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| Islamabad, Pakistan |  Review on December 17, 2005: |
MaryandMian
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
I have to give the embassy a mid range review. Our paperwork sat until I had the senator ask why we had not gotten an interview date for months? We got the date in December after the senator inquired on our behalf. The interview itself was not a bad experience at all. My only problem is the lack of information that they give you and slow in getting to their cases.
Ishteaq arrived on time and was admitted to the embassy. He had to take off his belt and ring on his finger. And in his paperwork he had a musical card I had given him that he took for evidence they took it and he forgot to get it back. They said it was not allowed inside the compound.
He was called at 9 a.m. to window 5 where they asked for his passport and made sure he had his copies of everything and was paid in full. Then told him to go back and wait for the next call.
The next call to window 6 was at 9:45 a.m. to see which language he wanted to take his interview. He told them in English. He was then returned his passport at this window. Male Pakistani CO only asked him which state I lived in the USA? What type of marriage did we have and when and where did it happen? And how long was I in Pakistan? He looked at our wedding pictures briefly and asked him if he had other proofs? Ishteaq picked up the stack and the man said okay and did not look at any of it. Then dismissed him back to await the third call.
The male English CO called him to window 2 at 10:50 a.m. The gentleman was drinking coffee and very relaxed. He asked him how we met and when? Then he asked for our first face to face meeting of when and where? Asked about my job, my children, thier names and ages, how many times each of us were married, did money exchange hands, about our co-sponsor relationship, his job, and family? Then he asked for him to submit both his index finger prints. Interview was only about 15 minutes long. CO was interrupted by others two times during the interview for help with thier cases.
Ishteaq asked him if all was okay? CO said your case is okay but we have to do some offical work on it and gave him two sheets of paper. No comments written on them just the top boxed checked saying needed more processing. So we are now on AR and praying for it to be resolved shortly.
My chief complaints were that they took forever to schedule us since both our K3 and CR1 were at the embassy from July until October for interview. Secondly, they did not tell us we needed a co sponsor for longest and only then found this out calling DOS for updates. I feel if they can get more staff or handle these matters more efficiently their score would be a 5.
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