US Immigration from Pakistan

Hello,

I wanted to know what Is the duration printed on a immigrant visa. Like is it 3 months or 6 six months. Secondly any issues if we travel to states in the last month of the visa issued time, so we can spend some time with family and attend a wedding. Thirdly when does the medical documents expire?

Thank you for your help!

Dear VJ Members, Our case has been approved by the USICS & sent it to NVC in December, and now we are in the process of submitting our DS-260 in the coming weeks.

Currently, I am working for the Government of Pakistan.

Does that have any effect in the case ? Do i require additional documents or anything else?

Thanks

Emb

I am a US Muslim Citizen who belong to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and I am married to my spouse who is also an Ahmadi. In Pakistan, if you are Ahmadi, you can use the Ahmadi issued marriage certificate. However, my husband's documents show that he is a Muslim, and it's a tough procedure to go through the change of documents due to religion/faith-based persecution. Pakistani people do not easily issue the religion-change documents, and they can face jail time due to persecution. What can be done to go the process smoothly? NVC rejected my marriage certificate and Nikkah Nama issued by the Ahmadiyya community.

They want the NADRA ISSUED certificate!

This is written on the website:

Marriage Certificates

Available

Fees: Fees vary.

Document Name: For U.S. immigration purposes, Pakistani Muslim applicants must present both an original, signed Nikah Nama (with its English translation) and a NADRA-issued marriage registration certificate. Note that while both documents reflect similar information, each on its own does not constitute sufficient proof of marriage.

Christians, Hindus, Ahmadis, and other applicants considered to be non-Muslim must present only a marriage certificate issued by their respective religious authority (i.e. a church or temple), since Union Councils do not uniformly issue NADRA certificates to these groups.

Citizens of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Afghans living in Pakistan must also only present a marriage certificate issued by religious authorities, as Union Councils do not issue NADRA certificates to these groups.

Issuing Authority: Union Councils register Nikah Nama documents for Pakistani Muslim citizens and issue subsequent NADRA marriage certificates. Marriage certificates for Ahmadis, Christians, Hindus, Parsis, and other non-Muslim citizens are issued by their respective sectarian registration authority (i.e. church or temple), (Note: Some Union Councils have begun issuing NADRA marriage certificates to Hindus and Christians, though this process has not yet been standardized. As a result, such NADRA certificates are not required for non-Muslim applicants, per the above.)

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: This varies by location and religion.

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: For Muslim applicants registering a Nikah Nama, the Secretary of the local Union Council and the Nikah Registrar constitute the appropriate authorities.

For non-Muslim applicants, priests or other religious leaders are considered appropriate issuing authorities.

Registration Criteria: For Muslim applicants, the marriage registrar signs and stamps each original Nikah Nama, submitting the first copy to the local Union Council and providing the second and third copies to the bride and groom. The registrar keeps the fourth copy. In theory, the Nikah Registrar should register the marriage within two months, but this does not always occur. Upon registration, the Union Council issues a NADRA marriage certificate.

While there are penal consequences for not registering one s marriage with the appropriate authorities, a signed Nikah Nama alone still constitutes a valid marriage under Pakistani law, according to the MFLO. For immigration purposes, however, the Nikah must be registered with and a NADRA marriage certificate issued by the Union Council.

Ahmadi, Christian, Hindu, and Parsi marriage certificates are issued by church or temple leaders and are not generally registered with the local Union Council).

Procedure for Obtaining: Muslim applicants can obtain and Urdu-language Nikah Nama from the Nikah Registrar. Ahmadis, Christians, Hindus, and other non-Muslim applicants can obtain marriage certificates from their local religious authorities.

Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are available.

Alternate Documents: No alternate documents are available or accepted.

Exceptions:

Comments: Both the Nikah Nama and NADRA marriage certificate are required for a Muslim marriage to be considered valid for U.S. immigration purposes.

Any suggestions, ideas what can be done? We are waiting for NVC to accept the document because we told them its written on their website... But, any suggestions and idea. Will be helpful. Thank you.

Hi all,

In 2019 I sponsored my mother to immigrate to the US and now she is a green card/permanent resident living with me.
In Feb 2020, I got married to my husband in Pakistan.
In 2017, 2018 and 2019 I made an average of $79k per year at my government job. ($99k/yr in 2019).
I am now preparing the CR-1 application and wanted to know :
Is my income enough to sponsor my husband on my own or do I need a co-sponsor?

does the USCIS care if you have previously sponsored your parent before and are responsible for them financially and prevent them from becoming a public charge?
please share.
thank you so much in advance.

Hello all new on here just had some questions regarding my wife visa case in Pakistan embassy. She went for her interview in October 2019 and was refused visa because joint sponsor income did not meet requirements. Embassy gave 221g saying to submit financial documents of a new joint sponsor. I was wondering if I meet the income requirements myself do I still have to have joint sponsor. Also when submitting new documents do I upload to crack or submit thorough courier service. Thanks for help in advance.