Calling everyone going thru Islamabad Embassy, version 2.0

[babybunny 2]

once again I called DOS no change

still waiting 1 security check - pending.

I did ask about IMBRA I asked was our case affected she said no.

hy shonnie DOS have an email? is there is any option to email them for status or only way is calling them?

yes they have e mail. I think e mail response time is longer than the 15 min hold time

they put me on.

[ddx 0]

once again I called DOS no change

still waiting 1 security check - pending.

I did ask about IMBRA I asked was our case affected she said no.

hy shonnie DOS have an email? is there is any option to email them for status or only way is calling them?

yes they have e mail. I think e mail response time is longer than the 15 min hold time

they put me on.

would u like to tell me email address for inquire about status? please

[babybunny 2]

please also read and post on here tooo..

this is off topic ISL..

please offer encouragement to those in AR darkness..

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...pic=145&st=1035

[Lari 0]

So I am confused BIG TIME. DOS has no clue why visa was not issued at the embassy. They don’t know about AP/AR on our case. What should I do now? I called DOS and they were not aware of the AP on our case, all they knew were the date of April 11th as interview.

So who administers AR/AP???? DOS can’t answer anything for me. What should I do?

[babybunny 2]

So I am confused BIG TIME. DOS has no clue why visa was not issued at the embassy. They don’t know about AP/AR on our case. What should I do now? I called DOS and they were not aware of the AP on our case, all they knew were the date of April 11th as interview.

So who administers AR/AP???? DOS can’t answer anything for me. What should I do?

1.. call DOS back - ask them to check the other SCREEN...they wont do it unless you make them look.

2.. AR/AP takes 19days - 2 years

3... here is more info about it..

http://www.wolfsdorf.com/articles/Consular...50524.htm#_ftn5

4.. right now I can tell you that you are going CONDOR check. takes 30-90 days for this check..

if you have more questions let me know I will answer them for ya.

[rmash 0]

salaam alay kum everyone,

how is everyone doing?

Just an update for everyone, i went to pakistan for my wife k3 interview and she passed. they issued the visa a week later and i went to pick up the passport. and now we are here in the states.

i want to thank everyone that helped out and prayed. now the AOS begins.

i will continue to pray for the ones still waiting, may ALLAH (swt) make your journey smooth and problem free.

walaykum a salaam

rmash/hmash

[babybunny 2]

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reminder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MONDAY IS A US HOLIDAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~ EMBASSY WILL BE CLOSED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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[PSoft 0]

salaam alay kum everyone,

how is everyone doing?

Just an update for everyone, i went to pakistan for my wife k3 interview and she passed. they issued the visa a week later and i went to pick up the passport. and now we are here in the states.

i want to thank everyone that helped out and prayed. now the AOS begins.

i will continue to pray for the ones still waiting, may ALLAH (swt) make your journey smooth and problem free.

walaykum a salaam

rmash/hmash

WoW, it is great news .. Congratulations 'Mubrak hooo bohat bohat'

We are also waiting for my interview (CR1). Any words of wisdom about interivew related issues would be appreciable.

Wsalam...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reminder ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MONDAY IS A US HOLIDAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~ EMBASSY WILL BE CLOSED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It would be a long weekend for everyone (for us in States and for 'em in Pakistan).. !!!

[babybunny 2]

So I am confused BIG TIME. DOS has no clue why visa was not issued at the embassy. They don’t know about AP/AR on our case. What should I do now? I called DOS and they were not aware of the AP on our case, all they knew were the date of April 11th as interview.

So who administers AR/AP???? DOS can’t answer anything for me. What should I do?

Lari..

your bringing a MALE to the USA. ALL MALEs are placed on AR/AP

thats why the visa was not issued and he was placed on 221g. temp denial.

dont let the word denial alarm you. its that the embassy had to give you someting

either a VISA or an EXCUSE. so the exusse is 221g temp denial < pending the security checks >

once the security checks are clear - he will have visa in hand. if he left his passport and was given a token they will send the passport with visa via AMEX courier. so in the mean time you just have to wait.

[Lari 0]

So I am confused BIG TIME. DOS has no clue why visa was not issued at the embassy. They don’t know about AP/AR on our case. What should I do now? I called DOS and they were not aware of the AP on our case, all they knew were the date of April 11th as interview.

So who administers AR/AP???? DOS can’t answer anything for me. What should I do?

1.. call DOS back - ask them to check the other SCREEN...they wont do it unless you make them look.

2.. AR/AP takes 19days - 2 years

3... here is more info about it..

http://www.wolfsdorf.com/articles/Consular...50524.htm#_ftn5

4.. right now I can tell you that you are going CONDOR check. takes 30-90 days for this check..

if you have more questions let me know I will answer them for ya.

The women who talked to me was very rude and had no clue what she was talking about. She even disconnected the line without answering me what is going on. Damn these kind of people. I was on hold for more than 15 minutes and finally that was how I got a response from DOS.

Then again I called later and this time I talked to somebody else and she was better and she found that he is under AP and asked me to call them again next week and they may have some updates by then. She wished me Good Luck too. So I think good and bad ppl are everywhere and those bad apples bring the image of the whole thing down. May these ppl experience some hardship in life too so that they realize it for themselves.

Thanks Shonjaved for your assistance.

Lari

[babybunny 2]

So I am confused BIG TIME. DOS has no clue why visa was not issued at the embassy. They don’t know about AP/AR on our case. What should I do now? I called DOS and they were not aware of the AP on our case, all they knew were the date of April 11th as interview.

So who administers AR/AP???? DOS can’t answer anything for me. What should I do?

1.. call DOS back - ask them to check the other SCREEN...they wont do it unless you make them look.

2.. AR/AP takes 19days - 2 years

3... here is more info about it..

http://www.wolfsdorf.com/articles/Consular...50524.htm#_ftn5

4.. right now I can tell you that you are going CONDOR check. takes 30-90 days for this check..

if you have more questions let me know I will answer them for ya.

The women who talked to me was very rude and had no clue what she was talking about. She even disconnected the line without answering me what is going on. Damn these kind of people. I was on hold for more than 15 minutes and finally that was how I got a response from DOS.

Then again I called later and this time I talked to somebody else and she was better and she found that he is under AP and asked me to call them again next week and they may have some updates by then. She wished me Good Luck too. So I think good and bad ppl are everywhere and those bad apples bring the image of the whole thing down. May these ppl experience some hardship in life too so that they realize it for themselves.

Thanks Shonjaved for your assistance.

Lari

you are welcome..

they are rude sometimes - I bet you got ROSE. she is the worst.

most of the time they are pretty nice. but, rember when you call DOS always remind them to check the other screens. they wont!!! be patient.. it takes forever.

now what I can tell you is expect him to get a field investigation. we got 2.

til that happens migh as well kick back and wait.. so far I have been on AP for 9 months..

the longest on ISL is 10 months..

[Omid 0]

ALhamdulilah Rmash - congrats on the visa and wishing you well with AOS insha'Allah

Lari , sorry you're going through this as well... don't have too much input for you unfortunately other than just try your best to be patient - it's easier some days than others... i never get much info out of the DOS people other than it's "pending"... I keep telling myself one day insha'Allah... hang in there...

[ddx 0]

oh lari i feel so bad for you..if your spouse is from India than there was one couple nick is VICKIBALA something like this and Her fiance is from indian and they had interview in chennai embassy but after interview he was in AR..but DOS say embassy never request any security check on HIm and Embassy say we sent cable to DOS....,and DOS keep saying what is going on is under embassy we not doing anything...and they are dealing with this situation from 5 months...i hope things will work out for u

best of luck

[babybunny 2]

salaam alay kum everyone,

how is everyone doing?

Just an update for everyone, i went to pakistan for my wife k3 interview and she passed. they issued the visa a week later and i went to pick up the passport. and now we are here in the states.

i want to thank everyone that helped out and prayed. now the AOS begins.

i will continue to pray for the ones still waiting, may ALLAH (swt) make your journey smooth and problem free.

walaykum a salaam

rmash/hmash

CONGRATS!!!

[canuhandleit 0]

I don't get this... if someone had a previous AOS interview and went through the same security check, would he/she still be subject to the security check AGAIN? One of the immigration officers told us no and he knows we are in Islamabad.