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Tariq y Farhanah   0

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Hi I am new here! I want to know are any of you going to Pakistan in December? I want to go with anyone who may be going there. I am not really up to travel alone and was advised to look on this site. Also, any tips on what to do after marriage? Should I do the Green Card or the K3 visa? Please let me know thanks!

Love means the heart's attachment and the will power's inclination toward the beloved. It also means the feelings' being purified of anything or anyone else other than the beloved and all the senses and faculties of lover being turned to and set on the beloved only. Every act of the lover reflects the beloved: his or her heart always beats with yearning for the beloved; his or her tongues always murmurs the beloved's name, and his or her eyes open and close with the beloved's image.~M. Fethullah Gülen

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Penguin_ie   5,994

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K3 is dead, you will be filing for the CR-1 spousal visa. It takes about 6-8 months from initial filing to visa interview, but many Pakistani applicants get put in AP (Administrative Processing) after the interview. Read the guides on this site (link above) for info on what to prepare.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Oh there is no K3 now? Ok then I will do the other thing you mentioned. Where do I find the guides?

Love means the heart's attachment and the will power's inclination toward the beloved. It also means the feelings' being purified of anything or anyone else other than the beloved and all the senses and faculties of lover being turned to and set on the beloved only. Every act of the lover reflects the beloved: his or her heart always beats with yearning for the beloved; his or her tongues always murmurs the beloved's name, and his or her eyes open and close with the beloved's image.~M. Fethullah Gülen

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here's a guide, make ur self familiar with couple of things before you file, K3 doesn't exist anymore coz the normal case processing (spousal visa) takes the same amt of time which is 6-8 months. go through the forums, read guides, make sure to create a timeline of urself so ppl here can guide u b8r. good luck!!!!

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

IR-1 / CR-1 Visa

2010-04-19: approved online wohoooo

2010-04-24: NOA2 hardcopy received

2010-04-26: gave 2 email addresses and assigned case #

2010-04-27: received/sent ds3032, AOS bill

2010-05-01: IV bill became available online/paid

2010-05-06: sent in DS230 package via express mail 9:07am

2010-05-11: NVC acknowledges the receipt of AOS on 05/05

2010-05-13: operator told me that AOS sent to supervisor for review....

2010-05-14: AVR changes to received the checklist letter response on 5/13

2010-05-23: RFE for original birth cert. (i did sent original).......arghhh

2010-05-24: BC under review by some department

2010-06-02: sent in original BC again and previous BC is still under review

2010-06-10: NVC recognizes BC into their system

2010-06-15: BC under review

2010-06-21: SIF!!!!!omggggg soo happy 57 days in NVC process

2010-06-28: interview on Aug. 19, 8am.

2010-08-19: interview went fine but he's put into AP :(

2011-01-09: almost 5 months in AP "still pending"

2011-02-06: 5 and half months and still counting......when is this torture going to end....

2011-02-20: 6 months still no answer..........

2011-03-08: more than 200 days passed in AP..................(

2011-03-24: visa has been issued today. hurayyyyyyyyyy finally wait is overrrr.

2011-03-26: got the passport wohoooo

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here's a guide, make ur self familiar with couple of things before you file, K3 doesn't exist anymore coz the normal case processing (spousal visa) takes the same amt of time which is 6-8 months. go through the forums, read guides, make sure to create a timeline of urself so ppl here can guide u b8r. good luck!!!!

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/LingChe_NVC_ShortCut

Ok, then thank you so much for letting me know!

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Love means the heart's attachment and the will power's inclination toward the beloved. It also means the feelings' being purified of anything or anyone else other than the beloved and all the senses and faculties of lover being turned to and set on the beloved only. Every act of the lover reflects the beloved: his or her heart always beats with yearning for the beloved; his or her tongues always murmurs the beloved's name, and his or her eyes open and close with the beloved's image.~M. Fethullah Gülen

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Oh there is no K3 now? Ok then I will do the other thing you mentioned. Where do I find the guides?
Penguin wasn't saying that K-3 is nonexistant, only that it is redundant--since you have to file the I-130 for it anyway, you might as well go "all-or-none" and file for CR-1.

(since the design behind K-3 is itself shambolic, Penguin has a good point--exactly why when alternatives finally became available****, I opted to do K-1 for Pras)

****code for "time finally approached when I could naturalise to US"

2005/07/10 I-129F filed for Pras

2005/11/07 I-129F approved, forwarded to NVC--to Chennai Consulate 2005/11/14

2005/12/02 Packet-3 received from Chennai

2005/12/21 Visa Interview Date

2006/04/04 Pras' entry into US at DTW

2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

2006/05/01 AOS Packet (I-485/I-131/I-765) filed at Chicago

2006/08/23 AP and EAD approved. Two down, 1.5 to go

2006/10/13 Pras' I-485 interview--APPROVED!

2006/10/27 Pras' conditional GC arrives -- .5 to go (2 yrs to Conditions Removal)

2008/07/21 I-751 (conditions removal) filed

2008/08/22 I-751 biometrics completed

2009/06/18 I-751 approved

2009/07/03 10-year GC received; last 0.5 done!

2009/07/23 Pras files N-400

2009/11/16 My 46TH birthday, Pras N-400 approved

2010/03/18 Pras' swear-in

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As long as the LORD's beside me, I don't care if this road ever ends.

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Ok, ok then. I am opting out of the K3 and doing CR1 because I will just move to him if it takes too long. Thanks for advice.

Love means the heart's attachment and the will power's inclination toward the beloved. It also means the feelings' being purified of anything or anyone else other than the beloved and all the senses and faculties of lover being turned to and set on the beloved only. Every act of the lover reflects the beloved: his or her heart always beats with yearning for the beloved; his or her tongues always murmurs the beloved's name, and his or her eyes open and close with the beloved's image.~M. Fethullah Gülen

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In_AR_From_TX   0

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K3 is dead, you will be filing for the CR-1 spousal visa. It takes about 6-8 months from initial filing to visa interview, but many Pakistani applicants get put in AP (Administrative Processing) after the interview. Read the guides on this site (link above) for info on what to prepare.

Penguin I think your statement that "many Pakistani applicants get put in AP after interview" is a little off base. I think that most male Pakistani beneficiaries get put into AP not women.

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Penguin I think your statement that "many Pakistani applicants get put in AP after interview" is a little off base. I think that most male Pakistani beneficiaries get put into AP not women.
See the post just prior to yours--beneficiary is Tariq (last-I-checked, male name) who is in Pakistan.

2005/07/10 I-129F filed for Pras

2005/11/07 I-129F approved, forwarded to NVC--to Chennai Consulate 2005/11/14

2005/12/02 Packet-3 received from Chennai

2005/12/21 Visa Interview Date

2006/04/04 Pras' entry into US at DTW

2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

2006/05/01 AOS Packet (I-485/I-131/I-765) filed at Chicago

2006/08/23 AP and EAD approved. Two down, 1.5 to go

2006/10/13 Pras' I-485 interview--APPROVED!

2006/10/27 Pras' conditional GC arrives -- .5 to go (2 yrs to Conditions Removal)

2008/07/21 I-751 (conditions removal) filed

2008/08/22 I-751 biometrics completed

2009/06/18 I-751 approved

2009/07/03 10-year GC received; last 0.5 done!

2009/07/23 Pras files N-400

2009/11/16 My 46TH birthday, Pras N-400 approved

2010/03/18 Pras' swear-in

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As long as the LORD's beside me, I don't care if this road ever ends.

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See the post just prior to yours--beneficiary is Tariq (last-I-checked, male name) who is in Pakistan.

Tariq is the beneficiary yes and he is male!

Love means the heart's attachment and the will power's inclination toward the beloved. It also means the feelings' being purified of anything or anyone else other than the beloved and all the senses and faculties of lover being turned to and set on the beloved only. Every act of the lover reflects the beloved: his or her heart always beats with yearning for the beloved; his or her tongues always murmurs the beloved's name, and his or her eyes open and close with the beloved's image.~M. Fethullah Gülen

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Penguin_ie   5,994

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Hi, I am in same situation.. But I am thinking why not I apply K1 for my wife? we are going to have nikkah because her family wont allow to have meetings or phone talk before marriage (traditions...)... Any suggestion?

You say your wife... are you legally married? If so, you cannot file a K1. Otherwise, K1 is certainly an option, but then she would need to come over here to the USA by herself and spend a day or two at least (as long as it takes to make wedding arrangements) with you without being married. If her parents are very strict, then that is not an op[tion and you would be better off getting married in Pakistan and then filing for a CR-1.

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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I think I am going with the CR1

Love means the heart's attachment and the will power's inclination toward the beloved. It also means the feelings' being purified of anything or anyone else other than the beloved and all the senses and faculties of lover being turned to and set on the beloved only. Every act of the lover reflects the beloved: his or her heart always beats with yearning for the beloved; his or her tongues always murmurs the beloved's name, and his or her eyes open and close with the beloved's image.~M. Fethullah Gülen

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yes she will be wife as per Pakistan law. Anyways, I am leaning towards K3 or CR1.

Does anyone know what is the time line for CR1 or K3 for Pakistan? If someone going thru process now (recent) can give timings here..

Appreciate all your help...

If you go to the Pakistan portal you can see timelines and I think the whole process takes almost a year total. My sister's took 6 months to get approved and then her husband got 6 months of AP.

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Love means the heart's attachment and the will power's inclination toward the beloved. It also means the feelings' being purified of anything or anyone else other than the beloved and all the senses and faculties of lover being turned to and set on the beloved only. Every act of the lover reflects the beloved: his or her heart always beats with yearning for the beloved; his or her tongues always murmurs the beloved's name, and his or her eyes open and close with the beloved's image.~M. Fethullah Gülen

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