U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan offering Non-Immigrant Visas

[Naz&Omi 0]

Apparently, if you take a look at these links, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan has just opened it's consulate there for non-immigrant visas. Has anyone heard word about this or how it would affect Afghan-U.S.C. filers?

Link 1: http://kabul.usembassy.gov/con_event_1702.html

Link 2: http://kabul.usembassy.gov/non-immigrantvisas.html

Thanks guys!

[lovehappenss 0]

hey!

first off, congrats on your approval! sorry for being so late lol

yes! i heard this also. i checked on their website and i emailed the US embassy in kabul asking if they issue out immigrant visas also. however, they said they only issue out non-immigrant visas as of recently. i think if our husbands applied for a non-immigrant visa, they would probably be denied because they are going through the immigrant visa process.

also, they have to prove that they will be returning back to afghanistan and are not planning on staying longer than their intended visit. so, no help for us ):

btw, did your husband obtain a birth certificate? nvc wanted my husband's original national ID, which is impossible, so he had to get a sworn affidavit from the authorities.

i hope all is going well for ya!

take care!

[Naz&Omi 0]

hey!

first off, congrats on your approval! sorry for being so late lol

yes! i heard this also. i checked on their website and i emailed the US embassy in kabul asking if they issue out immigrant visas also. however, they said they only issue out non-immigrant visas as of recently. i think if our husbands applied for a non-immigrant visa, they would probably be denied because they are going through the immigrant visa process.

also, they have to prove that they will be returning back to afghanistan and are not planning on staying longer than their intended visit. so, no help for us ):

btw, did your husband obtain a birth certificate? nvc wanted my husband's original national ID, which is impossible, so he had to get a sworn affidavit from the authorities.

i hope all is going well for ya!

take care!

haha, no problem thanks! Well, in my case, it's my fiance, not my husband soooo... haha, I might be a little better off seeing that K-1 Visas are Non-Immigrant. But as of right now, the NVC website only has Afghan K-1 Visas going through Islamabad, which totally sucks.. it's like the front lines there right now.....

I will write them and see what they say to K-1's I'm glad you got a response, I didn't really expect them to get back to people so quickly!

As far as birth certificate (and now that I know this works, because our petition got approved, I can tell you with confidence), we used his national ID and he scanned it and sent that to me, and THEN he sent an original copy of the English TRANSLATION of that (which turned into a 1-page document that looks like a birth certificate: name, date of birth, father's name, where born, etc.) with the stamp on it.. maybe the same thing you said he got from the authorities. And then for the interview and for the AOS when he gets here, he'll have to have an original translated stamped copy for both of those SOOOO much trouble I'm glad we didn't get RFE

Where are you in the process? I don't know how CR's work

Oh, and I did a sample timeline based on the VisaJourney K-1 Guides, and my fiance should be here by the first week of July if they only give him 1 month of AP... so.. basically, we're both floating on air at this point

[lovehappenss 0]

oh then it might be easier for you if your fiance came out to visit!

man i wanted to change the embassy so badly because it's so dangerous out there. but hopefully everything goes well and they're safe there!

well, i tried using the national ID for NVC, and they rejected it because it was the copy. so my husband went out and got a letter from the authorities that serves as a birth certificate. but it's gonna take a while to get here because he's in the northern region [no postal service!] that's what sucks so that's the only thing that's holding my case at NVC, otherwise it would have been completed by now! let's just hope he gets an interview soon!

good luck and i hope you have a smooth ride!

[Naz&Omi 0]

oh then it might be easier for you if your fiance came out to visit!

man i wanted to change the embassy so badly because it's so dangerous out there. but hopefully everything goes well and they're safe there!

well, i tried using the national ID for NVC, and they rejected it because it was the copy. so my husband went out and got a letter from the authorities that serves as a birth certificate. but it's gonna take a while to get here because he's in the northern region [no postal service!] that's what sucks so that's the only thing that's holding my case at NVC, otherwise it would have been completed by now! let's just hope he gets an interview soon!

good luck and i hope you have a smooth ride!

Oh, where in the north is he from?? Yes, I hope everything goes smoothly and quickly for you also... even with the 6 day minimum mailing time for Kabul (me to him, or him to me), I still get cranky I can't stand to think that it's a mailing delay that would make a difference in the processing time...

Yea, we actually just got our letter from NVC in the mail with our case number and telling us it was definitely Islamabad where the petition would be mailed too and the interview and everything, but I emailed the embassy there and the embassy in kabul to find out how it works, because on the Islamabad Embassy webpage for non-immigrant visa's it says for Afghans applying for non-immigrant visas that they can do it in Kabul.. hmm.. why's everything always so COMplicated!!

We're staying excited though, so I can't complain... this is the fun part, waiting for the interview... some sarcasm there Well, lemme know how it's going for you, if you get any updates! And let me know if me or my fiance can help out with mail at all.. I know it's a pain in the butt over there..

[Naz&Omi 0]

Ok, so if anybody reads this, this is the response I got from the Kabul U.S. Embassy on the subject of filing K-1 Visas (non-immigrant) at the Kabul Embassy instead of the Islamabad U.S. Embassy:

The US Embassy in Kabul is not able to process immigrant visa

applications at this time. Your interview will be held in Islamabad and

they will contact you with the date. The website is:

http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas.html.

Sincerely,

US Consul Kabul

**Note: It's kind of still retarded though, because K1 is a non-immigrant visa.... sooo.. haha.. Oh well, what can you do? Can't fight the system, so just hopin' for a quick turn around with NVC and the Islamabad Embassy!

Good Luck everybody that's waiting!!!

[dream_pixie 0]

oh then it might be easier for you if your fiance came out to visit!

man i wanted to change the embassy so badly because it's so dangerous out there. but hopefully everything goes well and they're safe there!

well, i tried using the national ID for NVC, and they rejected it because it was the copy. so my husband went out and got a letter from the authorities that serves as a birth certificate. but it's gonna take a while to get here because he's in the northern region [no postal service!] that's what sucks so that's the only thing that's holding my case at NVC, otherwise it would have been completed by now! let's just hope he gets an interview soon!

good luck and i hope you have a smooth ride!

Oh, where in the north is he from?? Yes, I hope everything goes smoothly and quickly for you also... even with the 6 day minimum mailing time for Kabul (me to him, or him to me), I still get cranky I can't stand to think that it's a mailing delay that would make a difference in the processing time...

Yea, we actually just got our letter from NVC in the mail with our case number and telling us it was definitely Islamabad where the petition would be mailed too and the interview and everything, but I emailed the embassy there and the embassy in kabul to find out how it works, because on the Islamabad Embassy webpage for non-immigrant visa's it says for Afghans applying for non-immigrant visas that they can do it in Kabul.. hmm.. why's everything always so COMplicated!!

We're staying excited though, so I can't complain... this is the fun part, waiting for the interview... some sarcasm there Well, lemme know how it's going for you, if you get any updates! And let me know if me or my fiance can help out with mail at all.. I know it's a pain in the butt over there..

hey nazi!

im in same stage as urs n got same question ! caz the embassy is opened in afg now i hope it doesnt make a mess for our case caz if they forward the case to the afg embassy its gona be a messss! oh goddddddddd i hope it doesnt happen! btw wat did the afg embassy tell u ? are they gona issue ur fiance visa or the islamabad embassy! well hope everyhting goes well for u n ur fiance! good luckkkkkkkkkk

[Naz&Omi 0]

oh then it might be easier for you if your fiance came out to visit!

man i wanted to change the embassy so badly because it's so dangerous out there. but hopefully everything goes well and they're safe there!

well, i tried using the national ID for NVC, and they rejected it because it was the copy. so my husband went out and got a letter from the authorities that serves as a birth certificate. but it's gonna take a while to get here because he's in the northern region [no postal service!] that's what sucks so that's the only thing that's holding my case at NVC, otherwise it would have been completed by now! let's just hope he gets an interview soon!

good luck and i hope you have a smooth ride!

Oh, where in the north is he from?? Yes, I hope everything goes smoothly and quickly for you also... even with the 6 day minimum mailing time for Kabul (me to him, or him to me), I still get cranky I can't stand to think that it's a mailing delay that would make a difference in the processing time...

Yea, we actually just got our letter from NVC in the mail with our case number and telling us it was definitely Islamabad where the petition would be mailed too and the interview and everything, but I emailed the embassy there and the embassy in kabul to find out how it works, because on the Islamabad Embassy webpage for non-immigrant visa's it says for Afghans applying for non-immigrant visas that they can do it in Kabul.. hmm.. why's everything always so COMplicated!!

We're staying excited though, so I can't complain... this is the fun part, waiting for the interview... some sarcasm there Well, lemme know how it's going for you, if you get any updates! And let me know if me or my fiance can help out with mail at all.. I know it's a pain in the butt over there..

hey nazi!

im in same stage as urs n got same question ! caz the embassy is opened in afg now i hope it doesnt make a mess for our case caz if they forward the case to the afg embassy its gona be a messss! oh goddddddddd i hope it doesnt happen! btw wat did the afg embassy tell u ? are they gona issue ur fiance visa or the islamabad embassy! well hope everyhting goes well for u n ur fiance! good luckkkkkkkkkk

hi! Well, it looks like the petitions for our fiances will be sent to the Islamabad Embassy, no question We got our letter from NVC in the mail this past Saturday and we were assigned Islamabad, not Kabul. Where is your fiance from? or at least, where is he living now? Good luck to you also and lets hope for NO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING!!!! :D

[lovehappenss 0]

hey!

oh so they'll be at the same embassy (: that's great though! my husband is from the northern province of afghanistan, but he's going to be in kabul in a few days im assuming. but right now, he's back in the north spending time with his family (:

let's hope all goes well at the interview!

[kajkool 0]

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a attorney and get out of the jail live in peace with fiancy in america

thats all

Edited March 28, 2009 by kajkool

[lovehappenss 0]

the most easiest way coming to amrica is put ur name as bad guys on the news and the american send you to the jail in Guatanamo after afew months hire

a attorney and get out of the jail live in peace with fiancy in america

thats all

wow you're joking right? didn't know people could be so rude and ignorant.

[kajkool 0]

IT COULD BE JOK IT COULD BE TRUE.

Sorry if that ment rude to u . but this happen on some ppl cases. the purpos of this forum is to share our idea and exprience.