Calling everyone going thru Islamabad Embassy, version 2.0

[desparado 0]

Hello Everyone!

1st of all - Congrats to Zaki ... the most stressful part is over.

2nd - Thanks to everyone who replied to my post. Its good to know that we are not alone in this whole freaking process.

3rd - Mary - thanks for the info and DOS phone number. I called them up today. This lady answered ... and when I gave her my ISL number she reviewed our file and told me that its gonna take 3 - 4 months. I asked her that the interview dude told my fiance that its gonna take 1 - 2months. And you know wat she said? She actually told me that 'he lied'. Can you believe that? And then she said that visa for 1 - 300 applicants get approved in 2 months .... for the rest 299 of us it takes around 4 months. So now atleast I have heard from them directly ... and I will wait.

My fiance also wrote an email to the ISL embassy requesting more info about our case. Lets see how that works out. My fiance was telling me that the white paper that he got states that if its been 45 days already since his interview and he has not heard anything ... he should call the embassy. Sooooooo ... I guess we will wait till then before we start freakin out again lol.

OK people thanks for all the support. Trust me it helps =) I am glad I landed on this site.

Good luck to everyone who is in the wait mode. Hopefully we will all be done with this whole process soon.

[faal4anisa 0]

CONGRATS ZAKI,

Will u pls care to response that did u get a letter of administrative processing or just only a pink slip?

I will be obliged with your answer

Thanks and congrats again

[saqfin 0]

CONGRATULATIONS ZAKI,

Your interview went so well that the consulor officer told u welcome to america so are passed with flying colors so GOD gave u 02 big happiness first you going to become a father and second your immigration is almost done

Many many congrats to both of u and wish u soon a happy reunion

I am hopeful that u be there soon. I was not lucky enough to get congratulations.

Just let me know did u got that AP LETTER also with the pink slip or just a pink slip attached with american express offices in Pakistan with my circling the Lahore american express office.

Again many many congrats to u and your wife. Say your wife dont be said its just like

TU CHAAL MAI AYA,

CONGRATS AGAIN.

Thanks dear,

CO gave me two letters one is Administrative Processing letter and the other is list of approved courier agents list and a pink token or slip stapled with it. Do u also receive both letters with pink slip ??

Zaki

[saqfin 0]

Congratulations Zaki,

Wishing you a short AP and quick reunion with your wife and expanding family.

Mary

Thanks Mary and all other VJ members.

Zaki

[MaryandMian 1]

Hello Everyone!

1st of all - Congrats to Zaki ... the most stressful part is over.

2nd - Thanks to everyone who replied to my post. Its good to know that we are not alone in this whole freaking process.

3rd - Mary - thanks for the info and DOS phone number. I called them up today. This lady answered ... and when I gave her my ISL number she reviewed our file and told me that its gonna take 3 - 4 months. I asked her that the interview dude told my fiance that its gonna take 1 - 2months. And you know wat she said? She actually told me that 'he lied'. Can you believe that? And then she said that visa for 1 - 300 applicants get approved in 2 months .... for the rest 299 of us it takes around 4 months. So now atleast I have heard from them directly ... and I will wait.

My fiance also wrote an email to the ISL embassy requesting more info about our case. Lets see how that works out. My fiance was telling me that the white paper that he got states that if its been 45 days already since his interview and he has not heard anything ... he should call the embassy. Sooooooo ... I guess we will wait till then before we start freakin out again lol.

OK people thanks for all the support. Trust me it helps =) I am glad I landed on this site.

Good luck to everyone who is in the wait mode. Hopefully we will all be done with this whole process soon.

Desparado,

Thanks for your update and here are two more things to know understand about the embassy. When the paper says 45 days that means you cannot count holdiays or weekends; it means business operational days.

Secondly, do not get too upset if you only get canned responses from the embassy when you email them. All we ever heard was "This case is under Administrative Processing and once we are ready to proceed we will contact the applicant."

Good luck.

Mary

[faal4anisa 0]

Hi Zaki,

Yes dear i got 02 letters one of american express with their offices address and phone numbers in Pakistan and i was circled with lahore office and my pink slip was stapled with it. The other i got Administrative Process letter that is as in english as follows:-

Embassy of the United States of America

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Islamabad, Pakistan

Immigrant Visa Section

Today's date:___________________

Case number:__________________

Dear visa applicant:

A consulor officer has reviewed your immigrant visa application and has determined that additional administrative processing is required before we can complete your case. The time that this processing takes will vary on case-by-case basis, but will generally take a minimum of one month. Once we have completed this administrative processing, we will continue you with your visa application. If your case is otherwise complete, and you have opted to have your passport, visa and documents returned by courier, the courier service will contact you to arrange for delivery. If you have opted to come back in to collect your visa, we will contact you to let you know when to come to embassy.

If you have not heard from us in 45 days, and would like to inquire about the status of your case, you may call our information line, 051-208-2121, or email us at pakivinfo@state.gov

Further below is writtten in urdu language

Thus me also get these two letters with a pink slip.

Lets pray to GOD we all get our visa soon, AMEEN

Thanks for your kind response

[saqfin 0]

Hi Zaki,

Yes dear i got 02 letters one of american express with their offices address and phone numbers in Pakistan and i was circled with lahore office and my pink slip was stapled with it. The other i got Administrative Process letter that is as in english as follows:-

Embassy of the United States of America

[/right]

Islamabad, Pakistan

Immigrant Visa Section

Today's date:___________________

Case number:__________________

Dear visa applicant:

A consulor officer has reviewed your immigrant visa application and has determined that additional administrative processing is required before we can complete your case. The time that this processing takes will vary on case-by-case basis, but will generally take a minimum of one month. Once we have completed this administrative processing, we will continue you with your visa application. If your case is otherwise complete, and you have opted to have your passport, visa and documents returned by courier, the courier service will contact you to arrange for delivery. If you have opted to come back in to collect your visa, we will contact you to let you know when to come to embassy.

If you have not heard from us in 45 days, and would like to inquire about the status of your case, you may call our information line, 051-208-2121, or email us at pakivinfo@state.gov

Further below is writtten in urdu language

Thus me also get these two letters with a pink slip.

Lets pray to GOD we all get our visa soon, AMEEN

Thanks for your kind response

We can only pray. Yes these are the same letters.

Zaki

[a1v 4]

Source

Islamabad - The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Ryan C. Crocker, has said that "Pakistanis are enormously welcoming and hospitable people" and it is something "quite extraordinary." He made these observations during an exclusive interview with the U.S. Embassy’s monthly publication, "Khabr-o-Nazar," released here Monday.

"Individualized anti-Americanism virtually does not exist here. When Americans, either from this Embassy or the community are out in the streets, the markets around the city, in the country, they encounter nothing but hospitality and generosity," the Ambassador observed.

The Ambassador said that Pakistan "is an incredibly diverse country and society" and like the United States "if you hope to understand Pakistan, you have to travel."

"From Gwadar to Peshawar and all the places in between you get a sense of what life is like away from the great cities of Pakistan," Ambassador Crocket said. "The time I have spent out of this office traveling around the country is actually the best times I have had."

The interview has appeared in the latest issue of monthly "Khabr-o-Nazar," published by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in both Urdu and English languages. The current issue is dedicated to the outgoing U.S. Ambassador Crocker, who has now been confirmed as the new U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.

"Pakistan in the years to come is going to be a regional leader and we look forward to being a partner," Ambassador Crocker predicted. He said, "I have enormous confidence in the future of this country, the capacities and the intentions of its people."

In response to another question, the Ambassador stated that the relationship between Pakistan and the United States "has developed significantly during the last two-and-a-half years." Saying that "it is not really a question of credit to one particular individual" he noted that more important has been the "development of the institutions of our relationship."

"You are going to see a progressive strengthening of understanding and, through understanding, friendship at a people to people level," Ambassador Crocker added.

"If I have to pick one single element in relationship which stands out for me, it would be the earthquake relief and reconstruction effort," the Ambassador noted in response to a question as to what were the highlights of his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan.

"The size and speed of the U.S. response was an indication of how deeply affected Americans were by what happened to people in Pakistan and readiness on the part of our government and our people to stand up to that and do everything we could to help Pakistanis put their life back together," the American Ambassador said.

When asked about the "several misperceptions and reservations among the people of Pakistan about the U.S." the ambassador said "there are several things that we have done here that I think are quite important." In this regard he specifically noted the expansion in travel to the U.S. and in the Fulbright scholarship program in Pakistan.

Ambassador Crocker noting that Pakistani civilization is very, very old and very rich said, "I am impressed by just how far back civilization extends in this country and how important those civilizations have been for all of us in the world community."

"I see more similarities than I do differences," the Ambassador said in response to a question about the major differences between the American and the Pakistani societies. "I see in Pakistanis and Pakistan a tremendous sense of individual freedom. Pakistanis are never afraid to speak their mind."

[babybunny 2]

Hi Zaki,

Yes dear i got 02 letters one of american express with their offices address and phone numbers in Pakistan and i was circled with lahore office and my pink slip was stapled with it. The other i got Administrative Process letter that is as in english as follows:-

Embassy of the United States of America

[/right]

Islamabad, Pakistan

Immigrant Visa Section

Today's date:___________________

Case number:__________________

Dear visa applicant:

A consulor officer has reviewed your immigrant visa application and has determined that additional administrative processing is required before we can complete your case. The time that this processing takes will vary on case-by-case basis, but will generally take a minimum of one month. Once we have completed this administrative processing, we will continue you with your visa application. If your case is otherwise complete, and you have opted to have your passport, visa and documents returned by courier, the courier service will contact you to arrange for delivery. If you have opted to come back in to collect your visa, we will contact you to let you know when to come to embassy.

If you have not heard from us in 45 days, and would like to inquire about the status of your case, you may call our information line, 051-208-2121, or email us at pakivinfo@state.gov

Further below is writtten in urdu language

Thus me also get these two letters with a pink slip.

Lets pray to GOD we all get our visa soon, AMEEN

Thanks for your kind response

uhmm not to POP your bubble but, this is the same BS letter we got in 2005. we still wait.

dont read into anything the embassy tells you. they told us in FEB wait 10 days for the visa.

we still wait. they LIE!

[babybunny 2]

Hi Zaki,

Yes dear i got 02 letters one of american express with their offices address and phone numbers in Pakistan and i was circled with lahore office and my pink slip was stapled with it. The other i got Administrative Process letter that is as in english as follows:-

Embassy of the United States of America

[/right]

Islamabad, Pakistan

Immigrant Visa Section

Today's date:___________________

Case number:__________________

Dear visa applicant:

A consulor officer has reviewed your immigrant visa application and has determined that additional administrative processing is required before we can complete your case. The time that this processing takes will vary on case-by-case basis, but will generally take a minimum of one month. Once we have completed this administrative processing, we will continue you with your visa application. If your case is otherwise complete, and you have opted to have your passport, visa and documents returned by courier, the courier service will contact you to arrange for delivery. If you have opted to come back in to collect your visa, we will contact you to let you know when to come to embassy.

If you have not heard from us in 45 days, and would like to inquire about the status of your case, you may call our information line, 051-208-2121, or email us at pakivinfo@state.gov

Further below is writtten in urdu language

Thus me also get these two letters with a pink slip.

Lets pray to GOD we all get our visa soon, AMEEN

Thanks for your kind response

uhmm not to POP your bubble but, this is the same BS letter we got in 2005. we still wait.

dont read into anything the embassy tells you. they told us in FEB wait 10 days for the visa.

we still wait. they LIE!

btw, we got TOKENs both times

2005 and again FEB 5,2007 still no visa in hand.

[hafiz 1]

this is all the same customary bs, there is no such thing in pakistan.

hang in there shon, your day will come.

[faal4anisa 0]

LIST WAITING(AP)/RECEIVED VISA 2007

HAFIZ K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 01,SEPT,2006 VISA RECEIVED 14, SEPT,2006

TIMEFRAME CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON MAY,2006 ON AP

DDX K-1 INTERVIEW ON MAY,2006 ON AP

NAIR1 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON APRIL,2006 ON AP

GHATTIYA CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 20, APRIL,2006 ON AP

FASEL CR-1/IR-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 13, DEC,2006 VISA RECEIVED 15, MARCH,2007

SAEED CR-1/IR-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 01 JAN,2007 ????????

QUEST234 K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 06,FEB,2007 VISA RECEIVED 14, FEB,2007

DUDE4084 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 12, FEB,2007 ???????

CED8 K-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 20, FEB,2007 VISA RECEIVED 04, MARCH,2007

FAK IR-1/CR-1(PK-CANADA) INTERVIEW ON 21, FEB,2007 ON AP

TAKARAM2000 K-3 INTERVIEW ON 06, MAR, 2007 ???????

DLQ K-1 INTERVIEW ON 13,MARCH 2007 ???????

FAAL4ANISA K-1 INTERVIEW ON 13, MARCH,2007 ON AP

DESPERADO K-1 INTERVIEW ON 27, MARCH,2007 ????????

KJO K-1 INTERVIEW ON 27, MARCH,2007 ?????????

ZAKI CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 29, MARCH,2007 ON AP

DUDE4084 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 12, FEB,2007 ???????

AFTAB&SADIA K-3 EMBASSY RECEIVED 12, MARCH 2007

ZEYAD K-3 NOA-1 11, JAN, 2007

Please update your cases as it proceeds and let us know.

I try my best to gather all those who are waiting or got visa in 2007, if i miss any please come and add your self.

[babybunny 2]

Timeline:

Filed FEB 14, 2005

javed interview aug 2005

Admin. Processing

shonnie interview sep 2005

Approval

Field investigation nov 2005 < 2 random days >

K-3 got cancelld May 2006 < after 10 months on AP >

Cleared from Department of state Dec 22, 2007

Javed inteview for CR1 FEB 5, 2007 embassy cancel CR1 make into IR1 Feb 15,2007

Admin processing.

current to date : admin processing as of Mar 21,2007

Where my bingo be at?

[babybunny 2]

LIST WAITING(AP)/RECEIVED VISA 2007

HAFIZ K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 01,SEPT,2006 VISA RECEIVED 14, SEPT,2006

TIMEFRAME CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON MAY,2006 ON AP

DDX K-1 INTERVIEW ON MAY,2006 ON AP

NAIR1 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON APRIL,2006 ON AP

GHATTIYA CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 20, APRIL,2006 ON AP

FASEL CR-1/IR-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 13, DEC,2006 VISA RECEIVED 15, MARCH,2007

SAEED CR-1/IR-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 01 JAN,2007 ????????

QUEST234 K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 06,FEB,2007 VISA RECEIVED 14, FEB,2007

DUDE4084 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 12, FEB,2007 ???????

CED8 K-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 20, FEB,2007 VISA RECEIVED 04, MARCH,2007

FAK IR-1/CR-1(PK-CANADA) INTERVIEW ON 21, FEB,2007 ON AP

TAKARAM2000 K-3 INTERVIEW ON 06, MAR, 2007 ???????

DLQ K-1 INTERVIEW ON 13,MARCH 2007 ???????

FAAL4ANISA K-1 INTERVIEW ON 13, MARCH,2007 ON AP

DESPERADO K-1 INTERVIEW ON 27, MARCH,2007 ????????

KJO K-1 INTERVIEW ON 27, MARCH,2007 ?????????

ZAKI CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 29, MARCH,2007 ON AP

DUDE4084 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 12, FEB,2007 ???????

AFTAB&SADIA K-3 EMBASSY RECEIVED 12, MARCH 2007

ZEYAD K-3 NOA-1 11, JAN, 2007

Please update your cases as it proceeds and let us know.

I try my best to gather all those who are waiting or got visa in 2007, if i miss any please come and add your self.

I been on AP since

Aug 2005. STILL WAITING

IR1

[faal4anisa 0]

LIST WAITING(AP)/RECEIVED VISA 2007[/size]

HAFIZ K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 01,SEPT,2006 VISA RECEIVED 14, SEPT,2006

TIMEFRAME CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON MAY,2006 ON AP

DDX K-1 INTERVIEW ON MAY,2006 ON AP

NAIR1 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON APRIL,2006 ON AP

GHATTIYA CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 20, APRIL,2006 ON AP

FASEL CR-1/IR-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 13, DEC,2006 VISA RECEIVED 15, MARCH,2007

SAEED CR-1/IR-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 01 JAN,2007 ????????

QUEST234 K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 06,FEB,2007 VISA RECEIVED 14, FEB,2007

DUDE4084 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 12, FEB,2007 ???????

CED8 K-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 20, FEB,2007 VISA RECEIVED 04, MARCH,2007

FAK IR-1/CR-1(PK-CANADA) INTERVIEW ON 21, FEB,2007 ON AP

TAKARAM2000 K-3 INTERVIEW ON 06, MAR, 2007 ???????

DLQ K-1 INTERVIEW ON 13,MARCH 2007 ???????

FAAL4ANISA K-1 INTERVIEW ON 13, MARCH,2007 ON AP

BABYBUNNY CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON AUG,2005 STILL ON AP(THRICE) 21, MARCH 2007

DESPERADO K-1 INTERVIEW ON 27, MARCH,2007 ????????

KJO K-1 INTERVIEW ON 27, MARCH,2007 ?????????

ZAKI CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 29, MARCH,2007 ON AP

DUDE4084 CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 12, FEB,2007 ???????

AFTAB&SADIA K-3 EMBASSY RECEIVED 12, MARCH 2007

ZEYAD K-3 NOA-1 11, JAN, 2007

Please update your cases as it proceeds and let us know.

I try my best to gather all those who are waiting or got visa in 2007, if i miss any please come and add your self

Sorry SHON miss your timeline but i added u too.