Dear all VJs,
Our interview is on Jan 29, 9 days if count down. The interview letter said that interview will be on 10am, then what time she should present at the consulate? what is the opening hour of that office?
She will come there alone and the package 4 says she is not allowed to bring her cellphone? Is there any place to hold that stuffs infront of consulate?
Thanks for any advice
Kimi

My (now) wife's appointment time was also at 10 AM. We went to the consulate around 6:50 AM and waiting in the waiting room off to the side. Then at 7:30 (I think) they start letting people into the consulate. I was not allow at this point so I just went to have some breakfast and then came back around 9 and waited outside until the ordeal was over. No, you can't bring a cell phone.

My wife's appointment was at 10:00am when she had her interview and she arrived at the Consulate at 7:00am.

Best of luck to you both!

STL_HCMC

Wow, seem everyone come there too early. How to wait there 3-4 hours to interview? Such a nervous!!

Good luck to her interview!
Be sure to be there 1 hour before her interview schedule.

My Vo's interview time will be at 9am. Seems like a odd time given the fact that everyone elses time is 10am. What say you?

Do you have the American citizenship yet? Last time, my fiance (David) can go into the US Consulate by showing his passport to the Security Guard. You cannot go in to the Interview Room, but you can come in the US Consulate if you have the American citizenship.

Hien

Yes, I'm American. Yes, of course I can go into the consulate. No, Americans cannot go to the interview.

My fiance goes by the consulate everyday when she goes to work and she notices a line waiting outside there but not so long. So knowing all the input from here, she is planning to arrive there between 8:00 and 8:30am for her 10:00am interview. Let's see if it would be enough for her soon. It will happen in about 6 hours from now.

The line isn't long outside because the waiting room is off to the side of the consulate and they only let 10 people out at a time from the waiting room. When we went there at 6 :50 am, there were already about 100 people in line (that included students, as well, in a different line). Good luck.

So if you interview is at say 9am...and you get there at 8am. Do you still have to wait in line to get in for your interview? It sounds like a first come first serve basis. Correct me if I am wrong.

Yes, you are correct, Lurker: first come first serve. My time is 8:00AM. So, I have to come there at 6:00 to 6:30AM.

Then what is the point in Appointment times if "First come first serve"???

Maybe its just a general grouping, but it certainly was the question I had, was it really an appointment..... sort of ... I guess you dont turn in your stuff by the designated hour or before, its a 3 month wait....

I guess that the Appointment time is the time we have to be present inside the Consulate. That's why I said I have to go early to queue and to come inside on time.

Hien

Last Jun, as wanted money order, we came to HCM consulate and was turn off infront of the door by security guys even showed US passport to them. Not sure how they treat both VNese and USC

She got there at 8:24am, got her number, and waited for her turn. It was definitely based on "first come first served" so the sooner you get there, the earlier you get your turn. The interview time seems to be a target time only. She waited until 11:30am to have her paper checked then the interview was followed shortly afterward. So, you need to get there as early as possible.