Case Complete to Interview August 2017

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5 hours ago, samaab87 said:

Best of luck to all of you.

All the best in your New Life  Congrat 

[beppenyc 47]

On 7/23/2017 at 9:06 AM, JBMG said:

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR INTERVIEWS!! 

You guys finally made it.. You're almost there.. Sending you all good vibes. Good luck on your interviews this week.   When you're done with your interview. Please share with us your experience. 

@Brasil2014 @samaab87 @abfar @Dirrtin03 @Annie93 @Woodandy81 @Dinah @Zee02 @beppenyc @D&C88

 

To find/submit interview reviews from your embassy, click on the following link. 

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

 

VJ display name	Visa Class	Interview	Interview - Country	Interview - City
Brasil2014	IR1	7/24/2017	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro
samaab87	CR1	7/24/2017	Pakistan	Islamabad
abfar	IR1	7/25/2017	Pakistan	Islamabad
dirrtin03	CR1	7/25/2017	Canada	Montréal
annie93	CR1	7/25/2017	Armenia	Yerevan
woodandy81	IR5	7/26/2017	United Kingdom	London
Dinah	CR1	7/27/2017	Haiti	Port-au-Prince
zee02	CR1	7/27/2017	tanzania	dar
beppenyc	2fa	7/28/2017	Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain
D&C88	CR1	7/28/2017	United Kingdom	London

 

To see all interview dates, you can sort the NVC Case Status Spread Sheet - 2017 by interview country/city.  Here are the sort instructions.

Merci mon ami, getting nervous....really nervous! I will post my report, thank you again

[JBMG 890]

1 minute ago, beppenyc said:

Merci mon ami, getting nervous....really nervous! I will post my report, thank you again

Oh i can imagine.. it's been WAY too long for you guys. Wishing your wife good luck. Are you joining her for the interview? 

[beppenyc 47]

4 minutes ago, JBMG said:

Oh i can imagine.. it's been WAY too long for you guys. Wishing your wife good luck. Are you joining her for the interview? 

yes, leaving wend night, of course, it is raining cats and dogs over there....

[JBMG 890]

22 minutes ago, beppenyc said:

yes, leaving wend night, of course, it is raining cats and dogs over there....

Have a safe trip. It's almost over.   Meanwhile, if you have done so already, you can read interview reviews form your consulate at the following link. 

 

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

[beppenyc 47]

12 minutes ago, JBMG said:

Have a safe trip. It's almost over.   Meanwhile, if you have done so already, you can read interview reviews form your consulate at the following link. 

 

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

no review for Trinidad, i will be the first one....will see, i will keep you posted

 

[Annie93 21]

On 7/23/2017 at 5:06 PM, JBMG said:

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR INTERVIEWS!! 

You guys finally made it.. You're almost there.. Sending you all good vibes. Good luck on your interviews this week.   When you're done with your interview. Please share with us your experience. 

@Brasil2014 @samaab87 @abfar @Dirrtin03 @Annie93 @Woodandy81 @Dinah @Zee02 @beppenyc @D&C88

 

To find/submit interview reviews from your embassy, click on the following link. 

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

 

VJ display name	Visa Class	Interview	Interview - Country	Interview - City
Brasil2014	IR1	7/24/2017	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro
samaab87	CR1	7/24/2017	Pakistan	Islamabad
abfar	IR1	7/25/2017	Pakistan	Islamabad
dirrtin03	CR1	7/25/2017	Canada	Montréal
annie93	CR1	7/25/2017	Armenia	Yerevan
woodandy81	IR5	7/26/2017	United Kingdom	London
Dinah	CR1	7/27/2017	Haiti	Port-au-Prince
zee02	CR1	7/27/2017	tanzania	dar
beppenyc	2fa	7/28/2017	Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain
D&C88	CR1	7/28/2017	United Kingdom	London

 

To see all interview dates, you can sort the NVC Case Status Spread Sheet - 2017 by interview country/city.  Here are the sort instructions.

Thank you im so nervous i cant sleep!

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13 minutes ago, Annie93 said:

Thank you im so nervous i cant sleep!

Good luck  on interview  fingers crossed .

[Mamad-78ky 51]

2 hours ago, Annie93 said:

Thank you im so nervous i cant sleep!

Good luck for your interview tomorrow!

I pray for you and God help you very Well.

[JBMG 890]

5 hours ago, Annie93 said:

Thank you im so nervous i cant sleep!

Are you able to go with him? 

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Is someone have problem with sort of spread sheet  when i try to sort  to  visa cat. then all information no longer  present  .?? this is  good Sign

 

Thank you, JBMG

Edited July 25, 2017 by green line2017

[abfar 119]

Approved.  

 

Still can't believe this is real.

 

I reached the diplomatic shuttle station in Islamabad around 5.30am. They don't let anybody in until 6 so you've to wait outside the station gate.

It started raining so we were let in a bit early. The station staff was late but finally started issuing Bus/Car travel vouchers by 6.05am.

 

I paid 1000 PKR for the car but you can also go in bus for 500 PKR (5 USD)

 

Then 15 more mins wait on the mobile collection counter as the employee was yet to report for duty. I was given another receipt while they took my phone.

 

The car voucher also lets you in the slightly better waiting area. That's where I waited. around 6.40am you can pass through the security check and can get into the Cars. 4 passengers per car.  Unlike the station's overall condition, the cars were comfortable and very clean. They travel in a Caravan of 5-10 cars.

 

2,3 mins drive to the outer gate of the Red Zone (fenced diplomatic area where all embassies are), there's another 5-10 mins of wait while the cars are checked for security and your travel voucher will be checked.

 

Then another 5 minutes drive in the Red Zone and you're at the US embassy.

 

There were over 50 people waiting outside the first security scanner just outside the embassy building. Too many people for such an early appointment. After a while, we were asked to form two lines and I was able to get through the checkpost as one of the first 5 people. They will check your appointment letter here.

 

Then a walk next to embassy wall to the embassy gate. An airport like scanner. Once past, were were given our Tokens. Luckily I was the second person for interview token-wise. Inside, we were guided where to sit and how to proceed to each counter. Within 10 minutes the Counters were ready (around 7.30am) and I was called for Finger prints. They also gave us the domestic violence brochure. (I have rights! and I know it!)

 

5 minutes after that, called for documents collection. The pakistani lady who collected the documents was kind and friendly. She smiled over one of the mistakes we made in ds260. 

 

Back to waiting, 5 minutes later, I was called as the first person for interview. The american CO was friendly. They asked:

 

CO: Who is calling you?

Me: ans

CO: What does your wife do?

Me: ans

CO: What do you do?

Me: ans

CO: Name of the company?

Me: ans

CO: Was the marriage arranged or love marriage?

Me: ans
CO: Who arranged it.

Me: ans

CO: How many people were at your wedding?

Me: ans

CO: Do you have any photos of the wedding?

*I gave them the whole album, which had all our photos in chronological order. They see the marriage, then our honey and finally our family pics with our child*

CO: Do you have a child?

Me: yes, she's x years old.

 

CO: Do you have any proof documents?

Me: Yes, I have the US birth certificate. * I hand it over *

 

CO: *examines it thoroughly, matches my name from child's birth cert with my own birth cert*

CO: *smiles* Mubarak Ho (Congratulations) *in urdu*

 

*I'm not sure if its for saying congrats on having the child or for approval*

 

Me: Thank you. 

CO: You will receive your passport in 2 weeks

Me: I also have a correction statement for a DS260 mistake.

*I hand it over*

 

 

I then left the embassy. I then walked to one of the waiting Cars, showed them my voucher and they took me back to the shuttle station. It was about 5-8 mins drive. 

I was back at the shuttle station by 8.30am as I can see in chat logs thats when I called my wife and everyone also started calling me phone around that time. Gave my wife a mini heart attack when I told her they didn't keep my passport and asked me to wait 2 months. xD

 

ONE THING I missed:  We got a checklist for 2016 W2. The CO never asked for it and I forgot to mention it. Is this going to be an issue? Should I contact the embassy for that?

 

Thank you visa journey and all the couples who contribute. You've all been a tremendous help. Kudos to JBMG for the spreadsheet initiative. It was a ray of home back when waiting NVC 11 weeks felt like a lifetime of pain.

 

 

[chamma 382]

19 hours ago, samaab87 said:

Just came back from the interview.

 

It was a long and adventurous day. 

 

First when I reached the parking area, I checked my documents one last time before going inside. And guess what. My 2x2 photos were missing. Mini heart-attack right there. I looked twice but didn't find it. I went inside to see the photo studio shop closed. Luckily it was open in 20 minutes and I  got my photos done. Took the rental car and reached the embassy at 8 am for a 8;30 am interview. Waited till 8;30 and was allowed to go in. Hell lot of people in there. Was called after an hour for biometrics. An hour and a half later for documents submission and finally at around 11.55 am had my interview. Longest wait of my life.

 

Interview;

Me- Good morning, how are you 

CO- Good. How are you

Me- *forgot to reply for a few seconds* .... I`m good

CO- Who is calling you *voice disrupts*

Me-Sorry, what

CO-Who is calling you

Me-My wife, *NAME*

CO-What do you do

Me-Answer

CO-What does you wife do

Me-Answer

CO-When did you get married

Me-answer

CO-How many people were at the wedding

Me-Answer

CO-Do you have any pictures from the wedding

Me-Yes, here

CO-Who is this *pointing at my parents*

Me-My parents

CO-Have you been to any other country

Me-Yes, Kuwait and Australia

CO-How long were you in Australia for

Me-3 years

CO-Do you have your police certificate from Australia

Me-Yes, here 

CO-Everything looks clear

Me- *Smiling*

CO-You wil receive your passport in 2 weeks

Me-Sorry, what

CO- You will receive your passport in 2 weeks

Me- Thank you *keeps standing*

CO-You can go home now

Me- Oh, alright. Thank you

 

I was one of the last few applicants left. And Thanks to God, I was so happy that I gave an old couple who came all the way from Lahore a ride to the bus terminal on the way back. Their son was calling them and they got the visa.

 

Best of luck to all of you. I just called my wife and scared her first by telling her that it went into AP. LOL. She freaked out but then I told her its approved. hehehe Alhamdulilah. 

Congratulations!!! 

12 hours ago, beppenyc said:

Merci mon ami, getting nervous....really nervous! I will post my report, thank you again

Good Luck!! This took you long, but you would be fine.  

13 minutes ago, abfar said:

Approved.  

 

Still can't believe this is real.

 

I reached the diplomatic shuttle station in Islamabad around 5.30am. They don't let anybody in until 6 so you've to wait outside the station gate.

It started raining so we were let in a bit early. The station staff was late but finally started issuing Bus/Car travel vouchers by 6.05am.

 

I paid 1000 PKR for the car but you can also go in bus for 500 PKR (5 USD)

 

Then 15 more mins wait on the mobile collection counter as the employee was yet to report for duty. I was given another receipt while they took my phone.

 

The car voucher also lets you in the slightly better waiting area. That's where I waited. around 6.40am you can pass through the security check and can get into the Cars. 4 passengers per car.  Unlike the station's overall condition, the cars were comfortable and very clean. They travel in a Caravan of 5-10 cars.

 

2,3 mins drive to the outer gate of the Red Zone (fenced diplomatic area where all embassies are), there's another 5-10 mins of wait while the cars are checked for security and your travel voucher will be checked.

 

Then another 5 minutes drive in the Red Zone and you're at the US embassy.

 

There were over 50 people waiting outside the first security scanner just outside the embassy building. Too many people for such an early appointment. After a while, we were asked to form two lines and I was able to get through the checkpost as one of the first 5 people. They will check your appointment letter here.

 

Then a walk next to embassy wall to the embassy gate. An airport like scanner. Once past, were were given our Tokens. Luckily I was the second person for interview token-wise. Inside, we were guided where to sit and how to proceed to each counter. Within 10 minutes the Counters were ready (around 7.30am) and I was called for Finger prints. They also gave us the domestic violence brochure. (I have rights! and I know it!)

 

5 minutes after that, called for documents collection. The pakistani lady who collected the documents was kind and friendly. She smiled over one of the mistakes we made in ds260. 

 

Back to waiting, 5 minutes later, I was called as the first person for interview. The american CO was friendly. They asked:

 

CO: Who is calling you?

Me: ans

CO: What does your wife do?

Me: ans

CO: What do you do?

Me: ans

CO: Name of the company?

Me: ans

CO: Was the marriage arranged or love marriage?

Me: ans
CO: Who arranged it.

Me: ans

CO: How many people were at your wedding?

Me: ans

CO: Do you have any photos of the wedding?

*I gave them the whole album, which had all our photos in chronological order. They see the marriage, then our honey and finally our family pics with our child*

CO: Do you have a child?

Me: yes, she's x years old.

 

CO: Do you have any proof documents?

Me: Yes, I have the US birth certificate. * I hand it over *

 

CO: *examines it thoroughly, matches my name from child's birth cert with my own birth cert*

CO: *smiles* Mubarak Ho (Congratulations) *in urdu*

 

*I'm not sure if its for saying congrats on having the child or for approval*

 

Me: Thank you. 

CO: You will receive your passport in 2 weeks

Me: I also have a correction statement for a DS260 mistake.

*I hand it over*

 

 

I then left the embassy. I then walked to one of the waiting Cars, showed them my voucher and they took me back to the shuttle station. It was about 5-8 mins drive. 

I was back at the shuttle station by 8.30am as I can see in chat logs thats when I called my wife and everyone also started calling me phone around that time. Gave my wife a mini heart attack when I told her they didn't keep my passport and asked me to wait 2 months. xD

 

ONE THING I missed:  We got a checklist for 2016 W2. The CO never asked for it and I forgot to mention it. Is this going to be an issue? Should I contact the embassy for that?

 

Thank you visa journey and all the couples who contribute. You've all been a tremendous help. Kudos to JBMG for the spreadsheet initiative. It was a ray of home back when waiting NVC 11 weeks felt like a lifetime of pain.

 

 

Wow.. Congratulations!! Looks like they asked nothing from your checklist.....Enjoy the moment. I guess you have your tickets already booked.. 

[abfar 119]

yup @chamma, I got the ticket already. I hope the checklist skipping doesn't cause any delays, I'd happily fly the same day if I get the visa early xD Too long wait to see my girls. Can't take it anymore  

[heyusa 118]

25 minutes ago, abfar said:

yup @chamma, I got the ticket already. I hope the checklist skipping doesn't cause any delays, I'd happily fly the same day if I get the visa early xD Too long wait to see my girls. Can't take it anymore  

congratulations!