F2B Priority Date 2010

[ExoticPrincess 55]

11 hours ago, phoenyxx said:

Had interview this morning, everything went well. Passports will be returned via DHL. I'll post a proper review once I get home. 

 

@lain, I really didn't need to worry 

Well Congratulations to you both

[waqas786 3]

1 hour ago, ExoticPrincess said:

Well Congratulations to you both

HI every one.i had interview at us embassy islamabad 1st of june.firstly they take IL and photos.my photo was not recent and there was some work on them like computer finishing.they told me that they cant execpt these photos i have to send again origional and recent photos without any finishing or computer work.then they take passport and birth certificate at another window and asked me to wait.then i was called to another window.there was a lady officer and a translater.take oath from me and start questions.she asked to me that who is calling to you usa what is your relation ship with your petetionar.where does he live in usa.then she asked about that how much brothers and sisters i have.i want to tell u all that i have four sisters and one brother.two sisters and one brother r already in usa.and i live here with my two sisters one is married her case is under process in f4 catagory applied from my sister who is in usa and a us citizen.other one is un married and she is in f2b pd october 2013.she asked a lot of questions about my sisters and there childrens and about there age.then asked me to wait again.after 25 minutes there was an annoucement that i have to come in roon 17.it was an interview room.there was another visa officer.he asked for photos with my applicant and family i gave to her all photos i have.then he told me that he had do a lot of work at my case and he knows every thing about me.i was worried at this time that there is some thing wrong.he offered me if i will speak truth about my marriage he will never deny my visa and if i have wife and children he will issue visa to them in f3 catagory i told him that i am not married and i am single.but he was asking again and again about my marriage and children.he told me that i will never get a us visa and all the visas of my family will be cancled if i dont speak truth.he just wanna listen that i am married and i have children.i told him that embassy has recources you guys can investigate well if i am marreied or not.then he asked many question about photograps of my family i have provide them.then he asked u r 35 years old why dont you marry yet.i said there are two reasons first is that i want to join my family and second is i never want to go in f3.then he asked if u go usa will u marry to an american girl or pakistani?i said american girl.why?bcoz they r nice lol.he was wonder bcoz i am 35 and i am just unmarried.then he give me the white form 221 g there was a tick mark on visa photos that i have to send again to embassy and said me the interview is over.now the status on nvc is administrative process it will take several of weeks.now u guys tell me plz what is all this will i get my visa or not?waiting for your replies guys just need your help.

Edited June 3, 2017 by waqas786

[waqas786 3]

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[ExoticPrincess 55]

5 hours ago, waqas786 said:

HI every one.i had interview at us embassy islamabad 1st of june.firstly they take IL and photos.my photo was not recent and there was some work on them like computer finishing.they told me that they cant execpt these photos i have to send again origional and recent photos without any finishing or computer work.then they take passport and birth certificate at another window and asked me to wait.then i was called to another window.there was a lady officer and a translater.take oath from me and start questions.she asked to me that who is calling to you usa what is your relation ship with your petetionar.where does he live in usa.then she asked about that how much brothers and sisters i have.i want to tell u all that i have four sisters and one brother.two sisters and one brother r already in usa.and i live here with my two sisters one is married her case is under process in f4 catagory applied from my sister who is in usa and a us citizen.other one is un married and she is in f2b pd october 2013.she asked a lot of questions about my sisters and there childrens and about there age.then asked me to wait again.after 25 minutes there was an annoucement that i have to come in roon 17.it was an interview room.there was another visa officer.he asked for photos with my applicant and family i gave to her all photos i have.then he told me that he had do a lot of work at my case and he knows every thing about me.i was worried at this time that there is some thing wrong.he offered me if i will speak truth about my marriage he will never deny my visa and if i have wife and children he will issue visa to them in f3 catagory i told him that i am not married and i am single.but he was asking again and again about my marriage and children.he told me that i will never get a us visa and all the visas of my family will be cancled if i dont speak truth.he just wanna listen that i am married and i have children.i told him that embassy has recources you guys can investigate well if i am marreied or not.then he asked many question about photograps of my family i have provide them.then he asked u r 35 years old why dont you marry yet.i said there are two reasons first is that i want to join my family and second is i never want to go in f3.then he asked if u go usa will u marry to an american girl or pakistani?i said american girl.why?bcoz they r nice lol.he was wonder bcoz i am 35 and i am just unmarried.then he give me the white form 221 g there was a tick mark on visa photos that i have to send again to embassy and said me the interview is over.now the status on nvc is administrative process it will take several of weeks.now u guys tell me plz what is all this will i get my visa or not?waiting for your replies guys just need your help.

Well, your Interview seemed like an interrogation! Firstly, I don't see why you shouldn't end up getting your visa, if only you had provided a current and correct photograph you wouldn't have been given that 221g paper, just provide the correct type of photograph requested and you should be good. You will be in Administrative Processing while they wait to get that from you and possibly a bit longer so get the photos to them quickly.

 

Best wishes to you!

Edited June 3, 2017 by ExoticPrincess

[Lain 64]

7 hours ago, waqas786 said:

HI every one.i had interview at us embassy islamabad 1st of june.firstly they take IL and photos.my photo was not recent and there was some work on them like computer finishing.they told me that they cant execpt these photos i have to send again origional and recent photos without any finishing or computer work.then they take passport and birth certificate at another window and asked me to wait.then i was called to another window.there was a lady officer and a translater.take oath from me and start questions.she asked to me that who is calling to you usa what is your relation ship with your petetionar.where does he live in usa.then she asked about that how much brothers and sisters i have.i want to tell u all that i have four sisters and one brother.two sisters and one brother r already in usa.and i live here with my two sisters one is married her case is under process in f4 catagory applied from my sister who is in usa and a us citizen.other one is un married and she is in f2b pd october 2013.she asked a lot of questions about my sisters and there childrens and about there age.then asked me to wait again.after 25 minutes there was an annoucement that i have to come in roon 17.it was an interview room.there was another visa officer.he asked for photos with my applicant and family i gave to her all photos i have.then he told me that he had do a lot of work at my case and he knows every thing about me.i was worried at this time that there is some thing wrong.he offered me if i will speak truth about my marriage he will never deny my visa and if i have wife and children he will issue visa to them in f3 catagory i told him that i am not married and i am single.but he was asking again and again about my marriage and children.he told me that i will never get a us visa and all the visas of my family will be cancled if i dont speak truth.he just wanna listen that i am married and i have children.i told him that embassy has recources you guys can investigate well if i am marreied or not.then he asked many question about photograps of my family i have provide them.then he asked u r 35 years old why dont you marry yet.i said there are two reasons first is that i want to join my family and second is i never want to go in f3.then he asked if u go usa will u marry to an american girl or pakistani?i said american girl.why?bcoz they r nice lol.he was wonder bcoz i am 35 and i am just unmarried.then he give me the white form 221 g there was a tick mark on visa photos that i have to send again to embassy and said me the interview is over.now the status on nvc is administrative process it will take several of weeks.now u guys tell me plz what is all this will i get my visa or not?waiting for your replies guys just need your help.

Wow, what an interview They were suspicious about you and your age. Muslims usually get married early and you are 35 and not married, they had to ask tricky questions about that. I agree, if you would have submitted your recent photos, which they require, you would already would have your visa in hand. Now, just do that and hopefully they will issue it soon. Good luck!

[waqas786 3]

2 hours ago, ExoticPrincess said:

Well, your Interview seemed like an interrogation! Firstly, I don't see why you shouldn't end up getting your visa, if only you had provided a current and correct photograph you wouldn't have been given that 221g paper, just provide the correct type of photograph requested and you should be good. You will be in Administrative Processing while they wait to get that from you and possibly a bit longer so get the photos to them quickly.

 

Best wishes to you!

Thanks exotic prince.i have submitted my photos via american express at friday,there is holidays at saturday and sunday they will get them at monday.

[waqas786 3]

24 minutes ago, Lain said:

Wow, what an interview They were suspicious about you and your age. Muslims usually get married early and you are 35 and not married, they had to ask tricky questions about that. I agree, if you would have submitted your recent photos, which they require, you would already would have your visa in hand. Now, just do that and hopefully they will issue it soon. Good luck!

Thank you so much Lain.i have submitted my photos via american express at friday,there r holidays at saturday and sunday they will get them at monday.

[allset 11]

Did anyone get IL 25 Oct/Nov F2b 2010??

[phoenyxx 30]

Good morning everyone! I've avoided my laptop since Wednesday, I needed a micro vacation.

OK - on to my interview. I live 4 hours from the embassy, so we had to drive up the night before - I was nervous, because I still didn't have copies of my petitioner's naturalization cert, or his updated tax forms, but I prayed and figured, the worst that could happen was that they'd ask for it.

 

Our appointment was at 7:15am, we got there at 10 minutes to 7. Policeman asked what time was our interview and pointed us to the right line - that was long! But shorter than the other line, that had 8am, 9am, etc. They announced we couldn't bring in any phones, electronic devices, flash drives, make-up, etc. (I checked my purse before I left and somehow FORGOT I had a flash drive one me, the one I had everything saved on, UGH! I had to pay someone almost $4 USD to hold it for me until I came out. Sigh.)

 

They checked my interview letter, passport and pictures and told me to write my name once I get inside. We got to security, we had to remove our watches, and belts and go thru a metal detector before we actually entered the embassy courtyard. There were two lines of chairs on either side, we sat on the right, until someone asked if anyone was there for filing, and we should proceed to the line in the middle. The employee there took the first page of my interview letter, then asked if I had registered online then directed me to a heavy door to the right, told me to go left then right.

 

Inside, to the left, was where non-immigrant's visas were being interviewed. The seating to the right was for immigrant interviews, so my brother had a seat in the 3rd row of chairs, about 15 people ahead of us.

 

We sat for maybe 10 minutes until someone called my name at a window, I went up, said good morning. He asked if I was married and if I planned to get married, and when I responded 'no', he gave me two pieces of paper to sign, indicating that I would not get married before and if I did so, I would violate the terms of the visa. He asked for my birth certificate, I gave him. He asked if I've lived anywhere beside Jamaica longer than 6 months, I answered, I lived and worked in Mexico and he asked if I spoke Spanish, I told him I could order beer and tacos, and he laughed. I gave him my Jamaican police certificate and the Mexican one with the English translation. Then he fingerprinted both hands and told me to call my brother to the window. He was asked the same questions, signed the forms about not getting married and was fingerprinted. Then he told us to have a seat until our names were called.

 

Another 10 minutes or so of waiting, and a young woman called us back to the same window. (I was legit HAPPY that we were interviewed together!) and she asked us to raise our right hands before we begun (I raised my left, sigh.) We swore that everything presented and what we would discuss today was true to the best of our knowledge.

 

She started with me first and asked who filed for us, I replied that my father did. She said that my father's name wasn't added to my birth certificate until 2008, I explained that he wasn't available when my mother registered me, and she gave me back my birth certificate. Then she frowned and looked at my brother - he and my father have the same name, except my brother doesn't have a Jnr or II after his name. I explained that my father had registered my brother's birth but forgot to add the denotation. She laughed and said that wasn't a problem and gave him back his certificate.

 

Then she asked who did he live with, I told her he lived with his sister, because he had a stroke a few years ago and was still paralyzed on his right. She noted that we had had DNA testing done (we did it in 2014) and said this was good because WHEN we wanted to naturalize, it would be easier to do then. 

 

She asked if I'd lived anywhere beside Jamaica and I replied that I lived and worked in Mexico for a year. She found the carta de no penales antecedentes from the city in Mexico where I lived and nodded, reading it thru. She asked if I was fluent, again I joked that I could order beer and tacos (its an expat joke, lol) and she laughed and said her Spanish is mediocre, but she spoke better Italian.

 

She asked my brother if he'd lived anywhere else and he replied that he'd only been to England for a summer when he turned 18.

 

She asked who [the name of our choice of agent] was and I told her he was my mother's brother.

 

Then she asked for my tourist visa. She said the system did not show the entirety of my travel history, and I had only included the 5 most recent trips in my application. She explained that the tourist visa would be cancelled and the immigrant visa be affixed to my current passport and that and the immigration packet would be mailed to me by the end of next week. (Also, they had my birthday WRONG on their system, but she corrected it - I was terrified for a second there!!)

 

My brother (bless his heart), asked, 'is that it?' The IO laughed and said, 'that's it. Barring any further questions or more information required, congratulations. 'y'all have a nice day now.'

 

And we left. We spent maybe an hour inside and they only asked for 2 items from us and maybe 4 questions.

I just checked our visa status tho, and it still says, Administrative Processing'.

Fingers crossed it changes to 'READY' sometime today.

 

One more hurdle down!

Thanks guys, i was hella nervous earlier, you guys helped to calm me down

 

 

[Lain 64]

23 minutes ago, phoenyxx said:

Good morning everyone! I've avoided my laptop since Wednesday, I needed a micro vacation.

OK - on to my interview. I live 4 hours from the embassy, so we had to drive up the night before - I was nervous, because I still didn't have copies of my petitioner's naturalization cert, or his updated tax forms, but I prayed and figured, the worst that could happen was that they'd ask for it.

 

Our appointment was at 7:15am, we got there at 10 minutes to 7. Policeman asked what time was our interview and pointed us to the right line - that was long! But shorter than the other line, that had 8am, 9am, etc. They announced we couldn't bring in any phones, electronic devices, flash drives, make-up, etc. (I checked my purse before I left and somehow FORGOT I had a flash drive one me, the one I had everything saved on, UGH! I had to pay someone almost $4 USD to hold it for me until I came out. Sigh.)

 

They checked my interview letter, passport and pictures and told me to write my name once I get inside. We got to security, we had to remove our watches, and belts and go thru a metal detector before we actually entered the embassy courtyard. There were two lines of chairs on either side, we sat on the right, until someone asked if anyone was there for filing, and we should proceed to the line in the middle. The employee there took the first page of my interview letter, then asked if I had registered online then directed me to a heavy door to the right, told me to go left then right.

 

Inside, to the left, was where non-immigrant's visas were being interviewed. The seating to the right was for immigrant interviews, so my brother had a seat in the 3rd row of chairs, about 15 people ahead of us.

 

We sat for maybe 10 minutes until someone called my name at a window, I went up, said good morning. He asked if I was married and if I planned to get married, and when I responded 'no', he gave me two pieces of paper to sign, indicating that I would not get married before and if I did so, I would violate the terms of the visa. He asked for my birth certificate, I gave him. He asked if I've lived anywhere beside Jamaica longer than 6 months, I answered, I lived and worked in Mexico and he asked if I spoke Spanish, I told him I could order beer and tacos, and he laughed. I gave him my Jamaican police certificate and the Mexican one with the English translation. Then he fingerprinted both hands and told me to call my brother to the window. He was asked the same questions, signed the forms about not getting married and was fingerprinted. Then he told us to have a seat until our names were called.

 

Another 10 minutes or so of waiting, and a young woman called us back to the same window. (I was legit HAPPY that we were interviewed together!) and she asked us to raise our right hands before we begun (I raised my left, sigh.) We swore that everything presented and what we would discuss today was true to the best of our knowledge.

 

She started with me first and asked who filed for us, I replied that my father did. She said that my father's name wasn't added to my birth certificate until 2008, I explained that he wasn't available when my mother registered me, and she gave me back my birth certificate. Then she frowned and looked at my brother - he and my father have the same name, except my brother doesn't have a Jnr or II after his name. I explained that my father had registered my brother's birth but forgot to add the denotation. She laughed and said that wasn't a problem and gave him back his certificate.

 

Then she asked who did he live with, I told her he lived with his sister, because he had a stroke a few years ago and was still paralyzed on his right. She noted that we had had DNA testing done (we did it in 2014) and said this was good because WHEN we wanted to naturalize, it would be easier to do then. 

 

She asked if I'd lived anywhere beside Jamaica and I replied that I lived and worked in Mexico for a year. She found the carta de no penales antecedentes from the city in Mexico where I lived and nodded, reading it thru. She asked if I was fluent, again I joked that I could order beer and tacos (its an expat joke, lol) and she laughed and said her Spanish is mediocre, but she spoke better Italian.

 

She asked my brother if he'd lived anywhere else and he replied that he'd only been to England for a summer when he turned 18.

 

She asked who [the name of our choice of agent] was and I told her he was my mother's brother.

 

Then she asked for my tourist visa. She said the system did not show the entirety of my travel history, and I had only included the 5 most recent trips in my application. She explained that the tourist visa would be cancelled and the immigrant visa be affixed to my current passport and that and the immigration packet would be mailed to me by the end of next week. (Also, they had my birthday WRONG on their system, but she corrected it - I was terrified for a second there!!)

 

My brother (bless his heart), asked, 'is that it?' The IO laughed and said, 'that's it. Barring any further questions or more information required, congratulations. 'y'all have a nice day now.'

 

And we left. We spent maybe an hour inside and they only asked for 2 items from us and maybe 4 questions.

I just checked our visa status tho, and it still says, Administrative Processing'.

Fingers crossed it changes to 'READY' sometime today.

 

One more hurdle down!

Thanks guys, i was hella nervous earlier, you guys helped to calm me down

 

 

Great story Your embassy is crowdy, I was the only one, when I stepped in

Your status will change to ISSUED soon, good luck!

[Jarin12345 16]

I arrived in the USA yesterday the process was very easy and quick maybe 10 mins tops.  I just went to the officer at the counter, he took the envelope and gave me back the x-ray cds.  Did a four finger fingerprint with one hand, looked in the camera and he stamped the passports. My child under 17 didn't do anything he just stamped her passport.

So my next update about the ss card and green card will be next. Congrats to you all who did you interviews and good luck to the others 

[ExoticPrincess 55]

23 minutes ago, Jarin12345 said:

I arrived in the USA yesterday the process was very easy and quick maybe 10 mins tops.  I just went to the officer at the counter, he took the envelope and gave me back the x-ray cds.  Did a four finger fingerprint with one hand, looked in the camera and he stamped the passports. My child under 17 didn't do anything he just stamped her passport.

So my next update about the ss card and green card will be next. Congrats to you all who did you interviews and good luck to the others 

Good to hear you arrival was smooth sailing Jarin, I'll be arriving in the next three weeks. Did you have to ask anyone where to go or was it clear which direction you should go?

[ExoticPrincess 55]

1 hour ago, phoenyxx said:

Good morning everyone! I've avoided my laptop since Wednesday, I needed a micro vacation.

OK - on to my interview. I live 4 hours from the embassy, so we had to drive up the night before - I was nervous, because I still didn't have copies of my petitioner's naturalization cert, or his updated tax forms, but I prayed and figured, the worst that could happen was that they'd ask for it.

 

Our appointment was at 7:15am, we got there at 10 minutes to 7. Policeman asked what time was our interview and pointed us to the right line - that was long! But shorter than the other line, that had 8am, 9am, etc. They announced we couldn't bring in any phones, electronic devices, flash drives, make-up, etc. (I checked my purse before I left and somehow FORGOT I had a flash drive one me, the one I had everything saved on, UGH! I had to pay someone almost $4 USD to hold it for me until I came out. Sigh.)

 

They checked my interview letter, passport and pictures and told me to write my name once I get inside. We got to security, we had to remove our watches, and belts and go thru a metal detector before we actually entered the embassy courtyard. There were two lines of chairs on either side, we sat on the right, until someone asked if anyone was there for filing, and we should proceed to the line in the middle. The employee there took the first page of my interview letter, then asked if I had registered online then directed me to a heavy door to the right, told me to go left then right.

 

Inside, to the left, was where non-immigrant's visas were being interviewed. The seating to the right was for immigrant interviews, so my brother had a seat in the 3rd row of chairs, about 15 people ahead of us.

 

We sat for maybe 10 minutes until someone called my name at a window, I went up, said good morning. He asked if I was married and if I planned to get married, and when I responded 'no', he gave me two pieces of paper to sign, indicating that I would not get married before and if I did so, I would violate the terms of the visa. He asked for my birth certificate, I gave him. He asked if I've lived anywhere beside Jamaica longer than 6 months, I answered, I lived and worked in Mexico and he asked if I spoke Spanish, I told him I could order beer and tacos, and he laughed. I gave him my Jamaican police certificate and the Mexican one with the English translation. Then he fingerprinted both hands and told me to call my brother to the window. He was asked the same questions, signed the forms about not getting married and was fingerprinted. Then he told us to have a seat until our names were called.

 

Another 10 minutes or so of waiting, and a young woman called us back to the same window. (I was legit HAPPY that we were interviewed together!) and she asked us to raise our right hands before we begun (I raised my left, sigh.) We swore that everything presented and what we would discuss today was true to the best of our knowledge.

 

She started with me first and asked who filed for us, I replied that my father did. She said that my father's name wasn't added to my birth certificate until 2008, I explained that he wasn't available when my mother registered me, and she gave me back my birth certificate. Then she frowned and looked at my brother - he and my father have the same name, except my brother doesn't have a Jnr or II after his name. I explained that my father had registered my brother's birth but forgot to add the denotation. She laughed and said that wasn't a problem and gave him back his certificate.

 

Then she asked who did he live with, I told her he lived with his sister, because he had a stroke a few years ago and was still paralyzed on his right. She noted that we had had DNA testing done (we did it in 2014) and said this was good because WHEN we wanted to naturalize, it would be easier to do then. 

 

She asked if I'd lived anywhere beside Jamaica and I replied that I lived and worked in Mexico for a year. She found the carta de no penales antecedentes from the city in Mexico where I lived and nodded, reading it thru. She asked if I was fluent, again I joked that I could order beer and tacos (its an expat joke, lol) and she laughed and said her Spanish is mediocre, but she spoke better Italian.

 

She asked my brother if he'd lived anywhere else and he replied that he'd only been to England for a summer when he turned 18.

 

She asked who [the name of our choice of agent] was and I told her he was my mother's brother.

 

Then she asked for my tourist visa. She said the system did not show the entirety of my travel history, and I had only included the 5 most recent trips in my application. She explained that the tourist visa would be cancelled and the immigrant visa be affixed to my current passport and that and the immigration packet would be mailed to me by the end of next week. (Also, they had my birthday WRONG on their system, but she corrected it - I was terrified for a second there!!)

 

My brother (bless his heart), asked, 'is that it?' The IO laughed and said, 'that's it. Barring any further questions or more information required, congratulations. 'y'all have a nice day now.'

 

And we left. We spent maybe an hour inside and they only asked for 2 items from us and maybe 4 questions.

I just checked our visa status tho, and it still says, Administrative Processing'.

Fingers crossed it changes to 'READY' sometime today.

 

One more hurdle down!

Thanks guys, i was hella nervous earlier, you guys helped to calm me down

 

 

Whew! your report is long! lol

 

It's funny how one person can be asked for one thing and another person isn't asked for the same. I was asked for a copy my Mother's Naturalization Certificate and you weren't, but they didn't ask me for any updated tax info either.

 

Well I am sure you're glad that phase is over with, now on to the next!

 

Btw.....My sister had her interview on May 25 and her status is still on READY, I am hoping they update her case to ISSUED today.

Edited June 5, 2017 by ExoticPrincess

[phoenyxx 30]

39 minutes ago, ExoticPrincess said:

Whew! your report is long! lol

 

It's funny how one person can be asked for one thing and another person isn't asked for the same. I was asked for a copy my Mother's Naturalization Certificate and you weren't, but they didn't ask me for any updated tax info either.

 

Well I am sure you're glad that phase is over with, now on to the next!

 

Btw.....My sister had her interview on May 25 and her status is still on READY, I am hoping they update her case to ISSUED today.

LOL! I'm an editor and I tend to ramble on when I write, lol! I wanted to make sure I gave an accurate description on my experience.

They did say by Friday, but I understand that sometimes admin processing takes awhile. When I checked after our interview, it was READY and by time we were heading home it was in ADMIN. 

[ExoticPrincess 55]

18 minutes ago, phoenyxx said:

LOL! I'm an editor and I tend to ramble on when I write, lol! I wanted to make sure I gave an accurate description on my experience.

They did say by Friday, but I understand that sometimes admin processing takes awhile. When I checked after our interview, it was READY and by time we were heading home it was in ADMIN. 

When I checked right after my Interview I saw ADMIN. PROCESSING and the next morning, ISSUED, which makes me wonder why the process is taking so long for my sister.