Everyone going through Administrative Processing in ISLAMABAD

[Lonely heart 0]

[uote name=zeha14' date='Jul 21 2009, 02:56 AM' post='3135771]

its really very hard to say anything everyone comes and say be patient and keep praying and i know sometimes its really hard to do .but as other do ,i wish u best of luck and i pray to my Mola that u come out of this hell very soon and other too who are going through this we are far away from this step but we know that this will hurt a lot but what we can do ..we are pakistanis Good luck

[bThank u Zeha14, for replying .Ur right i have to stay patient but its been 4 yrs how much more of my patience is being tested now i see as enough is enough i cant take this heartache anymore .And i just got done calling DOS and yes there answer is same that its still under AP and cant tell u how much longer it'll take i am just shatterd i cant believe how heartless these ppl r .But anyways thanks for such supporting reply it was indeed comforting and hopefully we can all go through this tough time . I'm definately waiting for a miracle to happen Good luck to u aswell . ]

[zeha14 0]

[uote name=zeha14' date='Jul 21 2009, 02:56 AM' post='3135771]

its really very hard to say anything everyone comes and say be patient and keep praying and i know sometimes its really hard to do .but as other do ,i wish u best of luck and i pray to my Mola that u come out of this hell very soon and other too who are going through this we are far away from this step but we know that this will hurt a lot but what we can do ..we are pakistanis Good luck

[bThank u Zeha14, for replying .Ur right i have to stay patient but its been 4 yrs how much more of my patience is being tested now i see as enough is enough i cant take this heartache anymore .And i just got done calling DOS and yes there answer is same that its still under AP and cant tell u how much longer it'll take i am just shatterd i cant believe how heartless these ppl r .But anyways thanks for such supporting reply it was indeed comforting and hopefully we can all go through this tough time . I'm definately waiting for a miracle to happen Good luck to u aswell . ]

OMG its really sad to hear that did you ever call your congressman i hope you would have done this just keep calling him after every month .yeah you are right they are heartless cause if they are not they should have understood the situation when you are away from soul mate.no one get married bcoz they have to do specailly we ppl we from childhood think about someone with whom we will spend our special life and when u dont get the chance to do that by not urself but bcoz of others ignorance that hurts i cant console you ur situation is very ...but i will pray specially for you Plz God help them ME and everyone who is in this hell Good Luck and keep praying

[L179 1]

Wishing us all best of luck and pray Allah gives us the power and strength to be patient through this miserable process

[Lonely heart 0]

OMG its really sad to hear that did you ever call your congressman i hope you would have done this just keep calling him after every month .yeah you are right they are heartless cause if they are not they should have understood the situation when you are away from soul mate.no one get married bcoz they have to do specailly we ppl we from childhood think about someone with whom we will spend our special life and when u dont get the chance to do that by not urself but bcoz of others ignorance that hurts i cant console you ur situation is very ...but i will pray specially for you Plz God help them ME and everyone who is in this hell Good Luck and keep praying

Yep i did whatever i could i did contacted Congressman also the Senators they r all the same didnt do anything ((((((((( So im just helpless here only wating for miracle to happen .Please do remember us in ur Duaas desperately need duaas mayb Allah heres someones prayers since i somtimes feel like my prayers r being un answerd thats how much stressfull i am these days

[L179 1]

Proud Pakistani's and all will be well for us!

Just a little patience will help

[Lonely heart 0]

Proud Pakistani's and all will be well for us!

Just a little patience will help

Agreed very well said. Proud Pakistani we r

[waiting4approval 2]

Any updates Ali?

[baji 0]

I had interview on June 24, 09 at Islamabad embassy. We completed all that painfull process of sending alot of documents and then medical and everything and at the interview they gave me a green letter that says your case is under administrative processing and wait from six weeks to infinity. I was so pissed off but well nothing can be done about this. Anyway lets update each other who ever is going through this hard time and post our progress so we can atleast get some idea about average processing time for AP

My husband had interview on 07/13/09 and was given the same time frame and he is on ap . please pray for each other . this painful journey should end with blessing and happiness for all of us . amin

[ALI555 0]

Waiting4approval, I have not heard anything yet. I was thinking to start our own list here to keep track of all Islamabad Embassy AP cases. I know there is one started by "divorced" which is very nice but we can use that as global and ours here as just for ISL. What do you guys think.

Edited July 28, 2009 by ALI555

[FEISAL 3]

Waiting4approval, I have not heard anything yet. I was thinking to start our own list here to keep track of all Islamabad Embassy AP cases. I know there is one started by "divorced" which is very nice but we can use that as global and ours here as just for ISL. What do you guys think.

Good idea

[waiting4approval 2]

Waiting4approval, I have not heard anything yet. I was thinking to start our own list here to keep track of all Islamabad Embassy AP cases. I know there is one started by "divorced" which is very nice but we can use that as global and ours here as just for ISL. What do you guys think.

sounds like a good idea.. looks like most of us were put on AP around the same time so it would be helpful tp keep track of all of us. Here is a list for the ones that I know..

atk_721 Interview June 24th

L179 Interview July 16th

Lonely heart Interview April 15th

baji Interview July 13th

waiting4approval Interview July 16th

there is someone else who had an interview on May12th but I dun remember her username! Probably you would have seen her around.

[prncess23 1]

My fiance is also undergoing AP. His interview was on may 4th. He sent in additional paperwork and a police clearance on 23 of may which the embassy received on may 25th.

why is it taking soooooooo long? we are working with a lawyer too...

[khalidnfatima 0]

My husband was put on AP after his interview on June 15th - they didn't keep his passport. They called him with an RFE couple days later and he submitted asap. Now we are just waiting. It's really inhumane to keep us away from our spouse like they do and for so long.

Salaams.

Fatima, Cleveland

[ALI555 0]

Ok guys here you go we have our tracking spreadsheet ready for your review. It will help us keep in touch and be informed about speed of process. Please keep posting even if you receive a call from embassy and you get visa. Just remember your one final post can help many people who are still in a situation where you been before. For sure we will be out of this sooner or later it just matter of time. If you get mad or be patient and wait time will pass with its own pace but if you will be impatient you will just make it more difficult for yourself. No more lectures . Just pray more Allah has final stamp for Visa.

Please me let know if I need to correct someone's info or need to add something. Good luck to everyone

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aq...hzZ2c&hl=en

[MumtazG38 1]

After reading everything in this topic I'm officially TERRIFIED! I am trying to prepare myself for AP as best as I can...but honestly if we get put on it(khuda na kare) then I don't know what to do. First things first I'm 13 weeks pregnant.....meaning that if we get a case complete in late Aug-Sep...I'd be lucky....then afterwards of that Interview would most likely be scheduled in Oct.....thats 6 months expecting for me....then if (khuda na khasta) we get put on AP (allah na kare) thats a whole nother 5-6 months....and I can't have the baby here in Pakistan because that would cause a hell of alot of issues incl. the fact that the baby wouldn't be citizen....and I've been planning on having the baby in the U.S as it is best for the baby ofcourse.....plus I've seen the medical procedures they have here in Pakistan for prenatal, delivery, and after care and I really really do not think it would be a good idea for me to stay here and have the baby....even the best of best hospitals here, are just plane sad when it comes to their maternity wards.

And it's not like I can go to the U.S to have my baby because I would have no one to stay with.....my father certainly wouldn't like keeping me at his place....even though my mother couldn't be any happier if I were to stay with her throughout my entire pregnancy and later even.....but honestly that's impossible because of my father. So....I would have no place to go...or stay...or anyone to help me out during the last stages of my pregnancy.

I am just praying and praying that Allah and our Mola would have mercy on us......I have gone through enough hell in my life to just be with my husband.....and now it's just painfully ironic that I may have to do the same just to go back to the U.S to be away from him for my babies sake. That's so depressing for me.

My husbands name is Syed Haseeb Akhtar Gillani....his fathers (don't know if it matters) is Syed Akhtar Hussain Gillani.....yeah, thats like probably half a red flag...lol, his fathers name.But IDK if they care about that. Other than that, my husband's age is 21 and.....my brain tells me the younger the worse because most terrorist are usually younger brainwashed teens and barely adults. So thats one creepy thought. Other than that there is nothing about my husband that could strike red flags....but then again with the ISL embassy......I don't even think they care when they put ppl on AP.

I've been thinking about sending some sort of expedite letter....but honestly, if AP is such a must-have-must-do sort of thing....what difference will me telling some supervisor that I'm about to have a baby going to make really? Plus...I have no clue who or how I would even send the expedite letter.....I can even send plenty of doctors notes and ultrasounds and whatever else tests they would need.....but I just get the feeling that my expedite request would just be floating around the embassy gathering dust.

Something that may or may not cause AP does worry me quite a bit......should I or should I not go to the Interview with my husband??? Loads of people are telling me I shouldn't because the embassy would prefer it if I were in the U.S "waiting" for my husband...rather than being here with him already and pregnant. Most people I've asked say that I should show it as if I am still living in the states and need him to come and support my preggo self blah blah.....I REALLY REALLY dislike this idea...as I want to be at the interview with my hubby and I want to prove that we are a REAL loving married couple...about to increase the population of the world soon by 1.lol. I want to be there so they can see how much we support and care for eachother, and I also don't want to lie like everyone here in Paki wants me to. IDK if it would cause any issues but tons of pakistani people that have gone through immigration procedures with ISL embassy are telling me the same that since I had no actual job in the U.S and only sometimes freelanced...sewing and tailoring...and mostly only made less than $500 a year in cash nonetheless...and can't provide any taxes to support that I am somewhat self employed/freelancing or whatever.....that this will probably cause AP on our case if I show up to the interview and prove that I am not in the states actually working.....this doesn't make much sense to me but most people I've talked to here in Paki about my situation say the same old thing.

But I also think that since my mother is joint sponsoring my husband....and since I provided a letter of exclusion from taxes since I don't obviously make enough to be required to file them...that everything should be fine on my side. And that if I do show up at the interview all pregnant...maybe that might make all the difference in their decision on whether or not they feel like putting us on AP?

What do you guys all think.......should I go...or no?