Dazed, confused and very hungry

[worth_the_wait 12]

Those are the words that my fiance felt the entire day that he spent at the Islamabad Embassy. I don't have the full details yet. What I do know is so very confusing that I write it here hoping someone can help me make sense out of what just happened.

He arrived at 6:45AM to catch the shuttle to the Embassy as directed in his Interview letter. Once at the Embassy I would assume that they did the normal finger printing, etc. that they usually do to check the people in and he did receive a token from them to which he could use to pick up his passport from American Express Office.

So then he waited his turn. Eventually he was called and they pulled him into an office. There were two American men there who conducted the interview. I don't know the questions yet and will post them later when I find out, but it sounded like they were very intense and lasted for some time. Then they took his entire folder of information from him that included our entire I-129F application, all the correspondence we received from USCIS, all proof of our relationship, pages upon pages of text message logs, call logs and chat history. Some receipts of postage mail I had sent to him, the Affidavit of support, 3 years worth of tax transcripts and the last about 8 pay stubs from my work. This also included his original school documents, police report, birth certificate and proof of my trip I took to visit him in December. Letters from some of my family members stating that they knew about him and supported our relationship despite not having met him yet. Last but not least they took the picture book I created him from Shutterfly that included all of our pictures we had taken together. Everything, all originals, the entire folder they took it. They asked him to wait. He waited over 5 hours. He finally asked the security guard if he could make a call to the man to find out what was going on. The man came out and told my fiance that they were still discussing our case and hadn't reached a final decision but that they would call or email him to inform him. So then my fiance left. He was just on his way back home at 4:30PM. He was starving, so very confused and also very concerned about them taking all the documents, even the originals. He also accidentally left his token inside the folder that they took from him and is very worried about getting his documents back. We could care less that they took the information, the concern is that they also took the originals and we want to be sure we get them back. Also, why was he treated so differently from everyone else I have read about on here? What could possibly be going on that they aren't telling us? Does anyone have any idea? I feel so blind in all of this.

I tried calling to try to find out more but the lady who answered the phone was very rude and hung up on me after I asked if I could talk to someone.

What the heck? Does anyone here have any idea what just happened to my poor, sweet fiance. I am soo upset with how they treated him.

Edited February 23, 2012 by worth_the_wait

[EAbbas 213]

Those are the words that my fiance felt the entire day that he spent at the Islamabad Embassy. I don't have the full details yet. What I do know is so very confusing that I write it here hoping someone can help me make sense out of what just happened.

He arrived at 6:45AM to catch the shuttle to the Embassy as directed in his Interview letter. Once at the Embassy I would assume that they did the normal finger printing, etc. that they usually do to check the people in and he did receive a token from them to which he could use to pick up his passport from American Express Office.

So then he waited his turn. Eventually he was called and they pulled him into an office. There were two American men there who conducted the interview. I don't know the questions yet and will post them later when I find out, but it sounded like they were very intense and lasted for some time. Then they took his entire folder of information from him that included our entire I-129F application, all the correspondence we received from USCIS, all proof of our relationship, pages upon pages of text message logs, call logs and chat history. Some receipts of postage mail I had sent to him, the Affidavit of support, 3 years worth of tax transcripts and the last about 8 pay stubs from my work. This also included his original school documents, police report, birth certificate and proof of my trip I took to visit him in December. Letters from some of my family members stating that they knew about him and supported our relationship despite not having met him yet. Last but not least they took the picture book I created him from Shutterfly that included all of our pictures we had taken together. Everything, all originals, the entire folder they took it. They asked him to wait. He waited over 5 hours. He finally asked the security guard if he could make a call to the man to find out what was going on. The man came out and told my fiance that they were still discussing our case and hadn't reached a final decision but that they would call or email him to inform him. So then my fiance left. He was just on his way back home at 4:30PM. He was starving, so very confused and also very concerned about them taking all the documents, even the originals. He also accidentally left his token inside the folder that they took from him and is very worried about getting his documents back. We could care less that they took the information, the concern is that they also took the originals and we want to be sure we get them back. Also, why was he treated so differently from everyone else I have read about on here? What could possibly be going on that they aren't telling us? Does anyone have any idea? I feel so blind in all of this.

I tried calling to try to find out more but the lady who answered the phone was very rude and hung up on me after I asked if I could talk to someone.

What the heck? Does anyone here have any idea what just happened to my poor, sweet fiance. I am soo upset with how they treated him.

Im so sorry!!!! My husband also had a very long intense interview but in the end they did give us back all originals and kept his passport.. a month later the CO called me and did a phone interview finally at the end saying everything was fine (altho he said he could not technically tell us we are approved but that we had nothing to worry about our case was fine) and they had to do name checks.

You should get the originals back at some point when they verify some of the documents if that is why they kept them but he would need the token to do that. He needs to email or call the embassy letting them know he left the token. He may even have to go back into the embassy to get the token from them.. not sure haven't seen that issue before.

Being from pakistan and male and muslim are all things that would create a further in depth look at his case. I'm sure you will be fine but the stress and worry will drain you so do your best to not stress too much.. altho i do understand completely. Did they issue a 221g of any form? OR just simply say they will call or email him?

This is so difficult and frustrating im so sorry.. was hoping to see you get the approval and him come home. Hang in there.. you have a lot of support here!!!

[Mohsin786 23]

Hi Kim, be strong my dear, this will drive you crazy i know, because i am going through the same here, now they want to send back my case to USA, I don't understand y they r doing this to us, I was there with Mohsin for the interview, but they didnt call us inside,from wht I heard that they are trying to send back all the K1 cases back , just to make us refile,, Inshallah I hope they approve Usman soon, hang in there and knw u have friends here too.

[carolynhotstuff 252]

I am so sorry this happened to you. They did the same to my husband when he has his second interview. Had him sit there for hours and finally called him into a back room and asked him a bunch of questions. They kept our original marriage certificate and all our wedding pictures. They will be reviewing your documents and that could take a few weeks. Please try not to stress too much and keep calling DOS for updates about your case. I think calling the embassy can be a waste of time. I've called the embassy once and all they would tell me is that we are in AP.

[worth_the_wait 12]

Did they issue a 221g of any form? OR just simply say they will call or email him?

No, my fiance left with nothing but a promise for them to get in touch with them after they make a decision. He is going to call in the morning regarding the token issue. Poor guy was exhausted.

Thanks everyone for your support. It is appreciated. Overall, Usman seemed to think that (using his own words) he did and AWESOME job in answering an hours worth of questions. I think that the hardest part for him was sitting for so long with no idea how much longer and being sooo very hungry. He only had juice and peanuts all day long.

I pray we hear something soon. INSHALLAH.

So I guess I can neither confirm or deny, but I THINK we are on AP for now.

[Sabian 4]

My husband also had an interview almost identical to yours. It is not out of the ordinary. It looks like you guys will be fine. He will probably be put in Administrative Processing. And yes...the lady that answers the phone at the embassies is very RUDE to everyone. Don't worry it sounds like it went well.

[momo and inoo 0]

So sorry to hear what just happened with ur fiancee....

The thing is its ur luck different people share different experiences...the interviewer is sometimes strict and sometimes too polite...but the thing is i have also heard ppl saying that they get too strict with the boys and a bit lineient with the women, (i dont know if this is true or not) coz they have to watch out for the big red flag that is a MALE coming from a country like PAKISTAN!!!! but in the end if everything is fine they handover the visa....

I pray for ur success InshaAllah u will get the visa...believe in Allah

tc

[Hank_ 9,174]

Those are the words that my fiance felt the entire day that he spent at the Islamabad Embassy. I don't have the full details yet. What I do know is so very confusing that I write it here hoping someone can help me make sense out of what just happened.

He arrived at 6:45AM to catch the shuttle to the Embassy as directed in his Interview letter. Once at the Embassy I would assume that they did the normal finger printing, etc. that they usually do to check the people in and he did receive a token from them to which he could use to pick up his passport from American Express Office.

So then he waited his turn. Eventually he was called and they pulled him into an office. There were two American men there who conducted the interview. I don't know the questions yet and will post them later when I find out, but it sounded like they were very intense and lasted for some time. Then they took his entire folder of information from him that included our entire I-129F application, all the correspondence we received from USCIS, all proof of our relationship, pages upon pages of text message logs, call logs and chat history. Some receipts of postage mail I had sent to him, the Affidavit of support, 3 years worth of tax transcripts and the last about 8 pay stubs from my work. This also included his original school documents, police report, birth certificate and proof of my trip I took to visit him in December. Letters from some of my family members stating that they knew about him and supported our relationship despite not having met him yet. Last but not least they took the picture book I created him from Shutterfly that included all of our pictures we had taken together. Everything, all originals, the entire folder they took it. They asked him to wait. He waited over 5 hours. He finally asked the security guard if he could make a call to the man to find out what was going on. The man came out and told my fiance that they were still discussing our case and hadn't reached a final decision but that they would call or email him to inform him. So then my fiance left. He was just on his way back home at 4:30PM. He was starving, so very confused and also very concerned about them taking all the documents, even the originals. He also accidentally left his token inside the folder that they took from him and is very worried about getting his documents back. We could care less that they took the information, the concern is that they also took the originals and we want to be sure we get them back. Also, why was he treated so differently from everyone else I have read about on here? What could possibly be going on that they aren't telling us? Does anyone have any idea? I feel so blind in all of this.

I tried calling to try to find out more but the lady who answered the phone was very rude and hung up on me after I asked if I could talk to someone.

What the heck? Does anyone here have any idea what just happened to my poor, sweet fiance. I am soo upset with how they treated him.

Did you also have copies of those original documents? If you don't give them copies they will keep the originals.

[Heartwarming 15]

Wow this seems pretty intense. It is very sad that he had to undergo such harsh treatment. We pray that you come out of this soon. May Allah help you at this time. Stay strong sis.

[worth_the_wait 12]

Thanks everyone. I spent an hour on the phone with the CO who interviewed my fiance and it seemed to calm my nerves a little bit. My fiance is very confident in his interview and I am also confident with my interview. The hardest part is that there was absolutely NO Decision made. He showed empathy that he wasn't able to give a time line because he said he even has no idea how long the name checks will take. He asked me to please be patient. He said they do it as fast as they possibly can. This made me feel better too knowing that he could understand the frustration that goes along with not knowing. He is really trying his best to do the job that he has been charged with.

As far as the documents and my fiance leaving the token with them. He said not to worry everything will be returned to him once they make their decision.

And MOHSIN I wanted to be sure to tell you that I asked him specifically if all K-1s were being revoked and he was shocked at my question and wondered where I had heard it. He said that it was absolutely not true.

So now we also begin our wait. I still believe that my fiance is worth every second that we have to wait. I love him with all my heart and continue to put my faith in Allah that there is a plan for us and soon he will make clear the path.

And thanks to all of you for your support and kind words. I know we all have different situations going on but it is helpful to know there is a group of people here who I can talk to about this that can completely understand me. Shukriya!

Edited February 25, 2012 by worth_the_wait

[Mohsin786 23]

Hi Kim how are you? This is Poonwattie, I am so glad that u actually got to talk to someone,well I dont think that it is true, that all K1 are being revoked, cause I never heard that, but there is a couple that we know off,Can you please tell which number you used to call the embassy and got someone to talk to?? I really want to call and get someone to talk to,,That will b greatly appreciated.ty

[worth_the_wait 12]

Hi Kim how are you? This is Poonwattie, I am so glad that u actually got to talk to someone,well I dont think that it is true, that all K1 are being revoked, cause I never heard that, but there is a couple that we know off,Can you please tell which number you used to call the embassy and got someone to talk to?? I really want to call and get someone to talk to,,That will b greatly appreciated.ty

Good Afternoon Poonwattie,

Unfortunately I didn't make a call to them. They made the call to me. It was very late in the night at 11PM. The number that came across my cell phone was the same generic on that is listed on here for the Embassy. I wish I could be more help.

Take Good Care,

Kim