New Islamabad AP Tracker

[EAbbas 213]

I don't stop by often anymore but for some reason thought i would today and i see the current comments... yes idk for what reason but this embassy has made a lot of us truly struggle with the immigration process and creates a lot of emotional pain and heartbreak. Our case was returned for recovation but they have yet to tell us why. so i guess we will sit in limbo until they decide to send our NOIR and then maybe even deal with another lengthy AP again like CArolyn... even tho our AP already lasted 1 yr and 9 months before they sent our case back.

They won't break us we are married and for life if we can't get him here that's fine, when my smallest is olde enough we will move to him. The only reason we wanted him here was because i cant move until the smallest is olde enough and we would lose time together if we waited so long which i guess we are alredy but not due to us but the process. We will probablly lose the possibility to have our own children which is really emotional for us but at the same time we love eachother and will find a way even if we decide to go to pakistan and adopt. I would rather be married to a man like my husband who is respectful and caring and supportive and loving and always there online either emails phone calls or web cam all day and be separated by distance and visit once a yera together than to be married to someone who neglected and emotionall abused me and always had better things to do than to be with me or talk to me.

we will be married 3 yrs in OCt and been doing this since Nov 2010 so i just got my 5 yr spousal visa from the pakistan embassy bought my ticket and am going to visit my husband in august. Now that my daughter is stable I can go so thats the only good news i have to share but its really goooood news for us right now and we take everything we can get.

Just stay focused on yourselves, and your marriage or your loved ones and know that for whatever reason we are being made an example of thru this immigration process. There will be a happy ending for us but in time... after that we can look back and be able to see why we had to go thru such an ordeal and so much struggle but until then its painful but you aren't alone!

God be with all of you and Inshallah our happy endings will come

[ayan_khaan 1]

Explain the process.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Advisory_Opinion

[carolynhotstuff 252]

HI EAbbas,

We have all missed you and your caring advice. I pray that you get your NOIR soon so you can win your appeal. I also pray that the embassy doesn't put you in AP again.

Going to see your husband is the best gift you could give yourself. I know you will enjoy yourself and be happy in Pakistan. Just be prepared for the heat. Pakistan in the summer is like sitting inside an oven.

[StabbingEcstasy 0]

Hi, EAbbas nice to see you hanging in there..

My wife in pakistan said the same thing to me and we were talking about this "why i can't move to pakistan" recently. i am currently planning on this and SAVING money, it's been 1 year now in AP... To keep it real In news which i listen closely i can see Pakistan is signing deals with China for electricity and Iran for compressed natural gas i don't blame them a bit because "energy is pakistan's top need at the moment" the two country that don't sit well with USA but As for Immigration they will continue to retard the process to pressure pakistan to exit the deal (YES this part of american govt's way).. At the end of the day it is more important to be together with your love1 then the stupid visa...

PS: yes i tried senator,congressman and U.S president--------> they all puppets

[StabbingEcstasy 0]

@ carolyn you are right she will have a blast in PK, but not all area in pakistan is like oven, northern part is very cool in summer... put it this way My two year old daughter is in pakistan..

[saphire925 0]

Hii Guys, i just had my interview on 6th of june,

and i made a mistake by selecting interview language Urdu though i could speak in english but i got nervous while siting there and i though it would be convenient

to have the interview in the native language which went all awkward. soon the guy hands me a green slip saying AP pending.

By me selecting language as urdu made anything worse. i am kinda worried :S

[PuppyLove 24]

How do you think it went awkwardly?

[saphire925 0]

because i could understand him but because the translator further had to translate it and then i replied in English where the consular said that u could speak in english then why did u took a translator....i replied that just in case i dont understand u .... idk what i was thinking that i selected my interview in urdu :S

do u think is that a big deal?

[carolynhotstuff 252]

No I don't think it's a big deal that you had your interview in Urdu even though you can speak English. The main thing is did you answer the questions correctly?

Most males from Pakistan are placed in administrative processing. Just pray that it is short and you get the visa.

[PuppyLove 24]

No I don't think it's a big deal that you had your interview in Urdu even though you can speak English. The main thing is did you answer the questions correctly?

Most males from Pakistan are placed in administrative processing. Just pray that it is short and you get the visa.

I agree its not a big deal.

[lubnajavid 20]

@saphire925

Interesting you were there the same day my wife and I were! We must have been sitting in the same room at the same time?

my wife also knows and converses with me in English mostly, but chose to use a translator and gave her interview in Urdu.

At one point she said she started explaining in English and the consular officer apparently told her that she can continue in Urdu as she would be more comfortable with it...

He also said he understands Urdu - which im guessing that all the consular officers do...

I agree with others - so long as the answers you gave are correct and make sense, then it wont matter than you used both English and Urdu to give replies.

Good luck with your AP

[rushingwaves 0]

Hi everyone,

I have been silent reader here for over a year now. I am in AP since July 2011 for CR1/IR1 visa. For past many months of AP me and my wife have been contacting Embassy congressman and senators but nothing happened. In Jan 2013 one of our link from Deptt of State advised us to send documents related our marriage. So we sent detail documents of post marriage as my wife visited me for like 6 times till now and we have been to Malaysia Thailand UAE and KSA. So we sent them pictures of every trip to all the places with explanations whose who and where with dates and immigration and visa stamps hotel bookings tickets car rental details. After sending those documents like after 30 days I sent an email to check if they receive our long hard work I just got a reply that received the documents and those were forwarded to the consular officer who found those documents qualified but the case is still pending under administrative process and we will contact the applicant(s) upon completion of this process.

In Feb 2013 I got an opportunity to have an interview in Middle east and I got selected for position for which we were really happy to go there as the package was really good and started planning our life at a new country. I did all the paper work completed and got a visa and ticket and my joining date was 21 May 2013. My wife also planned her holidays and bought ticket from Chi. I resigned from my current position in Motorola Pakistan and was keenly looking forward to join on a new assignment. On 15 May 2013 I received a call from US embassy at 9am that Do you have your passport with you I said yes he said we need your passport as your visa is approved. I asked how long would it take until I get my passport back he said it will take 2 to 3 days at most just send us thru AMEX I asked him do you need any other document with it he said just your passport. I immediately went to AMEX office and submitted my passport as it may take 3 days to return so I thought it would wise to get it done before I leave. On that night me and my wife received an email from congress office which we have been in contact for our immigrant visa case saying pls read below email from my contact in Deptt of state which stated “ Thank you for your patience with our response. My colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad report that Mr. *** administrative processing is complete. He should submit his passport to the Embassy right away. Otherwise, the longer the delay, there’s a possibility that additional administrative processing may be required yet again. Please let me know if I may be of further assistance to your office or to your constituent. Sincerely, Consular Officer U.S. Department of State”

We got really happy and replied to congress office that I submitted my passport earlier today and hope that visa arrives soon thanks for your support. But till now I never received my passport back as yet It will going to be a month now. I have already asked my new company to extend my joining date to 6 weeks stating them that its just unavoidable circumstances. My wife cancelled her flight as we all know how much last minute cancellation costs.

Guys, Pls advise would it be wise to ask for return passport now as our case might be at ending stage or let my new job go and wait for I don’t know how long. I have been sending emails to congress office and to embassy. Congress office say that it might take few weeks to produce visa just wait and embassy says its still in AP.

[tanina 0]

Eabbas, its heartbreaking and tough. I pray that Allah gives you the strength to face the difficult time ahead. May Allah protect your little angel and cure her very soon.

HI RealAl ,i read ur post,and i saw that u had a 2nd interview in the embassy,

i emailed u today,to ask for ur help,coz the embassy emailed me today and they asked me to go to the embassy for a 2 nd interview,i am Under AP for more then 5 months,pliz can u help me,i know that u had an experience with the 2 nd INTERVIEW

pliz i need advices from u and from visajourney members

thank u for ur help

[carolynhotstuff 252]

rushingwaves,

You must decide if you want to live in the middle east or if you want to live in America? If you want to live in the middle east then ask for your passport back although the embassy might not send it for several weeks.

tanina,

My husband was called for a second interview. He was taken into a back room at the embassy and asked many questions. Take proof of relationship like emails and phone records and pictures.

[pak143 2]

SALAAM to all. How you all doing -

i had a question about AP date updates status /

i have seen alot of people talking about there AP date never updates or when it does it happens in months or so .

I had a interview in islamabad pak. week a go and they tock all my stuff . i asked them if there was somthing wrong with my papers they said no . and they put me on AP . and my AP date has been updated 3 times oready . so what does that mean . are they working on it . or it just updates for nothing ?

thanks alot