New Islamabad AP Tracker

[EAbbas 213]

***UPDATED***

VISAS RECEIVED

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

Barikhan F-2A visa Sept 22nd 2011 pending AP AMEX CALLED Dec 29th 2011 to pick up visa

S&S CR1 (male) Oct 19, 2011 Visa issued Dec 21, 2011

PENDING AP

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

gtvapsamtik Interview CR1 (female) July 14th 2011 AP/AR

maabish interview CR1 (male) 28 july 2010 pending AP

s&S88 interview CR1 (male) Sept 28,2011 pending AP

Moshin786 K1(male) Nov 28th 2011 pending AP

Soccer.player FB-2 (male) Sept 9th 2010 pending for both AP and current Priority Date

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

Faisal khan CR1 (male) Oct 13th 2011 pending AP

Forever Love Cr1 May 26th 2011 pending AP

Carolynhotstuff CR1 (Male) 2nd Interview May 8th 2011 pending AP

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

RealAl Cr1 (Male) 1st Interview - April 9, 2011 2nd Interview - Aug 8 - Approved pending mandatory AP/ Sept 19 AP over and restarted/Oct 28 AP over and restarted

Maila CR1 Oct 6th pending AP

Syed Ali (B1/B2 Visit Visa) Dec 2010 pending AP

Sabian K3 (male) July 11, 2011 Pending AP

Gil1234 K1 (male) June 6th, 2011 pending AP

khuram CR1 (female) interview Aug 10th, 2011 pending AP

Lots of Patience CR1 May 8th 2011 pending AP

bilal coudhary CR1 (male) Oct 6, 2011 pending additional AP

[bestluck 71]

Salam ,

Is Anyone got green paper like me and they take my passport aslo with docments even they CO take my wife medical Record and marriage video picture work history everything they have now ..... anyone can comment about that please thanks

[Faisal khan 1]

As same as with me what they did told u about the case?

[EAbbas 213]

Sajidla my husband also got a 221g paper saying mandatory AP and they gave us back all our documents and kept only his passport. I'm not an expert on AP but I've researched a great deal. When they keep the documents it seems they want to verify something in them. Can we also add your name and date of interview along with your pending AP to our tracker?

[Naveed Hassan 10]

Asalam O Alykum everyone, today i sent email to consulate (very first time) i don't think they will respond, but just curious has anyone ever received response from ISB consulate, .

Edited January 3, 2012 by Forever Love

[EAbbas 213]

yeah each month i send email and they respond with a canned answer but they do respond...they responded to my congressman in nov n dec saying normal processing as well. If you dont email them too often you have a better chance of reply

[carolynhotstuff 252]

Islamabad has answered my emails too. Sometimes they will answer the next day.

[EAbbas 213]

jusr called dos and asked...we are still pending but she said we had several updates the last couple of days in december said its a good sign they are working on it. Didnt tell me what they were... She said we hit 6 months so it shouldnt be much longer...praying shes right

[SHM 0]

Hi everyone, I have been a silent reader of this thread. I did not post anything because I have very frustrated that my fiance was placed on administrative processing following his K1 interview in Islamabad last November. Today I called DOS and even though I have some good news (inshallah), I also must vent even if it is in the middle of the work day!

Good news: 2 out of the 3 visa specialists I spoke with today told me that the visa was issued today. As it was late at night, I wasn't able to reach my fiance so I don't know if the embassy/courier service reached out to him yet or not.

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Now the vent:

Since the interview, I had been calling DOS on a weekly basis, usually only once a week. The last couple of weeks I was calling twice a week because my family is visiting Pakistan & I was hoping my fiance would be able to travel with them to the US.

I called last Friday and the visa specialist (VS) told me to call back on Tuesday (today). This was the first time that DOS had ever told me to call back on a specific day -- usually they just say to call back next week. So I called this morning and the VS told me that the visa was issued on Jan. 3rd. He didn't ask me for my fiance's name or other info. I assumed this was because I have spoken to this particular VS in the past and he probably recognized my case. Of course, I got excited and texted my fiance immediately. Then, I remembered people on VJ posting that DOS can sometimes give out wrong information. I also did a search on VJ and people mentioned asking DOJ if the visa was printed.

So during my lunch break, I called DOS again. This time, a VS told me the case is still being completed and the visa has not been issued. I should have pressed her more but she wouldn't say anything beyond that. I waited a few minutes and decided to call back, if only to tell DOS that they shouldn't be giving inconsistent information. I got another VS. She also told me that it is still in administrative processing but they are working on it and "it looks very good." I told her that earlier, another VS had said the visa was issued. She said she would look and after a few minutes, asked me for my fiance's passport number. I gave it to her and she then said "yes, it looks like it was issued." I then asked if this meant the visa was printed and available for pickup.

She then proceeded to get very angry with me. I am so upset that I think I blocked out some of her comments. Something about calling 6 or 7 or 8 times a day and how they don't have different information and if it says issued, that's what they're telling me. I tried to say I had been given inconsistent info and she said the 6 or 7 times comment to me. I then told her I'm sorry she's upset but my family is visiting Pakistan and I was hoping my fiance could fly back with them. She then hung up.

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I have never called DOS multiple times in a day until today. In all of my past calls, I have never gotten upset, angry, cried, etc. I would just ask the status and once they said AP, I would hang up. I didn't want to do anything that might prolong the AP. I never emailed or called the embassy during the AP. I certainly did not expect the reaction of this particular VS and although I am optimistic that inshallah my fiance's visa will be in his hands sometime in January, I am dismayed by that last phone call. In the grand scheme of things, it probably seems like a small deal and at least it came with some hope for good news soon. I just didn't need that today.

[Sabian 4]

Hi everyone, I have been a silent reader of this thread. I did not post anything because I have very frustrated that my fiance was placed on administrative processing following his K1 interview in Islamabad last November. Today I called DOS and even though I have some good news (inshallah), I also must vent even if it is in the middle of the work day!

Good news: 2 out of the 3 visa specialists I spoke with today told me that the visa was issued today. As it was late at night, I wasn't able to reach my fiance so I don't know if the embassy/courier service reached out to him yet or not.

---

Now the vent:

Since the interview, I had been calling DOS on a weekly basis, usually only once a week. The last couple of weeks I was calling twice a week because my family is visiting Pakistan & I was hoping my fiance would be able to travel with them to the US.

I called last Friday and the visa specialist (VS) told me to call back on Tuesday (today). This was the first time that DOS had ever told me to call back on a specific day -- usually they just say to call back next week. So I called this morning and the VS told me that the visa was issued on Jan. 3rd. He didn't ask me for my fiance's name or other info. I assumed this was because I have spoken to this particular VS in the past and he probably recognized my case. Of course, I got excited and texted my fiance immediately. Then, I remembered people on VJ posting that DOS can sometimes give out wrong information. I also did a search on VJ and people mentioned asking DOJ if the visa was printed.

So during my lunch break, I called DOS again. This time, a VS told me the case is still being completed and the visa has not been issued. I should have pressed her more but she wouldn't say anything beyond that. I waited a few minutes and decided to call back, if only to tell DOS that they shouldn't be giving inconsistent information. I got another VS. She also told me that it is still in administrative processing but they are working on it and "it looks very good." I told her that earlier, another VS had said the visa was issued. She said she would look and after a few minutes, asked me for my fiance's passport number. I gave it to her and she then said "yes, it looks like it was issued." I then asked if this meant the visa was printed and available for pickup.

She then proceeded to get very angry with me. I am so upset that I think I blocked out some of her comments. Something about calling 6 or 7 or 8 times a day and how they don't have different information and if it says issued, that's what they're telling me. I tried to say I had been given inconsistent info and she said the 6 or 7 times comment to me. I then told her I'm sorry she's upset but my family is visiting Pakistan and I was hoping my fiance could fly back with them. She then hung up.

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I have never called DOS multiple times in a day until today. In all of my past calls, I have never gotten upset, angry, cried, etc. I would just ask the status and once they said AP, I would hang up. I didn't want to do anything that might prolong the AP. I never emailed or called the embassy during the AP. I certainly did not expect the reaction of this particular VS and although I am optimistic that inshallah my fiance's visa will be in his hands sometime in January, I am dismayed by that last phone call. In the grand scheme of things, it probably seems like a small deal and at least it came with some hope for good news soon. I just didn't need that today.

sweety don't worry. Trust me I have dealt with some pretty awful and rude people multiple times througout this process. You are not alone, and be happy it sounds like good news to me!

[lokidew 0]

I got this reply like 3 months ago and same reply whenever we contact the ISL

Dear Sir/Madam,

We have received your documents and forwarded this case to a Consular officer for review. We’ll contact you in few days to inform about the further process.

I hope this information will be helpful to you.

U.S Embassy

Consular Section

Immigration Unit

Islamabad, Pakistan

[RealAI 1]

jusr called dos and asked...we are still pending but she said we had several updates the last couple of days in december said its a good sign they are working on it. Didnt tell me what they were... She said we hit 6 months so it shouldnt be much longer...praying shes right

Eabbas, keep your fingers crossed. I think you will get good news very soon.

[SHM 0]

jusr called dos and asked...we are still pending but she said we had several updates the last couple of days in december said its a good sign they are working on it. Didnt tell me what they were... She said we hit 6 months so it shouldnt be much longer...praying shes right

EAbbas: I heard similar things in at least one of my calls today to DOS ("still pending" & "its a good sign"). Maybe we spoke to the same rep. I don't want to give false hope but I have a feeling your AP is coming to a close and will be over soon inshallah.

Once my fiance gets his visa, I'll post my details so you can add them to the tracker.

[carolynhotstuff 252]

I pray all of us get out of AP soon but EAbbas it does sound good that there are recent updates on your case.

[Faisal khan 1]

Today i called DOS lady said its still in AP call back next week ? what does mean by call back next week ? is it general statement they tell every body ?