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| Islamabad, Pakistan |  Review on August 13, 2009: |
happycouple
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
we came to isl on 10 aug, for our interview on the 12th at 8am. we flew shaheen air which was surprisingly good, nice food n good service + on time. We stayed at The Residence guesthouse which is in F6/1 street 30, house #2,phone#: 051-2873218, 0300-5151569 its located 15 mins away from the DSS (diplomatic shuttle service). The place is decent n the food is AWESOME- perfect for a short business trip to isl. So on the 12th we woke up at 4am - we had arranged for a metro cab which came to pick us up at 5:10am. We reached the DSS by 5:25am and waited there till 5:45am to get inside the gates. There was hardly anybody at 5:25am except for a handful of ppl so it was an excellent time to get in first. Then the guards opened the door and we went to get the bus tickets. We were third in line. waiting there was a completeeeee pain. We had to wait from 5:45 to 6:45am as the ticket counter had not opened yet. once we got the tickets we had to deposit our mobile phones. they took our dates(khajoors) as well~ 
We boarded the shuttle after waiting for 5-10 mins in a queue after buying the tickets RS200 return trip. there was a security check before boarding. It was a 15 min drive to the diplomatic enclave - after getting there they put you in one of two separate lines - immigrant or non immigrant visas. The guard let the non immi ppl go first then we were let inside. We had to go thru another security check n they took our oreo cookie box at this point which pissed my husband to hell! then we went inside to the offices. the guard told us that i had to get my fingerprints. he didnt let my husband in and he was asked to wait outside for me. We reached the diplomatic enclave at 8:10am and got my finger prints done by 8:45 as the guy who takes that wasnt present earlier. that was the longest that i had to wait once i made it into the office. then me n my husband were asked to go into the consular section waiting room. its a hall like place n there are windows on two walls. one wall is reserved for non immigrant and the other wall windows were for immigrants. They called my name in only 5 mins n the guy asked me in which lang i would like to take my interview - he then had me sign DS230 part 11. i had to sit and wait for 3-4 mins then my name was called again and i had to deposit my passport & medical reports. then i waited for another 3-4 mins - my name was called again and We went to the window where there was an american lady on the other side - she asked my husband to wait in the waitng room while she asked me a few questions - we had no clue that this was the actual interview n we thought we were only asked to submit some other documents as at previous windows! so then my husband left n she asked me these questions
tell me about ur husband
where does he live in US
where does he work
when did he go to US
arranged or love marriage
how did we meet
n then she said anticlimactically - CONGRATULATIONS. your visa is approved and u will get it in around 10 days from the amex office in khi. I COULDN'T BELIEVE what she was saying since she didnt ask for anyyyy evidence whatsoever - the entire interview took all of 5-7 minutes! she handed me a pink slip on a white paper which lists the address! i went to the waiting room and told my hsuband we got aprroved, even he cdnt beleive it! 
overall, it was a surpirsingly enjoyable experience for the both of us, save for the shuttle ticket wait and the initial wait outside the gate to get inside the shuttle service point. i should mention that there were some weirdooos present there!!
anywayy, we r having lotssaaa fun in isloo now! best of luck to everybody! hope all of your cases turn out the way ours did...
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