Everyone going through Administrative Processing in ISLAMABAD

[ABENITEZ 0]

Tara, I think no one answered cuz maybe they arent sure what it means, 'got your forms back'. It sounds like your just still in AP because if DOS was done with the AP, they most likely would have told you that. But again, I don't know, you could be in luck and maybe they are in the final stages, but they didn't tell you much really. No one is ignoring you or anything, sometimes ppl just come on here to ask a quick question and don't have the time or energy to read through and answer ppls questions. Don't worry, you dont know how many questions I've asked on VJ and never got replies. Chin up and keep us updated please. Take care.

[Naz&Omi 0]

Naz & Omi - Congrats on getting the visa - All the best 2 U

Please keep me in ur prayers. Thanks

Omark - have u reach home bro?

Thanks so much Feisal!! He's here now Said POE went very smoothly, and we'll be getting married on Monday! So excited, and it's just like a dream, every moment Wishing you and Hopeful ALL the best!!!! (and everyone else new to this forum!)

Omark! Lemme know what's up bro! Hope all is well and POE wasn't too bad for you!

[MumtazG38 1]

Hi everyone,

Long time no see.....lol. Well....POE went easily enough. We got off at JFK and went through immigrations quick enough. They took us to a separate room to ask Haseeb and I some questions and the guy was very nice and really funny. We enjoyed it actually....were only there like 10-15 minutes. He asked to see the poe packet, the sealed one...and I gave that to him. Afterwards, he only asked to confirm the address where the greencard could be mailed and I gave the Michigan one (where I am staying now, not with Haseeb though he's still in NY working his bottom off ). I miss my husband so much....so damn much. But I have to have the baby here where my mom and sis are and then I will go back home to my hubs when we have a proper place to stay that is big enough for all 3 of us....inshallah I am praying that will be soon. Sometime in late Feb or early March. Anyways, so the guy asked Haseeb the questions and didn't mind at all if I replied for him...and even said Haseeb's got plenty of time to get used to the Brooklyn accents now he'll be staying in NY and gave us a big smile. Then he only asked about Haseeb's education, we told him he's completed B-COM part 1 and inshallah plans on completing the rest of his semesters here in NY once the baby is born and we get settled in nicely enough. He was really happy to hear that and asked if I was planning to do anything further with my education and I told him yeah I miss college....can't wait till the baby is big enough (3-6 months) that I can begin leaving him with Haseeb to go back to college. Thats all he asked and afterwards he told us good luck and to take care and we left to get our baggage. It was darn easier than I could have ever imagined. Allah tallah really listened to all of my desperate prayers and all of the tears I've shed over this. When I came back to Michigan 2 days ago all of my girl friends and all of my moms and dads friends asked how my husband got his visa in such little time...9 months to be exact cause no one they new had gotten it in less than 2 years waiting AP or no.....and all I could say is....Shukran Allah Shukran Mola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well....31 weeks pregnant now....and I'm actually really beginning to "feel" the pregnant part of being pregnant. I'm really sleepy now and my eyes are heavy so.....although it's 1:35 pm here.....I'm so taking a nap. HEHE.

Your all in my prayers. Especially you two Zaheers and Feisal! Inshallah Allah tallah will be as gracious to the both of you as he has been to me and Haseeb! Best of luck to all.

[MARM 7]

Congrats on the recent visa approvals and smooth POEs!

We pray that everyone else's wait is almost over!

InshaAllah before the end of the year, everyone who is waiting from this year or longer is rejoined with their loved ones, AMEEN!

[FEISAL 3]

MARM - Very Happy for U and Thanks

[Usmomo 0]

Hi everyone,

Long time no see.....lol. Well....POE went easily enough. We got off at JFK and went through immigrations quick enough. They took us to a separate room to ask Haseeb and I some questions and the guy was very nice and really funny. We enjoyed it actually....were only there like 10-15 minutes. He asked to see the poe packet, the sealed one...and I gave that to him. Afterwards, he only asked to confirm the address where the greencard could be mailed and I gave the Michigan one (where I am staying now, not with Haseeb though he's still in NY working his bottom off ). I miss my husband so much....so damn much. But I have to have the baby here where my mom and sis are and then I will go back home to my hubs when we have a proper place to stay that is big enough for all 3 of us....inshallah I am praying that will be soon. Sometime in late Feb or early March. Anyways, so the guy asked Haseeb the questions and didn't mind at all if I replied for him...and even said Haseeb's got plenty of time to get used to the Brooklyn accents now he'll be staying in NY and gave us a big smile. Then he only asked about Haseeb's education, we told him he's completed B-COM part 1 and inshallah plans on completing the rest of his semesters here in NY once the baby is born and we get settled in nicely enough. He was really happy to hear that and asked if I was planning to do anything further with my education and I told him yeah I miss college....can't wait till the baby is big enough (3-6 months) that I can begin leaving him with Haseeb to go back to college. Thats all he asked and afterwards he told us good luck and to take care and we left to get our baggage. It was darn easier than I could have ever imagined. Allah tallah really listened to all of my desperate prayers and all of the tears I've shed over this. When I came back to Michigan 2 days ago all of my girl friends and all of my moms and dads friends asked how my husband got his visa in such little time...9 months to be exact cause no one they new had gotten it in less than 2 years waiting AP or no.....and all I could say is....Shukran Allah Shukran Mola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well....31 weeks pregnant now....and I'm actually really beginning to "feel" the pregnant part of being pregnant. I'm really sleepy now and my eyes are heavy so.....although it's 1:35 pm here.....I'm so taking a nap. HEHE.

Your all in my prayers. Especially you two Zaheers and Feisal! Inshallah Allah tallah will be as gracious to the both of you as he has been to me and Haseeb! Best of luck to all.

SlamoAlaikaum MumtazG38,

I am happy for ur safe POE, Alhamdolillah , Hope u have a safest time ahead with the baby and hubby InshaAlllah, I know how it feels to be away from hubby, as i had to be away from mine for like 6 months n that was HARD! missed him like hell!!

But i know all the difficult times have passed and with you guys having AP of only 29 days MashaALllah, this time will fly soon as well! Just hang in there and keep us updated abt ur health , remember to take care of urself ,

U all are in my duas,

Hoping everyne waiting for Ap done and Interviews will have a smooth enjoying journey ahead with god news coming Soon Ameeen

[Hopeful786 0]

How is everyone doin? I hope all is having a good monday... I hope insha'Allah we hear more approvals in the next two weeks... I feel some coming! .. keep your hopes up, insha'Allah this will all be over!

[FEISAL 3]

Still no Luck

[waiting4approval 2]

we had our first horrible snow today.. husband cleaned the car, shoveled the snow while I stayed indoor being all girlie girl and then he drove me to work.. gosh I waited for this day for four years

Hang in tehre everyone.... it will be over soon and you are going to appreciate every little thing about your spouse much more than anyone else on Earth even the annoying ones don't bother much :-)

[Hopeful786 0]

we had our first horrible snow today.. husband cleaned the car, shoveled the snow while I stayed indoor being all girlie girl and then he drove me to work.. gosh I waited for this day for four years

Hang in tehre everyone.... it will be over soon and you are going to appreciate every little thing about your spouse much more than anyone else on Earth even the annoying ones don't bother much :-)

jaaaaaaaaaaaaan how cute! waiting4approval you deserve it and alhamdulilah im so happy that you feel relaxed after 4 years. Feisal and I are waiting for that moment where we feel relieved and relaxed to be with our loved ones insha'Allah. Insha'Allah I feeeeeeeeeell that near the end of this month we will hear some goood news insha'Allah..... Allah (swt) knows best as to when the time is right for us to reunite insha'Allah.... may Allah (swt) grant us this happiness sooon for all of us that are waitinggggggggg

[ZaheersShezadi 0]

OK, here's the latest from us. Called the embassy again on Wednesday and they said that its still processing. So I asked what it had meant when they told us that the Non-immigrant Unit had transfered it to the Immigrant unit and that that office was now workign on it. the man started to explain that as a K3 visa, the visa will be issued by the Non-immigrant visa unit. So I asked "Ok, that makes sense, so why did Non-immigrant transfer it to Immigrant?" and he didnt say anything for a second and checked his records and then said "Um, ma'am, I have no idea why any of my colleagues would have taken the time to explain that process to you in the first place, but all I can say is that it is being processed now and in the final stages so then when it will be finsihed with the Administrative Review, then we will call the applicant. But it is still in Admin Processing". Truly very helpful, Islamabad, way to go..... now I am more confused than I was a week ago. And dept of state knows nothing, I stopped calling them cuz they just say "You already called the embassy, whatever they told you is the only info we have". Well.. so be it. Take care everyone and good luck. Hope you all get some good news soon. Insha'Allah.

Allah Hafiz.

~Tara

[ABENITEZ 0]

In the final stages? That sounds really promising, it really does sound more n more like things r moving along! Fingers crossed!

[Hopeful786 0]

Zaheer, did you speak to them in English? ... I want to call Islamabad but I don't know urdu lol ... and I feel like I won't get any information if I don't know how to speak urdu. And that is really good that it is in the final stages!... my fiance's case got transferred to the non immigrant visa unit a month ago (actually im assuming), because they (non immigrant visa unit) had emailed me asking for information and then they said American express will contact you when the process is complete.

I have to say, K visas are pretty complicated and I think that is why it takes longer than CR-1 cases.

[ZaheersShezadi 0]

Zaheer, did you speak to them in English? ... I want to call Islamabad but I don't know urdu lol ... and I feel like I won't get any information if I don't know how to speak urdu. And that is really good that it is in the final stages!... my fiance's case got transferred to the non immigrant visa unit a month ago (actually im assuming), because they (non immigrant visa unit) had emailed me asking for information and then they said American express will contact you when the process is complete.

I have to say, K visas are pretty complicated and I think that is why it takes longer than CR-1 cases.

Yes, they speak english. I usually call right after they open in the morning/noon time. They open at 12:30p Pakistani time. So if you are in USA on east coast, it would be about 2:30am. But you can call around 5am too and still get to talk to someone. I call the 01192512082700 number and press 1 (for english), 2 for Immigrant visa, and 1 again for operator. If you push 2, 2, 1 it is Urdu. But yes they all speak english. even sometimes I get through on Urdu number, they will start speaking english, cuz my husband forgets sometimes to talk to them in Urdu and just automatically starts speaking english, and they return in english. So yes, you can speak to them in English. Good luck to you. I am hoping all goes well for you as well. I am praying for al you, like Abenitez, and Feisal Bhai. All of you are in my prayers and hopefully soon all this will be over. Zaheer called them friday and the girl who answered is never nice to us. She always says "pending AP" and he asked about anything he could and she just says "I cant tell you that, just pending ap we will call you when it is finished." and they seem to get annoyed that we call them like every 3 days or so because they are like "You ust called here the other day." (Duh! We are hoping you have had enough time to work).

But I must say, I keep reading posts from people saying they got an email about their case. But I have never gotten any emails. I wonder if I should email them and ask them? Did you email them first or they just automatically updated you? Strange. Well, keep me posted. I think I am going to head home next week. Wont be allowed to fly much longer and I might as well spend the holidays with my family. Haven't seen them in a yr. Take care all. Allah Hafiz.

~Tara

[Hopeful786 0]

Zaheer, did you speak to them in English? ... I want to call Islamabad but I don't know urdu lol ... and I feel like I won't get any information if I don't know how to speak urdu. And that is really good that it is in the final stages!... my fiance's case got transferred to the non immigrant visa unit a month ago (actually im assuming), because they (non immigrant visa unit) had emailed me asking for information and then they said American express will contact you when the process is complete.

I have to say, K visas are pretty complicated and I think that is why it takes longer than CR-1 cases.

Yes, they speak english. I usually call right after they open in the morning/noon time. They open at 12:30p Pakistani time. So if you are in USA on east coast, it would be about 2:30am. But you can call around 5am too and still get to talk to someone. I call the 01192512082700 number and press 1 (for english), 2 for Immigrant visa, and 1 again for operator. If you push 2, 2, 1 it is Urdu. But yes they all speak english. even sometimes I get through on Urdu number, they will start speaking english, cuz my husband forgets sometimes to talk to them in Urdu and just automatically starts speaking english, and they return in english. So yes, you can speak to them in English. Good luck to you. I am hoping all goes well for you as well. I am praying for al you, like Abenitez, and Feisal Bhai. All of you are in my prayers and hopefully soon all this will be over. Zaheer called them friday and the girl who answered is never nice to us. She always says "pending AP" and he asked about anything he could and she just says "I cant tell you that, just pending ap we will call you when it is finished." and they seem to get annoyed that we call them like every 3 days or so because they are like "You ust called here the other day." (Duh! We are hoping you have had enough time to work).

But I must say, I keep reading posts from people saying they got an email about their case. But I have never gotten any emails. I wonder if I should email them and ask them? Did you email them first or they just automatically updated you? Strange. Well, keep me posted. I think I am going to head home next week. Wont be allowed to fly much longer and I might as well spend the holidays with my family. Haven't seen them in a yr. Take care all. Allah Hafiz.

~Tara

Thank you Tara, I appreciate it... surprisingly they (non immigrant visa unit) emailed me requesting for my fiance's parents and siblings' information, and since then they just said this email...

This is to acknowledge receipt of the documents/ information you sent regarding a nonimmigrant visa.

Thank you for providing us with the information we requested in order to continue processing your case. When administrative processing is complete, our courier American Express will contact you.

and when I emailed them after a week or two from this response, this is the response I got

November 13, 2009

Dear Madam,

This is in response to your email concerning your fiance nonimmigrant visa application.

The application is undergoing necessary administrative processing as part of the visa issuance and printing process.

It is difficult to predict the amount of time that administrative processing process will take, but please rest assured that we are handling your case as expeditiously as possible. We recognize that this process can be frustrating for applicants, and regret any inconvenience. We are making several procedural changes in an attempt to make this process less onerous.

Once the administrative processing is complete, we will contact you.

We hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance. To serve you better, we suggest that you email further inquiries to us at paknivquery@state.gov.

Sincerely,

Nonimmigrant Visa Unit

November 13, 2009

Thus far, this is all I have... and I try to refrain myself from calling DOS. Sometimes I say, I know what I'm going to hear so why should I call. However, once it hits the 3 month mark that is when I'm going to bother DOS or Islamabad insha'Allah lol

Don't worry Tara, insha'Allah your husband will get his visa because if the lady said once it is finished we will call you so that is promising.

From my knowledge, I know immigrant visa unit processes the application and non immigrant visa unit runs it over one more time and issues the visa there. The immigrant visa unit puts the decision on it though.

Hope this helps, keep us in your prayers... insha'Allah you will get the visa soon before you have the baby