biggish data

it is passed person to mosquite then mosquito to person,, to avoid it just avoid the mosquito, it is not passed person to person.

It can be a lot worse the a bad cold. there are several strains of it,, just depends on which strain she has and how good her imune system is. dont want to alarm you but it realy is not something to take lightly.

Brian121957

Male

Philippines

10/8/2011 23:04

Islamabad Embassy K1??

Hi Kbro91. How is it going? I am sorry to see your posting so late as I am just entering the same process that you are halfway through. My opinion, and from what I have read on other discussions on this site, is to take anything and everything you can think of that would provide sufficient proof of your relationship, and ongoing relationship. I am not sure what types of things makes them assign AP but for me this is also a concern. It is not an attractive idea to wait 6 months only to find out that you still have a wait ahead of you. I am also not sure about how long it takes for them to schedule the interveiw, etc. I know that recently they were closed which may extend some of the wait times as they try to catch up for lost days due to the closure.

I am hoping that you will post an update as they happen and I will pray for you and your fiance and hope that things turn out for the best for you, inshALLAH. Have faith upon it.

worth_the_wait

Female

Pakistan

5/17/2011 20:40

Erik! OMGosh! I am just seeing this posting.

I am soo very sad to learn about your finace and this sickness. My thoughts and prayers go to her and her family. Stay safe and God Bless.

worth_the_wait

Female

Pakistan

10/11/2011 15:23

Thank you Mustafa :dance:

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

5/25/2011 1:50

By the way one more question would a copy of my her parent`s ID card be sufficient or will she need to show the original? Does she need both of their ID cards? Would it even be necessary? She`s 21

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

5/22/2011 11:46

hi 'Djstorm yea you are right the exact cost of urgent pakistani passport is PKR 4000 only but there is a lot of agent around there in passoprt office if you bypass the agent and do your process with yourself your passport goverment cost is only PKR 4000 only the passport process is very very simple and easy collect your original document your original nic indentity card your previous passport if any your mother and father identity card photo copy and your father passport photo copy go to passport office take a bank deposit slip form fill the form with your complete detail with cash amount then go to the national bank of pakistan which is near the passport office deposit your slip form with 4000 cash to the counter office take a bank stamp reciept copy then again go to the passport office again take the token number and wait for the process they fill your data in the computer and take your photo and in the end they gave you the computerized form attested the form to govt officer and then sumit this form in the passport office and then officer gave you the reciept and wait for 20 to 25 day to collect your passport

Wow your awesome! This is for my fiance so I will pass her the information. Thank you!!!

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

5/22/2011 11:39

Does anyone know the exact cost for a fresh copy of the Pakistani passport? On the Directorate General of Immigration and Passports it states that the passport is 4,000 PKR for urgent yet I`m hearing from some close friends that the cost is 20,000 pkr.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

5/21/2011 23:34

Just simply prepare a statement on your conversion...that way they have their answer on paper even if she tells them why you converted. I'm sure yours was similar too...it made sense to convert in a place that you hear the Azan every day with the history of islam surrounding you.

Omg you are right on point! My friends have told me to convert here but its just not the same feeling as converting in a Islamic country where the azan can be heard everyday,everywhere, 5 times a day. The feeling that you get over there once you`ve converted is extraordinarily let alone the vast amount of happy muslims whom I didn`t even know of congratulating me for my conversion while I was staying at the hotel.

Yea your right I`ll just write down a letter stating my conversion by explaining to them that this was from my own free will and not part of the marriage process. I`m well aware that I wont be able to face the interviewer so i`ll go ahead and give it to my fiance and she can show it to him/her if they ever ask about it.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

6/5/2011 11:54

My wife was converted few years ago, and she didn't changed her name that time, all she did after getting married, she changed her last name, so now she has muslim name too. i would suggest you to file with your orginal name as you are doing K1 visa, at the time of interview CO only asked me when & where she is converted.

Thanks but do you think I`ll have the same luck even though she`s muslim and i`m the American petitioner? They may look at it more carefully since they`ll think that she`s marrying a non-muslim knowing well that its prohibited for a muslim women to marry a non muslim

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

6/5/2011 11:47

Same here with me. I actually worked in a church setting and because the youth were getting ready to study about islam and judiasm i thought it best to read evthing about both in depth...so my research had begun before my husband and i became friends. When we did I asked him more questions and talked to him more and decided to convert. But his family had already accepted me as a christian wife to him before then...he proposed with their blessing long before i converted.

Fast forward...i flew to him to be married and while i was there i told them i wanted to convert...they reminded me that they loved me jjust as i am but i explained why i wanted to convert. So the same day we did our nikah at the Masjid...i also converted. I actually received a certification of this with my new muslim name.

We included this withour ds230 and i gave him a letter explaining simply why i chose to convert and that i knew i was accepted as a christian wife to him before my decision.

Im not sure if your situation would be the same as mine or different since as a muslim man he can marry women from the book ..ie christian and jews.... and the muslim woman is required to marry only a muslim man.

Thank you what a interesting story maybe if I would`ve gone over there to marry her and have a nikah ceremony things would`ve been easier makes me wonder why I haven`t thought of it in the first place :bonk:

I understand that it may raise some eyebrows as far as them mistaking her for wanting to marry a "catholic or a christian" which is one of the main reasons why I`m planning on flying over there in hopes of showing some evidence

Edited by Erik And Anum, 05 June 2011 - 03:46 AM.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

6/5/2011 3:45

Salam everyone!

I am currently in the process of petitioning my Pakistani fiance to America. Prior to getting engaged I have made the biggest and most effective decision that I have ever made in my life! I officially converted to Islam. This of course did not have to do anything with my fiance as Islam has always been a religion that made much more sense to me. I studied it and did my research prior to converting and boy don`t I wish I converted sooner. On March I went to Pakistan to propose as well as to convert. Now the issue here is that I`ve been told that in MENA countries the consulates can be picky as far as issuing visas for interracial couples especially if they have to do with religions. My main concern is that since my name is not a muslim name yet they may hesitate to believe that I`m muslim. She of course is planning to tell them but is there any evidence that she can provide as far as showing that I`m muslim just in case they give her any problems? Would a letter from the Imam that converted me work? Has anyone ever had a similar experience and if so has the consulates given you a hard time as far as granting visas to people whom they believe that are different in religions?

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

6/5/2011 0:11

Anyone knows how to obtain a Police Character Certificate from Lahore,PK?

just the biographical page of the passport if i remb correctly and yeah take passport size photos too i dont think my husband did he just went and supplied the information to the police dept and told them what he was getting it for...it took 2 days to obtain the final certificate. he picked it up two days later.

Thanks for the info =)

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

6/18/2011 16:18

Anyone knows how to obtain a Police Character Certificate from Lahore,PK?

CCPO (Capital Chief Police officer) office near secretariat mall Lahore take 3 Photographs & Passport Copy, fill the English and Urdu form there, then they will send those forms to your concern police stations, usually takes 7 days to get Police certificate. It?s easy to get with no cost.contact# 042-99211567

Thanks what type of photographs should she take and I assume its 3 passport copies correct? I`ve been told that they come to ur house to investigate or can this be done by just bribing them by just paying them? Its a lot of hassle having them show up at her house we don`t want her parents getting a surprise knock lol

My husband had to take his NIC card, birth certificate and passport copy in karachi to the police dept there... sometimes they ask for the interview letter but i doubt they will. Takes ususally just a day or two somtimes a week...

Not sure about Lahore but I'm sure its similar process

Thank you as for his passport copy did he had to make a copy of the entire pages of the passport or just the main page where it has his information? What if this is her very first passport? She wont get it until the 22nd of next month since she just applied for it today.

Edited by Erik And Anum, 18 June 2011 - 12:29 AM.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

6/18/2011 0:29

Anyone knows how to obtain a Police Character Certificate from Lahore,PK?

Hi guys

Does anyone know where my fiance can obtain her police character certificate and what documents are needed for this process? Thanks in advance for the help

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

6/17/2011 18:22

Hi this is a different question how will the embassy send packet 3? is it through postal mail or TCS and is there any way to track that package or should I email the embassy once its in their system? Thanks a lot for the help

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

8/18/2011 6:25

Both countires has different laws, In pakistan we don't need Passport clearance certificate once passport is ready that's it. all you need is Police report Birth certificate and Medical Report,

Thanks that`s a relief

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

8/17/2011 10:46

One more question.... Is Passport Clearence even a requirement for Pakistan embassy?

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

8/17/2011 8:47

Hi all I just started reading a couple of threads in regards to Police Clearence Certificate but now I`m starting to hear many in India asking for Passport Clearence Certificate. Are both certificates required to present to the embassy? I thought that Pakistan only required Police Clearence Certificate. I`m confused!!!!

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

8/17/2011 8:39

Thanks for asking. She`s doing a bit better she had to go to the doctor last night because she forgot to take her night meds the night before (she fell asleep). Her white blood cells are pretty low but the doctor said that this is normal with dengue. He told her to drink a cup of juice for 14 times everyday. He wants her to remain indoors with a lot of fluids. The good thing is that he estimates for her to get completely healed in 2 weeks. Hopefully by that time we`ll have our packet 4 and be ready to take the medical interview. The only problem is that she doesn`t have her vaccine records but does remember getting vaccinated before :-/

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

10/15/2011 11:32

Thanks for always coming through Jan.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

10/13/2011 11:54

Erik! OMGosh! I am just seeing this posting. I am soo very sad to learn about your finace and this sickness. My thoughts and prayers go to her and her family. Stay safe and God Bless.

Thanks for your prayer I`m hoping by the time we receive packet 4 that she should be all healed up so we can get the medical done. Aside from that thanks to Allah she seems to be slowly healing.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

10/12/2011 15:55

Thank you Eabbas. Lahore has been very busy this month going around from block to block spraying pesticides but even they know that the only way to combat these mosquitoes will be for the monsoon season to end. The good news is that its only a month from now till it ends. Eabaas my prayers are also with you. I hope your husband gets out of AP fast.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

10/9/2011 14:20

She is required to go to the hospital everyday. Her mom will be staying at home all week to provide all the care that she needs as well as taking her to the doctor everyday. We`ll see how her immune system acts up. Its very hard not being able to be there

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

10/8/2011 23:22

Thanks man your right guess I was being a bit paranoid lol. Anyways this is a bit off topic but do you know of a way to prevent from getting Dengue? I`m planning to travel for her interview. I was hoping to take some repellent but I`m not sure if that will be allowed at the airport.

Edited by Erik And Anum, 08 October 2011 - 10:19 PM.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

10/8/2011 22:19

As many of you know there is a major dengue outbreak in Pakistan especially in Lahore where my fiancee is currently residing. My fiancee just caught the dengue virus yesterday. We haven`t gotten the interview letter as she just submitted packet 3.5 last Monday. We`re hoping that she`ll get better by the time she receives packet 4. Will a history of Dengue make a impact towards her interview?

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

10/8/2011 22:07

Diplomatic Shuttle Service Islamabad PK

Thanks for the response so in other words her relatives are allowed to use the bus not enter the embassy correct?

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

11/17/2011 13:25

Diplomatic Shuttle Service Islamabad PK

Hey guys

I have a couple of questions in regards to the interview process.

Where is the Diplomatic Shuttle Service located? Is the shuttle service only for visa applicants or is it for everyone including US Citizens?
How often does the shuttle operate?
Are family members such as my fiancee`s dad and her brother allowed inside the shuttle service center? how about the consulate area?
Can me and my mother accompany her to the consulate area?
What is my fiancee required to show to the shuttle service center? I assume the passport and interview letter but how about the documents?

The thing is that I am planning on coming 15 minutes later to meet up my fiancees inside the consulate since my flight will be arriving a bit late.I will be carrying all of the financial documents as well as the evidences and I was planning on giving it to her inside the consulate.

Erik And Anum

Male

Pakistan

11/8/2011 18:20

NICOP

I was born in Pakistan (naturalized in US in 2009). I know I am elligbile for NICOP. I have expired Pakistani passport and old NIC.

My husband is US born (not of Pakistani origin)- Can he get NICOP based on marriage to me?
Our daughter is a US born citizen. Can she get NICOP based on being child of Pakistani parent? btw, I did not register her with the Consulate.

We plan on traveling to Pakistan in May for my brother's wedding and would like to know if we can get NICOP's or do we all need to get visas?

I dont think your husband can (Why would you want to

)get it but your daughter can, check out the following website. I would even call the consulate to find out more. They are usually helpful

http://pakistanconsu...rod.html#NICOP2

UPDATE: Just saw you asked about travel. Your husband will definitely need the visa. Also, I think NICOP takes some time so apply ASAP

Edited by M + M, 13 January 2011 - 02:47 PM.

M + M

Not Telling

Pakistan

1/13/2011 14:44

My wife was converted few years ago, and she didn't changed her name that time, all she did after getting married, she changed her last name, so now she has muslim name too. i would suggest you to file with your orginal name as you are doing K1 visa, at the time of interview CO only asked me when & where she is converted.

Forever Love

Not Telling

Pakistan

6/5/2011 2:52

Anyone knows how to obtain a Police Character Certificate from Lahore,PK?

My husband had to take his NIC card, birth certificate and passport copy in karachi to the police dept there... sometimes they ask for the interview letter but i doubt they will. Takes ususally just a day or two somtimes a week...

Not sure about Lahore but I'm sure its similar process

CCPO (Capital Chief Police officer) office near secretariat mall Lahore take 3 Photographs & Passport Copy, fill the English and Urdu form there, then they will send those forms to your concern police stations, usually takes 7 days to get Police certificate. It’s easy to get with no cost.contact# 042-99211567

Edited by Foreverandever, 17 June 2011 - 11:01 PM.

Forever Love

Not Telling

Pakistan

6/17/2011 22:59

Hi all I just started reading a couple of threads in regards to Police Clearence Certificate but now I`m starting to hear many in India asking for Passport Clearence Certificate. Are both certificates required to present to the embassy? I thought that Pakistan only required Police Clearence Certificate. I`m confused!!!!

Both countires has different laws, In pakistan we don't need Passport clearance certificate once passport is ready that's it. all you need is Police report Birth certificate and Medical Report,

Forever Love

Not Telling

Pakistan

8/17/2011 10:39

when will i hear good news?

Sorry never mind about my previous post. That was for someone else. My bad

its okay dont worry abt it

rozi

Female

Bangladesh

1/27/2012 10:37

when will i hear good news?

My guess on the attitude of DOS or embassy on this is: this timeline varies by countries, and making a commitment may come with keeping it. But an open ended generalized category can keep you on hold forever without any explanation. Beside some of these exercises could really take long. So don't worry. If you really want to wait, I would suggest give 5 months. For Bangladeshi males lately I have noticed few getting out of AP right after their 4th month.

One month of vacation? Can't even dream of it. Lucky you......... Where do you work? Heaven? Just kidding.

Stay positive, keep up the good spirit and support your hubby who probably is much more depressed than you are......

thats why im gonna wait another months or so.. if i see they are not responding then i will go to bangladesh.. well i dont work in heaven.. i work for DD..but im store manager.. so thats why they r not allow to have us more than a months.. they will hire someone else in my place.. and i have family to taking care of.. so thats the reason im not going..

rozi

Female

Bangladesh

1/26/2012 9:22

ir1-cr1 islamabad

ummm what kind of requirements?

zubi

Female

Pakistan

12/9/2011 5:14

Thailand to and from the Phillipines

I'm an American living in Thailand. I'm planning to visit the Phillipines for two weeks. I understand I can go for three without a visa, if I have a roundtrip plane ticket. What if a Phillippine national wants to visit me in Thailand for two weeks? What if she wants to stay longer or to move here? What if we were to get married in the Phillippines and apply to the American Embassy in Bangkok for a CR visa?

A lot of questions there. All these things are possible. It depends on what you want to do. Live with your Phillipine fiancee/spouse in Thailand? Or bring your Phillipine fiancee/spouse to the US?

Virginian61

Male

Thailand

8/11/2011 7:57

As many of you know there is a major dengue outbreak in Pakistan especially in Lahore where my fiancee is currently residing. My fiancee just caught the dengue virus yesterday. We haven`t gotten the interview letter as she just submitted packet 3.5 last Monday. We`re hoping that she`ll get better by the time she receives packet 4. Will a history of Dengue make a impact towards her interview?

Ouch, I feel for you brother. We have Dengue Fever here in Mexico too and luckily I've been able to avoid it thusfar, but many of my friends have had it and well, it sucks. She should get over it in about a week, but it will be a crappy week. I don't think that Dengue will hurt her chances at all because as far as I know it's like a cold and once it's out of your system then it's not contagious. But besides that, how would they even know she had it? Again, like a cold, I don't think that kind of thing would show up on a blood test...

DerZinker

Male

Mexico

10/8/2011 22:12

speed post retained with customs New York

No worries. Sometimes it may be up to 2weeks with customs. I had similar issues sometimes ago and i remember it took 12days for it to clear from NY customs.

Kengux

Male

South Africa

1/1/2012 16:00

Did anyone get any interview date in Dhaka ,abngladesh embassy?

Did anyone get any interview date in Dhaka ,bangladesh embassy?

Edited by JYousuf, 23 March 2011 - 01:41 AM.

JYousuf

Male

Bangladesh

3/23/2011 1:40

Diplomatic Shuttle Service Islamabad PK

Shuttle service used to be free.

immiprocess

Not Telling

Pakistan

11/20/2011 0:51