New Islamabad AP-Tracker, Part III (merged thread)

[sarahch 68]

No update ... last 8 April only

last 9 april for me

[Bimolovekim 6]

Under AP since March 09 2015

[mrs.sarfaraz 14]

The embassy has relocated now so i want to ask that if we have to send docs to embassy so the address will b the same or there's some new address ??

[carolynhotstuff 252]

The embassy has relocated now so i want to ask that if we have to send docs to embassy so the address will b the same or there's some new address ??

Do you think that information would be on their website or with the couier services?

[mrs.sarfaraz 14]

@carolynhotstuff idk this but just to confirm if someone has recently sent something

[sarahch 68]

@carolynhotstuff idk this but just to confirm if someone has recently sent something

I have looked all over the embassy site but havent seen any changes to the address so far.

[mrs.sarfaraz 14]

@sarahch ok thanx dear

[Bimolovekim 6]

Still under ap

[BraveAmnay 56]

Still under ap

Me too and others Moroccan i know most of them had their Interview in March and stiil AP

[fauji18 7]

Hello folks,

So, it's been approximately a month since I first requested my fiance's passport back from the embassy for travel purposes. I have since then sent them two emails from me, and my fiance has sent them an email once. The embassy has not replied to any of our requests or emails. CEAC hasn't been updated either. Fiance called American Express and nothing, She called the embassy and no answer. I emailed my senator's office and have not heard from them. They might be just as frustrated with my case. They did send an inquiry about my AP back in October of last year and got the standard embassy response. I've decided to instead go and stay in Pakistan for 3 months (load shedding here I come) and work from there. It will give me ample time to spend with my fiance and I shall also bring my immediate family to come see me. It's not what I wanted, it's not ideal (I've never in my life stayed longer than 3 weeks in Pakistan at a time) but my need and want of seeing my fiance outweighs all other concerns at this stage.

I am still trying to hold out that maybe the embassy can return the passport before the end of the month and we can meet in Dubai instead.The question I have is, what on earth are my options in terms of getting my fiance's passport back? If anyone has any idea on a course of action that will lead me to something conclusive in terms of getting back my fiance's passport I am all ears. Thank you!

[Radiohead 3]

Hello folks,

So, it's been approximately a month since I first requested my fiance's passport back from the embassy for travel purposes. I have since then sent them two emails from me, and my fiance has sent them an email once. The embassy has not replied to any of our requests or emails. CEAC hasn't been updated either. Fiance called American Express and nothing, She called the embassy and no answer. I emailed my senator's office and have not heard from them. They might be just as frustrated with my case. They did send an inquiry about my AP back in October of last year and got the standard embassy response. I've decided to instead go and stay in Pakistan for 3 months (load shedding here I come) and work from there. It will give me ample time to spend with my fiance and I shall also bring my immediate family to come see me. It's not what I wanted, it's not ideal (I've never in my life stayed longer than 3 weeks in Pakistan at a time) but my need and want of seeing my fiance outweighs all other concerns at this stage.

I am still trying to hold out that maybe the embassy can return the passport before the end of the month and we can meet in Dubai instead.The question I have is, what on earth are my options in terms of getting my fiance's passport back? If anyone has any idea on a course of action that will lead me to something conclusive in terms of getting back my fiance's passport I am all ears. Thank you!

Hey Fauji, I was in the exact same boat as you. My fiance and i had emailed the embassy in november and december and had no response with multiple emails. I finally emailed my congresswomans office who i had kept in touch with occasionally, and she asked the embassy why my fiances passport hadn't been returned since we were also planning to meet in dubai in february and had everything booked. Within a few days the embassy emailed them back saying sorry for the confusion and in 2 weeks time he got the passport. They even called him and again emailed him to confirm it was sent out and if he received it. It seemed like the congresswomans office email really did the job.

[AaliPDX786 30]

Hello folks,

So, it's been approximately a month since I first requested my fiance's passport back from the embassy for travel purposes. I have since then sent them two emails from me, and my fiance has sent them an email once. The embassy has not replied to any of our requests or emails. CEAC hasn't been updated either. Fiance called American Express and nothing, She called the embassy and no answer. I emailed my senator's office and have not heard from them. They might be just as frustrated with my case. They did send an inquiry about my AP back in October of last year and got the standard embassy response. I've decided to instead go and stay in Pakistan for 3 months (load shedding here I come) and work from there. It will give me ample time to spend with my fiance and I shall also bring my immediate family to come see me. It's not what I wanted, it's not ideal (I've never in my life stayed longer than 3 weeks in Pakistan at a time) but my need and want of seeing my fiance outweighs all other concerns at this stage.

I am still trying to hold out that maybe the embassy can return the passport before the end of the month and we can meet in Dubai instead.The question I have is, what on earth are my options in terms of getting my fiance's passport back? If anyone has any idea on a course of action that will lead me to something conclusive in terms of getting back my fiance's passport I am all ears. Thank you!

That's really strange brother...I requested again my passport for dubai's travel after I had wrote to you hre on VJ and they sent my passport after 10 days to AMEX...but this time I wrote them mail twice and both times they updated the status as well but passport came to me in 10 days and I traveled to Dubai and again back to Paikstan...Now my passport is back with Embassy but how surprising this is that they did not send your passport and still pending ...

write them email again and mention paikstan mobile number on which your family is available to attend the AMEX call...God Almighty bless you...iA you will get it

[fauji18 7]

Hey Fauji, I was in the exact same boat as you. My fiance and i had emailed the embassy in november and december and had no response with multiple emails. I finally emailed my congresswomans office who i had kept in touch with occasionally, and she asked the embassy why my fiances passport hadn't been returned since we were also planning to meet in dubai in february and had everything booked. Within a few days the embassy emailed them back saying sorry for the confusion and in 2 weeks time he got the passport. They even called him and again emailed him to confirm it was sent out and if he received it. It seemed like the congresswomans office email really did the job.

Hi muni me! Thanks for replying. I appreciate the information. I'll reach out to my senator's office again and then on to congress. I've worked with the senator's office in the past so they already have all the case information so should be easy to go through them. See, that's what I don't get. What confusion could they possibly have had that an inquiry from the congresswoman was warranted? It seems their confusion is all over the place and not just limited to one or two cases.

That's really strange brother...I requested again my passport for dubai's travel after I had wrote to you hre on VJ and they sent my passport after 10 days to AMEX...but this time I wrote them mail twice and both times they updated the status as well but passport came to me in 10 days and I traveled to Dubai and again back to Paikstan...Now my passport is back with Embassy but how surprising this is that they did not send your passport and still pending ...

write them email again and mention paikstan mobile number on which your family is available to attend the AMEX call...God Almighty bless you...iA you will get it

Hi AaliPDX786! It totally is strange bruv! I know you mentioned how your passport got returned in ten days. I have a few friends whom I asked as well and they all had the same experience of passport being returned in under two weeks. It's just a draw of luck I guess. When my fiance sent them an email, she did include her mobile number, which is a Pakistani mobile number. She contacted AMEX as well by calling them and asking them if they were aware of anything or if they could tell her of maybe perhaps a better or different way to approach getting her passport back. All the AMEX guy stated was that lately they have seen that the embassy processing has become really slow. He mentioned that in terms of volume he has really seen it tank and that the embassy seems to be really crawling these days. I'll be reaching out to my senator and go that route as stated above. Seemed to work for muni me so it might for me. Thank you for the prayers bruv! God bless you too! Stay strong!

[AaliPDX786 30]

Hi muni me! Thanks for replying. I appreciate the information. I'll reach out to my senator's office again and then on to congress. I've worked with the senator's office in the past so they already have all the case information so should be easy to go through them. See, that's what I don't get. What confusion could they possibly have had that an inquiry from the congresswoman was warranted? It seems their confusion is all over the place and not just limited to one or two cases.

Hi AaliPDX786! It totally is strange bruv! I know you mentioned how your passport got returned in ten days. I have a few friends whom I asked as well and they all had the same experience of passport being returned in under two weeks. It's just a draw of luck I guess. When my fiance sent them an email, she did include her mobile number, which is a Pakistani mobile number. She contacted AMEX as well by calling them and asking them if they were aware of anything or if they could tell her of maybe perhaps a better or different way to approach getting her passport back. All the AMEX guy stated was that lately they have seen that the embassy processing has become really slow. He mentioned that in terms of volume he has really seen it tank and that the embassy seems to be really crawling these days. I'll be reaching out to my senator and go that route as stated above. Seemed to work for muni me so it might for me. Thank you for the prayers bruv! God bless you too! Stay strong!

AOA Bro...this monday you write them an email early 8 AM...and keep checking ceac website if updated or not ? if not then send them an email on Tuesday as well and then stop writing them... you will get an update on ceac website as well as can expect a call from AMEX...that's what I did and hope it wud work for you as well iA...special prayers for you and your family bro...

[Stahir 4]

Hey everyone

Can someone tell me after they submitted there ds260 new medical and photos after how long did they receive a call or email from embassy for fingerprints and oath?