New Islamabad AP Tracker

[killawood 0]

What's the longest time female applicant been on ap in here for cr1 visa?

[PuppyLove 24]

What you need to ask yourself and your spouse is that what is more important to you?

Is it immigrating to the USA or is it being with your loved one?

All of us in AP have been waiting and waiting yet we don't have any clue when a visa will be issued or will it be issued or not?

Life in Pakistan is unpredictable, full of hardships and very tough but are we going to waste all the precious years in waiting when we could be together either in Pakistan or any third country, starting our family.

I had a heart to heart talk with my spouse and she is willing to let go of everything and come to Pakistan if I don't get a visa by January 2014 (it will be 9 months in AP by then) as we don't want to spend eternity waiting in this dark abyss of AP.

You know better what you want and what really is your goal. Just a food for thought.

Yes I agree with you. You have lots of patience that you are going to wait 9 months in AP. We are already disappointed and being impatient too. We won't wait any longer than 4 months. We will get together in Pakistan or in a third country soon

[themechanic 3]

i advice every one Under Administrative Processing to email the embassy Twice a month,it is good,it shows that u still love each others

ask the embassy if they want more Relationship evedence,if they need the USC petionner to come to the embassy,show them that u hv a serious Relationship,it will helps u

good luck for u all

[themechanic 3]

Hi tanina,

How long have you been in AP ? That the embassy asked for second interview? Is your case in islamabad embassy ? Good luck for second interview.

Thanks

[Musashii 21]

We sent our petition to USCIS in Jan 2011 so Jan 2014 will make it 3 years struggling with this broken immigration system (9 months in AP). While I do pray and hope that the AP is over soon and they issue us visas but at the same time the realist in me says I shall cut my loss and let my wife come to me.

1. When our cases were with USCIS, We could at least contact congressman who could do more than just sending inquiries on our behalf. There was another department to oversee things on top of USCIS.

2. So after making us wait for an indefinite period of time during which we may be required to submit medical, police certificate and fresh tax papers, embassy may decide to decline your visa.

3. Then you wait and wait for them to send your case back (like EAbbas is waiting) and there is no telling when it will happen.

4. Tired of waiting? You could afford a lawyer and filed a writ of Mandamus. They return your file, you file NOIR and win. They put you in AP again. Once again, same #######. They can rinse and repeat this process over and over and there is nothing you can do about it, nobody you can complain to. Even Whitehouse will serve you same ####### in different wrapper.

So just keep waiting and waiting?

Maybe if we can file a petition at congress website (SoccerPlayer did that but the language was poor sorry to say), and if we can get 2,500 people to sign it, only then congress will recognize it as an issue. Whether they will do anything about it or not is another story but they will consider it worth talking about.

So anyone going to file that petition in proper language, keeping it to the point? And most of us have friends on Facebook. We could request them and other communities on social media sites to sign that petition in hope to get 2500 votes.

[killawood 0]

The last time my case was updated was June 17 2013 and it updated at around 1:00PM ET. I thought only the embassy in Islamabad updates the case and there's no way they were open in America time 1:00pm ET. Unless somebody in United States looked at the case. Case Creation date March 04 2013 and interview date June 13 2013. Plus it also updated on June 15 2013 that was a Saturday how did that happen? I thought the embassy was closed on Saturdays.

This is for female applicant case.

Edited June 24, 2013 by killawood

[PuppyLove 24]

The last time my case was updated was June 17 2013 and it updated at around 1:00PM ET. I thought only the embassy in Islamabad updates the case and there's no way they were open in America time 1:00pm ET. Unless somebody in United States looked at the case. Case Creation date March 04 2013 and interview date June 13 2013. Plus it also updated on June 15 2013 that was a Saturday how did that happen? I thought the embassy was closed on Saturdays.

This is for female applicant case.

oh yes yes it changed the same way for our case too. Maybe that's what they do to every applicant who gets Green slip of 221g.

We were wondering about that too. We thought that our case went to Washington DC for security checks. and on the next day our case was updated on Islamabad Local time. We thought maybe they are going to issue visa soon. We kept waiting and waiting but nothing changed after that

Now 67 days have been passed after Interview, we haven't heard anything from them. We are just hoping that they issue visa soon. There's no way for us to know what they are doing. We just believe that are doing AP for a good reason. just waiting

[killawood 0]

Atleast yours updated back in islamabad local time. Ours last updated in US ET. And its been like that up until now.

Edited June 24, 2013 by killawood

[Sam&Waq 3]

This might be a stupid question but if I wanted to write a hardship letter, who would I be addressing it to? The embassy? Or the ambassador? Has anyone in AP ever done that? I know that writing a hardship letter will not affect how long it takes for the AP to complete...but I still wanted to write. Maybe someone will listen.

Edited June 25, 2013 by Sam&Waq

[carolynhotstuff 252]

I would address my hardship letter to the ambassador. I am planning to write to him also. I sent out letters yesterday to my Senator and to the President. It made me feel 100% better to express my pain and suffering.

[Sam&Waq 3]

Thank you Carolyn for replying. I might sound dense but how can I contact the ambassador? Is it the same way as contacting the embassy and just addressing the letter to him? Thank you.

[carolynhotstuff 252]

Yes it is the same way as contacting the embassy. Just address the letter to him.

[PuppyLove 24]

Why won't they issue our visa what did we do? we have only one year age difference and we have a son together too. but they still won't issue our visa :crying:

We are good people. We haven't done anything wrong. We are being kept apart for such a long time

[PuppyLove 24]

We sent our petition to USCIS in Jan 2011 so Jan 2014 will make it 3 years struggling with this broken immigration system (9 months in AP). While I do pray and hope that the AP is over soon and they issue us visas but at the same time the realist in me says I shall cut my loss and let my wife come to me.

1. When our cases were with USCIS, We could at least contact congressman who could do more than just sending inquiries on our behalf. There was another department to oversee things on top of USCIS.

2. So after making us wait for an indefinite period of time during which we may be required to submit medical, police certificate and fresh tax papers, embassy may decide to decline your visa.

3. Then you wait and wait for them to send your case back (like EAbbas is waiting) and there is no telling when it will happen.

4. Tired of waiting? You could afford a lawyer and filed a writ of Mandamus. They return your file, you file NOIR and win. They put you in AP again. Once again, same #######. They can rinse and repeat this process over and over and there is nothing you can do about it, nobody you can complain to. Even Whitehouse will serve you same ####### in different wrapper.

So just keep waiting and waiting?

Maybe if we can file a petition at congress website (SoccerPlayer did that but the language was poor sorry to say), and if we can get 2,500 people to sign it, only then congress will recognize it as an issue. Whether they will do anything about it or not is another story but they will consider it worth talking about.

So anyone going to file that petition in proper language, keeping it to the point? And most of us have friends on Facebook. We could request them and other communities on social media sites to sign that petition in hope to get 2500 votes.

So what are you waiting for? If you didn't agree with the way the last petition was written and you write so well then what is stopping you from making the petition yourself? At least SoccerPlayer made the effort to make a petition despite his language difficulties. You write well so what is holding you back? Don't wait for someone else to do it, do it yourself.

"So anyone going to file that petition in proper language, keeping it to the point?" Are YOU going to file a petition in proper language and keep it to the point? Don't expect anyone else to do it if you are not willing to.

[Musashii 21]

I don't think I write well but if you say so, I will do it however I alone cannot gather 2,500 people to sign it.

Will you help with that?

Edited June 26, 2013 by Musashii