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Hello everyone!

I will try not to repeat what everyone has said here already. First, please review what Naina has posted here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/471627-general-tips-us-embassy-in-islamabad-k1-visa/#entry6714652

One note to add, please have exact change. My fiancee was first/second one to be interviewed and they asked for exact change. Luckily, her father had thought of that before hand and had given her exact change and some extra cash incase (she had all kinds of bills i.e. 10s 20s, 50s etc). Entire interview took an hour only.

here is my embassy review. Feel free to ask any question or anything i didn't cover.

Alhumdulilah!! The process was very smooth.

Submitted the packet 3.5 on Oct 25 (Friday) and it was received on the 28th (Monday). Packet 4 took a while, came on Dec 09. Interview date was Dec 27.

Here is how the interview day went:
My fiancee had her appointment time 7:30 a.m. so she was the first to be interviewed. I told her to get there earlier as everyone else here suggested. She left her hotel around 6 got outside the embassy around 6:45ish. she was directed to Immigration line. She was the second one there. A family with elderly person came so she let them cut the line. She enter the embassy around 7:30. Gave her passport to the counter and cash. Her dad gave her exact change and some extra money so she doesn't have to wait for change.

After that she was called for interview and standard questions and one interesting question.

How you met?
Is it arranged or Love marriage
Wouldn't it be difficult for you live in USA? your whole life is here
What does your fiance do for living?
Any pictures together? After seeing the pictures, CO was satisfied
one last question:
What is his favorite dish..... she replied without a blink Biryani and both of them start laughing

Congratulations!! Welcome USA!!!

She was out by 8:30 am. Yup only took an hour.

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Hello everyone!

I will try not to repeat what everyone has said here already. First, please review what Naina has posted here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/471627-general-tips-us-embassy-in-islamabad-k1-visa/#entry6714652

One note to add, please have exact change. My fiancee was first/second one to be interviewed and they asked for exact change. Luckily, her father had thought of that before hand and had given her exact change and some extra cash incase (she had all kinds of bills i.e. 10s 20s, 50s etc). Entire interview took an hour only.

here is my embassy review. Feel free to ask any question or anything i didn't cover.

Alhumdulilah!! The process was very smooth.

Submitted the packet 3.5 on Oct 25 (Friday) and it was received on the 28th (Monday). Packet 4 took a while, came on Dec 09. Interview date was Dec 27.

Here is how the interview day went:

My fiancee had her appointment time 7:30 a.m. so she was the first to be interviewed. I told her to get there earlier as everyone else here suggested. She left her hotel around 6 got outside the embassy around 6:45ish. she was directed to Immigration line. She was the second one there. A family with elderly person came so she let them cut the line. She enter the embassy around 7:30. Gave her passport to the counter and cash. Her dad gave her exact change and some extra money so she doesn't have to wait for change.

After that she was called for interview and standard questions and one interesting question.

How you met?

Is it arranged or Love marriage

Wouldn't it be difficult for you live in USA? your whole life is here

What does your fiance do for living?

Any pictures together? After seeing the pictures, CO was satisfied

one last question:

What is his favorite dish..... she replied without a blink Biryani and both of them start laughing

Congratulations!! Welcome USA!!!

She was out by 8:30 am. Yup only took an hour.

How did she take her documents with her ? is a bag allowed?


USCIS: [CR1]
02/16/2013 - I-130 Sent

02/20/2013 - NOA1

11/04/2013 - NOA2

NVC:

11/25/2013 - Received at NVC

12/13/2013 - Received Case number

12/17/2013 - DS-261 Available & completed

12/18/2013 - Received email to pay AOS Fee (login error)
12/19/2013 - AOS invoice available & paid
12/23/2013 - AOS Fee 'Payment Status' changed to 'PAID'

12/23/2013 - AOS packet Sent (delivered on 12/26/13)

12/27/2013 - AOS packet in system

12/24/2013 - Received email to pay IV fee & paid IV fee
12/27/2013 - IV processing Fee 'Payment Status' changed to 'PAID'

12/27/2013 - DS-230 Form available.
01/04/2014 - DS-230 Completed

01/11/2014 - IV packet Sent (delivered: 1/13/2014)

01/14/2014 - IV packet in System

01/22/2014 - AOS Accepted

01/23/2014 - False Checklist for IV Docs Received

02/03/2014 - NVC reviewed all docs.

02/06/2014 - Supervisor Final review

02/07/2014 - Case Complete (Call to NVC)

03/24/2014 - Interview (approved)
05/17/2014 - POE

ROC:

03/15/2016 - i751 mailed

03/18/2016 - delivered

03/XX/2016 - check cashed

03/XX/2016 - NOA1

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