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Frequent readers may have noticed that the administration of this blog posts the holiday closing schedules of various US Posts in Asia as a courtesy to American travelers abroad. To quote directly from the official website of the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan:

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

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).

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For those familiar with this blog, the administration often posts the holiday closing schedules of various United States Missions in and around Asia in an effort to forestall possible fruitless trips to an American Post abroad by US Citizens or foreign nationals seeking services which can only be obtained from a Consular Section overseas. To quote directly from the official website of the United States Embassy in Pakistan:

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

*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.

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