Dear Vietnam Family,
I am please to report that my fiancee has received her visa after a very long wait. The visa was issued two months ago. As we neared her 3rd interview, we hired the famous M.E. in HCMC to help us ensure that this time was a success. Given that the interview was almost a non-event, and the pink came quickly, it was obvious the decision was made well in advance. After our serial rejection from this Consulate over the years, I cannot help but think that M.E.'s help and advice was crucial to finally getting the pink slip. Thank you M.E.

As many of you know, our case has taken a very long time, much longer than others. We have endured horrible treatment from the HCMC Consulate over the years. Our case was shelved for all of 2004 and in 2005 our case file was lost. We have made numerous trips to the Consulate and suffered a lot of indignant treatment. I'm not philosophical about all this. We have lost time together that could have been spent building our lives here. I have expended extra resources in extra trips to Vietnam and the endless copies and FedEx packages that could have gone to establishing our lives here in the US. There has been an emotional toll as well on both my fiancee and I. In this time I have also lost a parent that my fiancee will never have the opportunity to meet in this lifetime. Where do I go to get that opportunity back? For those of you who count the days between action, try this one on for size: from NOA1 to visa issued, 4 years, 11 months.

My sweetheart is here now, and life is like a dream. It has taken so very long to get here. I cherish every day that I get to spend with her. It is so very nice to have the opportunity to realize our dream of family.

For those of you still on the journey or delayed, I want to send you my words of hope. Stick with your loved one. Maintain and grow your relationship. If the Consulate gives you trouble, seek out the solution. Knock down the barriers one by one. Never loose hope. If we can do it, you can do it.

For the Vietnam family, thank you for your words of support. I know I have not shared much about our case lately or sought help directly, but I have always culled VJ for the answers to my questions. It's a great site. I hope those starting out use it to the fullest and those of us with experience keep contributing.


Sincerely,
wait4ever

Congratulations!

I'm so glad to hear that your long journey has finally come to a happy ending!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations and Good Luck for the future

Congratulations!

Congratulations

wait4ever,

I don't believe this!!!!!!! BUT yet it's one of the greatest news for you, since we have known you and your horrible situation created by HCMC.
I am very sorry to hear your story of losing a parent while going throu this process. So sad!!!
In any event, I believe you accomplish the most important goal: get the PINK. Let's fly her home ASAP, can't waste any more time being apart.

Love and congrats,

chuck and kim

Congratulations!

Thank you for posting your words of encouragement. It means a lot.
Congratulations and God Bless .

Hey Man,

I am so happy for you!!!! It was heartbreaking reading what you have went through in your post. I can't even imagine waiting that long. But I think in the long-run this has made your relationship that much stronger. I am glad at the sense of relief you must feel now.

Live happy and enjoy your new life together!

reach449

Cogratulations!! Glad your story has a happy ending

Your story made me cry. It is so inspiring to hear about love that endures even the toughest test of times. My congratulations to you and your beloved. Love does conquer all. Goodluck on your life together

Myla

Wait4ever,

There is no word strong enough for me to decribe how happy I am for the two of you. We have know each other on this board for quite a while and indeed, having read your news @ 7:30Am in my office really made my day already. Wow, that's all I can say. You two are my heroes. Now, let's move on. Let's build life. Let's find what's lost in the past and make it up for the future. My wife and I send you guys our very best wishes.

Congratulations!

Congratulations! Reading your story gives me hope for our own case. I am very happy for you and you loved one!
Bring her home!!!!

Wow, what intestional fortitude! Congratulations

i am very happy for you too. I wish you the best in the rest of your lives together. Remember... good things come to those who wait!!! Congratulations!!

Congratulations! I hope the rest of the process is nothing but easy for you two. Enjoy your lives together .

Wow. Thank God. You are an inspiration.

So, now that she has the visa, can you share with us what you think caused the flag in the first place? Anything that would explain why your delay was so much longer than any other blue slip we've seen?

Congratulations!

Truly inspiring

What a harrowing ordeal you've had to endure. Conquering this challenge is a testament to you and your wife's relationship. Congratulations! Wow.

Waitever,

I can feel your pain for so many years. A big congratulation to you both and enjoy life to the fullest for those lost time. I hope my day will come soon. One last obstacle I have to deal with before these A------- would release my fiancee visa.

Menyoo

Congrats!! I think a lot of us here who needed a helping hand getting thru the HCMC Embassy owe a large debt of thanks to M.E.

Congrats

Congratulations to you both, wait4ever! Thanks for your help and guidance throughout our case, as you were enduring delay in your own. This was great news to read! Best wishes to both of you on the continued journey.

STL_HCMC

CONGRATS

Nothing to say more than "CONGRATULATION".

Today I got many good news, one is yours and one is mine.

I received my green card.

Cheers.
Hien

Congrats on receiving your green card

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

wait4ever: May I say your story sounds surreal? You've been on this forum for a long long time, you've sounded very supportive to everyone, especially to those who have problems with their cases, including myself before. I appreciate that. However, please allow me to express doubts on your account because:

1) For more than 4 years you couldn't get the visa, and you kept petitioning throughout. That's so beautiful, but I doubt it as nowadays nobody could devote as such, could wait for each other and could endure that long, even Romeo and Juliet, provided that they could be born again. How could one does that nowadays? Your patience could become typical in the history of the petitioning affairs. It seems to me that your case is unique.

2) For more than 4 years you couldn't get the visa, and now you get it. It took more than 4 years for the US government to believe you in this matter? This is totally inconceivable.

3) For more than 4 years you couldn't get the visa, then somebody stepped in and you get it. Is that guy a demi-God, like Jason Bourne? Or it doesn't have to be like that and the problems could still be solved?

Come on, give me a break.

I have no right to ask you to educate anybody including myself, but if you truly like to educate me and that's a pleasure for you, please do it right here whenener you could. I'm willing to learn, especially now, when I know that there's nothing more intersting thing to learn than such a beautiful story like yours.

As I mentioned earlier, you've been here on this forum for a long time and I know that I've been here not as long as you, and of course, I've been here on and off. Therefore, I couldn't read all. As a result, some you wrote I did as many others, and possibly many of you I didn't as many others too. But I remember from what you wrote that I had the chance to go over, I could hardly find any good information regarding your problems with so good enough details that could make myself have some better ideas about your story. All I know so far is that they let you wait really long. The name you've been using for this forum says it all. But how, and why, and what... I haven't been informed very well.

And suddenly now your file went through. How, and why, and what's going on here I haven't been informed too? That's why please give me the benefit of the doubt.

I always dream this forum could be as healthy as possible even though nobody could control that.

Thanks.