Calling everyone going thru Islamabad Embassy, version 2.0

[asisun 0]

Hey Everybody,

I hope everybody is well. I have a concern regarding my I-864. I am a full time student but I have been working part time since 4 years. After my wedding this summer, my husband didn't want me to work so did my parents. He was sending me the support every month and then I live with my family so it was all perfect. Now, I don't want to call myself unemployed on the form as that would make a bad impression. I am certainly going to include household income which is pretty well but I am still not happy with my side of the story. The only thing I do now is tutoring but that is very minimal income just to help some people out. So if you guys could please advice me and give me your opinion then that would certainly be appreciated.

Thank you much in advance

[dlg 0]

Hello everyone,

I've been out for a while and not around to read/post. Hope all is well for everyone! Winter is here in a big way. We just had 2' of snow and temps are COLD! -22 F yesterday morning, brrrr!!!! I love winter though...

Faal4anisa and ced8 Sorry for not replying to your questions sooner. We are just submitting our packet 3.5 back to the Embassy. It took some time to prepare all the documents we needed. We did not realize that for the K1 visa, you need nearly everything immediately (where as for the K3/CR1 you submit much more once your interview is scheduled). We were not prepared to submit it all quickly, so we've had a bit of a delay...

Here is what was asked for in the K1 packet 3.5:

Two copies DS-156

One copy DS-230

One copy DS-156K

One copy DS-157

Birth certificate (and english translation)

Death certificate or Divorce certificate if previously married (and translations)

I-134 (Affidavit of Support) from petitioner & supporting documents, including:

Copies of petitioner/sponsors fed. tax returns

Proof of employment

Proof of assets

Beneficiaries passport

Two passport size photos

Police certificates

I sent off my certified I-134 and supporting docs to my fiance via UPS last week and it just arrived in ISB. He now has all his police certificates, etc... in hand so will be returning the packet to the embassy in the next few days. I will certainly keep my timeline updated as changes occur.

Once he is assigned an interview date, he will schedule his medical exam.

Hope this helps!

Best of luck to you in your processes.

[ced8 0]

Thanks for the info. dlg. I appreciate it. Also when he gets the date can you PM me or post it up here so we have an idea as to how long it is taking. (Any idea now?)

[us1415 0]

Hello everyone,

I've been out for a while and not around to read/post. Hope all is well for everyone! Winter is here in a big way. We just had 2' of snow and temps are COLD! -22 F yesterday morning, brrrr!!!! I love winter though...

Faal4anisa and ced8 Sorry for not replying to your questions sooner. We are just submitting our packet 3.5 back to the Embassy. It took some time to prepare all the documents we needed. We did not realize that for the K1 visa, you need nearly everything immediately (where as for the K3/CR1 you submit much more once your interview is scheduled). We were not prepared to submit it all quickly, so we've had a bit of a delay...

Here is what was asked for in the K1 packet 3.5:

Two copies DS-156

One copy DS-230

One copy DS-156K

One copy DS-157

Birth certificate (and english translation)

Death certificate or Divorce certificate if previously married (and translations)

I-134 (Affidavit of Support) from petitioner & supporting documents, including:

Copies of petitioner/sponsors fed. tax returns

Proof of employment

Proof of assets

Beneficiaries passport

Two passport size photos

Police certificates

I sent off my certified I-134 and supporting docs to my fiance via UPS last week and it just arrived in ISB. He now has all his police certificates, etc... in hand so will be returning the packet to the embassy in the next few days. I will certainly keep my timeline updated as changes occur.

Once he is assigned an interview date, he will schedule his medical exam.

Hope this helps!

Best of luck to you in your processes.

Just to point out something you mentioned for CR-1......

We had to submit everything that you sumitted for our CR-1.....its K-3 that lets you submit everything on the date of the interview....

[MaryandMian 1]

Joel is correct in saying that CR1 has to submit their information prior to getting the interview date. K3 and K1 does that at the time of interview. The CR1 just needs to bring copies of submitted documents and continuation of proof of the marriage.

Good luck Danika and Ali on getting an interview date soon.

Mary

[RKhalid 0]

Hey Everybody,

I hope everybody is well. I have a concern regarding my I-864. I am a full time student but I have been working part time since 4 years. After my wedding this summer, my husband didn't want me to work so did my parents. He was sending me the support every month and then I live with my family so it was all perfect. Now, I don't want to call myself unemployed on the form as that would make a bad impression. I am certainly going to include household income which is pretty well but I am still not happy with my side of the story. The only thing I do now is tutoring but that is very minimal income just to help some people out. So if you guys could please advice me and give me your opinion then that would certainly be appreciated.

Thank you much in advance

i put on my I-864 that i was a STUDENT and UNEMPLOYED SINCE 2004, it was approved...i just had a co sponsor who makes good money

Leona

[Adil Khan 0]

Adil Khan congratulations on your K3 being approved. Your K3 will go to the embassy for further processing. The embassy usually does not stop the K3 unless the CR1 is already there or arrives within a few days of the K3. You can continue with the K3 and hopefully your CR1 will arrive and then ask them to give your interview on the CR 1. In our case my K3 arrived and then less than one week the CR1 arrived so the embassy cancelled our K3 and continued our processing on the CR1. Good luck.

Glad to see that this thread is getting active again.

My CR-1 is now completed at the NVC. I wonder whe they will send it off. They say it takes 2-4 weeks until they send it off. It seems like the K3 might be sent before it.

Salaam eveyone!

My k3 approved. Will it cancel out by itself, when the cr-1 is sent to the Islamabad embassy?

oye tenu ko kis nay bola kay k3 cancel hojai ga. menu bola.

[hafiz 1]

My CR-1 is now completed at the NVC. I wonder whe they will send it off. They say it takes 2-4 weeks until they send it off. It seems like the K3 might be sent before it.

oh yeah the clasic k3 vs cr1. and in this corner we have ...

[michigan 0]

SWEET! SO EXCITED! I JUST GOT MY NOA1 FOR THE EAD TODAY!!!!! WOOPIE DOO! NOW I CANT WAIT FOR BIOMETRICS!

[MaryandMian 1]

My timeline from NVC to embassy.

07/18/2005 CASE COMPLETED CR1 (124 days @ NVC) and forwarded to Isalamabad embassy on 07/27/05 and arrived 08/01/05.

07/20/2005 CASE COMPLETED on K3/I 129-F (32 days @ NVC) and will forward to embassy. Sent to Islamabad on 07/20/05 and received 07/25/05. Embassy cancels the K3 without interview or paperwork since CR1 was at the embassy one week later.

Congratulations on NOA 1 Ali and each step you know is time to celebrate.

Mary

[michigan 0]

yes mary thanks! Also did I tell you that I took the INS to court on decission of I-130 as it has been pending for more than two years now! The government has two months to respond on the case, hopefully the US attornies will ask for the INS to approve it before case goes to litigation

[hafiz 1]

oh yeah, a nonimmigrant going crazy

[michigan 0]

haha! Hafiz! haha dukhti rug parr paire to naa rakho naa! lol! namak daalo zakhmo parr! lol!

[hafiz 1]

yes yes i am only joking lol

[missinghim 0]

Just a piece of info that I didn't know when my husband handed in his info. I had a co-sponsor (my uncle) and I sent his tax papers. They asked my husband when he went on the interview for my uncle's proof of citizenship. Copy of his passport and Naturalization certificate. So just wanted to let you guys know. I don;t know if it is normal or not but better safe than sorry. At least you will have it if you need it and won't waste time or delay anything like they did to us. So now I have to make copies and send and he has to go to Isl. again

Hello everyone,

I've been out for a while and not around to read/post. Hope all is well for everyone! Winter is here in a big way. We just had 2' of snow and temps are COLD! -22 F yesterday morning, brrrr!!!! I love winter though...

Faal4anisa and ced8 Sorry for not replying to your questions sooner. We are just submitting our packet 3.5 back to the Embassy. It took some time to prepare all the documents we needed. We did not realize that for the K1 visa, you need nearly everything immediately (where as for the K3/CR1 you submit much more once your interview is scheduled). We were not prepared to submit it all quickly, so we've had a bit of a delay...

Here is what was asked for in the K1 packet 3.5:

Two copies DS-156

One copy DS-230

One copy DS-156K

One copy DS-157

Birth certificate (and english translation)

Death certificate or Divorce certificate if previously married (and translations)

I-134 (Affidavit of Support) from petitioner & supporting documents, including:

Copies of petitioner/sponsors fed. tax returns

Proof of employment

Proof of assets

Beneficiaries passport

Two passport size photos

Police certificates

I sent off my certified I-134 and supporting docs to my fiance via UPS last week and it just arrived in ISB. He now has all his police certificates, etc... in hand so will be returning the packet to the embassy in the next few days. I will certainly keep my timeline updated as changes occur.

Once he is assigned an interview date, he will schedule his medical exam.

Hope this helps!

Best of luck to you in your processes.

Just to point out something you mentioned for CR-1......

We had to submit everything that you sumitted for our CR-1.....its K-3 that lets you submit everything on the date of the interview....