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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
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I just got off the phone with the consulate. We turned in Packet 3 on the 29th of February, and they did receive it there. The lady told me I would have to wait until the end of April to get an interview date set, call back then. They told my fiancee the same thing the couple times she called earlier this week. I asked if we could find out the date any earlier than that so I can make travel plans, and she said no.

I see by others' timelines that this doesn't seem right at all. I think they are feeding me a line. I am thinking we should have the actual interview around the end of April beginning of May.

Am I thinking correctly? Waiting until the end of April to find out the scheduled date seems way too long. Thanks.

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Hard to say with Vietnam I would say mid april is my best bet. Good luck on your interview

TimeLine

Consulate : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I-129F Sent : 2007-09-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-09-28

I-129F RFE(s) : none

RFE Reply(s) : none

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-30

NVC Received : 2007-11-05

NVC Left : 2007-11-06

Consulate Received : 2007-11-09

Packet 3 Received : 2007-11-17

Packet 3 Sent : 2007-11-23

Packet 4 Received : 2007-12-16

Medical Taken : 2008-01-03

Medical Passed : 2008-01-04

Interview Date : 2008-01-11

Interview Passed : 2008-01-11

Visa Issue : January 18th 2008

USA ENTRY : January 23rd 2008

POE Entry : Seattle Washington

Wedding : February 9th 2008

Social Security Card Received: February 19th 2008

Civil Surgeon I693 signed : April 14th Vaccinations Complete.

AOS: Sent on April 15th 2008 USPS Confirmed . April 17th 4:56 Am

AOS: Hard Copy Received NOA1 April 22nd all 3 arrived same day.

Biometrics : Received Appointment Letter Today April 27th = May 23rd 2008 10 am appointment

Transfered CSC June 4th

EAD: Approved June 13th 2008

EAD: Recieved Card June 18th 2008

AP: Approved June 13th 2008

AP: Received June 18th 2008

AOS:touched :Card ordered July 26th

Approval: AOS : Aug 4th

Green Card :Received : Aug 5th with Welcome Letter . 2 years Dated July 26th

Thank You USCIS

Thank You Visa Journey...........................

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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What you recieved was the stock answer from the Consulate. If you call them they (the Vietnamese staff) will first try to give the stock answer and try to hang up. I think they get a call like yours every 10 minutes since at Thi's interview, it appeared that there were 20 K1/3 visas on that day.

I had started to email the Consulate about some questions and also Thi and I had called them. When we called, we got the same answer about when to call back about the Packet 3 (Also got similar replies to our other questions, you can search for our posts about that or check our profile "topics" for more info).

However we got email reply from the Consulate with our interview date about 7 days before we got our Packet 4. That email also contained their reply to our questions so whoever wrote it decided to tell us our interview date because the Packet 4 already had been sent. (See our timeline) Mail in HCMC is very slow and seems to get lost easily (that's what the Consulate staff told me in one of my calls to them). If you have a reason to contact the Consulate about something else, you might get their attention long enough for them to actually tell you more than the stock answers. I found that once I had their attention, they were actually trying to be helpful.

My best guess is if you handed the Consulate your Packet 3 docs on February 29, you should be receiving your Packet 4 around April 27 with the interview around May 28th.

If you are trying to get a good fare, you're going to have act fast as you may less than 30 days (usually the best fares about 30 days or more in advance). However if you have a travel agent, they may be able to help you better than booking the flight yourself. I booked the flight myself and was lucky that the Consulate send me that email with our intervew date so I had a couple of days to find the lowest fare/best route.

I can understand your frustration since we were waiting like you almost 3 months ago. Try to relax and work on getting all your evidence and requred docs ready. Your interview is coming!!

Peter and Thi

I-129F Sent : 2007-05-26

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-06-11

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-10-26

Touched: 2007-11-02

NVC Recieved: 2007-11-16

Consulate recieved ??????

Packet 3 sent 2007-12-11

Packet 3 received 2007-12-24

Packet 3 returned 2007-12-28

Packet 4 sent 2008-1-14

Email Reply with Interview Date 2008-1-23

Interview Date 2008-2-27

Passed Interview 2008-02-27

Visa Pick Up Date 2008-3-05

Received Visa 2008-2-29 (called to pick up earlier)

POE 2008-3-05 Los Angeles

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
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Thanks for the replies and support. One thing puzzles me, however. I cannot help but notice that both Eric and Peter suggest that I will have to wait another month to get a date set, and yet both of you got interviews in about 2 months after turning in Packet 3. I see others in the same situation, more or less. Are you trying to keep my expectations low, so I am not disappointed?

OK, part of my problem is that I just finished a job out-of-town, I've been away from my home for a long time, I've saved up all the money that I need now (which is why I took that job in the first place), I'm ready to GO! I just can't seem to get relaxed and satisfied adjusting to my new schedule, which is pretty much no schedule. What I need to do is just quit coming to VJ! Haha.

Thanks again, guys.

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Thanks for the replies and support. One thing puzzles me, however. I cannot help but notice that both Eric and Peter suggest that I will have to wait another month to get a date set, and yet both of you got interviews in about 2 months after turning in Packet 3. I see others in the same situation, more or less. Are you trying to keep my expectations low, so I am not disappointed?

OK, part of my problem is that I just finished a job out-of-town, I've been away from my home for a long time, I've saved up all the money that I need now (which is why I took that job in the first place), I'm ready to GO! I just can't seem to get relaxed and satisfied adjusting to my new schedule, which is pretty much no schedule. What I need to do is just quit coming to VJ! Haha.

Thanks again, guys.

Same thing is happening to me here, I called them and got the same typical ####### they gave me. I turned in Package 3 around the same tim as you guys. Another member in this forum turn their package 3 around the same time, and they already got their interview date (April 24th). I'll just call them every Monday to check on it then. Keep in touch.

Service Center : Nebraska Service Center

Consulate : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-06-20

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-11-02

NVC Received : N/A

NVC Left : 2007-12-17

Consulate Received : N/A

HCMC Sent Packet 3 : 2008-01-08

Packet 3 Received : 2008-02-18

HMC reveiced Packet 3: 2008-02-22

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2008-05-12

Visa Received :

US Entry :

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I am also waiting for the interview date. We sent in packet 3 Feb 25. I called twice now and got the same reply as everyone else. I sent an email today and we will keep calling until they give us a date.

Good Luck to everyone! Hope to see you in HCMC!

06-29-09 received GC in mail

4-18-11 mailed I-751 CSC

CIS Office : California Service Center

Date Filed : 2011-04-18

NOA Date Received : 2011-06-06

Date on NOA: 2011-04-22

Bio. Appt. : 2011-06-24

Had to make an Info Pass appointment because there was a delay in receiving the NOA for our I-751. Never found out the reason for the delay but they gave Thao a 1 year green card stamp in her passport and we got a the NOA 2 days later.

Approved: 2011-09-23

Notice sent: 2011-09-28

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I just got off the phone with the consulate. We turned in Packet 3 on the 29th of February, and they did receive it there. The lady told me I would have to wait until the end of April to get an interview date set, call back then. They told my fiancee the same thing the couple times she called earlier this week. I asked if we could find out the date any earlier than that so I can make travel plans, and she said no.

I see by others' timelines that this doesn't seem right at all. I think they are feeding me a line. I am thinking we should have the actual interview around the end of April beginning of May.

Am I thinking correctly? Waiting until the end of April to find out the scheduled date seems way too long. Thanks.

It's normally take 2 months plus for them to send out Package 4. For our case, we sent in our Package 3 in Dec 23. We did not get the package for till the end of Feb. Our interview was on March 21. Be patient and get all the paperworks, evidence ready for the interview. Try to organize it in the Chronological order, like you telling them a story. For now you can go to the website and get the DS156 form preprint it. :)

http://evisaforms.state.gov/

Package 4 will come to you in April. Good Luck. :thumbs:

Edited by CK&Tydi

My K1 Time Line

AOS Quest: Completed :=)

06-08-2007: AOS Package Sent

06-12-2007: AOS Package Recieved

06-19-2007: Check Cashed

06-22-2007: NOA1 in the Mail

06-26-2007: Biometrics Appoinment Received 7-14-2007

07-14-2007: Biometrics Appointment

10-29-2007: AOS interview - still need to wait for FBI name check.

02-27-2008: Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident

02-28-2008: Card production ordered

03-04-2008: Approval notice sent

03-07-2008: Green Card received

05-07-2008: California ID received (took almost a year to get it)

Being a Dad Quest: :=)

06-05-2008: My lovely baby girl arrived.

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Sorry for asking on this thread,

Can I, petitioner represent fiancé to turn in the blue/green if she gets once? Like other ppl did, I’d love to see a CO and speak with him/her. Do I need to make appointment?

Thanks all,

Second K1: I-129F Timeline

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Sept 15, 2007: I-129F sent to VSC

Sept 24, 2007: NOA1 hard copy received

Jan 25, 2008: Approved

Feb 01, 2008: NOA2 hard copy received

April 24, 20008: Interviewed

May 06, 2008: Received Visa

May 11, 2008: Entry to US "Chicago"

May 15, 2008: Registered Marriage's license

Sept 19, 2008: Received Green Card w/o interview

=========================

***Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence

June 19,2010 - I751 Package sent to VSC

June 28,2010 - Received NOA1

July 07, 2010 - Biometrics appt

August 09, 2010 - Approved w/o Interview

August 19, 2010 - 10 Year Green Card Received

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Feb 2012 - Received U.S Citizenship

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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Sorry for asking on this thread,

Can I, petitioner represent fiancé to turn in the blue/green if she gets once? Like other ppl did, I’d love to see a CO and speak with him/her. Do I need to make appointment?

Thanks all,

Here's a link where someone was asking the same thing:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...101708&st=0

He seems to have dropped out of our little circle of friends though. You may try PMing him and see if he ever got in to talk to them. Good luck..

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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You're getting close MP! I just hope the same thing that happened to Phoung doesn't happen to you.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=117200

I'm sure it will feel great to finally have an interview date, but if I had to spend an excess amount of money on an airline ticket it would piss me off. Some would say you don't have to be there, but I disagree. Being there is best.

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Well sh$%! I called again tonight, they still won't tell me anything. Why some cases move so fast and others don't, I can't understand. I'm ready to go!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Ethiopia
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GOOD LUCK ON THE INTERVIEW

July 19------------Send the I-129F

July 26------------Recieved

December 7th----NOA2 online

December 14-----NOA2 Hard Copy

December 21-----NVC recieved

December 28-----NVC send to US embassy in Ethiopia

January 8---------US embassy in Ethiopia will recieve

January 11--------Packet 3

February 7 -------Interview

February 7 -------Passed interview

February 12------VISA in hand

February 22------IN the USA

March 1-----------Wedding

March 15----------Sent AOS

July 7 -------------Finger Print

January 27, 2009--Green card approved without interview. It took almost one year though.

Feb 2 -------------Got the green card in the mail

Next: playing the waiting game for the 2 years holding removal

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
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I called again tonight. I got the same answer. "Wet until ze ent of zis mont fo intaview det."

This time, I got a lady whose English was so thick, I decided I wasn't even going to press her. What does it take to talk with an American at an American consulate? I feel like I'm talking through a fog with these people, much the same as I felt 1 1/2 years ago when I talked with my fiancee for the first time. I swear, Mai speaks much better English that a lot of these Consulate receptionists, and she's entirely self-taught. I toyed with the idea of choosing "emergency situation" on the menu and then playing dumb, just so I could talk normally with an American, but decided against it, figuring it might be a black mark against our case.

I know of so many couples (sorry, ahem, BENEFICIARIES) who got interview dates two weeks ago who turned in their Packet 3s within days of ours. Heck, one of them has an interview date on the 9th, two days from now. This is so frustrating, especially since I am very recently unemployed, and I really hate to take a job now, knowing I will have to quit in a few weeks. Don't want to pi$$ off the local contractors, you know?

I got a call from my U.S. Senator's office last week, asking how the case was going. They had even done some research before they called, and they knew more than I expected before they called (I had requested their assistance last winter when CSC was taking freaking FOREVER to process cases). Although I told them it was going OK, I have decided to call them tomorrow (I plan to do a conference call with my fiancee) and hopefully get things moving again. They seem very happy to help me. I'm just thrilled that my elected representative even notices me, frankly. But then, it IS an election year!

Thanks for letting me vent, and the best of luck to all of you.

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I called in every week, same answer. I thought the interview is first come first serve, guess not....

Service Center : Nebraska Service Center

Consulate : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I-129F NOA1 : 2007-06-20

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-11-02

NVC Received : N/A

NVC Left : 2007-12-17

Consulate Received : N/A

HCMC Sent Packet 3 : 2008-01-08

Packet 3 Received : 2008-02-18

HMC reveiced Packet 3: 2008-02-22

Packet 4 Received :

Interview Date : 2008-05-12

Visa Received :

US Entry :

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I just got off the phone with my U.S. Senator's office. They are willing to help me any way they can. We will see if this speeds things up at all. Marc Ellis advised me that a call/letter/email from Congress really won't affect the merits of a case, but it may help speed things up. Or it may not. Who knows? I can but watch and pray.

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