Everyone going through Administrative Processing in ISLAMABAD

[Omark 3]

You are right,4 years ago,AP was frequent and it was long,atleast 8 weeks was common,even I heard of few in this very forum getting 6 months,there was nothing you could do at that time and nothing you can do even now.

I remember in the hall we were like 6 -8 guys and I was the only one who got the visa the same day,rest were all delayed.When I walked out of the embassy,I was ecstatic and soon there was a storm and it rained very heavily...

4 years on and I am in the States but my travails haven't ended yet,as if they never began.Now my wife is stuck there,I have been suffering from this 'separation' for the last 2 years.Who knows what lies ahead.There is a mountain to conquer.

Mus24 bro your suffering and anguish will end soon IA just hang in there tuff.Is your wife also under AP ? and remember theres no mountain high enough! if u r determine, confident and persistent

[ZaheersShezadi 0]

ABENITEZ- yes, I get the warden notices too. But, unfortunately, the day of the interview, they had not mailed anyone. Our interview was on Monday the 26th and the Embassies were only informed late sunday evening that they had to close. So no one was available to email. It was around 9 am, 1 hr after our interview should have been that it made the news. We saw it from a restaurant somewhere near Rawalpindi. Anyhow. It was a long drive, to say the least, but I am trying to be positive about it. I really wanted to be home by the holidays. But, sadly, it doesn't appear to be in my fate. No I am American. Not Pakistani. I came to Pakistan back in August with my daughter to come meet the man that I was going to marry. I was going through a divorce with my daughter's father, and when the divorce hearing was set for January, I returned to USA, finished the papers, then returned to Pakistan Jan 16th, without my little girl. Now I have been here for nearly a yr consecutively, and missing my home terribly. My husband doesn't want me to leave. He is afraid that my ex husband will harass me or possibly stop my parents from seeing my daughter, and I dont want that. So, I just stay here, waiting for Zaheer to get his visa. I really get more and more worried as time goes on as to what will happen with the baby. I have to have a repeat C-Section and I definitely don't want any type of surgery in Pakistan. I hated every moment of the 4 days I spent in the Hospital for dehydration and Hyperemesis. I have had Dysentery since being here, constantly. I still get it from time to time. I have been really miserable while pregnant because there is no Tums or Rolaids, I have been taking Paracetemol for Headaches which the docs say is safe. But I get annoyed with the Pakistani doctors because there are literally like hundreds of women waiting for an appt and they will push you out of the way to get to the doctor and they only do like a 30 sec ultrasound because they gotta get to all the patients. no doctor wants to check the gender of the baby because they are afraid the parent would do an abortion if the baby isnt the gender preferred. I am just miserable. Loadshedding doesnt bother me, but our main mode of transport is a motorcycle, and on these roads, it is really rough sometimes. I really want Mexican food and I miss NORMAL pizza Hut. Pakistani Mozzarella cheese is not tasty. Anyhow..

As far as the embassy goes... We have put in a reschedule for Nov 23. Insha'Allah, nothing will happen before then with Islamabad. I am praying and hoping that because ours is a K3 visa and we will have to do another interview in USA, perhaps they will spare us a long AP. But that's wishful thinking. Zaheer works for the Government too, so hopefully that will be another plus. Anyhow, I pray for all of you all the time and wish speedy visas to you all. I wish some of you guys were closer by to Sialkot. I really need some friends and i havent seen another American in like a yr. My husband is the only one I have english conversations with, and it becomes tiresome. He is addicted to the Myspace games and barely talks to me when he is home. LoL. well, take care all.

~Tara Ahmed

[produke 0]

Hi guys...sorry to go off topic, but does anyone know if one passes the interview, does the US consulate at ISL keep the Pakistani passport, or do they give it back to the spouse in the evening of the day of interview? My wife has an interview on Nev 3rd, and she wants to confirm a ticket using her Pak passport, but we want to wait till after the interview. Thanks and prayers for all!

[Omark 3]

Hi guys...sorry to go off topic, but does anyone know if one passes the interview, does the US consulate at ISL keep the Pakistani passport, or do they give it back to the spouse in the evening of the day of interview? My wife has an interview on Nev 3rd, and she wants to confirm a ticket using her Pak passport, but we want to wait till after the interview. Thanks and prayers for all!

If the visa is approved they obviously keep the passport to print visa in it and it takes approximately 2 weeks before they return it to the applicant thru Amex courier service.They kept my passport also eventho i was placed under adim processing...........In my opinion do not book any flight untill visa in hand.

Tara Ahmed : I am sorry to hear that you are going thru so much here in Pakistan. I can imagine the cultural shock you must be in but honestly Pakistan is not that bad its the state of mind you are in.I have lived in NYC for more than 6 years and had a totally different life style there but now that i m here in my beloved country i don’t find no issues living here yes i miss white castle and chalopas from taco bell( Tu kero taco bell)... lol but hey you can find a better alternate here in Pakistan ...but for that u have to be either in Karachi or Islamabad Lahore etc you can get Tums or Rolaids there even tylenol,advil,motrin u name it they have it at some stores. I love pizza and i didn’t find no difference between pizza hutt here or in the us since QLC cheese comes from the same commissary in the US try domino's pizza or papa johns as well....did u know sialkot is well known for producing no1 sporting goods in the world? NBA ,NFL MLB products are made in Sialkot...... I am telling u all this so that u feel right at home and by the way there are more Pakistanis in NY than here so its all good.

So in ur case did K-3(i-129f) got approved before I-130? I heard both have the same processing time now. What I also noticed CR1's AP is shorter than K visas. I have been in AP for more than 90 days and i m hoping to hear something in the near future..................Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat

P.S: Pakistani Turkey taste better than butterball Turkey

[ABENITEZ 0]

ABENITEZ- yes, I get the warden notices too. But, unfortunately, the day of the interview, they had not mailed anyone. Our interview was on Monday the 26th and the Embassies were only informed late sunday evening that they had to close. So no one was available to email. It was around 9 am, 1 hr after our interview should have been that it made the news. We saw it from a restaurant somewhere near Rawalpindi. Anyhow. It was a long drive, to say the least, but I am trying to be positive about it. I really wanted to be home by the holidays. But, sadly, it doesn't appear to be in my fate. No I am American. Not Pakistani. I came to Pakistan back in August with my daughter to come meet the man that I was going to marry. I was going through a divorce with my daughter's father, and when the divorce hearing was set for January, I returned to USA, finished the papers, then returned to Pakistan Jan 16th, without my little girl. Now I have been here for nearly a yr consecutively, and missing my home terribly. My husband doesn't want me to leave. He is afraid that my ex husband will harass me or possibly stop my parents from seeing my daughter, and I dont want that. So, I just stay here, waiting for Zaheer to get his visa. I really get more and more worried as time goes on as to what will happen with the baby. I have to have a repeat C-Section and I definitely don't want any type of surgery in Pakistan. I hated every moment of the 4 days I spent in the Hospital for dehydration and Hyperemesis. I have had Dysentery since being here, constantly. I still get it from time to time. I have been really miserable while pregnant because there is no Tums or Rolaids, I have been taking Paracetemol for Headaches which the docs say is safe. But I get annoyed with the Pakistani doctors because there are literally like hundreds of women waiting for an appt and they will push you out of the way to get to the doctor and they only do like a 30 sec ultrasound because they gotta get to all the patients. no doctor wants to check the gender of the baby because they are afraid the parent would do an abortion if the baby isnt the gender preferred. I am just miserable. Loadshedding doesnt bother me, but our main mode of transport is a motorcycle, and on these roads, it is really rough sometimes. I really want Mexican food and I miss NORMAL pizza Hut. Pakistani Mozzarella cheese is not tasty. Anyhow..

As far as the embassy goes... We have put in a reschedule for Nov 23. Insha'Allah, nothing will happen before then with Islamabad. I am praying and hoping that because ours is a K3 visa and we will have to do another interview in USA, perhaps they will spare us a long AP. But that's wishful thinking. Zaheer works for the Government too, so hopefully that will be another plus. Anyhow, I pray for all of you all the time and wish speedy visas to you all. I wish some of you guys were closer by to Sialkot. I really need some friends and i havent seen another American in like a yr. My husband is the only one I have english conversations with, and it becomes tiresome. He is addicted to the Myspace games and barely talks to me when he is home. LoL. well, take care all.

~Tara Ahmed

Wow,, that is crazy. I feel sooo bad for you seriously. People don't understand when your from US and you come to live here, especially being a woman, its tooo difficult. And your pregnant. You must feel so awful for leaving your daughter behind. I don't know anything about your situation at home, but you should seriously consider going home soon. Your husband can just explain at the interview that you were here for his 1st interview, but it got rescheduled, he can easily show copies of your passport stamps to show that. You and your husband need to think about your health and the health of the baby before anything. I wish you luck, really but I think you n ur hubby need to talk abt the right thing to do now. Take care,, Allah Hafiz

[Mus24 0]

You are right,4 years ago,AP was frequent and it was long,atleast 8 weeks was common,even I heard of few in this very forum getting 6 months,there was nothing you could do at that time and nothing you can do even now.

I remember in the hall we were like 6 -8 guys and I was the only one who got the visa the same day,rest were all delayed.When I walked out of the embassy,I was ecstatic and soon there was a storm and it rained very heavily...

4 years on and I am in the States but my travails haven't ended yet,as if they never began.Now my wife is stuck there,I have been suffering from this 'separation' for the last 2 years.Who knows what lies ahead.There is a mountain to conquer.

Mus24 bro your suffering and anguish will end soon IA just hang in there tuff.Is your wife also under AP ? and remember theres no mountain high enough! if u r determine, confident and persistent

Thanks for your words of comfort.US immigration is long and stressful,at times it saps your energy and tests your patience but once you are in it,you can't throw it out neither can you swallow it,you have to go through it however long it takes.So many of us suffer from the pain of 'separation'from our loved ones on a daily basis.

My wife has not reached the stage of AP yet,it is sometime away.Right now she is just F2A and I am eligible for naturalization in 11 months after that her petition will get upgraded,so we are hanging in here,counting days,not as much to come to US but counting days so that the stress that comes to be in the waiting line is over soon.We haven't spent much time together since getting married.

[Hopeful786 0]

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/cisomb-...port-fy2008.pdf

http://www.dhs.gov/journal/leadership/2009...01_archive.html

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/cisomb_...report_2009.pdf

go to page 35, it's interesting to see some numbers lol

[ZaheersShezadi 0]

Hi guys...sorry to go off topic, but does anyone know if one passes the interview, does the US consulate at ISL keep the Pakistani passport, or do they give it back to the spouse in the evening of the day of interview? My wife has an interview on Nev 3rd, and she wants to confirm a ticket using her Pak passport, but we want to wait till after the interview. Thanks and prayers for all!

If the visa is approved they obviously keep the passport to print visa in it and it takes approximately 2 weeks before they return it to the applicant thru Amex courier service.They kept my passport also eventho i was placed under adim processing...........In my opinion do not book any flight untill visa in hand.

Tara Ahmed : I am sorry to hear that you are going thru so much here in Pakistan. I can imagine the cultural shock you must be in but honestly Pakistan is not that bad its the state of mind you are in.I have lived in NYC for more than 6 years and had a totally different life style there but now that i m here in my beloved country i don’t find no issues living here yes i miss white castle and chalopas from taco bell( Tu kero taco bell)... lol but hey you can find a better alternate here in Pakistan ...but for that u have to be either in Karachi or Islamabad Lahore etc you can get Tums or Rolaids there even tylenol,advil,motrin u name it they have it at some stores. I love pizza and i didn’t find no difference between pizza hutt here or in the us since QLC cheese comes from the same commissary in the US try domino's pizza or papa johns as well....did u know sialkot is well known for producing no1 sporting goods in the world? NBA ,NFL MLB products are made in Sialkot...... I am telling u all this so that u feel right at home and by the way there are more Pakistanis in NY than here so its all good.

So in ur case did K-3(i-129f) got approved before I-130? I heard both have the same processing time now. What I also noticed CR1's AP is shorter than K visas. I have been in AP for more than 90 days and i m hoping to hear something in the near future..................Happy Halloween, Trick or Treat

P.S: Pakistani Turkey taste better than butterball Turkey

Haha. The turkey is fine, but the only place in Sialkot that has turkey is Subway and they just opened a month ago. Pizza hut is different. They use Mozzarella from Buffaloes not from Cows. It is yellow in color and it is very hard and sticky. Also they barely put any sauce on their pizza. Same as Frangoz, barely any sauce. Yes, the Chalupas from Taco Bell is what I miss. And I want some Boston Market. There are no Papa Johns or Dominoes in Sialkot. We just got a McDonalds and Subway this past yr. They have a KFC but they shut down the whole building and now they take orders out of a small trailer and it takes about 20 min for 1 order. I wish we had more time to visit around in places like Lahore and Islamabad, but we never do. All I know is that there is a McDonalds in Lahore. I know nothing else. I have been to the zoo there and the Data Sahib Darbar. I am not bothered by Pakistan itself. I like being here. I just don't like the medical situation, and I miss my country's food. That's it. If they had all the same food and products here as in USA, I would never leave. I would deal with the medical issues. But, I really need some US food. We try to get similar things, but it is not easy. I want some doritos. LoL

~Tara

[ZaheersShezadi 0]

ABENITEZ- yes, I get the warden notices too. But, unfortunately, the day of the interview, they had not mailed anyone. Our interview was on Monday the 26th and the Embassies were only informed late sunday evening that they had to close. So no one was available to email. It was around 9 am, 1 hr after our interview should have been that it made the news. We saw it from a restaurant somewhere near Rawalpindi. Anyhow. It was a long drive, to say the least, but I am trying to be positive about it. I really wanted to be home by the holidays. But, sadly, it doesn't appear to be in my fate. No I am American. Not Pakistani. I came to Pakistan back in August with my daughter to come meet the man that I was going to marry. I was going through a divorce with my daughter's father, and when the divorce hearing was set for January, I returned to USA, finished the papers, then returned to Pakistan Jan 16th, without my little girl. Now I have been here for nearly a yr consecutively, and missing my home terribly. My husband doesn't want me to leave. He is afraid that my ex husband will harass me or possibly stop my parents from seeing my daughter, and I dont want that. So, I just stay here, waiting for Zaheer to get his visa. I really get more and more worried as time goes on as to what will happen with the baby. I have to have a repeat C-Section and I definitely don't want any type of surgery in Pakistan. I hated every moment of the 4 days I spent in the Hospital for dehydration and Hyperemesis. I have had Dysentery since being here, constantly. I still get it from time to time. I have been really miserable while pregnant because there is no Tums or Rolaids, I have been taking Paracetemol for Headaches which the docs say is safe. But I get annoyed with the Pakistani doctors because there are literally like hundreds of women waiting for an appt and they will push you out of the way to get to the doctor and they only do like a 30 sec ultrasound because they gotta get to all the patients. no doctor wants to check the gender of the baby because they are afraid the parent would do an abortion if the baby isnt the gender preferred. I am just miserable. Loadshedding doesnt bother me, but our main mode of transport is a motorcycle, and on these roads, it is really rough sometimes. I really want Mexican food and I miss NORMAL pizza Hut. Pakistani Mozzarella cheese is not tasty. Anyhow..

As far as the embassy goes... We have put in a reschedule for Nov 23. Insha'Allah, nothing will happen before then with Islamabad. I am praying and hoping that because ours is a K3 visa and we will have to do another interview in USA, perhaps they will spare us a long AP. But that's wishful thinking. Zaheer works for the Government too, so hopefully that will be another plus. Anyhow, I pray for all of you all the time and wish speedy visas to you all. I wish some of you guys were closer by to Sialkot. I really need some friends and i havent seen another American in like a yr. My husband is the only one I have english conversations with, and it becomes tiresome. He is addicted to the Myspace games and barely talks to me when he is home. LoL. well, take care all.

~Tara Ahmed

Wow,, that is crazy. I feel sooo bad for you seriously. People don't understand when your from US and you come to live here, especially being a woman, its tooo difficult. And your pregnant. You must feel so awful for leaving your daughter behind. I don't know anything about your situation at home, but you should seriously consider going home soon. Your husband can just explain at the interview that you were here for his 1st interview, but it got rescheduled, he can easily show copies of your passport stamps to show that. You and your husband need to think about your health and the health of the baby before anything. I wish you luck, really but I think you n ur hubby need to talk abt the right thing to do now. Take care,, Allah Hafiz

Well, we had already agreed that if after the 6th month I am still stuck here, then I will be able to go back. Flying after the 2nd trimester is not a good idea. Especially international. I really dont have a place to go in USA. Not without Zaheer. My ex is living at my parents house off and on. Even though he got our house in the divorce, he decided to foreclose. But he still has it, no foreclosure went through. So, I am unable to go back to my parents' house. My little sis moved back in with my birth mom, so, I cant go there either, and my birth father is always moving around, so I wouldnt be able to keep up with him to have a stable home. I dont mind Pakistan at all, I am just terribly homesick after being here for over a year. I need some comfort food and I need to be with other americans. I have no friends. I cant just call someone to chit chat. Its hard. I really have nothing to do all day. But, the good news is that if we go back to USA I will import garments from here in Sialkot and sell them in USA. So I will have a home business. Looking forward to that. I think the fact that Zaheer works for the government may be a plus for us in his case whether AP will happen or not, but Insha'Allah.. only God knows. Just wish us luck. Take care. Allah Hafiz.

~Tara

[bankermai 1]

We got the Appointment letter today and our interview is scheduled on 16th December

we are mentally prepared for the A.P so hope to join u guys soon

but I wish when I join this thread none of u will part of this thread , BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF U

[MumtazG38 1]

Haha. The turkey is fine, but the only place in Sialkot that has turkey is Subway and they just opened a month ago. Pizza hut is different. They use Mozzarella from Buffaloes not from Cows. It is yellow in color and it is very hard and sticky. Also they barely put any sauce on their pizza. Same as Frangoz, barely any sauce. Yes, the Chalupas from Taco Bell is what I miss. And I want some Boston Market. There are no Papa Johns or Dominoes in Sialkot. We just got a McDonalds and Subway this past yr. They have a KFC but they shut down the whole building and now they take orders out of a small trailer and it takes about 20 min for 1 order. I wish we had more time to visit around in places like Lahore and Islamabad, but we never do. All I know is that there is a McDonalds in Lahore. I know nothing else. I have been to the zoo there and the Data Sahib Darbar. I am not bothered by Pakistan itself. I like being here. I just don't like the medical situation, and I miss my country's food. That's it. If they had all the same food and products here as in USA, I would never leave. I would deal with the medical issues. But, I really need some US food. We try to get similar things, but it is not easy. I want some doritos. LoL

~Tara

OMG!! I'm living in Sialkot to....and damn you just took the words right outta my mouth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's not paki that sucks.....it's the fact that I can't find decent u.s foods and products here...and trust me I've even tried lahore and islamabad....and nope, no decent spaghetti sauce even at Al Fateh! It simply sucks!!! I'm 6 1/2 months pregnant and desperately in need of the food I miss so much...little caesars pizza...or even dominos........and YESSSS DORITOS BABAYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;(

[ABENITEZ 0]

Taco Bell, omg I want it. We have McDonalds here, but it doesnt taste the same, and Pizza Hut too. I'm also sad that I'm missing Trick or Treat, its my fav. Anyways, I would stay here forever too, but only if I could go out n walk around, go shopping, just something. I'm home all day while my husband is at work and I'm going stir crazy. It's hard to depend on someone soo much. Like whatever I need no matter how small I have to ask him. I miss just getting in my car and going wherever I need to go with no problems. Anyways, I love to hear the Azaan all day and when we do go out theres so much to see that we don't see in USA, like donkeys pulling carts LOLZZZ. I too love Pakistan, but the security problems are too bad right now. Inshallah, we will live in the states for a few years, save some money, if the problems here get better we will come back. Duaas for all...

[Omark 3]

Hopeful786 : Those are uscis timeline for the name check, i wonder if DOS also has something similar since AP is done by them.I assume they send requests (name check) to FBI as well if they do then it probably takes approximately 90 Business days to get the results,no wonder thats how long it takes for ap but again some ppl get out of AP in less time ........i am so lost

I couldnt get thru DOS yesterday all the visa specialists were busy.I guess everybody calls on wed afternoon EST.Whens the day light saving time switchover in states?

Bankermai : Hope you dont fall in APs black hole .....good luck for the interview.

I hope everyone gets thru this never ending process soon ........ before 2012

[Naz&Omi 0]

Hopeful786 : Those are uscis timeline for the name check, i wonder if DOS also has something similar since AP is done by them.I assume they send requests (name check) to FBI as well if they do then it probably takes approximately 90 Business days to get the results,no wonder thats how long it takes for ap but again some ppl get out of AP in less time ........i am so lost

I couldnt get thru DOS yesterday all the visa specialists were busy.I guess everybody calls on wed afternoon EST.Whens the day light saving time switchover in states?

Bankermai : Hope you dont fall in APs black hole .....good luck for the interview.

I hope everyone gets thru this never ending process soon ........ before 2012

hi everyone! i've been traveling all over the US trying to plan a wedding with NO definite date! (fun.....) I'm really excited, but also, it's been one week since my fiance sent the passport through the Kabul Embassy to the ISL Embassy (he's Afghan, so that's how they do it), and we emailed the embassy on monday and they said to call back in a week, so we'll be checking back on this coming monday and hopefully it will be printed by then and on it's way back to Kabul! (uffffffffffff... mail is SO slow)

Omark, Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 1 at 2 a.m., and I am sure you will hear something soon!! And I will let everyone know what happens next week when we call! I'm finally back home in San Diego and trying to be patient for the end of this horrible process! hope everyone is staying positive still and hang in there! it WILL end! (at least that's what I keep telling myself)

goodnight! (and goodmorning)

[Hopeful786 0]

Omar... my next step will be to research the DOS lol... I'm going to call DOS today since I'm coming homee earlyy from school yeahhhhhhhh!