Keep on and keep up your focus, it's now the time to prepare for the interview. Monday was a bad day for some of us in HCMC, with the Blue for Mike and Huong. Where the consulate just turned away hundreds of crying and including one pregnant fiances that morning, White and Blue slips were issued without a pink. Based on the conversation I had with Mike and his fiance, I hope he doesn't mind. I am not sure what's going on in HCMC, this is a pure guessing, but it seems the holiday (Labor's Day weekend) is coming fast, C.O. need a break, and that maybe the case where they just want to delay approvals for a few days. So, please remember our brothers/sisters who are still stucked in Hell Hole of Blues in your prayers.

I hope the PINK will start showing up again. Please, stay 100% lazer focus on your case, prepare and go over evidence with your fiances and continue to prep her how to interview well, as well as getting her ready to move to America, 100% different than VN or any other country they may have been to live or to study. As always, I believe the power of VJ will help us through, the support will endure us, and last but not least, stay focus guys!!!

Good luck to those who just got approved (NOA2) and ones who about to interview....

I know that blue feeling all to well. That sudden shock, the scramble to overturn, the frustration. I was devestated for a while and felt like giving up the relationship. Then I regrouped and prepared myself for next plan of gathering information to challenge the officers decision. The visa chief will have the final say and will review the decision again before sending the case back so there is a chance there. I understand the process and will help in any way I can. NEVER QUIT

Martinart,

You are truely a VJ-HCMC trooper I can speak with experience about the dawn Blue slip, bad bad blue ever. I like your take on this whole VJ process, regroup and prepare for more entense fighting, for our every own battle with the system, it's not a perfect system but it's the best we can come up with as a US Govt. Still rooms for improvement. Most of our brothers and sisters on VJ-HCMC are strong and courageous when it comes to show their colors, PINK baby! I think guys like Dale, Zerovoltz, KevinandLoan, Wait4ever, you, STL-HCMC and many more of us who went through HCMC are sticking around for one good reason and become an invaluable part of this very special group HCMC. We have learned so much and owed so much to VJ when we were "fresh", didn't know where to turn or even how to ask the right question about this whole VJ process. I myself did get amazing, detailing answers from VJ members who in fact kept me out of troubles many times (wink* wink* Dale and Zerovoltz thanks)

So, I just want to echo many, stay focus and we all will get through this Visa hell

good day,

chuckandkim

Agreed, there is nothing like getting that Blue Slip, especially when you feel pretty confident. We got one too and although it ultimately only lasted a month, initially we had no idea. The first day was a killer. All initial and short term plans change immediately. It sucks, but whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?