New Islamabad AP Tracker

[Musashii 21]

Respected Members!

Interview Date : 19 Nov 2012

Here is my journey. After 2 years and 5 months of wait finally got an interview appointment. Reached embassy at 6am, got the shuttle at about 7am, reached to the consular office at 7:20ish. Security done, finger prints done, went to the interview hall at 7:45. Finally got first call to submit my paper work at 10.30, guy asked me to submit medicals, Passport, asked my contact details, gave me purple token.

Right after an hour got the final call.

Questions was:

1) Marriage certificate in Native ( Urdu ) language. ( YES)

2) Do you have Nadra Marriage Certificate. ( I said no NVC havn't told me to bring that with me.

3) What have u studied in UK? ( I was in UK for 8 years)

4) Where did u worked in UK? ( Work History)

5) Consolur said every thing is fine, but the address of your wife and your brother in law ( Co -sponsor) is not same. (I was like how is that possible, i showed them new I 864 & I 864A they matched the address again and they said perfect.

6) When was the marriage held. ( Pakistan )

7) When you guys met? ( Date we meet)

XXXX HE PRINT THE GREEN 221G Sheet. But still asking me questions.

8) Have you complete all ceremony's like RUKHSATI? ( I said this has been done ages ago, i have a baby)

9) He then asked when was baby born? ( US )

10) Do you have Birth Certificate? ( I showed them US Birth Cert & US PP Copy)

11) Asked about International traveling ( I said UK only).

At the end, Every documents are in order and perfect, we don't need any thing from you but your case is in AP. It will take may be 2 months or 6 months. We will contact you soon.

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07 Dec 2012

ALHAMDULILLAH i have got my passport today with VISA.

AP period is 18 days.

I have read this AP tracker last week (whole 120 pages), and then i realize that its better to forget about visa bcz few of you are waiting for passport for ages specially (Ebbas, Soccor, Arif and many more) i am not expecting call from AMEX but with the blessings of my family and friends i have got it today. My wife and baby were suppose to fly on 23 nov but they cancelled till january 2013 they want me to go with them to be honest ( cant live with my 6 months old baby ). I am thankful to ALLAH and always pray to all of you.

Just wanted to say on this occasion ' If you cant get something on time that means that particular decision/thing is not suitable for you for that time. ALLAH GRANT best options for all of us on perfect time. No body know's when but believe me that is best for you.

Regards & Dua's

Kashj

Wow, even without NADRA marriage certificate they cleared you of AP in 18 days. You are indeed very lucky and Almighty Allah has shown mercy on you. May Allah help others who are stuck in AP and me too because I will have to go through same embassy. Congratulations

[EAbbas 213]

Respected Members!

Interview Date : 19 Nov 2012

Here is my journey. After 2 years and 5 months of wait finally got an interview appointment. Reached embassy at 6am, got the shuttle at about 7am, reached to the consular office at 7:20ish. Security done, finger prints done, went to the interview hall at 7:45. Finally got first call to submit my paper work at 10.30, guy asked me to submit medicals, Passport, asked my contact details, gave me purple token.

Right after an hour got the final call.

Questions was:

1) Marriage certificate in Native ( Urdu ) language. ( YES)

2) Do you have Nadra Marriage Certificate. ( I said no NVC havn't told me to bring that with me.

3) What have u studied in UK? ( I was in UK for 8 years)

4) Where did u worked in UK? ( Work History)

5) Consolur said every thing is fine, but the address of your wife and your brother in law ( Co -sponsor) is not same. (I was like how is that possible, i showed them new I 864 & I 864A they matched the address again and they said perfect.

6) When was the marriage held. ( Pakistan )

7) When you guys met? ( Date we meet)

XXXX HE PRINT THE GREEN 221G Sheet. But still asking me questions.

8) Have you complete all ceremony's like RUKHSATI? ( I said this has been done ages ago, i have a baby)

9) He then asked when was baby born? ( US )

10) Do you have Birth Certificate? ( I showed them US Birth Cert & US PP Copy)

11) Asked about International traveling ( I said UK only).

At the end, Every documents are in order and perfect, we don't need any thing from you but your case is in AP. It will take may be 2 months or 6 months. We will contact you soon.

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07 Dec 2012

ALHAMDULILLAH i have got my passport today with VISA.

AP period is 18 days.

I have read this AP tracker last week (whole 120 pages), and then i realize that its better to forget about visa bcz few of you are waiting for passport for ages specially (Ebbas, Soccor, Arif and many more) i am not expecting call from AMEX but with the blessings of my family and friends i have got it today. My wife and baby were suppose to fly on 23 nov but they cancelled till january 2013 they want me to go with them to be honest ( cant live with my 6 months old baby ). I am thankful to ALLAH and always pray to all of you.

Just wanted to say on this occasion ' If you cant get something on time that means that particular decision/thing is not suitable for you for that time. ALLAH GRANT best options for all of us on perfect time. No body know's when but believe me that is best for you.

Regards & Dua's

Kashj

congratulations... will update the tracker in the morning with all the info of late... best wishes to you!!!

[Maanf2a 3]

Congratulation

Respected Members!

Interview Date : 19 Nov 2012

Here is my journey. After 2 years and 5 months of wait finally got an interview appointment. Reached embassy at 6am, got the shuttle at about 7am, reached to the consular office at 7:20ish. Security done, finger prints done, went to the interview hall at 7:45. Finally got first call to submit my paper work at 10.30, guy asked me to submit medicals, Passport, asked my contact details, gave me purple token.

Right after an hour got the final call.

Questions was:

1) Marriage certificate in Native ( Urdu ) language. ( YES)

2) Do you have Nadra Marriage Certificate. ( I said no NVC havn't told me to bring that with me.

3) What have u studied in UK? ( I was in UK for 8 years)

4) Where did u worked in UK? ( Work History)

5) Consolur said every thing is fine, but the address of your wife and your brother in law ( Co -sponsor) is not same. (I was like how is that possible, i showed them new I 864 & I 864A they matched the address again and they said perfect.

6) When was the marriage held. ( Pakistan )

7) When you guys met? ( Date we meet)

XXXX HE PRINT THE GREEN 221G Sheet. But still asking me questions.

8) Have you complete all ceremony's like RUKHSATI? ( I said this has been done ages ago, i have a baby)

9) He then asked when was baby born? ( US )

10) Do you have Birth Certificate? ( I showed them US Birth Cert & US PP Copy)

11) Asked about International traveling ( I said UK only).

At the end, Every documents are in order and perfect, we don't need any thing from you but your case is in AP. It will take may be 2 months or 6 months. We will contact you soon.

======================================================================

07 Dec 2012

ALHAMDULILLAH i have got my passport today with VISA.

AP period is 18 days.

I have read this AP tracker last week (whole 120 pages), and then i realize that its better to forget about visa bcz few of you are waiting for passport for ages specially (Ebbas, Soccor, Arif and many more) i am not expecting call from AMEX but with the blessings of my family and friends i have got it today. My wife and baby were suppose to fly on 23 nov but they cancelled till january 2013 they want me to go with them to be honest ( cant live with my 6 months old baby ). I am thankful to ALLAH and always pray to all of you.

Just wanted to say on this occasion ' If you cant get something on time that means that particular decision/thing is not suitable for you for that time. ALLAH GRANT best options for all of us on perfect time. No body know's when but believe me that is best for you.

Regards & Dua's

Kashj

[carolynhotstuff 252]

Congratulations!

[EAbbas 213]

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COPY AND ADD YOUR INFORMATION AS ITS UPDATED AND REPOST

***UPDATED***

VISAS ISSUED

s.ali interview CR1 (male) Sept 21, 2011------- Visa Received 3 months later

Barikhan F-2A visa Sept 22nd 2011 --------Visa over 3 months later

S&S CR1 (male) Oct 19, 2011 --------------Visa issued 2 months and 2 days later

shmalik K1 (male) Nov 2011 Visa -------------received Jan 6, 2012-2-3 months?

a and k K1 (male) June 6, 2011 ------------Jan 9th 2012 to pick up visa---7 months of AP

Winning23 K1 (female) December 19th 2011 ----- AP for 3 weeks

Syed Ali (B1/B2 Visit Visa) Dec 2010 AP-------- Visa received Jan 25, 2012--1-2 months?

Lahori82 CR1 (female) Dec 20, 2011 ---------------Visa in 1.5 months

SM-pk CR1 (female) Oct 2011 AP ----------------visa received FEb 9th 2012--4 months?

Faki CR1 (male) September 30th, 2011 -----------visa received 4 months

Forever Love Cr1 May 26th 2011 ---------------received March 1, 2012 after 9 months and 6 days

RealAl Cr1 (Male) 1st Interview - April 9, 2011 --------Visa issued March 4th 2012-11 months of AP

Gil1234 K1 (male) June 6th, 2011 -----------------VISA received March 14 2012-9 months and 1 week of AP

gtvapsamtik Interview CR1 (female) July 14th 2011 AP/AR--Visa received at 8 months 3 weeks after interview

bilal coudhary CR1 (male) Oct 6, 2011 pending additional AP------- Visa received April 19 2012 6 1/2 months after interview

longtimewaiter CR1 (male) April 2011 pending AP---------- Visa received April 19 2012 1 yr after interview

Worth_the_Wait K1 (male) Feb 23 2012 pending AP--------Visa issued April 30 2012 2 months and 1 week after interview

RiaB CR1 (Male) May 17th 2012-----approved at interview waiting for Visa to be issued (Visa issued May 19th 2012 received May 21 2012)---4 days after interview

khuram CR1 (female) interview Aug 10th, 2011 pending AP ------- Visa Issued April 23 2012 8 1/2 months after interview

Faisal khan CR1 (male) Oct 13th 2011 pending AP-------June 8 AMEX called to pick up Visa 7 months 3 weeks after interview--- Visa received June 11 2012

Adeelwali K1-May 16, 2011 interview AP (DOS says Visa issued June 13th- 1 yr 1 month after interview --- Visa received June 25 2012

John Dam Dam K1 male March 22 2012 interview ---visa received June 22 2012 3 months after interview

Sabrina.Asad CR1 (male) Dec 19th 2011 pending AP/ visa issued July 23 2012--- almost 7 months after interview

Steamcake CR1 July 23 2012 visa approved/waiting on issuance

hyder_ejaz Student Visa July 23 2012/pending AP/---visa issued August 1 2012 --8 days after interview

Naum CR1 (Male) July 31st 2012 Visa Approved/waiting on issuance

SarahZeeshan CR1 August 29 2012 Visa Approved -- Visa issued August 30th 2012

Samsamir CR1 Female July 2011 requested updated documents July 2012 Visa issued August 30 2012--- 1 yr 1 month after

Muzammil K1 Visa (male) July 17 2012 Interview --- VISA ISSUED ON 11th OCTOBER, 2012!! YEA!!!!!!

Princess18 CR1 July 30th 2012 Visa issued after 3 and a half weeks of AP

Sabian K3 (male) July 11, 2011 Pending AP-sent back to uscis---IN USA OCT1, 2012!!

sn530 K1 (female) October 18 2012 approved!

Funfetti CR1 (male) Sept 7 2012 visa issued

MBA2012 CR1 (Female).....1st Interview Dec 22, 2011; 2nd Interview Feb 13, 2012.....Pending AP---- VISA ISSUED 11 months 3 days after 1st interview

Kashj CR1 (male) Nov 18 2012 pending AP---- visa issued Dec 7 2012 18 days of AP

***PENDING AP***

2009 Interviews

SchipM8 K1 Dec 2009 1st interview, May 2011 2nd interview pending AP--- Case sent back to USCIS expired

2010 Interviews

maabish interview CR1 (male) 28 july 2010 pending AP

Soccer.player FB-2 (male) Sept 9th 2010 pending for both AP and current Priority Date/ Requested fresh DS230, Medical and PCC from embassy/Embassy requested return of passport

2011 Interviews

MARCH

Rafi CR1 (male) March 10th 2011 joint sponsor requested pending AP

Pari786 CR1 (male) March 2 2011 pending AP

MAY

Carolynhotstuff CR1 (Male) 2nd Interview May 8th 2011 pending AP/January 12, 2012 Home investigation/ Jan 24th 2012 Congressman got reply from Assistant Counsel at embassy that he will look into their case/ Case sent back to USCIS/received NOIR/replied to NOIR-case reaffirmed June 11 2012

Lots of Patience CR1 May 8th 2011 pending AP

Ridacat IR1 May 24, 2011 pending AP

JUNE

Eabbas Interview CR1 (male) June 15th 2011 Mandatory ap

JULY

BrokenHeartD (male) CR1 July 5th 2011 pending AP/ July 10 2012 received a call from Embassy to submit his medical and ds230

sm2010 CR1 (male) interview on July 12, 2011 pending AP

Austin Guy (Male- 69 yr old father) July 12,2011 pending AP

aishanabeel (male) CR1 July 25 2011 pending AP/requested 2nd biometrics July 12 2012

SEPTEMBER

samranaz CR1 (male) September 9th, 2011 pending AP

WaitingAP (male) CR1 Sept 20 2011 pending AP

s&S88 interview CR1 (male) Sept 28,2011 pending AP (Requested senator help Feb 22th) Embassy emailed to include information about immediate family members and current job info Feb 24th 2012

OCTOBER

Maila CR1 Oct 6th pending AP

NOVEMBER

Moshin786 K1(male) Nov 28th 2011 pending AP-sent back to USCIS for revocation/ marriage planned in pakistan/Married May 19th Filed CR1 July 9th

DECEMBER

sajidla IR1 Interview date Dec 19, 2011 Pending AP

far316 CR1 (female) December 21 2011 pending AP

2012 Interviews

JANUARY

Yoursonly CR1 Jan 26th 2012 pending AP

Fahad99 CR1 (male) Jan 30 2012 pending AP

MARCH

mrjanu85---changed name "ssb1987" March 9, 2012- pending AP

MAY

ShahBabbar CR1 (male) May 9 2012 pending AP

JUNE

Lady Killer F2A June 13 2012 AP pending

FifiSabz CR1 (male) June 14 2012 AP pending

Heartandsoul CR1 (male) June 21 2012 Denied/trying to keep case at embassy

Anas & Ayesha CR1 (Male) June 27th 2012 Denied/trying to keep case at embassy

Aisha& Wajid CR1 June 29 2012 Denied/trying to keep case at embassy

AUGUST

F Khan B1/B2 August 7 2012 pending AP

SEPTEMBER

Zinger K1 (male) Sept 20 AP pending

abubakar f4 (cspa+derivative) 20 sept AP pending

OCTOBER

Desibaaba CR1 (female) Oct 15 AP Pending

NOVEMBER

Saj & Anum CR1 (female) Nov 19 2012 AP Pending

Edited December 8, 2012 by EAbbas

[EAbbas 213]

i don't ask you all often to pray for us but I really need prayers right now... we've been married over 2 yrs and been in AP for almost 18 months. Ive been sick and our daughter is still having issues with a brain tumor. Please pray that our end to this AP is coming soon. More than anything I just want my husband in our home so we can live our lives and take care of our daughter and have more children. It's depressing so much especially right now. As always, I keep everyone in this tracker in my prayers but please... I ask this time please pray for us.

[sara..... 371]

i don't ask you all often to pray for us but I really need prayers right now... we've been married over 2 yrs and been in AP for almost 18 months. Ive been sick and our daughter is still having issues with a brain tumor. Please pray that our end to this AP is coming soon. More than anything I just want my husband in our home so we can live our lives and take care of our daughter and have more children. It's depressing so much especially right now. As always, I keep everyone in this tracker in my prayers but please... I ask this time please pray for us.

you and your family are always in our prayers

sara

[amjadasn 3]

i don't ask you all often to pray for us but I really need prayers right now... we've been married over 2 yrs and been in AP for almost 18 months. Ive been sick and our daughter is still having issues with a brain tumor. Please pray that our end to this AP is coming soon. More than anything I just want my husband in our home so we can live our lives and take care of our daughter and have more children. It's depressing so much especially right now. As always, I keep everyone in this tracker in my prayers but please... I ask this time please pray for us.

F2A (Male) Interview Nov 1st, 2012 (Result AP)... Very useful AP Tracker... dear i want to call DOS, what timing should i observe in Pakistan. when i should call i m not sure about their office timings, plz help anybody

[bamg 9]

F2A (Male) Interview Nov 1st, 2012 (Result AP)... Very useful AP Tracker... dear i want to call DOS, what timing should i observe in Pakistan. when i should call i m not sure about their office timings, plz help anybody

Call them after 6:30 PM.

[amjadasn 3]

Call them after 6:30 PM.

Thanks Dear and days must be Monday to Friday...

[bamg 9]

Thanks Dear and days must be Monday to Friday...

Yep, forgot to mention that.

[MBA2012 3]

i don't ask you all often to pray for us but I really need prayers right now... we've been married over 2 yrs and been in AP for almost 18 months. Ive been sick and our daughter is still having issues with a brain tumor. Please pray that our end to this AP is coming soon. More than anything I just want my husband in our home so we can live our lives and take care of our daughter and have more children. It's depressing so much especially right now. As always, I keep everyone in this tracker in my prayers but please... I ask this time please pray for us.

Keep faith. Inshallah you will be with your husband soon. My wife and I alway pray for everyone who still going through this process.

[interesting 2]

i don't ask you all often to pray for us but I really need prayers right now... we've been married over 2 yrs and been in AP for almost 18 months. Ive been sick and our daughter is still having issues with a brain tumor. Please pray that our end to this AP is coming soon. More than anything I just want my husband in our home so we can live our lives and take care of our daughter and have more children. It's depressing so much especially right now. As always, I keep everyone in this tracker in my prayers but please... I ask this time please pray for us.

same here we been married 2 yrs also and waiting for AP to be done . first we had to wait to priority date to be current then got citizen and now waiting from 3 months for AP. i know u r going through alot but b strong.

Can u plz start reading

100 times each

YA KADIRO

YA ALLAH

YA MUSKIL KUSHA

YA REHMAT AL ALAMEEN

PLZ READ THAT EVERY DAY EACH ONE 100 TIMES. MAY ALLAH BLESS YOU WITH ALOT OF HAPPINESS AND EVERYTHING IMPOSSIBLE IN YOUR LIFE BECOMES POSSIBLE AS THE WORD IT SELF SAYS THAT I M POSSIBLE

[virgo2012 12]

Administrative Processing

Administrative Processing/Security Advisory Opinion may be requested for a variety of reasons, below is some information to help inform an applicant of the process.

When is a Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) requested?

An SAO may be required of a visa applicant for a number of reasons: a “hit” during a name-check; being a “national” of certain countries; studying or researching an academic field on the Technology Alert List (TAL); or, based on the “intuition” of the interviewing officer.

NAME-CHECK… Every applicant for any visa must undergo a name-check through the Consolidated Consular Database (CCD). If the applicant’s name matches a name on the database as a ‘problem’, an SAO is required.

NATIONALITY… Being a “national” of certain countries is all that is needed in order to require an SAO. “National” may mean that the individual has dual citizenship, once was a citizen of one of those countries, OR was born in one of those countries. The only way to avoid this is if proof of renunciation of that citizenship is in writing (whether in fact the applicant was ever a citizen of the country).

TAL… Many of the fields of study listed on the TAL are very broadly stated which results in a number of SAOs. Detailed (but not lengthy!) explanations of the specific research that the applicant is engaged in may obviate the need for an SAO, if the research is clearly not of strategic importance, but this is not guaranteed.

INTUITION… Consular officers are asked to use their own impressions to request an SAO if they are at all unsure of whether it is necessary or not.

How long does an SAO take?

SAOs are a referral to “Washington agencies;” note the use of the plural form. Several agencies check the individual’s background through their own systems and pass the results back to a central point. It is never possible to find out exactly where the SAO is at any one point in time.

The U.S. Department of State claims that 80% of all SAOs are cleared within two weeks. There is no prediction ever made of the length of time it will take. Some posts may tell applicants the “average for an SAO is X weeks/months”, but this is anecdotal and only an AVERAGE for the recent experience of their post.

Anecdotally, many in the academic community have reported waits of two, four, six months and longer. If 80% are indeed cleared in two weeks, then 90% of the remainder are student and scholar SAOs. Reports of delays of eight months and more, while possible, are uncommon.

[amjadasn 3]

Thanks Dear and days must be Monday to Friday...

Hello everybody today i called NVC to ask about my AP Case status, i got a little shocking news, my interview was held on November 1st, 2012. The NVC officer told me that we dont have your case here, its in your local embassy (US Embassy Islamabad). So you should call islamabad, so now i m curious whether they not send my case yet even after 1 month and 10 days, Or Islamabad embassy doing confirmation on their own end... please need help and expert opinion