Pakistan Immigration Interview Wait 2026 Your I-130 is approved. Your case is documentarily complete. You are waiting in Pakistan. So when will the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad actually schedule your immigrant visa interview? This is one of the biggest questions for Pakistani families waiting to move to the United States. And there is an important distinction that can save you from looking at the wrong date: Your I-130 approval date is not the same thing as your interview queue

Your I-130 was approved. You thought the hardest part was over. Then… nothing. If you are in Pakistan and a U.S. citizen or green card holder has filed an I-130 petition for you, an approval notice is a major step — but it does not mean you have a U.S. immigrant visa yet. For many Pakistani families, this is where the confusing part begins. Your petition may say “Approved.”You may have a case number.You may have submitted documents to the National Visa Center (NVC). And you m

On 10 July 2026, Pakistan crossed a line that had been slowly approaching for years. With a single directive — terse, bureaucratic, almost sterile — the government ordered immediate arrests of all Afghan nationals without valid visas. No grace period. No exceptions. No appeals. By noon, police vans were already full. By sunset, entire neighborhoods were silent. By midnight, Pakistan had entered a new chapter of its migration policy — one written not in diplomatic language, bu