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Congratulations to Zaki, KJO, Zyead and Desperado. Also, lot of prayers for HP81 and Khurram.

Ali

I-129F

09/22/06 - NOA1

12/27/06 - I-129F approved online!

01/02/07 - received NOA2 in mail

NVC:

01/04/07 - Letetr from NVC about the case# and sending electronically to Islamabad

Islamabad Embassy:

01/11/07 - Embassy sends out Packet 3.5/4.0 with the interview scheduled on Feb 06, 2007

2/06/07- Interview

APPROVED BUT ON AR/AP

05/14/2007 Called DOS, they said security check has been completed and an electronic message has been sent to consulate.

05/21/07- My wife has been asked to come to Emabssy and submit I-134 and tax return that embassy can do the final processing.

05/24/07- VISA FINALLY IN HAND, GETTING READY FOR FLY

06-03-07 Arrived to USA, POE JFK

EAD

6/5/07 Application for EAD

6/14/07 NOA1

7/3/07 Biometrics

AOS

7/21/07 packet sent

7/23/07 Packet received

08/22/07 Biometrics

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Congratulations to Zaki, KJO, Zyead and Desperado. Also, lot of prayers for HP81 and Khurram.

Ali

Thanks Ali!

***I-130***

2006-12-14 I-130 Sent to Vermont Service Center

2007-01-12 I-130 NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***I-129F (new form)***

2007-01-31 I-129F Sent to Chicago

2007-02-07 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***US Embassy Islamabad***

2007-04-25 Packet Received by my wife

2007-05-15 Medical Exam

2007-05-29 Interview Approved!

2007-05-29 AP starts

2007-11-01 Wife got call to pickup her Visa from American Express

2008-01-12 POE at JFK

***I-485***

2008-11-10 I-485 Sent to Chicago

2008-11-20 Payment accepted

2008-11-22 I-485 NOA1

2009-01-09 Biometric

2009-03-08 Interview Letter

2009-04-08 Interview Approved!

2009-04-08 Welcome letter received

2009-04-18 Green Card Received

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Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and anything posted is just my own opinion

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Hello People! I guess today IS a day for celebration!! I called DOS this morning and they said that our security clearance has completed!! since the 27th of June! So, according to that its already been a lil more than a week since the clearance was done. How long should be wait before calling Isl embassy? Andddd ... when should we expect our passport to arrive? We are soooo excited and scared at the same time, hoping keh we DO get our visa soon!

BTW ... Congrats to Zaki, KJO, and Zayed!!! Inshallah all of us will get our visas in hand soon!!

:dance:

Personally, I would email the embassy for an update and see what they will tell you on your case. Wishing you all the best on getting a visa in hand soon.

So, you dont think I should call them? OK ... I will email them tonight! Thanks for all you help!

Everyone thanks for all the prayers!!! And alotta prayers for people still waiting! Inshallah we will all meet our SOs soon!!

AayZee Timeline for AOS/EAD/AP

09/06/2007 - POE @ Los Angeles

09/09/2007 - Married

09/17/2007 - Applied For Social Security

09/23/2007 - Got Social Security by Mail

10/15/2007 - Mailed AOS/EAD/AP

10/18/2007 - Docs received @ the Chicago Mailbox

10/26/2007 - Check Cashed

11/02/2007 - Received Biometrics letter

11/20/2007 - Biometrics appt

11/20/2007 - Touch

11/25/2007 - Touch

01/28/2008 - EAD Approved & AP touched

02/04/2008 - EAD Received

02/10/2008 - AP Received

03/24/2008 - Interview Appt Receieved (scheduled for 05/24/2008)

End is so new ... can hardly wait!

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Everyone thanks for all the prayers!!! And alotta prayers for people still waiting! Inshallah we will all meet our SOs soon!!

Ameen!

***I-130***

2006-12-14 I-130 Sent to Vermont Service Center

2007-01-12 I-130 NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***I-129F (new form)***

2007-01-31 I-129F Sent to Chicago

2007-02-07 I-129F NOA1

2007-04-06 Approved!

***US Embassy Islamabad***

2007-04-25 Packet Received by my wife

2007-05-15 Medical Exam

2007-05-29 Interview Approved!

2007-05-29 AP starts

2007-11-01 Wife got call to pickup her Visa from American Express

2008-01-12 POE at JFK

***I-485***

2008-11-10 I-485 Sent to Chicago

2008-11-20 Payment accepted

2008-11-22 I-485 NOA1

2009-01-09 Biometric

2009-03-08 Interview Letter

2009-04-08 Interview Approved!

2009-04-08 Welcome letter received

2009-04-18 Green Card Received

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Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and anything posted is just my own opinion

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Desparado,

If you want to try and call them do so but I know when I was in the processing calling the embassy was a joke. I was put on hold transferred to endless ringing and no one answering the phones. When I emailed them I had a reply the next day or the second day at the latest. Good luck.

Everything I respond to is from personal knowledge, research or experience and I am in no means a lawyer or do I claim to be one. Everyone should read, research and be responsible for your own journey.

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Woow woow woow. Islamabad embassy is on a roll. Is this new Ambassador a desi or a gora?

3 cases approved within a day or so. This is really good news.

Gori, Anne Patterson.

Gori- A Woman! Did she replace a male Ambassador or female Ambassador?

3 Visa's that were approved yesterday, were they all females or were there any male?

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Hello People! I guess today IS a day for celebration!! I called DOS this morning and they said that our security clearance has completed!! since the 27th of June! So, according to that its already been a lil more than a week since the clearance was done. How long should be wait before calling Isl embassy? Andddd ... when should we expect our passport to arrive? We are soooo excited and scared at the same time, hoping keh we DO get our visa soon!

BTW ... Congrats to Zaki, KJO, and Zayed!!! Inshallah all of us will get our visas in hand soon!!

:dance:

Congratulations !!!!! Today is really a Good day.....

IR1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Islamabad, Pakistan

I-130 Sent : 2004-04-13

I-130 NOA1 : 2004-04-30

I-130 Approved : 2005-05-31

NVC Received : 2005-06-15

Naturalized Citizenship: 2007-05-24

Sent letters to NVC and USCIS to upgrade my wife and kids petitions: 2007-05-24

Petition upgraded from F2A to IR1: 2007-06-12

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2007-06-18

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2007-06-19 (email)

Pay I-864 Bill: 2007-06-19 (Jame's Shortcut)

1-864 Bill Delivered in St. Louis: 2007-06-21

NVC Accepts DS-3032: 2007-06-26 (email from NVC)

IV Bill & I-864 Generated: 2007-07-02

Return Completed I-864: 2007-07/09 (Jame's Shortcut)

Received & Paid IV Bill : 2007-07-16

IV Bill entered in NVC system: 2007-07-24

DS230 Generated: 2007-07-30

Return Completed DS-230 : 2007-08-09 (Jame's Shortcut)

NVC Receives DS-230: 2007-08-13

DS-230 entered in NVC system: 2007-08-16

Case Completed at NVC: 2007-08-24

NVC Left : 2007-08-29

Consulate Received : 2007-09-12

Packet 3 Received : 2007-09-17

Packet 3 Sent : 2007-09-22

Packet 4 Received : 2007-10-05

Original Interview Date : 2008-04-08

New Interview Date : 2008-01-25

Visa Issued: 2008-01-25

Passport Received : 2008-01-30

US Entry : 2008-02-26

POE: JFK

Comments : I filed as a GC holder. Upgraded the same petition to IR1 in June 07.

Processing

Estimates/Stats : My I-130 was approved in 413 days.

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Woow woow woow. Islamabad embassy is on a roll. Is this new Ambassador a desi or a gora?

3 cases approved within a day or so. This is really good news.

Gori, Anne Patterson.

Gori- A Woman! Did she replace a male Ambassador or female Ambassador?

3 Visa's that were approved yesterday, were they all females or were there any male?

2 males, 1 female and not sure of the prior ambassador.

Everything I respond to is from personal knowledge, research or experience and I am in no means a lawyer or do I claim to be one. Everyone should read, research and be responsible for your own journey.

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Woow woow woow. Islamabad embassy is on a roll. Is this new Ambassador a desi or a gora?

3 cases approved within a day or so. This is really good news.

Gori, Anne Patterson.

Gori- A Woman! Did she replace a male Ambassador or female Ambassador?

3 Visa's that were approved yesterday, were they all females or were there any male?

She replaced Ryan Crocker, a Gora Male

IR1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Islamabad, Pakistan

I-130 Sent : 2004-04-13

I-130 NOA1 : 2004-04-30

I-130 Approved : 2005-05-31

NVC Received : 2005-06-15

Naturalized Citizenship: 2007-05-24

Sent letters to NVC and USCIS to upgrade my wife and kids petitions: 2007-05-24

Petition upgraded from F2A to IR1: 2007-06-12

Received DS-3032 / I-864 Bill : 2007-06-18

Return Completed DS-3032 : 2007-06-19 (email)

Pay I-864 Bill: 2007-06-19 (Jame's Shortcut)

1-864 Bill Delivered in St. Louis: 2007-06-21

NVC Accepts DS-3032: 2007-06-26 (email from NVC)

IV Bill & I-864 Generated: 2007-07-02

Return Completed I-864: 2007-07/09 (Jame's Shortcut)

Received & Paid IV Bill : 2007-07-16

IV Bill entered in NVC system: 2007-07-24

DS230 Generated: 2007-07-30

Return Completed DS-230 : 2007-08-09 (Jame's Shortcut)

NVC Receives DS-230: 2007-08-13

DS-230 entered in NVC system: 2007-08-16

Case Completed at NVC: 2007-08-24

NVC Left : 2007-08-29

Consulate Received : 2007-09-12

Packet 3 Received : 2007-09-17

Packet 3 Sent : 2007-09-22

Packet 4 Received : 2007-10-05

Original Interview Date : 2008-04-08

New Interview Date : 2008-01-25

Visa Issued: 2008-01-25

Passport Received : 2008-01-30

US Entry : 2008-02-26

POE: JFK

Comments : I filed as a GC holder. Upgraded the same petition to IR1 in June 07.

Processing

Estimates/Stats : My I-130 was approved in 413 days.

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Desparado,

If you want to try and call them do so but I know when I was in the processing calling the embassy was a joke. I was put on hold transferred to endless ringing and no one answering the phones. When I emailed them I had a reply the next day or the second day at the latest. Good luck.

I really agree with Mary on this one. Any communication with the embassy should really be by email. I have also found that calling DOS is helpful and gives some indication of what may be going on at the Embassy, mostly just clues, but it is better than being totally in the dark. It seems they update an interagency database fairly regularly. And they can tell you limited information in advance of what you may hear from the embassy.

Hope this is helpful.

Timeline

9/29/06 I-129F Sent

10/24/06 NOV2 Hardcopy Received

1/16/07 Packet 3.5 Received

1/23/07 Embassy receives Packet 3.5

2/13/07 My lawyer emailed to inquire about appointment date

3/2/07 Received letter notifying us of appointment date (letter dated 2/16/07 - see squeaky wheel gets the grease!)

3/22/07 Medical exam

3/27/07 Interview at the embassy

7/3/07 DOS informs us that security clearance in DC is completed.

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Hello People! I guess today IS a day for celebration!! I called DOS this morning and they said that our security clearance has completed!! since the 27th of June! So, according to that its already been a lil more than a week since the clearance was done. How long should be wait before calling Isl embassy? Andddd ... when should we expect our passport to arrive? We are soooo excited and scared at the same time, hoping keh we DO get our visa soon!

BTW ... Congrats to Zaki, KJO, and Zayed!!! Inshallah all of us will get our visas in hand soon!!

:dance:

Congrats.

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waiting4s   0

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Wow this is so awsome Congratulations everyone. and thanks again for your prayer.

Sorry I missed you, with all the good news today.

Best wishes on a successful interview and an enjoyable trip to pakistan.

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desparado   0

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Desparado,

If you want to try and call them do so but I know when I was in the processing calling the embassy was a joke. I was put on hold transferred to endless ringing and no one answering the phones. When I emailed them I had a reply the next day or the second day at the latest. Good luck.

I really agree with Mary on this one. Any communication with the embassy should really be by email. I have also found that calling DOS is helpful and gives some indication of what may be going on at the Embassy, mostly just clues, but it is better than being totally in the dark. It seems they update an interagency database fairly regularly. And they can tell you limited information in advance of what you may hear from the embassy.

Hope this is helpful.

hmmm... I agree with you guys about calling. I have been calling the embassy ... some days are better than others. My fiance emailed them like 3times and 2/3 time he never got any reply. But I will try emailing tonight and if no response by Thursday then I will try calling them. Thanks alot you guys for your input!!

KJO ... since our cases are VERY VERY similar .. I was wondering if you contacted the embassy and what did they say about sending the visa... and about how long it would take ...

AayZee Timeline for AOS/EAD/AP

09/06/2007 - POE @ Los Angeles

09/09/2007 - Married

09/17/2007 - Applied For Social Security

09/23/2007 - Got Social Security by Mail

10/15/2007 - Mailed AOS/EAD/AP

10/18/2007 - Docs received @ the Chicago Mailbox

10/26/2007 - Check Cashed

11/02/2007 - Received Biometrics letter

11/20/2007 - Biometrics appt

11/20/2007 - Touch

11/25/2007 - Touch

01/28/2008 - EAD Approved & AP touched

02/04/2008 - EAD Received

02/10/2008 - AP Received

03/24/2008 - Interview Appt Receieved (scheduled for 05/24/2008)

End is so new ... can hardly wait!

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Hi Zaki,

Mubarak, Mubarak, Mubarak and many many congratulations to you as u almost got the visa and i m so much happy for u and wife is desperately waiting for u and hope u both going to have a beautiful baby. Please do pray for us that i too be united soon with my fiancee.

God bless us all and again Bahat Bahat Mubarak. Zaki just curious to know where u from in Pakistan

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