Approved!!!!!!

[macpaf 3]

Approvedddddd!!! finally the K-1 journey's hard part is finally over!!!! After all the headaches (thank you USCIS) and waiting, its over.

Major Kudos to US Embassy in Islamabad. They went well above and beyond due to USCIS sending our file to NRC instead of NVC that delayed the process by two months and almost caused our file to be expired before K-1 visa could be processed. My Senator's office actually also went out of their way not not only following up with USCIS to finally untangle the mistake but also contacted NVC and contacted the US Embassy in Islamabad (without even me requesting them to do so). I was visiting my fiancee in Pakistan and my household received a letter from my senators office with a response from the embassy - I have to say I was shocked they contacted them without me following up with them.

Pretty much NVC processed our application within a couple days and mailed it. Then it was delayed again (sigh...) by DHL. They held it in Heathrow Airport for a few days, I had to follow up with DHL to finally get it released and send to Embassy. They Embassy, knowing how many emails I had send them, received the application and within an hour of receiving the file sent my fiancee and myself our Packet 3.5. They asked my senator to tell us that we need to immediately fill out the forms and mail it back to them. After a few holidays in Pakistan, we mailed the forms back (along with the letter the senator send me to remind them this is time sensitive case) and they arranged our Interview a week before our expiration date, well before other interviews scheduled that were received the same time.

Interview was usual with usual questions (listed on my profile page), and right away said congrats, approved! Its approved and you will receive it before the expiration of your I-129F.

For everyone in this process - Please stay on top of this process - Stay on top of it get as much help as you can from anyone you can get it from! Special thanks to the VisaJourney Community!!!

Kudos to the US embassy in Islamabad! They've reinstated my trust in our system! I really expected our application to expire and this whole hell to start all over again for us.

[sn530 27]

I have not read your full post but from the heading I just want to be the first to say congratulations!

[sn530 27]

Btw the application does not expire. It only expires if you stop following up wiyh the process and abandon it on your own. The k1 process once upon a time took 3 months total now it takes 9 months. So dont stress about the expiration of the application.

[davenella 21]

Approvedddddd!!! finally the K-1 journey's hard part is finally over!!!! After all the headaches (thank you USCIS) and waiting, its over.

Major Kudos to US Embassy in Islamabad. They went well above and beyond due to USCIS sending our file to NRC instead of NVC that delayed the process by two months and almost caused our file to be expired before K-1 visa could be processed. My Senator's office actually also went out of their way not not only following up with USCIS to finally untangle the mistake but also contacted NVC and contacted the US Embassy in Islamabad (without even me requesting them to do so). I was visiting my fiancee in Pakistan and my household received a letter from my senators office with a response from the embassy - I have to say I was shocked they contacted them without me following up with them.

Pretty much NVC processed our application within a couple days and mailed it. Then it was delayed again (sigh...) by DHL. They held it in Heathrow Airport for a few days, I had to follow up with DHL to finally get it released and send to Embassy. They Embassy, knowing how many emails I had send them, received the application and within an hour of receiving the file sent my fiancee and myself our Packet 3.5. They asked my senator to tell us that we need to immediately fill out the forms and mail it back to them. After a few holidays in Pakistan, we mailed the forms back (along with the letter the senator send me to remind them this is time sensitive case) and they arranged our Interview a week before our expiration date, well before other interviews scheduled that were received the same time.

Interview was usual with usual questions (listed on my profile page), and right away said congrats, approved! Its approved and you will receive it before the expiration of your I-129F.

For everyone in this process - Please stay on top of this process - Stay on top of it get as much help as you can from anyone you can get it from! Special thanks to the VisaJourney Community!!!

Kudos to the US embassy in Islamabad! They've reinstated my trust in our system! I really expected our application to expire and this whole hell to start all over again for us.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dwinge 34]

Congratulations, it's so good to hear someone in the US government is on the ball !

[Spice1473 10]

Congrats to you both

[JRF 117]

Congratulations on your approval and thank you for pointing out how many people worked to make it a success, despite all of the adversity. Clearly the immigration process is broken, overwhelmed and underfunded. Honestly it's sometimes a surprise to me how anyone working in these conditions can find the time and motivation to go above and beyond. However, they often do just that.

Your point about staying on top of the process is critical. Ultimately we all own the outcome of our particular case. Granted there are many things we cannot control. That said, we each have the responsibility to focus on what we can do and this forum has been for me a great source of tips for how to positively impact the outcome.

Congratulations again and best of luck in your life together.

[cahrie99 12]

Congratulations!

[aamirpearl 47]

Congratulations!

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[mounir412 101]

congratulations!

[jkelly07 120]

congratulations

[KASH2011 382]

Congrats to you

[arslan.sh 0]

Please accept my heartiest congratulations on your approval. I am so happy for you.