islamabadembassy IR1 at ISL Waiting for IL 2022

[Raja007 67]

22 hours ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

they even ignored my congressmen in three days they declined it. Seriously what is going on in Islamabad there is also no new update for interview.. I will try again when I come back from Pakistan in November. I miss my wife ……….. 

I haven't heard back any thing from my congresswoman. May be ill get a reply back on Monday. So you are in Pakistan so am I 😂

[Machinecorpse62 132]

5 minutes ago, Raja007 said:

I haven't heard back any thing from my congresswoman. May be ill get a reply back on Monday. So you are in Pakistan so am I 😂

not right now I will be going to Pakistan in November. How long are you in for Pakistan 

[Raja007 67]

6 minutes ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

not right now I will be going to Pakistan in November. How long are you in for Pakistan 

Man I came long time ago in November 2021 for one month then it turned 2 and 3 and now u forgot the counting 😂

[Machinecorpse62 132]

12 minutes ago, Raja007 said:

Man I came long time ago in November 2021 for one month then it turned 2 and 3 and now u forgot the counting 😂

😯 I see. How’s Pakistan anyways like the flights and trains or the busses route

[Raja007 67]

1 minute ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

😯 I see. How’s Pakistan anyways like the flights and trains or the busses route

When I came i had no problem and I have been travelling on train back and forth from pindi to lahore with no issues.

[Machinecorpse62 132]

28 minutes ago, Raja007 said:

When I came i had no problem and I have been travelling on train back and forth from pindi to lahore with no issues.

I ask because of the flooding issue that’s why. I’ll be going to mandi bahauddin and Karachi. 

[Raja007 67]

4 minutes ago, Machinecorpse62 said:

I ask because of the flooding issue that’s why. I’ll be going to mandi bahauddin and Karachi. 

Train services to Karachi were on hold due to flood but I think now the normal services has been restored. You can double check m pakistan railway website as well

[bikinibottom786 8]

Yeah there is a new ambassador to pakistan. Can we send him letters or send our Congress letters to speed up the processing for pakistan? India has caught all the way up and is almost current now but it’s almost a 2 year wait for Islamabad. Guys if we don’t voice our opinion nothing will change. 

[zaeemshoaib 9]

I'm sorry to be so negative but there is no way to get their attention or contact them to get anything other than a generalized templated email. Senators only respond to help requests in humanitarian cases, filling out those forms will not do anything. There is no way to send any letters to the ambassador. Petitions are not going to do anything either. They are not even responding to genuine expedite requests. There is no way to protest and let's face it, when has a protest in Pakistan ever accomplished anything? If they wanted to fix things after COVID, they would have by now, like embassies in other countries.

Unless you can somehow get the US President himself to take note of the situation and call them up, nothing is going to happen.

 

If you've been waiting for more than a year after getting documentarily qualified, then file a mandamus lawsuit against them. That is literally the only way to get their attention and get a response. If I do not get a response by February, I am filing a lawsuit and I highly suggest anyone in the same situation to do the same. 

Edited October 12, 2022 by zaeemshoaib

[Raja007 67]

So I heard back from my Senator in which she said Islamabad emabssy can't expedite this request basically the same rhetoric answer they give and apologies that they can't do any thing else in this regard 😒

[Machinecorpse62 132]

10 hours ago, Raja007 said:

So I heard back from my Senator in which she said Islamabad emabssy can't expedite this request basically the same rhetoric answer they give and apologies that they can't do any thing else in this regard 😒

Told you so. They are ignoring every good reason expedite. Not congresssman or senators can even help out  the only other option is to move to another country while wait out the visa with your spouse or sue nvc after waiting 16 months. I think if each and everyone is starts doing that then hopefully it’ll pick up for others that are latter documented qualified. 

[Kuchiki 170]

You guys might need to look into this update. Specially the last paragraph.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/update-on-worldwide-visa-operations.html

[tigerqueen 5]

Omg!! Does that mean we're no longer confined to our embassy????? @Kuchiki

Edited October 25, 2022 by tigerqueen

[Kuchiki 170]

24 minutes ago, tigerqueen said:

Omg!! Does that mean we're no longer confined to our embassy????? @Kuchiki

Yes, we are no longer confined to ISB consulate. So applicants can contact different consulates to see if they can schedule their interviews. However, this option was only available previously to those who have dual nationality or residency permit in country other than their home country. I am not sure if the new update still requires the applicants to have residency permit in foreign country in order to request a change in consulate. More research is required on that.

[Raja007 67]

2 hours ago, Kuchiki said:

Yes, we are no longer confined to ISB consulate. So applicants can contact different consulates to see if they can schedule their interviews. However, this option was only available previously to those who have dual nationality or residency permit in country other than their home country. I am not sure if the new update still requires the applicants to have residency permit in foreign country in order to request a change in consulate. More research is required on that.

I have read in few fb posts as well but I think the residency requirements still apply here