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Lonely soul Newbie

Lonely soul   0

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Pakistan
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My husbands interview was yesterday at the isb embassy in Pakistan n he's been put in AP ...he's been told it'll take 6-8 weeks ....my question is, would this AP process take any longer than usual because I'm a permanent resident (since 1997) pls reply ...I'd greatly appreciate it.

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Bobby+Umit   161

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No longer than if you were an USC I would think.

My Advice is usually based on "Worst Case Scenario" and what is written in the rules/laws/instructions. That is the way I roll... -Protect your Status - file before your I-94 expires.

WARNING: Phrases in this post may sound meaner than they were intended to be. Read the Adjudicator's Field Manual from USCIS

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elya   17

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Russia
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...he's been told it'll take 6-8 weeks ....

agree with previous poster that permanent resident status shouldn't (hopefully) affect anything but just so you know AP actually finishing in 6-8 weeks is rare, especially for a male from Pakistan. be prepared for a long wait, you can read up on AP in that part of the forum...

2009/06/19 - 1st NOA 1 (I-129F)

2009/10/07 - NOA 2

2010/01/11 - interview; result - approved

2010/01/18 - received passport with visa in the mail

2010/02/05 - embassy calls and asked to return visa for a "correction"

2010/02/09 - fiance returns passport with visa to embassy

2010/03/09 - embassy tells us we are in "administrative review"

2010/09/07 - fiance receives passport back with canceled visa and letter; our petition has been returned to USCIS

2010/11/08 - 2nd NOA 1 (I-129F ROUND 2)

2011/04/19 - service request response - 6 months additional extensive background checks

2011/08/22 - 2nd NOA 2

2011/10/04 - interview

2011/10/20 - visa received

2011/11/04 - POE

2011/11/25 - legal marriage

2012/07/21 - wedding with family and friends!!

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Lonely soul Newbie

Lonely soul   0

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Thank you guys for ur replies...also the embassy has taken my husbands passport and so he wouldn't have to go back to the embassy since they said that they'll mail it to him with the visa stamped so therefore I could go back and spend as much time with him as I want ...what do u guys think? I mean me staying out the US won't really matter anymore right? N how long do u think the ap might take? Cuz ic so many different time lines for everyone ending from 2 weeks to 10 months but mostly within 4 months as I've seen. Thankyou for ur kindness.

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elya   17

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generally from what I've read in MENA countries it's considered a good sign when they keep the passport, that AP might be comparably fast. Did you see the AP Tracker thread? Whatznext has been keeping this great spreadsheet attached of the AP cases coming through this forum. you can see the examples there, including what visa type and what country they're from. I've read about cases with AP less than one week to more than 2 years, so it's really hard to say anything definitively. Just stay optimistic and hope for the best!

As for going to be with him while waiting for AP, shouldn't be a problem, I would think, as long as you ensure you don't jeopardize your own PR status (what is it, like 6 months out of the year? or up to one year at a time? I'm not sure of the rules) If I didn't need to stay employed here I would be with my fiance right now as well :-)

2009/06/19 - 1st NOA 1 (I-129F)

2009/10/07 - NOA 2

2010/01/11 - interview; result - approved

2010/01/18 - received passport with visa in the mail

2010/02/05 - embassy calls and asked to return visa for a "correction"

2010/02/09 - fiance returns passport with visa to embassy

2010/03/09 - embassy tells us we are in "administrative review"

2010/09/07 - fiance receives passport back with canceled visa and letter; our petition has been returned to USCIS

2010/11/08 - 2nd NOA 1 (I-129F ROUND 2)

2011/04/19 - service request response - 6 months additional extensive background checks

2011/08/22 - 2nd NOA 2

2011/10/04 - interview

2011/10/20 - visa received

2011/11/04 - POE

2011/11/25 - legal marriage

2012/07/21 - wedding with family and friends!!

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elya   17

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generally from what I've read in MENA countries it's considered a good sign when they keep the passport, that AP might be comparably fast. Did you see the AP Tracker thread? Whatznext has been keeping this great spreadsheet attached of the AP cases coming through this forum. you can see the examples there, including what visa type and what country they're from. I've read about cases with AP less than one week to more than 2 years, so it's really hard to say anything definitively. Just stay optimistic and hope for the best!

As for going to be with him while waiting for AP, shouldn't be a problem, I would think, as long as you ensure you don't jeopardize your own PR status (what is it, like 6 months out of the year? or up to one year at a time? I'm not sure of the rules) If I didn't need to stay employed here I would be with my fiance right now as well :-)

2009/06/19 - 1st NOA 1 (I-129F)

2009/10/07 - NOA 2

2010/01/11 - interview; result - approved

2010/01/18 - received passport with visa in the mail

2010/02/05 - embassy calls and asked to return visa for a "correction"

2010/02/09 - fiance returns passport with visa to embassy

2010/03/09 - embassy tells us we are in "administrative review"

2010/09/07 - fiance receives passport back with canceled visa and letter; our petition has been returned to USCIS

2010/11/08 - 2nd NOA 1 (I-129F ROUND 2)

2011/04/19 - service request response - 6 months additional extensive background checks

2011/08/22 - 2nd NOA 2

2011/10/04 - interview

2011/10/20 - visa received

2011/11/04 - POE

2011/11/25 - legal marriage

2012/07/21 - wedding with family and friends!!

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Lonely soul Newbie

Lonely soul   0

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Thank you for the reassurance. I haven't seen the ap thread cuz I'm new to this site n I'm havin a bit of difficulty gettin around. But I love the help n support of all u nice folks :-) ...I've been away from him for over 2 years now :( n both of us just wanna be together. Prayin to ALLAH for the best.

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elya   17

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http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/145739-ap-tracker/page__st__2505

under Whatznext signature is a link to a google docs spreadsheet, which shows the statistics she gathered. really helpful! also the thread is 168 pages of people talking about AP... :-)

2009/06/19 - 1st NOA 1 (I-129F)

2009/10/07 - NOA 2

2010/01/11 - interview; result - approved

2010/01/18 - received passport with visa in the mail

2010/02/05 - embassy calls and asked to return visa for a "correction"

2010/02/09 - fiance returns passport with visa to embassy

2010/03/09 - embassy tells us we are in "administrative review"

2010/09/07 - fiance receives passport back with canceled visa and letter; our petition has been returned to USCIS

2010/11/08 - 2nd NOA 1 (I-129F ROUND 2)

2011/04/19 - service request response - 6 months additional extensive background checks

2011/08/22 - 2nd NOA 2

2011/10/04 - interview

2011/10/20 - visa received

2011/11/04 - POE

2011/11/25 - legal marriage

2012/07/21 - wedding with family and friends!!

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elya   17

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in the spreadsheet its the third column - visa type. but i think almost all of them are IR-1, CR-1, K-3, and K-1... for fiances/spouses of citizens.

2009/06/19 - 1st NOA 1 (I-129F)

2009/10/07 - NOA 2

2010/01/11 - interview; result - approved

2010/01/18 - received passport with visa in the mail

2010/02/05 - embassy calls and asked to return visa for a "correction"

2010/02/09 - fiance returns passport with visa to embassy

2010/03/09 - embassy tells us we are in "administrative review"

2010/09/07 - fiance receives passport back with canceled visa and letter; our petition has been returned to USCIS

2010/11/08 - 2nd NOA 1 (I-129F ROUND 2)

2011/04/19 - service request response - 6 months additional extensive background checks

2011/08/22 - 2nd NOA 2

2011/10/04 - interview

2011/10/20 - visa received

2011/11/04 - POE

2011/11/25 - legal marriage

2012/07/21 - wedding with family and friends!!

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tokyo.lovers   6

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Japan
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i think AP isn't that bad, just read up on it a bit. =D

USCIS JOURNEY

12-08-09 - I-130 Delivered to Chicago Lockbox

12-11-09 - Notice of Action (NOA1)

02-25-10 - Notice of Action 2 (NOA2) ~CA service center~

03-23-10 - PCC Applied - GET 04/01

Your I-130 was approved in 76 days from your NOA1 date

NVC JOURNEY

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03-05-10 - Email give

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03-15-10 - IV Bill Email Get; Pay IV Bill

03-16-10 - IV Bill Status: PAID; AOS @ NVC

04-07-10 - IV Pack @ NVC

04-12-10 - IV Pack Enters AVR

04-20-10 - Log-in Fail

04-21-10 - Case Complete

04-30-10 - Interview Date Assigned

05-07-10 - NVC Forwards Case to Embassy, Tokyo

Your case was complete in 50 days at NVC

EMBASSY JOURNEY

04-16-10 - Medical Exam ($400) - PASSED

05-10-10 - Embassy Receives Case from NVC

06-28-10 - INTERVIEW - Moved

06-21-10 - INTERVIEW - APPROVED!

06-22-10 - Visa Received

Your interview took 192 days from your I-130 NOA1 date

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07-26-10 - Request SSC @ SS office

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08-02-10 - SSC GET

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