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Love To Teach   161

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After spending a summer trying to get together again with my fiance for the 6th time (which is another unbelievable immigration story), I have decided to visit my fiance in Pakistan. We have been trying to get married the past year, but there is always a complication, paper, or something else screwing up. I applied for the visa almost 5 weeks ago to the Pakistani DC office. Why is it taking so long when I read that you can drive there and get it in one day? I think that is what I should have done. I have plans to leave 1 week from today, but did not make plane reservations after getting screwed out of cost of a flight this summer. Being a teacher, it's not like I can just take off any old week to leave. OMG, I am so over immigration. People are walking into countries with no id's, yet we are sitting here busting our butts legally. We have known each other almost 5 years, yet it is a living hell trying to get together, and that's not even in the USA. With God's grace, we will finally get married in Pakistan sometime in the next month, but I have learned to expect nothing because that is basically what we get. It's too painful to have any expectations where immigration is concerned. Thanks for listening....

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Adil & Jeanne   296

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We all understand your frustration. Legally doing the process is heartbreaking when you see illegals getting free attorneys and driving licences.

When we were making the application, the judge wanted 100 dh "under the table" (about $20) Adil said NO and told me after we left the office. Cost me $550 to extend my plane ticket so paying the 100 dh would have been cheaper. He made us change the translation of my IRS transcript as it said single taxpayer and he said i could not be single as i was a widow. After which we ran into every obsticle immigration could throw at anyone.

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Amhara   460

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[Judge] made us change the translation of my IRS transcript as it said single taxpayer and he said i could not be single as i was a widow.

Obviously knew nothing of IRS filing statuses.....

Teacher, I'm sorry for your situation. Hopefully you are allowed to enter to marry. It's sounds like you two have had a rough journey so far, and this bump could really frustrate your future plans. I read on another thread (not sure if I would rely on it) that some people had applied for their Pak visa at the DC or NY office, were denied, then were approved when they applied at the Houston office. It's not you, it's the immigration offices!



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KierenHby   899

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Obviously knew nothing of IRS filing statuses.....

Teacher, I'm sorry for your situation. Hopefully you are allowed to enter to marry. It's sounds like you two have had a rough journey so far, and this bump could really frustrate your future plans. I read on another thread (not sure if I would rely on it) that some people had applied for their Pak visa at the DC or NY office, were denied, then were approved when they applied at the Houston office. It's not you, it's the immigration offices!

Visa is processed at Embassy\Consulate corresponding to the State applicant resides in. Delaware or Pennsylvania residents just can't apply at Houston.

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January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

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March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

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HafsaJawwad   39

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I can understand how frustrating this is for you. I visited Pakistan last year Alhamdulilah but have been denied two visas (from Houston) since then. I emailed a woman there, Sarah Garner, several times regarding my visa application and I was never given a clear response for the denial.

You can try emailing the DC office to check on the status. I would suggest not to email too many times because this gets on their nerves and makes them unwilling to help.

I hope it all works out for you though and you can make it there to Pakistan! Best of luck

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Amhara   460

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Visa is processed at Embassy\Consulate corresponding to the State applicant resides in. Delaware or Pennsylvania residents just can't apply at Houston.

I didn't think that info was quite accurate...



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KierenHby   899

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I didn't think that info was quite accurate...

How so?

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

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Amhara   460

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How so?

Because why would the Pakistan embassies have states assigned to them if someone could apply for a visa at a different office? Didn't quite make sense, but hey, I could see someone trying if they had the opportunity.



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KierenHby   899

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Because why would the Pakistan embassies have states assigned to them if someone could apply for a visa at a different office? Didn't quite make sense, but hey, I could see someone trying if they had the opportunity.

Because many embassies (incl Pakistani) do have states assigned to them. You may want to research..

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

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Amhara   460

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Because many embassies (incl Pakistani) do have states assigned to them. You may want to research..

I don't need to research anything. You are completely misreading my first comment and are saying the same thing I am saying.



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KierenHby   899

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Oh yeah, I went back to your original statement, I misread. Seemed as if we were disagreeing on something we agree on.

The Papal visit has my attention today.

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

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Amhara   460

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The Papal visit has my attention today.

Lol!!! No problem - sorry if my wording was too harsh.

When I was coming to work this morning, I was thinking about how my guy and I want to take a cruise in Mexico maybe next year and the he will only need his green card to visit Mexico. I thought of this thread and how it seems that diplomatically, America comes in and says, "Our people can come here, but your people can only come here under certain circumstances!" Then I thought, "Pakistan disagrees..."



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Love To Teach   161

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I'm still waiting...will be 6 weeks on Wednesday. I only have those 3 weeks vacation since I teach...can't change any dates again. I never thought it would take this long to just get a simple visa. If I can't get it, I suppose we will file a K-1, but I'm worried that it will be rejected and we will have to find a way to get married. We have spent more than a year trying to find a place/time to get married and have every single paper that is required. Also, I am retiring in one more year, so we are both older, and I feel like we have a limited number of years to be together compared to the mostly-younger folks on here.

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