The U.S. Mission will officially observe only the holidays listed below.

Date	Day	Holiday	Country
Jan 17	Mon	Birthday of M.L. King,Jr.	American
Feb 15	Tue	*Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi	Pakistani
Feb 21	Mon	President’s Day	American
Mar 23	Wed	Pakistan Day	Pakistani
May 30	Mon	Memorial Day	American
Jul 4	Mon	Independence Day	American
Aug 14	Sun	Independence Day	Pakistani
Aug 31, Sep 1 & Sep 2	Wed, Thu & Fri	*Eid-ul-Fitr	Pakistani
Sep 5	Mon	Labor Day	American
Oct 10	Mon	Columbus Day	American
Nov 6 7 & 8	Sun, Mon Tue	*Eid-ul-Azha	Pakistani
Nov 9	Wed	**Iqbal Day	Pakistani
Nov 11	Fri	Veterans Day	American
Nov 24	Thu	Thanksgiving	American
Dec 5 & 6	Mon&Tue	*9th & 10th Muharram	Pakistani
Dec 26	Mon	Christmas	American

Those interested in viewing the official homepage of the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan please click HERE.

Those seeking services which can only be provided by an American Citizen Services Section of a US Embassy or US Consulate abroad (such as issuance of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, US Passport, and additional visa pages for a previously issued US Passport) are well advised to attempt to set an appointment for services in advance as doing so can greatly streamline the processing of bona fide requests.

Those seeking travel documents such as the US tourist visa (B-2 visa), US business visa (B-1 visa), US student visa (F-1 visa), and the US exchange visitor visa (J-1 visa) are likely to see their visa application processed at a Non-Immigrant (NIV) Unit abroad. It should be noted that the non-immigrant visa applications noted above are generally analyzed by interviewing Consular Officers pursuant to section 214(b) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.

Those seeking immigrant visas such as the IR-1 visa or the CR-1 visa for foreign spouses and loved ones of US Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents are likely to see their visa application processed at an Immigrant Visa (IV) Unit abroad. It should be noted that the US fiance visa, categorized as the K-1 visa, is processed in much the same manner as the immigrant visas notwithstanding the fact that the K-1 is a non-immigrant visa category.

Those seeking an EB-5 visa as a prospective immigrant investor or an L-1 visa as a prospective intra-company transferee are likely to only see their visa application processed pursuant to an approved immigration petition at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).

The U.S. Mission will officially observe only the holidays listed below.

Date	Day	Holiday	Country
Jan 18	Mon	Birthday of M.L. King,Jr.	American
Feb 15	Mon	President’s Day	American
Feb 26	Fri	*Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi	Pakistani
Mar 23	Tue	Pakistan Day	Pakistani
May 31	Mon	Memorial Day	American
Jul 5	Mon	Independence Day	American
Aug 14	Sat	Independence Day	Pakistani
Sept 6	Mon	Labor Day	American
Sept 11 12&13	Sat Sun&Mon	*Eid-ul-Fitr	Pakistani
Oct 11	Mon	Columbus Day	American
Nov 9	Tue	**Iqbal Day	Pakistani
Nov 11	Thu	Veterans Day	American
Nov 16 17&18	Tue Wed&Thu	*Eid-ul-Azha	Pakistani
Nov 25	Thu	Thanksgiving	American
Dec 18 & 19	Sat&Sun	*9th & 10th Muharram	Pakistani
Dec 24	Fri	Christmas	American

*Note: Religious holidays are subject to the appearance of the moon and may vary from the above estimated dates.

Notwithstanding the fluid and somewhat turbulent situation in and around Pakistan, those seeking services from any US Embassy are well advised to check all available official resources regarding Consular Services in an effort to determine the operating hours of the Post and the services provided therein. Americans seeking services such as American notarization, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, US passport renewal, visa page addition, and other Consular Services are well advised to check with American Citizen Services prior to traveling to the Post as there may be a method for scheduling an appointment online which can greatly streamline the processing of many requests since the Consular Officers can be placed upon advance notice of a prospective customer’s needs and schedule accordingly.

Those seeking US Visa benefits from either an Immigrant Visa Unit or a Non-Immigrant Visa Unit abroad are well advised to check the Post’s website in order to determine scheduling protocols as visa interviews are generally scheduled in advance and may require the filing of a visa petition before a visa interview can be scheduled. Those seeking Immigrant visa benefits undergo a substantially different type of adjudication compared to those seeking a non-immigrant visa. For example, the person seeking an IR1 Visa or a CR1 Visa will not have to undergo the same sort of scrutiny under section 214b of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act as does an applicant for a US Tourist Visa (B2 visa) or an American Student Visa (F1 visa). It should be noted that although the US fiance visa is technically considered a non-immigrant visa category, for the purposes of Consular processing the K1 visa is usually treated as an Immigrant visa.

For related information please see: US visa processing time.