Calling everyone going thru Islamabad Embassy, version 2.0

[scarlethawk 0]

I am curious to know when your interview was, where was it, and did they take your passport at that time.

Dear my interview was 15-sep-07 in Riyadh [saudi Arabia] and at the day of interview they told me that my wife's financial support is not enough i need to find a CO-Sponsor or I should show them the liquid Asset worth 22,000 $, they also wanted my wif's orignal divorce decress and Proof of relationship. They told me that I dont need to come in person to embassy to submit these documents I can submit all these documents by mail along with my passport, so I again appeared in the embassy after a week and submitted all those required documents

Orignal Divorce Decrees

Proof of Relationship

Proof of Liquid Asset showing 30,000$ (Bank Statement)

I submitted all those documents along my passport and now 1 month is over since I submitted passport....I dont know how much time it will take more to get this process done...

Did you (or your wife) send them an email asking for a status update?

[AustinnPawerss 0]

Did you (or your wife) send them an email asking for a status update?

Yes and they replied that my case is gone back to W.DC for approval etc etc...and we are waiting for the approval only and dont know how much time this approval will take they said you will be informed once it will approved to collect your passport....

[fareash 0]

hello everyone,

reccently I emailed the ISB embassy inquiring about my husband's visa status because they told my husband to contact them 4wks after the his interview date which was august 28, 2007.

well this is all I got frm them today:

""Dear Sir/Madam,

A consular 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 a case-by-case basis. Once we have completed this administrative processing, we will continue 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 keep your passport, we will contact you to let you know when to come to the Embassy to drop it off, and will then return your visa by courier.

\I hope this information will be helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you required any further inquiry.

Thanks & best regards""

So now the wait continues. does anyone know what exactly is AP all about?

thanks

[XStrangerX2007 0]

Salam,

Sorry your stuck in this blackwhole.. tomorrow it will be THREE WHOLE months since my husbands interview (july 25, 2007). At the time of his interview they didnt tell him anything, said "we need to do furthur processing". Took his passport ang gave him a pink token... He asked how long will this take, they told him "3-4 months".. so Insha'Allah!! u can check in the old posts Mary put up alot of information... and alot of other people did too.. might give you some peace of mind.. I call DOS every week and e-mail the embassy every month.. still.. they say samething.. "pending Adminstrative review"... Best of luck and Take care!

hello everyone,

reccently I emailed the ISB embassy inquiring about my husband's visa status because they told my husband to contact them 4wks after the his interview date which was august 28, 2007.

well this is all I got frm them today:

""Dear Sir/Madam,

A consular 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 a case-by-case basis. Once we have completed this administrative processing, we will continue 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 keep your passport, we will contact you to let you know when to come to the Embassy to drop it off, and will then return your visa by courier.

\I hope this information will be helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you required any further inquiry.

Thanks & best regards""

So now the wait continues. does anyone know what exactly is AP all about?

thanks

[MaryandMian 1]

hello everyone,

reccently I emailed the ISB embassy inquiring about my husband's visa status because they told my husband to contact them 4wks after the his interview date which was august 28, 2007.

well this is all I got frm them today:

""Dear Sir/Madam,

A consular 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 a case-by-case basis. Once we have completed this administrative processing, we will continue 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 keep your passport, we will contact you to let you know when to come to the Embassy to drop it off, and will then return your visa by courier.

\I hope this information will be helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you required any further inquiry.

Thanks & best regards""

So now the wait continues. does anyone know what exactly is AP all about?

thanks

AP from Islamabad is the security checks, a background check, if married to rule that it is legitimate, if you stated you were not married to rule out that you are not hiding a marriage from the USC, security checks that involve your education or job (science, etc), and an overall check on the validity of your information that was submitted for your visa such as name, family, travel history, and the new check to rule out that you did not give any funds from you or your family to help terrorists. There is no way to determine how long it will take and the response is what most persons get when first asking for a status update from the consulate. Good luck on your AP finalizing soon.

This information is from the FAM:

THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES CURRENTLY HAVE SPECIAL CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

AFGHANISTAN, ANGOLA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS, BOSNIA, BURMA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REBULIC, CHINA, CROATIA, CUBA, GAZA, GEORGIA, HAITI, HERZEGOVINIA, IRAN, IRAQ, ISRAEL, KAZAKHSTAN, KRGYZSTAN, LAOS, LIBERIA, LIBYA, MACEDONIA, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, MONTENEGRO, NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SERBIA, SIERRA LEONE, SLOVENIA, SOMALIA, SUDAN, SYRIA, TAJIKSTAN, TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, VIETNAM, WEST BANK, ZIMBABWE

And the following are just a few of the security checks that are requested and not all countries require all checks and your job or schooling can affect what checks they require.

IBIS

BEAR

CONDOR

DONKEY

EAGLE

HAWK

LEXIS NEXXUS

MANTIS

MERLIN

IMPLIED MATERIAL SUPPORT is the newest.

Mary

[MaryandMian 1]

UNKNOWN STATUS

MEDIA CR-1/IR-1 UNKNOWN

TSHAH2006 K-3 UNKNOWN

CANUHANDLEIT (Male) UNKNOWN

MISSINGHIM K-3 (Male) UNKNOWN

ASISUN K-3 UNKNOWN

VISA IN HAND

NASIR K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON ????? VISA RECEIVED In December 2006

MICHIGAN K-3 (Male) INTERVIEW ON 01, NOV,2005 VISA RECEIVED ON 02,NOV,2006

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

AE4EVER K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 13, SEPT,2006 VISA RECEIVED 20, SEPT 2006

RKHALID CR-1/IR-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON 06, OCT,2006 VISA RECEIVED 30, DEC,2006

JULIEYANN CR-1/IR-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON 01, AUG,2006 VISA RECEIVED 26, FEB,2007

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

SK782 K-3 (Male) INTERVIEW ON ????? VISA RECEIVED 26, JAN,2007

PITTBULL K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 30, JAN,2007 VISA RECEIVED 14, FEB,2007

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

DUDE4084 CR-1/IR-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON 12, FEB,2007 and on AP received visa 07/13/2007

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

INFINITBOY CR-1/IR-1(FEMALE) 2007 INTERVIEW ON 06 MAR,2007 VISA RECEIVED MARCH 13, 2007

TAKRAM2000 K-3 (Female) and kids INTERVIEW ON 06, MAR, 2007 arrived in states March 23, 2007

ZAKI CR-1/IR-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON 29, MAR,2007 ON AP Visa in hand on 07/13/07.

OASRIZ K-3(FEMALE) Interview June 5, 2007 visa in hand June 12, 2007

Ali1978 K3 (female) Feb 06,2007 on AR and now April 27th on AP, visa in hand May 24, 2007

Chigal K-3 (Male) Interview November 2006 and Visa in hand May 21, 2007

Maranello K3 (female) interviewed 12/01/2006 on AP, visa in hand around June 20, 2007

DESPERADO K-1 INTERVIEW ON 27, MAR,2007 ON AP and Visa in hand July 12, 2007

Chicago CR-1/IR-1 (Female) Interview June 2007 and on AP and Visa in hand July 19, 2007

SAEED/NIDDY CR-1/IR-1(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 05 JAN,2007 on AP and Visa in hand July 20,2007

A1V K-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON O9, JUNE 2006 ON AP and Visa in hand July 20, 2007

GHATTIYA CR-1/IR-1 INTERVIEW ON 20, APRIL,2006 ON AP arrived in USA July 8, 2007

nnn K-3 (Female) - Interviewed June 2007 - Visa in hand July 23,2007

ZEYAD K-3 (Female) Interview July 10, 2007 - Visa in hand July 24, 2007

Kjan CR1 (Male) Afghanistan - Interviewed March 2007 and on AP Visa in hand on July 31,2007

TIMEFRAME CR-1/IR-1 INTER VIEW ON MAY,2006 ON AP and visa in hand on August 2, 2007

SUFI CR-I/IR-1 (FEMALE), and kids interview July 31, 2007 and visa in hand August 6, 2007

Hp91 K-3 (Male) Interview 07/24/07 got AP and visa in hand September 3, 2007

Waiting4s K-3 (Female) Interview 09/11/07 and visa in hand September 28, 2007.

Boat786 K-3 (Female) Interview 07/31/07 and in USA August 29, 2007

FAAL4ANISA K-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON 13, MAR,2007 ON AP and visa in hand September 24, 2007

DDX K-1 (Male) Interview September 15, 2006 and on AP and visa in hand October 12, 2007

PAIN07 CR-1/IR-1 (Male) AP second time after approved waiver. Interview 2005 waiver approved fall 2006 1st AP 10/06 with visa in hand on October 24, 2007

ADMINSTRATIVE PROCESSSING OR REVIEW

Saeedeh/Ahsan CR-1/IR-1 (Male)Interview Sept 2006,Second AP March 2007

SABAHK99 K-3 INTERVIEW ON 15, SEPT,2006 ON AP

NAIR1 CR-1/IR-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON APR,2006 ON AP

FOOKI CR-1/IR-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON 07, DEC,2006 ON AP

ADIL KHAN K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 30, JAN,2007 ????????

Ali Khan CR-1/1R-1 (Male) (PK-CANADA) INTERVIEW ON 21, FEB,2007 ON AP

BABYBUNNY CR-1/IR-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON AUG,2005 STILL ON AP(THRICE) 21, MAR,2007 **NOIR May 2007.

AXYOUSU1 K-3(FEMALE) INTERVIEW ON 25, APR,2007

KJO K-1 (Male) INTERVIEW ON 27, MAR,2007 ON AP

AFTAB&SADIA K-3 INTERVIEW ON 15, MAY,2007on AP

.NetFan CR-1 (Male) Interviewed March 15, 2007 on AP

Khurram Seraj K-3 (Female) interview 05/29/2007 on AP

Jeremy Tentis K3 (Female) Interview 06/22/07 and on AP now.

Neverending on Waiver over 2 years and in processing over 5 years as of May 2007.

Sayed K-1 (Female/Afghanistan) Interview fall 2006 on AP now 9 1/2 months as of May 22, 2007

XStrangerX2007 CR-1/ IR-1 (Male) interview July 25, 2007 on AP

Depre K-3 (male) Interview on 2/6/2007 on AP/Field Investigation on 6/14/2007/All security checks completed.

Fareash K-3 (Male) Interview on August 28, 2007

Tamztamztamztamz CR-1/IR-1 (Female) Interview January 29, 2008

Humera (Unknown) Interview October 4, 2007

Data Sheet K-3 (Female) Interview September 26, 2007

Khanshahid CR-1/IR-1 and K-3 (Male) K-3 interview is November 20, 2007; CR-1 November 9, 2007 UK

AustinnPawers CR-1/IR-1 (Male) on AP

AWAITING INTERVIEW(S)

Scarlethawk CR-1/IR-1 (female & child) Interview

Jaxguy CR-1/IR-1 (female, kids)

Kim_786 CR-1/IR-1 (Female)

Asmo (K3) Female

GoharRabia K-1 (Female)

Sarosh CR-1/IR-1 (Male)

Samad CR-1/IR-1 (Female)

Qasim-Aisha CR-1/IR-1 (Male)

MangoBaby K-1 (Female)

Babybunny K-3 (Male) NOA 1

Imran and Safiya K-1

Mubarak! to Pain07 as I got a pm from him this morning stating that his visa is in hand and he is making plans to finally come home. Wishing you a quick and safe trip home to your family. Good luck to all others waitng.

Mary

[kim-786 0]

Those of us on AR/AP for more than six months should read this. We all have this option if the embassy is delaying the visa unreasonably.

http://www.bastapinoy.com/immigration_visa...C_070711008.htm

Most people think that filing a lawsuit can go against them, but it is not true. I have checked the whole docket of this case at PACER. You can subscribe to PACER.

http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/

You can also file the WOM (Writ of Mandamus) on your own if you do research and know what to do. Here is a great forum for all the help you need

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=194681

I am not saying that everyone on AP/AR should file a lawsuit. All I am saying is that if you are on AP/AR for more than a year and it is causing problems in your relationship and in your life, then, you have this option.

And by the way, I think you all know that this security checks (long delays) are only for IV from certain countries. If you have a business visa and if you are rich and need a visit visa, they do that very fast much quickly.

I personally know some people in Pakistan who get their visit visas within a month. Why?? Because they are extremely rich!! The great example of this is Petition for Alien Worker that gets approve usually within a month or two and all of us need to wait for years to get along with our loved ones. But, indeed, these are the people who really need screening. Infact, just like everything else in this society, this whole immigration process or rather drama is all about money rather than National Security.

Good Luck to all!!! Regards, kim

[fareash 0]

Salam,

Sorry your stuck in this blackwhole.. tomorrow it will be THREE WHOLE months since my husbands interview (july 25, 2007). At the time of his interview they didnt tell him anything, said "we need to do furthur processing". Took his passport ang gave him a pink token... He asked how long will this take, they told him "3-4 months".. so Insha'Allah!! u can check in the old posts Mary put up alot of information... and alot of other people did too.. might give you some peace of mind.. I call DOS every week and e-mail the embassy every month.. still.. they say samething.. "pending Adminstrative review"... Best of luck and Take care!

Thanks I wish you the same, its just so frustrating the wait

takecare

[zone 0]

I've been emailing ISL from last four weeks to upgrade by wife's petition from F2A to IR1. Every time I got the same response, check back with us after 2 weeks, or one week.. What Can I do? Should I contact my senator's office or it's no use????

Thanks

[AustinnPawerss 0]

hello everyone,

reccently I emailed the ISB embassy inquiring about my husband's visa status because they told my husband to contact them 4wks after the his interview date which was august 28, 2007.

well this is all I got frm them today:

""Dear Sir/Madam,

A consular 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 a case-by-case basis. Once we have completed this administrative processing, we will continue 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 keep your passport, we will contact you to let you know when to come to the Embassy to drop it off, and will then return your visa by courier.

\I hope this information will be helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you required any further inquiry.

Thanks & best regards""

So now the wait continues. does anyone know what exactly is AP all about?

thanks

AP from Islamabad is the security checks, a background check, if married to rule that it is legitimate, if you stated you were not married to rule out that you are not hiding a marriage from the USC, security checks that involve your education or job (science, etc), and an overall check on the validity of your information that was submitted for your visa such as name, family, travel history, and the new check to rule out that you did not give any funds from you or your family to help terrorists. There is no way to determine how long it will take and the response is what most persons get when first asking for a status update from the consulate. Good luck on your AP finalizing soon.

This information is from the FAM:

THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES CURRENTLY HAVE SPECIAL CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

AFGHANISTAN, ANGOLA, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS, BOSNIA, BURMA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REBULIC, CHINA, CROATIA, CUBA, GAZA, GEORGIA, HAITI, HERZEGOVINIA, IRAN, IRAQ, ISRAEL, KAZAKHSTAN, KRGYZSTAN, LAOS, LIBERIA, LIBYA, MACEDONIA, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, MONTENEGRO, NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SERBIA, SIERRA LEONE, SLOVENIA, SOMALIA, SUDAN, SYRIA, TAJIKSTAN, TURKMENISTAN, UKRAINE, VIETNAM, WEST BANK, ZIMBABWE

And the following are just a few of the security checks that are requested and not all countries require all checks and your job or schooling can affect what checks they require.

IBIS

BEAR

CONDOR

DONKEY

EAGLE

HAWK

LEXIS NEXXUS

MANTIS

MERLIN

IMPLIED MATERIAL SUPPORT is the newest.

Mary

Thankx marry for the updated list of special countries, codes and other info, I am shocked that Saudi Arabia is not in their list or you missed out by chance....anyways hoping to hear in this month or by max in next month...

Take care

[MaryandMian 1]

Thankx marry for the updated list of special countries, codes and other info, I am shocked that Saudi Arabia is not in their list or you missed out by chance....anyways hoping to hear in this month or by max in next month...

Take care

I think Saudi Arabia and others like Myanmar's that are in unrest all endure this and that the climate changes so often now that they are not always in the government printed publications. I even say that with the unrest that was going on in Morocco with all the cafe bombings a few months back may of effected their processing as well.

Hang in there everyone and the embassy is working on cases slowly. Pain07 and DDX had long journies and they finally got their visa in hand after a long process.

[hp81 0]

Hey everyone,

Wanted to update everyone on our situation. My husband arrived U.S on 9-08-07. We filed for his AOS on 9-14-07, and still waiting for NOA, nothing yet This is so frustrating, because we are bound, he is unable to work or do anything. Other then that, life is going great with my husband. Hope everyone is doing great.

[MaryandMian 1]

Hey everyone,

Wanted to update everyone on our situation. My husband arrived U.S on 9-08-07. We filed for his AOS on 9-14-07, and still waiting for NOA, nothing yet This is so frustrating, because we are bound, he is unable to work or do anything. Other then that, life is going great with my husband. Hope everyone is doing great.

Sorry to hear that your still waiting and here is a link that might shed some light on the delays. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

USCIS Application and Receipting Update

Maybe volunteering might give him something to do if he is stir carzy. Take care.

[hp81 0]

Hey everyone,

Wanted to update everyone on our situation. My husband arrived U.S on 9-08-07. We filed for his AOS on 9-14-07, and still waiting for NOA, nothing yet This is so frustrating, because we are bound, he is unable to work or do anything. Other then that, life is going great with my husband. Hope everyone is doing great.

Sorry to hear that your still waiting and here is a link that might shed some light on the delays. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

USCIS Application and Receipting Update

Maybe volunteering might give him something to do if he is stir carzy. Take care.

Thanks Mary, he is learing to drive, he got his permit yesterday, starting his lessons from Monday, so this will keep him a little bz. How is your son? take care

[MaryandMian 1]

Your welcome, good luck on his driving. JP is fine other than he cannot hear at all from his left ear and we are waitng for the surgeries on November 30, 2007.