biggish data

hi,

Its like the we are first in class but we dont have our report card to proove it....... i understand how it feeels.... you feeel like taking all that grease out from the mind in the weirdest and most censored words..... and feeel to cursing... or you would be cursing already.

Jigi

Jigi

Male

India

3/19/2008 21:24

hi,

I can imagine ... my wife made me get PCC 5 months ago.. because your never know with Government offices... and when it comes to India.. you are always gonna be at the receiveing end even if you have perfect paperwork. To get the PCC in ENGLISH... i had to pay 300 rs. bribe..... and 4 times i had to visit to and fro. I also had to pay fees to the Govt. Treasury for which i had to stand in a line which was long as when people get free foood. I was in line from 6 am..........

ONLY MONEY will work.... pay them as much as you can or get an influential person to intervene on Ritesh's behalf.

Jigi

Jigi

Male

India

3/17/2008 17:25

hi,

Approach the Police first.. because it says.. awaiting police clearance.. ask the police guy whether they have sent it or no.. becos these idiots dont send it..... and then go to the banglore passport office

Jigi

Jigi

Male

India

3/8/2008 9:41

hi,

I wish ritesh had given a few bucks.. so the Police could mail it back to the Blore passport office the same day and so in a way the Blore passport office could have got back to passport office more faster and you could have had the PCC more sooner.

Jigi

Jigi

Male

India

3/7/2008 9:22

K-1 or CR-1 From Pakistan?

You can compare which route you want to go.

http://www.visajourn...content/compare

florida4life

Female

Jamaica

6/24/2013 21:41

No birth certifcate for Pakistani fiance

Update: It turns out he does not have a birth certificate, but he does have an official Family Certificate by Birth from Nadra listing all of his family members including himself. Will that be enough?

what you are talking about is the bay form from nadra my fiance had a similar issue her birth certificate was given to the school and they lost it she never had any use of the birth certificate till the visa application so she had to have one attested by the family and have a local registery of her birth its not difficult to do specially since you have the family form already. Msg me if you need instructions on how to have a birth certificate made.

sn530

Male

Pakistan

7/8/2013 12:20

PARENTS IN AP SINCE MARCH 2013

Agree with together4never13

sn530

Male

Pakistan

9/12/2013 9:58

Administrative Processing is never over :(:(:(

I'm so sorry I totally understand your pain and heartbreak just remain focused and stay strong our faith will help us get thru this

Our AP is over 17 months and it's more then heartbreaking now but I know our love will remain strong and we will get to the end of this and be with our families

Hang in there it will not last forever

R u still in Pakistan?

Mufmer

Male

12/6/2012 13:18

Administrative Processing is never over :(:(:(

My wife been contect to her Congresswomen before and she never help us and she was black lady and told my wife After 9/11 Is very hard to get a visa for Pakistani people thats all she was said on phone with my wife and she never help us I dont know where to go and where to ask totally sad

Congressman is nothing to do with Islamabad Embassy, its better u contact to embassy and call them. Its not true after 9/11 its difficult for Pakistani, many gets their approval read the recent approval in Pakistan Portal, i dont know whats ur case specific, if u discuss ur whole story then might u can get help.

BEST OF LUCK

Mufmer

Male

12/6/2012 8:33

Thai Drama; Pamela Bowden

Long long time ago i watched Thai drama starred by Pamela Bowden. I forget it was either Cupid games or Lady of The Poor. I miss this drama and wanna watch it again. Any body can help where i could watch it with english subtittle. I have been looking for on Youtube but i can not find it so far. Thanks in advance.

Utha

Not Telling

Indonesia

7/1/2013 14:16

yes 10 months we tried every where for help started from senator,congress man,white house and embassy but no help from no where same answer from every where that pending in AP.yes me and my wife we are togather living in pakistan from last 2 and half years since getting married.what can we do if you have any idea than give us suggestion?but now my wife is going back to usa.because nothing we can do just wait.even we dont know why iam in AP?

I think the only think you can is keep pushing them for answers. If this is a genuine case then there's no reason for a 10 month ap! Well atleast you guys were together up until now.. Inshallah this will all be over soon

immihelp99

Not Telling

Pakistan

6/28/2013 16:35

no same as every one knows.at the end of interview CO told my wife thqat visa will be arrive in between 3 to 6 months,but nothing yet still waiting completed 10 months in AP still no sign of visa.

10 months??! That's ridiculous!! There must be SOMETHING you can do? Or you guys are in pak living together??

it's sad hearing most cases are going to AP. I pray all AP cases get approved soon inshallah.

Doesn't Pakistan have a mandatory ap?

immihelp99

Not Telling

Pakistan

6/28/2013 15:56

Based on my research it's within a week appointment is schedule and it is usually after 45 days or between 30 to 45!

My info based on studying other Pakistanis timelines

Thanks that's a little bit of good news compared to all the bad ones I've been hearing on here!

I would also like to know if it matters if the USC is at the interview? I'm in the states but I'm curious to know..

immihelp99

Not Telling

Pakistan

6/27/2013 23:57

How long did it take you guys to get interview schedules after case was complete at nvc?

immihelp99

Not Telling

Pakistan

6/27/2013 14:08

No my husband was put in Ap. I asked the CO how much time will it take he said 2-3 months. But now its 3 months and 22 days still no news of his visa beside AP. May Allah get us out of AP and issue his visa fast along with all others. AMEEN SUMMAH AMEEN

It breaks my heart to see so many Pakistani in AP! I am preparing myself mentally. Do you think you being present at the interview helped or not? I am debating if I should attend my spouse interview or not

How long did it take you guys to get interview schedules after case was complete at nvc?

Based on my research it's within a week appointment is schedule and it is usually after 45 days or between 30 to 45!

My info based on studying other Pakistanis timelines

Waitingggg

Female

Pakistan

6/27/2013 23:53

mzzUsa,yes us citizen can attain interview with the spouse,all is need to take his us passport..but regarding the interview i think it depends me and my wife went on the interview window togather and CO never seperated us he asked half questions from my wife and half from me,but he never asked her to sit far while he is conducting my interview,so in my opinion it depends on the CO and case.

The US Citizen can go to the Embassy with to the interview with their spouse. Just make sure the US citizen takes their US Passport with them. At the time of the interview, they will ask the US citizen to be put aside and interview the applicant alone. Then they might call the US citizen and interview them also. This is what happened with me

mzzUsa,yes us citizen can attain interview with the spouse,all is need to take his us passport..but regarding the interview i think it depends me and my wife went on the interview window togather and CO never seperated us he asked half questions from my wife and half from me,but he never asked her to sit far while he is conducting my interview,so in my opinion it depends on the CO and case.

The US Citizen can go to the Embassy with to the interview with their spouse. Just make sure the US citizen takes their US Passport with them. At the time of the interview, they will ask the US citizen to be put aside and interview the applicant alone. Then they might call the US citizen and interview them also. This is what happened with me

We're you guys approved or AP?

Waitingggg

Female

Pakistan

6/27/2013 20:30

You dont need permission. As far as you have your passport, you can go with him.

Waitingggg

Female

Pakistan

6/27/2013 10:30

Nepal - Police Certificate.

Yes! you will need it to process your DS230 at NVC.

Thanks,

KP & SP

Male

Nepal

6/19/2013 8:37

Nepal - Police Certificate.

Hello,

Is police certificate of the Nepali beneficiary needed at the NVC stage for CR-1. When i applied for my father he had to submit the certificate at the embassy in Nepal.

Anybody know?

Thanks,

KP & SP

Male

Nepal

6/17/2013 17:02

QUOTE (Nikita2Charles @ Mar 20 2008, 10:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Congrats, i am glad he got the passport.

The main thing in India when dealing with paperwork stuff is Money talk, you give out a helping hand here and there that's taking care of your official papework, you'll get your stuff done in a Jiffy. The guy coming to your place twice to check what? hmmm, just being a good civil servant droping by to say hello and showing concerns?

Yeah, that is one thing that I have learned in my 3 years here, money talks! The same guy came here twice from our neighborhood police station for two different Police Verifications - one for the Local Commissioner's Office Cert., one for the Passport Office Cert. And that was just for our address together! At least he approached us - Ritesh had to approach the police in his old neighborhood, or we would STILL be sitting here wondering what was going on! (We knew by the look on his face the first day that he would do his end of the paperwork fast, we just weren't counting on how many palms were yet to come that needed coaxing and greasing!)

I am pretty convinced that the money gets dispersed among a wider audience, but the guy who does these verifications must make a FORTUNE! (I wonder how much he had to pay to get his job!) The only people who did NOT ask for money were at the Commissioner's Office and the Passport Office, but the money may get funneled back to them somehow...

Over the last few weeks, we sent numerous emails to both the Bangalore Passport Offices and Delhi Passport Office HQ, and received absolutely NO replies. The phone lines were ALWAYS busy. The enquiry desk could do NOTHING for us unless the police verifications were logged in their internal system... On their website, the status always said that they were awaiting police verification until tonight when it said he had received his passport over the counter - 3 days after they actually received the police reports! (Hopefully someone reading this post in the future will get a tip about that!)

Once this whole process is done and we have our visa in hand, I think I will write a detailed post about it - with more and more people moving around the country for work, many could end up facing similar issues...

CarolynRitesh

Female

India

3/20/2008 14:55

WOOOO HOOOOOO!!! Ritesh JUST got the PCC and passport in his hands - I was starting to worry that he would be delayed AGAIN, but it came through at 5:15, IST....

CarolynRitesh

Female

India

3/20/2008 7:02

QUOTE (Jigi @ Mar 20 2008, 07:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I hope I don't jinx myself by saying this, but this morning after yet another 3 hour wait in line, Ritesh got through to one of the Passport Officers, and his PCC and Passport should be in his hands at 4:00 PM TODAY!!! WOO HOO!! Ok, I had better stop celebrating until it is ACTUALLY in his hands...

The only bad thing is that it is too late to get to VFS, and they will be closed until Monday due to the holidays... Thank goodness they said it was ok to submit up until the 27th - we will have one week to not be completely stressed out before the medical, interview, etc. Time to schedule a massage appointment for my boo, he deserves it after the last few weeks!

CarolynRitesh

Female

India

3/20/2008 3:01

QUOTE (Jigi @ Mar 18 2008, 03:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thank you so much for your support Jigi... I feel like I could cry right now... We tried to take our documents to the VFS office today, but they won't take them unless they see his actual passport so they can put some kind of a stamp on it - of course, his passport is AT THE PASSPORT OFFICE, WAITING FOR THE 35th DAY TO BE FINISHED!!

He has had to pay two different police officers three different bribes - so far - and HE IS NOT A CRIMINAL!! Thus far, he has spent 300 rupees on the ACTUAL PCC, and 1500 rupees on bribes... THIS IS RIDICULOUS!

He spoke to the PCC person at the Commissioner's Office yesterday who told him 'Cent percent, I will send it tomorrow.' Sorry, just not very trusting of anyone in a police department in India right now... We are more than happy to grease whatever wheels it will take to get this rolling, if we lose our interview date on the 3rd because of this, you guys will hear me yelling from the US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CarolynRitesh

Female

India

3/18/2008 4:24

Aargh - it is soooo frustrating to read about how other people got their PCC's in one or two days!

Ritesh has his Local Police (Commissioner's Office) certificate, that went smoothly in the time-frame he was originally given - 2 weeks.

He is now back at the Commissioner's Office trying to expedite the PCC paperwork (both local addresses through the respective local police offices have been verified, etc.) and all that documentation is sitting at the Commissioner's Office waiting to be sent to the Passport Office. It has been 33 days now, and we are worried it won't get processed in time for the interview...

The person he spoke with said there were 2,000 applications waiting to be packed and shipped to the PCC office. Why is there no proper process/system for this to be done in a timely fashion?!?! I guess it is just a good preparation for going the the US and all the waiting we shall have to do for other things!

We thought we were doing the right thing in applying before we even had the Interview letter, but the DCF process has moved soooo quickly, that maybe we should have done this in December?! Sorry, just needed to vent...

CarolynRitesh

Female

India

3/17/2008 2:54

QUOTE (Jigi @ Mar 8 2008, 08:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks Jigi, I will have him check with the police in his old neighborhood first, then go to the PCC office with his already approved cert for our current address in hand... Since he got his passport in Delhi, do you think his application has been sent there for further checking? This is so frustrating!!

CarolynRitesh

Female

India

3/8/2008 12:15

QUOTE (Jigi @ Mar 7 2008, 07:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That is just it Jigi, the same man came two days in a row for signing papers and verifying address - and he got a 'few bucks' EACH day! Ritesh even let his old roommates know that they might get a visit and prepped them, but NO visit to his old house...

We are not even sure who to approach about this?! The local tiny police office by his old house? The PCC Office?

CarolynRitesh

Female

India

3/7/2008 10:01

Hello!

Does anyone else have experience with the Bangalore PCC? My husband submitted his on the 15th of February (the day after the Bangalore Police Cert.), and we have YET to hear anything. The same man who came to the house the following Tuesday for Police Cert. check came back the next day for the PCC Check.

I thought I had read on here that many others have had fast success with the PCC, but a longer wait for the police cert.?!

We got the Bangalore cert. back on the 28th of Feb as promised, but the PCC Office website says they are still waiting on police verification to continue processing?!

One thing that may make a difference is that Ritesh lived in a different section of Bangalore until about Sept. of 2007, and they said they would check there as well, but no one has ever gone to his old apartment.

It has now been 3 weeks, and we are getting a little bit antsy - what are other people's timelines for the PCC in Bangalore or elsewhere in India, just out of curiosity..

Thanks!

CarolynRitesh

Female

India

3/7/2008 6:03

Wrong name??

JP and Tee...do u have binti in your passport and birth cert? I have it on both...

I do. But in any of the I130 forms, I never included it as my second/middle name.

Edited by JP and Tee, 02 July 2013 - 07:30 PM.

JP and Tee

Female

Malaysia

7/2/2013 19:29

Wrong name??

it shouldnt be a problem. I submitted all the documents and forms without the 'binti' and so far, we hadn't had any problem ie RFE or anything like that.

JP and Tee

Female

Malaysia

7/2/2013 10:34

Nikah date and wedding dates

Hi,

I got my nikah done 24th of september and my wedding was on 27th of September. If they ask me at the interview when did I get married, what should I say? 24th or 27th?

And I don't have any pics for my nikah.

Thank you.

I believe it should be date of nikah as that date will be on nikah namah.

BA & MG

Male

United Arab Emirates

9/22/2012 4:05

New to this website(need help)!

If you don't know many people in Australia then I would say get married in Pakistan. Its traditional to host big weddings with all relatives there so getting married in Australia with 2, 3 people tends to look like a fake marriage you are trying to hide from family.

PuppyLove

Male

Pakistan

7/15/2013 23:04

it's sad hearing most cases are going to AP. I pray all AP cases get approved soon inshallah.

annie1

Female

Pakistan

6/28/2013 12:20

The US Citizen can go to the Embassy with to the interview with their spouse. Just make sure the US citizen takes their US Passport with them. At the time of the interview, they will ask the US citizen to be put aside and interview the applicant alone. Then they might call the US citizen and interview them also. This is what happened with me

well that was my question. if they will interview the beneficiary and usc being there.

mzzUsa,yes us citizen can attain interview with the spouse,all is need to take his us passport..but regarding the interview i think it depends me and my wife went on the interview window togather and CO never seperated us he asked half questions from my wife and half from me,but he never asked her to sit far while he is conducting my interview,so in my opinion it depends on the CO and case.

good to know. that means it really depends on them , they might let usc go in together or might ask usc to wait.

annie1

Female

Pakistan

6/28/2013 0:50

how were your experineces at the interview. Was ur USC spouse allowed at the interview. if not, is there any way they are allowed to go in. I read somewhere, you can get permission before hand. Any one has any information on that.

Edited by annie1, 27 June 2013 - 10:30 AM.

annie1

Female

Pakistan

6/27/2013 10:30

I think the only think you can is keep pushing them for answers. If this is a genuine case then there's no reason for a 10 month ap! Well atleast you guys were together up until now.. Inshallah this will all be over soon

we tried alot calling DOS every single day,tried to find out the reason after 6 months email to white house and we clearly asked for the reason but that was standard that your case is pending in AP.after 5 months in AP i got call from isl embassy operator asked me have you ever travelled to middle east countries he mentioned names of 3 countries as saudi arabia,iraq and afghanistan i replied no, because i never been there the only country i travelled and stayed was uk which embassy knows,then he said have u got previous expired passports i said i have 2 xpired pak passport he said mail it to us with explaination letter which i did on the same day and then after 1 week my case was updated every single day including saturdays for about a month and than no movement on my case since march.i dont know what do to.as no one is helping,iam just crying in front of allah for help,because our relation ship is genuine my wife is my second cousin and she was with me during the interview and CO asked questions from her and me togather in good mode one stage i was 100 percent sure that my visa will be issued today but its 10 months..waiting,waiting and goes on...just prey for me....

virgo2012

Male

Pakistan

6/28/2013 16:52

10 months??! That's ridiculous!! There must be SOMETHING you can do? Or you guys are in pak living together??

yes 10 months we tried every where for help started from senator,congress man,white house and embassy but no help from no where same answer from every where that pending in AP.yes me and my wife we are togather living in pakistan from last 2 and half years since getting married.what can we do if you have any idea than give us suggestion?but now my wife is going back to usa.because nothing we can do just wait.even we dont know why iam in AP?

virgo2012

Male

Pakistan

6/28/2013 16:09

We're you guys approved or AP?

no same as every one knows.at the end of interview CO told my wife thqat visa will be arrive in between 3 to 6 months,but nothing yet still waiting completed 10 months in AP still no sign of visa.

virgo2012

Male

Pakistan

6/28/2013 15:19

The US Citizen can go to the Embassy with to the interview with their spouse. Just make sure the US citizen takes their US Passport with them. At the time of the interview, they will ask the US citizen to be put aside and interview the applicant alone. Then they might call the US citizen and interview them also. This is what happened with me

mzzUsa,yes us citizen can attain interview with the spouse,all is need to take his us passport..but regarding the interview i think it depends me and my wife went on the interview window togather and CO never seperated us he asked half questions from my wife and half from me,but he never asked her to sit far while he is conducting my interview,so in my opinion it depends on the CO and case.

virgo2012

Male

Pakistan

6/27/2013 13:53

please help me with this..if any one have idea..

I feel the same way we have been seeing a lot of 2013 applicants being approved. I am very happy that embassy is doing its job, however its sad how interviewers from August 2012- Dec 2012 are stuck in the same situation. I guess apne apne kismaat ke bhaat hai.

sam7076.i agree with you ki apne apne kismat ki baat hai lakin,they have no proper system.they have to deal it from 2012 not from 2013 and let the 2012 and old ones wait and wait when we get time than we will touch your file other wise wait untill you can,they are working like pakistani system that late come first serve.

virgo2012

Male

Pakistan

9/14/2013 9:26