New Islamabad AP Tracker

[Naveed Hassan 10]

As per my information and much I have spoke with people here along with immigration lawyer in USA, American Consulate in ISB use different agency for background check, and also he told me that, (No offence to anyone)they put cases on hold where there is age gap between couples or marriage between White American with Pakistani. Or if you are from north in Pakistan then they do extensive background checks along with field investigation, which takes time. Rest whatever it is, but I am certain background checks don’t take this long. They just put cases on hold and see how things go.

Edited June 26, 2012 by Forever Love

[Loving life 1]

Reading on your post really gave me motivation to stay strong and share my story

My wife had her interview in Islamabad on December 21'st 2011. Interviewer said everything was fine and needed to do some (AP). I thought to myself on no big deal few days here and there. Only to find out online that AP could take months, or years. I have now completed 6 months of AP and am hating it, i was hoping to be in Pakistan by now and bringing my wife back soon.

I have called the embassy almost every week and they just say "Processing". State Dept. has the same answer. I have now emailed my congressmen and his office say they are working on helping me out. We applied CR-1 visa, all documents and paper work were in order. Why the AP???!!!

Reading on your post really gave me motivation to stay strong and share my story

My wife had her interview in Islamabad on December 21'st 2011. Interviewer said everything was fine and needed to do some (AP). I thought to myself on no big deal few days here and there. Only to find out online that AP could take months, or years. I have now completed 6 months of AP and am hating it, i was hoping to be in Pakistan by now and bringing my wife back soon.

I have called the embassy almost every week and they just say "Processing". State Dept. has the same answer. I have now emailed my congressmen and his office say they are working on helping me out. We applied CR-1 visa, all documents and paper work were in order. Why the AP???!!!

Oh im sorry i forgot to add my wife and i are very similar in age, she has finished her university, i am a business man here in the USA. pay my taxes.

[EAbbas 213]

Reading on your post really gave me motivation to stay strong and share my story

My wife had her interview in Islamabad on December 21'st 2011. Interviewer said everything was fine and needed to do some (AP). I thought to myself on no big deal few days here and there. Only to find out online that AP could take months, or years. I have now completed 6 months of AP and am hating it, i was hoping to be in Pakistan by now and bringing my wife back soon.

I have called the embassy almost every week and they just say "Processing". State Dept. has the same answer. I have now emailed my congressmen and his office say they are working on helping me out. We applied CR-1 visa, all documents and paper work were in order. Why the AP???!!!

Oh im sorry i forgot to add my wife and i are very similar in age, she has finished her university, i am a business man here in the USA. pay my taxes.

Yeah our CO also told us our case was fine that we had nothing to worry about just background checks left to do... so from previous years it looked like maybe a 6 month wait but here we are over a year later still waiting and now I can't even travel to see him for our 2nd wedding anniversary bcos our daughter is very sick with a brain tumor and if she doesn't remain stable (she can turn at a moments notice) she will require brain surgery....this whole thing is very heartbreaking.. but we do have the red flags.. im gori he's desi... and im older...but that doesn't mean we arent genuine and real... we are very very real.... all we want is our time to start our family but how can we do this when we can't be together and they continue to keep us separated? I thought the immigration process would reunite families but for some.. it keeps us apart

Inshallah... the end will come for us and the AP will be over... I have to keep staying strong but it's hard to hold back the tears when im taking care of our daughter and she's in so much pain bcos of the tumor and she cries for papa... IDK what to do anymore... it hurts so much words can't even describe the pain anymore....

But we have to have faith and try to keep being strong.. our love will see this thru...

[Loving life 1]

Yeah our CO also told us our case was fine that we had nothing to worry about just background checks left to do... so from previous years it looked like maybe a 6 month wait but here we are over a year later still waiting and now I can't even travel to see him for our 2nd wedding anniversary bcos our daughter is very sick with a brain tumor and if she doesn't remain stable (she can turn at a moments notice) she will require brain surgery....this whole thing is very heartbreaking.. but we do have the red flags.. im gori he's desi... and im older...but that doesn't mean we arent genuine and real... we are very very real.... all we want is our time to start our family but how can we do this when we can't be together and they continue to keep us separated? I thought the immigration process would reunite families but for some.. it keeps us apart

Inshallah... the end will come for us and the AP will be over... I have to keep staying strong but it's hard to hold back the tears when im taking care of our daughter and she's in so much pain bcos of the tumor and she cries for papa... IDK what to do anymore... it hurts so much words can't even describe the pain anymore....

But we have to have faith and try to keep being strong.. our love will see this thru...

Inshallah every thing will turn out fine, its times like these that we need to be most strong, Especially for your daughter. I will keep her in my duah.

[Anas & Ayesha 1]

what does this mean...denial because

212a(5a) ??????????? Help

[EAbbas 213]

what does this mean...denial because

212a(5a) ??????????? Help

Im searching desperately for the code answer for you dear... I do not know the codes im sorry.... tell us exactly what happened.... what were the questions etc.... get all the info you can from him now while it's still fresh in his mind... have him think of eVERYthing they asked and how he answered.... WHATEVER you do TRY to keep the case at the embassy...

I keep seeing it referenced to a non bonafide relationship/ ie they weren't convinced you married and have a true intimate relationship as normal married couples .. idk if that is the right code but ive seen this referenced several times now.... WAHT HAPPENED??????

Edited June 27, 2012 by EAbbas

[Anas & Ayesha 1]

I will respond tomorrow with all the details as my husband is back on a bus to Lahore......He was interviewed 3 times and they are angry about the 2000+ pages I submitted to prove our marriage to the REF we received. They gave him all those pages to take back home. They made him sign a paper which stated I became a Muslim in 2004...I dont know why they made him state that.

I need phone numbers of who to call, who to talk too....what to do. Any and all help please

[EAbbas 213]

I will respond tomorrow with all the details as my husband is back on a bus to Lahore......He was interviewed 3 times and they are angry about the 2000+ pages I submitted to prove our marriage to the REF we received. They gave him all those pages to take back home. They made him sign a paper which stated I became a Muslim in 2004...I dont know why they made him state that.

I need phone numbers of who to call, who to talk too....what to do. Any and all help please

http://electedlist.com/Oregon.html

this is a list of elected official for Oregon.. if this isn't your state then tell me your state and Ill find another link...

you can contact either of the senators but for your congressman it has to be the one who represents your county..

However look at your senators contact them both if you want to but definitely the one who helps more with immigration.. i contacted both of mine and one of them seemed completely disinterested whatsoever about helping me so i went with the ohter one

As for embassy idk if you ever get thru on email or phone.. we;ve not been successful in a long time

[Anas & Ayesha 1]

I am already working with the congressman's office. They helped us on our REF and she has kept in contact with me throughout NVC. Said if we need anything to let her know.

So I just sent an email to her letting her know what happened and asking for help..

I need email and phone number of DOS, Islamabad Embassy...anything

[EAbbas 213]

http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/contact-information.html here is the info to contact the embassy.. as well as their new email system

good luck contacting them.. ive always had trouble...but maybe you can get thru

[Loving life 1]

One question I don't see people asking. Inshallah after we receive our visa. What kind of time limit do they put on it. After how long must you leave?

[EAbbas 213]

One question I don't see people asking. Inshallah after we receive our visa. What kind of time limit do they put on it. After how long must you leave?

You usually have 6 months from the date the visa is printed

So look at the date on the visa you must enter Poe by 6 months from my understanding

Edited June 27, 2012 by EAbbas

[Anas & Ayesha 1]

http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/contact-information.html here is the info to contact the embassy.. as well as their new email system

good luck contacting them.. ive always had trouble...but maybe you can get thru

Thank you dear. Inshallah I will try and get through

[EAbbas 213]

***UPDATED***

VISAS ISSUED

s.ali interview CR1 (male) Sept 21, 2011------- Visa Received 3 months later

Barikhan F-2A visa Sept 22nd 2011 --------Visa over 3 months later

S&S CR1 (male) Oct 19, 2011 --------------Visa issued 2 months and 2 days later

shmalik K1 (male) Nov 2011 Visa -------------received Jan 6, 2012-2-3 months?

a and k K1 (male) June 6, 2011 ------------Jan 9th 2012 to pick up visa---7 months of AP

Winning23 K1 (female) December 19th 2011 ----- AP for 3 weeks

Syed Ali (B1/B2 Visit Visa) Dec 2010 AP-------- Visa received Jan 25, 2012--1-2 months?

Lahori82 CR1 (female) Dec 20, 2011 ---------------Visa in 1.5 months

SM-pk CR1 (female) Oct 2011 AP ----------------visa received FEb 9th 2012--4 months?

Faki CR1 (male) September 30th, 2011 -----------visa received 4 months

Forever Love Cr1 May 26th 2011 ---------------received March 1, 2012 after 9 months and 6 days

RealAl Cr1 (Male) 1st Interview - April 9, 2011 --------Visa issued March 4th 2012-11 months of AP

Gil1234 K1 (male) June 6th, 2011 -----------------VISA received March 14 2012-9 months and 1 week of AP

gtvapsamtik Interview CR1 (female) July 14th 2011 AP/AR--Visa received at 8 months 3 weeks after interview

bilal coudhary CR1 (male) Oct 6, 2011 pending additional AP------- Visa received April 19 2012 6 1/2 months after interview

longtimewaiter CR1 (male) April 2011 pending AP---------- Visa received April 19 2012 1 yr after interview

Worth_the_Wait K1 (male) Feb 23 2012 pending AP--------Visa issued April 30 2012 2 months and 1 week after interview

RiaB CR1 (Male) May 17th 2012-----approved at interview waiting for Visa to be issued (Visa issued May 19th 2012 received May 21 2012)---4 days after interview

khuram CR1 (female) interview Aug 10th, 2011 pending AP ------- Visa Issued April 23 2012 8 1/2 months after interview

Faisal khan CR1 (male) Oct 13th 2011 pending AP-------June 8 AMEX called to pick up Visa 7 months 3 weeks after interview--- Visa received June 11 2012

Adeelwali K1-May 16, 2011 interview AP (DOS says Visa issued June 13th- 1 yr 1 month after interview --- Visa received June 25 2012

John Dam Dam K1 male March 22 2012 interview ---visa received June 22 2012 3 months after interview

PENDING AP

2009 Interviews

SchipM8 K1 Dec 2009 1st interview, May 2011 2nd interview pending AP--- Case sent back to USCIS expired

2010 Interviews

maabish interview CR1 (male) 28 july 2010 pending AP

Soccer.player FB-2 (male) Sept 9th 2010 pending for both AP and current Priority Date/ Requested fresh DS230, Medical and PCC from embassy

2011 Interviews

March

Rafi CR1 (male) March 10th 2011 joint sponsor requested pending AP

Pari786 CR1 (male) March 2 2011 pending AP

May

Carolynhotstuff CR1 (Male) 2nd Interview May 8th 2011 pending AP/January 12, 2012 Home investigation/ Jan 24th 2012 Congressman got reply from Assistant Counsel at embassy that he will look into their case/ Case sent back to USCIS/received NOIR/replied to NOIR-case reaffirmed June 11 2012

Lots of Patience CR1 May 8th 2011 pending AP

khalidnfatima K3 (male) June 15 2009 interview case sent back to USCIS -LOST CASE CLOSED-Refiled CR1 May 13 2011 interview pending AP

June

Eabbas Interview CR1 (male) June 15th 2011 Mandatory ap

July

Sabian K3 (male) July 11, 2011 Pending AP-sent back to uscis

sm2010 CR1 (male) interview on July 12, 2011 pending AP

Austin Guy (Male- 69 yr old father) July 12,2011 pending AP

September

samranaz CR1 (male) September 9th, 2011 pending AP

Arif Ali K1 (male) Sept 26, 2011 pending AP

s&S88 interview CR1 (male) Sept 28,2011 pending AP (Requested senator help Feb 22th) Embassy emailed to include information about immediate family members and current job info Feb 24th 2012

October

Maila CR1 Oct 6th pending AP

November

Moshin786 K1(male) Nov 28th 2011 pending AP-sent back to USCIS for revocation/ marriage planned in pakistan

December

sajidla IR1 Interview date Dec 19, 2011 Pending AP

Sabrina.Asad CR1 (male) Dec 19th 2011 pending AP

MBA2012 CR1 (Female).....1st Interview Dec 22, 2011; 2nd Interview Feb 13, 2012.....Pending AP

2012 Interviews

January

Yoursonly CR1 Jan 26th 2012 pending AP

Fahad99 CR1 (male) Jan 30 2012 pending AP

March

mrjanu85-March 9, 2012- pending AP

June

FifiSabz CR1 (male) June 14 2012 AP pending

Anas & Ayesha CR1 (Male) June 27th 2012 Denied/trying to keep case at embassy

Thank you dear. Inshallah I will try and get through

Keep us posted as to your efforts and what the embassy does. It's critical information to those coming after you how you dealt with this and what results you were able to obtain. Wishing you luck at keeping your case at the embassy for review/or another interview!!!!!

Edited June 28, 2012 by EAbbas

[Anas & Ayesha 1]

After talking with my husband they don't believe we have a real marriage.

The person who called him up first told my husband she said you are today whole(hot)topic and asked why we send all those pages. She pulled our application from it and gave it all to my husband and told him to take it all home.

A black woman interviewed him and she appeared to be mad at my husband and taunted him through all 3 interviews. She told him straight out that she was going to denial our application.

2 women had been approved while he was there and 2 men both received blue letter of denial.

It was an emotional denial. That woman didn't want to believe us nor approve us. She was pist off already because of the 2000+ pages that I sent to prove our marriage. Had she really went through all those pages she would have found that we have a real time marriage and EVERYONE around us is involved with us and our process. Both our family living it daily with us...Everyone knew of it and supported us. My children, family and friends and his family and friends all wrote letters in detail. I went into detail not to leave any questions for whom ever was going to go through those documents. Made it easy to read and coded it all so that it was easy to find what they were looking for. Supplied ALL phone numbers, addresses of each person in both our families for them to contact. Went into detail.

First of all I am a Financial Controller at a local company and I am very detailed person and keep records of everything because it is my job. I also follow through into my personal life and run it like a business as well. I never would have thought being this organized would cause such a huge issue. In fact I will fight this with all my power and knowledge and have it over turned....I am that much pist off. Pardon my language please.