New Islamabad AP Tracker

[EAbbas 213]

I think we continue to do things the right way and show that we are not cutting corners but going thru the process the right and legal way so that nobody can ever say we didn't and cut out any reasons we would be stereotyped for those doing wrong

Edited August 8, 2012 by EAbbas

[Loving life 1]

Bon voyage everyone. At the airport now boarding my flight. Will try to keep in touch with everyone.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Oh dang. I am so so sorry Ebunoluwa. It is heartless and well "gut feeling" really. Oh I could say so much about that CO. But don't want to get booted off of VJ. Know you are in my thoughts and prayers. Don't give up fight fight fight you will be victorious.

Here is what I am doing and it may help someone else. When I got the email with the CO expressing her "feelings" that we are not bona fide

I reminded her of the guidelines for returning petitions memo. Here is the link:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_1388.html

I reminded her firmly that a CO is not to re-adjudicate a petition but have factual evidence for refusal of a visa.

Personal belief, assumptions and mere speculations are not acceptable. I am fighting on these grounds. I also forwarded the memo (link) to my senator.

We jumped immediately on it when I received that email. I replied to her firmly and reminded her that factual evidence is needed and not a gut

feeling. The very next day, today actually, I received a response and she corrected my status from " recommendation to revoke " to " recommendation to USCIS review." She called it clarification but it is a change. I take this recommendation to review over revocation, it is a tiny step up to hope

of reaffirmation.

The senator is staying on top of it as well.

Either way it is a return and I am fighting with all I got to get it reaffirmed rather than passively allow it to sit and expire like most returned K1 visas.

My fiance was asked to come and pick up his documents which I again questioned and asked why are they not needed if the case will be reviewed by USCIS and if reaffirmed, why would they not need them for a second interview.

I expect to hear a reply tomorrow.

There are no guarantees but I am not taking it sitting down. I am pro active. This is the time to act and fight. Immediately after a petition is returned, better yet right before if you can catch it.

Fighting AP is useless, you will run into a brick wall. You may get your case returned quicker by involving a senatorial inquiry during AP.

It seems to joggle their minds that you still exist. Don't rattle their cages too early when you are in AP. My patience was exhausted after 16 months and it was then I contacted the senator and 2 weeks later case was returned.

Now I am fighting and can actually be effective in minor changes which may turn out to be the big difference.

Time will tell. My hope is in God's grace whatever may happen.

[MBA2012 3]

Here is what I am doing and it may help someone else. When I got the email with the CO expressing her "feelings" that we are not bona fide

I reminded her of the guidelines for returning petitions memo. Here is the link:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegrams/telegrams_1388.html

I reminded her firmly that a CO is not to re-adjudicate a petition but have factual evidence for refusal of a visa.

Personal belief, assumptions and mere speculations are not acceptable. I am fighting on these grounds. I also forwarded the memo (link) to my senator.

We jumped immediately on it when I received that email. I replied to her firmly and reminded her that factual evidence is needed and not a gut

feeling. The very next day, today actually, I received a response and she corrected my status from " recommendation to revoke " to " recommendation to USCIS review." She called it clarification but it is a change. I take this recommendation to review over revocation, it is a tiny step up to hope

of reaffirmation.

The senator is staying on top of it as well.

Either way it is a return and I am fighting with all I got to get it reaffirmed rather than passively allow it to sit and expire like most returned K1 visas.

My fiance was asked to come and pick up his documents which I again questioned and asked why are they not needed if the case will be reviewed by USCIS and if reaffirmed, why would they not need them for a second interview.

I expect to hear a reply tomorrow.

There are no guarantees but I am not taking it sitting down. I am pro active. This is the time to act and fight. Immediately after a petition is returned, better yet right before if you can catch it.

Fighting AP is useless, you will run into a brick wall. You may get your case returned quicker by involving a senatorial inquiry during AP.

It seems to joggle their minds that you still exist. Don't rattle their cages too early when you are in AP. My patience was exhausted after 16 months and it was then I contacted the senator and 2 weeks later case was returned.

Now I am fighting and can actually be effective in minor changes which may turn out to be the big difference.

Time will tell. My hope is in God's grace whatever may happen.

I am glad to see you have not given up. Keep fighting and god willing you will be victorious. Btw when they send your case back to USCIS does that mean the process starts all over again? Also what is the time frame they give you for an approval once back to USCIS?

[sn530 27]

So I did some research online and if for some reason you feel your case has fallen through the cracks the place to direct inquiries to is the us counslate general in karachi..... has anyone here done this yet?

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

I am glad to see you have not given up. Keep fighting and god willing you will be victorious. Btw when they send your case back to USCIS does that mean the process starts all over again? Also what is the time frame they give you for an approval once back to USCIS?

No one can give a time frame for this phase. I see a pattern of 4-6 months or so. Returned petitions are not a priority to them and often just sit

somewhere.

DOS told me that my petition was returned July 1. It will be routed from the embassy to NVC and from there to USCIS.

They will either send me a letter saying my petition has expired and I can start the process again or they will review and deny or review

and reaffirm and send it back to the embassy again and tell the CO to approve it. At that time the CO can either approve or refuse a second time.

Email received this morning for him to pick up all his papers.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Here is what I am doing and it may help someone else. When I got the email with the CO expressing her "feelings" that we are not bona fide

I reminded her of the guidelines for returning petitions memo. Here is the link:

http://travel.state....grams_1388.html

I reminded her firmly that a CO is not to re-adjudicate a petition but have factual evidence for refusal of a visa.

Personal belief, assumptions and mere speculations are not acceptable. I am fighting on these grounds. I also forwarded the memo (link) to my senator.

We jumped immediately on it when I received that email. I replied to her firmly and reminded her that factual evidence is needed and not a gut

feeling. The very next day, today actually, I received a response and she corrected my status from " recommendation to revoke " to " recommendation to USCIS review." She called it clarification but it is a change. I take this recommendation to review over revocation, it is a tiny step up to hope

of reaffirmation.

The senator is staying on top of it as well.

Either way it is a return and I am fighting with all I got to get it reaffirmed rather than passively allow it to sit and expire like most returned K1 visas.

My fiance was asked to come and pick up his documents which I again questioned and asked why are they not needed if the case will be reviewed by USCIS and if reaffirmed, why would they not need them for a second interview.

I expect to hear a reply tomorrow.

There are no guarantees but I am not taking it sitting down. I am pro active. This is the time to act and fight. Immediately after a petition is returned, better yet right before if you can catch it.

Fighting AP is useless, you will run into a brick wall. You may get your case returned quicker by involving a senatorial inquiry during AP.

It seems to joggle their minds that you still exist. Don't rattle their cages too early when you are in AP. My patience was exhausted after 16 months and it was then I contacted the senator and 2 weeks later case was returned.

Now I am fighting and can actually be effective in minor changes which may turn out to be the big difference.

Time will tell. My hope is in God's grace whatever may happen.

I love it. They are messin with the wrong person here man. Well know I am on the sidelines with prayer and praise. And also of course my cheer pom-poms and a GO-FIGHT-WIN cheer for you. Keepit going. Very inspiring you are.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

I love it. They are messin with the wrong person here man. Well know I am on the sidelines with prayer and praise. And also of course my cheer pom-poms and a GO-FIGHT-WIN cheer for you. Keepit going. Very inspiring you are.

Thanks

[EAbbas 213]

***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

***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

khalidnfatima K3 (male) June 15 2009 interview case sent back to USCIS -LOST CASE CLOSED-Refiled CR1 May 13 2011 interview 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

Sabian K3 (male) July 11, 2011 Pending AP-sent back to uscis

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 2012/pending AP

Arif Ali K1 (male) Sept 26, 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

MBA2012 CR1 (Female).....1st Interview Dec 22, 2011; 2nd Interview Feb 13, 2012.....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-March 9, 2012- pending AP

June

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

July

princess18 CR1 (female) July 30 2012 AP pending

Upcoming interviews Best of luck!

SarahZeeshan CR1 August 29 2012

sn530 K1 (female) Waiting for interview date

[EAbbas 213]

Ebunoluwa.. we are our loved ones biggest advocates.... we get to choose how much and how far we take this.. and i think for most of us we wont stop until we are together again. Just stay focused and stay strong..

i know for us here on this islamabad tracker.. the islamabad embassy is one of the most difficult which is why i started this tracker. It's very inconsistent so what works for one case.. the very same situation and relationship may have a different outcome for another.

We've been together for almost 4 years married almost 2 and in AP for 14 months strong and our marriage is real and our love is growing daily.. they might delay us in being a family in the same home but they will not delay us being a family growing in love!

Edited August 9, 2012 by EAbbas

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Ebunoluwa.. we are our loved ones biggest advocates.... we get to choose how much and how far we take this.. and i think for most of us we wont stop until we are together again. Just stay focused and stay strong..

i know for us here on this islamabad tracker.. the islamabad embassy is one of the most difficult which is why i started this tracker. It's very inconsistent so what works for one case.. the very same situation and relationship may have a different outcome for another.

We've been together for almost 4 years married almost 2 and in AP for 14 months strong and our marriage is real and our love is growing daily.. they might delay us in being a family in the same home but they will not delay us being a family growing in love!

So true EAbbas. Hoping you will be out of AP very soon and reunited with you love.

Yes, every embassy has it's own little quirks and I agree what works for one won't work for the next.

Even if we have a fiance/spouse from a certain Nationality in an otherwise 'easy' consulate, it is the same mess and hardship. So the country of birth compounds the difficulty in any country thought of as an easy process.

[Adam J 0]

hey can i get the number to DOS tried looking for it couldnt find it

my wife had her interview 4 weeks ago

they said they wanted a new joint sponser even though i sent in one,

so i sent a new one, any where i can check my case?

[EAbbas 213]

So true EAbbas. Hoping you will be out of AP very soon and reunited with you love.

Yes, every embassy has it's own little quirks and I agree what works for one won't work for the next.

Even if we have a fiance/spouse from a certain Nationality in an otherwise 'easy' consulate, it is the same mess and hardship. So the country of birth compounds the difficulty in any country thought of as an easy process.

thank you for the good wishes and I wish your process will move forward and allow you to finally be on the path of being together soon!!

Exactly!!!! I've seen it so many times a pakistani man living in UK or other country and still gets the lengthy AP. I just pray that at the end of the day the CO are able to weed out the wrongful petitions and allow those that are like us genuine and real to finish the process and finally Inshallah be a family reunited!!!

Edited August 10, 2012 by EAbbas

[carolynhotstuff 252]

Adam,

The number for Dept of State is 202-663-1225. You want to talk to a visa specialist.

[sn530 27]

Last ten days of Ramadan are here and these are known to be the best few nights to ask for our prayers to be answered. I was at taravie yesterday at our masjid the lecture was about praying for others. So the next few nights I'm only going to pray for others and not myself,. Because to be honest I think Allah already has given me things and taken care of me. So if you want me to remwmebwr you by name and pray for you send me an IM. Next taravie is in 12 hours from now.