius probs.

My question is that,

Does he use that visa for multiple entry?Like he wanna stay for 7 days and wanna go back to pak and then again later will come to USA.

Is that possible?

In how many days he can get his green card over there?

Can any one from his relative in USA get his green card?(After his departure from USA)

Guys i need answers plz?

Sorry this is edited post.Plz read it.

I got questions guys!

One of my friend has just gotten his Immigrant (IR1) visa with the expiry of january 2010.He is going to USA for only 7 days.

He can't stay longer coz of seroius probs.

My question is that,

Does he use that visa for multiple entry?Like he wanna stay for 7 days and wanna go back to pak and then again later will come to USA.

Is that possible?

In how many days he can get his green card over there?

Can any one from his relative in USA get his green card?(After his departure from USA)

Guys i need answers plz?

I got questions guys!

One of my friend has just gotten his Immigrant (IR1) visa with the expiry of january 2010.He is going to USA for only 7 days.

He can't stay longer coz of seroius probs.

My question is that,

Does he use that visa for multiple entry?Like he wanna stay for 7 days and wanna go back to pak and then again later will come to USA.

Is that possible?

In how many days he can get his green card over there?

Could he get his green card in pakistan?

Guys i need answers plz?

Sibtain, my husband said he called you and you thought it was the embassy calling! I'm SO SORRY to get your hopes up. You will get that call very very soon Inshallah!

Hello sweet Amanda!

Not at all you should not be sorry.Actualy i was just kidding.lol

Its okay no prob.You both are also in my prayers and my best wishes are with u guys.

Sweet Good luck for sweet couple

I have a question.... alhamdulilah the interview date has been set.. so now we are working on the medical process. When my fiance received the 3.5 packet, the medical form was not included, where can he get the medical form?

First of all dear for getting medical report there is no any kind of form.Your fiancee will have to send the packet 3.5 form filled to USEM islamabad.Then they will let u know when to get medical from their specific physcian.

Good luck

Alhamdulillah visa in hand today!!!!!!!!!!!

Praying for all you!

Congrats!

When did u send ur passport to USEM islamabad.

Sibtain, did they keep your passport? Or give it back to you at the interview???

Thanx Guys!

I do pary always for those who are in AP speacially.

At my interview time they did not take my passport and becoz i aslo got missing document blue sheet so CO told me that i can send them my passport with missing document.

So i have sent them my passport with missing document that time.

Now i m sure they just need new medical or may be new PCC.I am just waiting for their call then i will arrange the new medical certificate.

My question is that as i have sent them my passport already,will it save my time?Will they print & paste the visa till i will send my updated reports?

What would be the procedure now according to my circumstances?

Thanx guys for ur support i will update if i will get any further info.

Thanx Guys!

I do pary always for those who are in AP speacially.

At my interview time they did not take my passport and becoz i aslo got missing document blue sheet so CO told me that i can send them my passport with missing document.

So i have sent them my passport with missing document that time.

Now i m sure they just need new medical or may be new PCC.I am just waitIng for thier call then i will arrange the new medicl certificate.

My question is that as i have send them my passport already,will it save my time?Will they print & paste the visa till i will send my updated reports?

What would be the procedure now according to my circumstances?

Thanx guys for ur support i will update if i will get any other further info.

Sibtain, did they keep your passport? Or give it back to you at the interview???

Thanx Guys!

I do paryers always for those who are in AP speacially.

At my interview time they did not take my passport and becoz i aslo got missing document blue sheet so CO told me that i can send them my passport with missing document.

So i have sent them my passport with missing document that time.

Now i m sure they just need new medical or may be new PCC.I am just waitIng for thier call then i will arrange the new medicl certificate.

My question is that as i have send them my passport already,will it save my time?Will they print & paste the visa till i will send my updated reports?

What would be the procedure now according to my circumstances?

Thanx guys for ur support i will update if i will get any other further info.

Guys Today i receive an email from USEM islamabad in this email they wrote me,

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you that your visa is in final process and hopefully you will receive a call / letter very soon.

Contact our office after 1-2 weeks if you don’t hear anything from our office.

I hope this information will be helpful to you.

Thanks & Best Regards,

American Embassy

Immigration Visa Unit

Islamabad, Pakistan

+92-51-208-2700

Fax:+92-51-2822-632

Now i think it will be over soon..lol

Guys Today i receive an email from USEM islamabad in this email they wrote me,

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to inform you that your visa is in final process and hopefully you will receive a call / letter very soon.

Contact our office after 1-2 weeks if you don’t hear anything from our office.

I hope this information will be helpful to you.

Thanks & Best Regards,

American Embassy

Immigration Visa Unit

Islamabad, Pakistan

+92-51-208-2700

Fax:+92-51-2822-632

Now i think it will be over soon..lol

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. DONT WORRY IT WILL HAPPEN FOR YOU ALL IN WAIT. One thing though, what is POE??

Congrats! POE=Port of entry, or which city/airport your SO will be arriving

Hello Amanda!

You are very sweet pair.I m looking forward for ur update. And thanx for discussing me and remembring me.

I m anixiously waiting the call from USEM islamabad.

Hope i will get it soon.

You both are in my prayers good luck guys

hello every buddy there,

after 7 months waiting through AP, i got new mail from the consulate that asking me to send them a new Palestinian police certificate.

i have expected that because my police certificate expired there from 6 months, and i have already made new one that i got from our interior from only 2 months ( its only 2 months old ).

i have several questions:

* is that good news about our case?

* do i send them the new police certificate, or just i have to make new one?

* do i need to get stamps for it from the exterior?

thanks a lot

Yes it is good news.

Now they are ready to issue the visa and they need ur new Police certificate.As soon as you will send ur new PCC they will issue the visa.

Just get new one from issuing authorities.

I dont know what are the rules in ur country but according to pakistan no need to get stamps from other agencies except police station stamp and signature.

Congrats!

Thanx for everyone for supporting and giveing us best wishes.

There is movement in islamabad and i hope that in future the APS won't be longer like we suffered from long stupid APS.

Thats y they changed the AP time on 221(g) form.

Kris very happy to see u around.I thought may be you forgot us.lol

Keep in touch with us as i would keep in touch inshaAllah after getting the visa to help & support our rest of the brothers & sisters.

Praying for everyone who are still in AP and suffering.

I called today USEM islamabad and they told me that your case is in final review we will contact u in 2 to 3 weeks.

I think it will be over soon now.

Pray for me and i m praying for all who are in AP.

Sibtain!! in june 18 we also got the same email saying same thing u got in ur email and we got a call june 22 to submit,,,

be happy and i will pray for u to get ur visa soon

Wowwwwwwwww sister!

Thats a great news thanx God your husband has gotten his visa.Really very happy for u.

I m hopefull that i will get my visa soon as well.

Here is update.

I called today USEM islamabad and they told me that your case is in final review we will contact u in 2 to 3 weeks.

I think it will be over soon now.

Pray for me and i m praying for all who are in AP.

Best of luck!

Thanx for ur supoort & best wishes.

I love u all guys.I would be very happy that day when i will come to know that you guys have received ur visas.

My prayers & best wishes are always with u guys!

Here is update.

I called today USEM islamabad and they told me that your case is in final review we will contact u in 2 to 3 weeks.

I think it will be over soon now.

Pray for me and i m praying for all who are in AP.

Best of luck!

I am the USC. My fiance interviewed on May 12, 09, he was approved pending his passport. He sent in his passport on June 12, 09. We heard nothing about his visa after that until today. DOS kept telling us his visa is pending. Today, I got a call from the US Embassy in London. It was a CO and she basically asked me all the questions my fiance was asked at the time of his interview. It was a 30 min long phone conversation. She did not ask me anything about my fiance's family or particularly anything about my fiance specifically. She asked details about me, my immediate family, and information about our relationship and about my education, etc. She even asked me the names and ages of my siblings. I am the USC (petitioner). I am guessing that she was verifying whether whatever my fiance said at the time of the interview was correct or not.

I am interested in anyone else's experiences with phone investigations such as the one I have experienced. How long after a phone interview is a decision made on the visa?

Is a phone interview a good sign or a bad sign?

Are all the security checks done prior to a phone interview?

Hello MARM!

The telephone investigation at this stage is normal & usual. They do it to verify your and your fiancée statement at interview and as well as at forms which u have submitted when you filed your petition.

You can read my experience,

Interview date: 10 Nov, 08

Got phone investigation: 15 Dec, 08

Got Field Investigation: 22 April, 09

In addition, I m still waiting for my visa.

My wife is USC and in this case, when u married to non-desi then they do field investigation to find out an element of fraud of misstatement. Phone investigation is good sign it indicates that they are working on your case.

After field investigation, i have found average visa time approx. 4 months.

In Islamabad USEM, average visa time is 6 to 8 months. Moreover, normally its unpredictable no one can tell u the exact time.

So be patient and let them complete all the security checks. Some times, it could be completed before your expectation and some times, it could be longer.

Wish u very best of luck

He was given a 221(G)

Hello MARM!

What is 221(g)?

The 221(g) is a section of the US Immigration and Nationality Act, which is used when the embassy or consulate are unable to take immediate action on a visa case. In rare cases, when additional processing is required, the suspense category used in that case is 221(g) while the additional processing takes place. For example, sometimes the applicant has failed to bring in the correct documentation, has incomplete information or in some cases the embassy wants a co sponsor before they will issue the visa or health reasons are all reasons a 221(g) is issued. In the Middle East/African/ Asian countries these applicants are scrutinized and screened more intensely and thus they have to wait out longer security or fraud investigations until all verifications for security or suspected fraud come back cleared.

Source: US Immigration and Nationality Act located on the web at: http://149.101.23.2/graphics/lawsregs/INA.htm

It simply means that they are doing some checks and case pending mean that its in AP.

So let them do their checks and be paptient.

Here the ppl are waiting since years,months.I was interviewed on Nov 10 2008, still in AP.

Lets pray for anyone who are in this dark whole.

InshaAllah he will get his visa soon.

Dear Sibtain,

I am here daily on here and on FBI as well. I see that you are copy and pasting my information all over the forums. I do not mind you using it but at least tell where you are getting it. Insert a link/hyper-link or say that this information comes from MaryandMian or Mary_mj4mj. I am reading my own posts and saying what? At least give the author their due!

Dear Marry!

I m really sorry for that next time i won't do it and will use my own source of info.

Sorry again.

He was given a 221(G)

Hello MARM!

What is 221(g)?

The 221(g) is a section of the US Immigration and Nationality Act, which is used when the embassy or consulate are unable to take immediate action on a visa case. In rare cases, when additional processing is required, the suspense category used in that case is 221(g) while the additional processing takes place. For example, sometimes the applicant has failed to bring in the correct documentation, has incomplete information or in some cases the embassy wants a co sponsor before they will issue the visa or health reasons are all reasons a 221(g) is issued. In the Middle East/African/ Asian countries these applicants are scrutinized and screened more intensely and thus they have to wait out longer security or fraud investigations until all verifications for security or suspected fraud come back cleared.

Source: US Immigration and Nationality Act located on the web at: http://149.101.23.2/graphics/lawsregs/INA.htm

It simply means that they are doing some checks and case pending mean that its in AP.

So let them do their checks and be paptient.

Here the ppl are waiting since years,months.I was interviewed on Nov 10 2008, still in AP.

Lets pray for anyone who are in this dark whole.

InshaAllah he will get his visa soon.

What does a pink slip mean? no AP, right?

They kept our passport and told us that we will be able to pick up the stamped passport from the amex office in two weeks? can it takemore than two weeks?

thank you

No.You guys are not in AP.

As far as stamped passport from Amex is concerned then it can take 2 to 4 weeks.

But no prob. and dont need to be worry abt it, you are done.

Best of luck for ur upcoming visa.

Hi All,

I have my IR1 interview on 23rd July at Islamabad embassy. After reading all your posts, I am mentally prepared for a long AP.

A) Because Islamabad embassy is putting all males on AP.

B) Because of my frequent travel to Europe, Middle East and Africa (4 trips to Middle East in last 4 months!).

One thing I am worried about is that trips to Middle East and Africa will have to continue while I am on AP due to the nature of my job. What are the chances of AP starting all over again due to additional foriegn trips? With my current job, this can go on forever!!

Has anyone had a similar experience??

Dear if u will go abroad during ur AP, then definately ur AP would be longer.However it would be best in ur interest if u will abstain to travel during AP.

Note!Whenever u will give ur interview mention this to CO.

Best of luck!

is there a differance between AP and AR?

Plz read it carefully!

Administrative Review and/or Administrative Processing

After Your Visa Interview

Administrative Review: Is when your case is being looked at more closely for accuracy and to make sure all security name and fingerprint checks have cleared and your visa can be adjudicated.

Administrative Processing: Means once you have interviewed it is in security checks for any of these situations: you have had a name hit in one of the many data bases, background checks for fraud, or has missing and incomplete information that must be submitted and the rechecked. Processing is more in depth and than the review process and there is no time limit for this processing to complete. Administrative processing can last a few days or months and in some cases it has endured for years.

What is 221(g)?

The 221(g) is a section of the US Immigration and Nationality Act, which is used when the embassy or consulate are unable to take immediate action on a visa case. In rare cases, when additional processing is required, the suspense category used in that case is 221(g) while the additional processing takes place. For example, sometimes the applicant has failed to bring in the correct documentation, has incomplete information or in some cases the embassy wants a co sponsor before they will issue the visa or health reasons are all reasons a 221(g) is issued. In the Middle East/African/ Asian countries these applicants are scrutinized and screened more intensely and thus they have to wait out longer security or fraud investigations until all verifications for security or suspected fraud come back cleared.

Source: US Immigration and Nationality Act located on the web at: http://149.101.23.2/graphics/lawsregs/INA.htm

The 221(g) forms vary from consulate/embassy and you can get one or more forms after your interview. They vary in color as well as the way they are written whereas some are brief and some are detailed. In most cases they say to contact the consulate/embassy after 45 days. Be aware that the 45 days means business days (no weekends or holidays) and in some parts of the world the processing times are longer than 45 days. Always, try and check for others that are going through the same consulate and see what the average processing time is for the majority of the applicants.