My fiance just got the pink slip! In Ho CHi Minh City!!!

[Peggy 1]

Congrats Matt

[Ladylethal 12]

Congratulations !!!

[Meriem_DZ 37]

Congratulations!!!

Meriem

[TracyTN 237]

This is excellent news, Matt!!! Congratulations!

[maria_b84 0]

Congrats!!!!!

Maria

[seldi 1]

[JenT 0]

Fantastic!!! Happy news!!!

[Nikita2Charles 33]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!

[USMA 0]

Congratulations!!! Best wishes! Always love hearing happy endings...

[munchkins 1]

Congratulations, always good to see such great news

[Billy 0]

CONGRATZ TO YOU 2

[KarenCee 3]

Congratulations Matt!!!! Everyone is thrilled for you Hope you and your love are reunited soon!

[Matt_Stevens 5]

Thank you everyone. Really. From the bottom of our hearts Anh and I thank you.

Here is how it happened...

First of all, I decided on the Orgy of Evidence theory. Why take a risk on not including something?

2005 tax year was not available so I included the letter from the IRS (plus the stamped envelope it came in) saying that I cannot not yet receive 2005 transcripts. I included proof from years 2002 - 2004 and a letter stating my ex-wife threw out all my W2's so I could only include what I was able to obtain from former employers.

I included a picture of my car, copy of car insurance and a copy of the title for proof I owned my own new car with no loan. Just helps proof financial security.

My parents were co-sponsors, but amazingly enough, they were not considered. The interviewer told Anh that my income was enough. That really worried me because of the lack of 2005 records, but the letter from the IRS did the trick. However, anyone going through HCMC with a co-sponsor may run into trouble because the interviewer did tell Anh they don't consider them as of this year because of fraud.

I found my original birth certificate right before the interview and sent it to Anh and she put it on top of the certified copies from my town hall.

The interview:

When she arrived a Vietnamese lady took the packet and got upset because there would be no way for her to find anything. Anh pointed out the tabs at the bottom which will make it very easy and the woman frowned, but stopped complaining. Anh saw this same women yell at a lot of girls about their packets.

Anh waited until around 9:45am when she was called over. The translator talked first, in Vietnamese, then the interviewer, "a very handsome looking young man" started to talk in English.

1. "What is your fiancé’s name and does he have any nicknames?" Anh spoke directly to the interviewer in English. She said my name and that she just calls me Matthew when she wants me to give her something.

2. "How did you meet your fiancé?" Anh told him in English and the translator left. When she explained about our meeting in Paris at the Eiffel Tower her interviewer smiled and said it sounded incredibly romantic. He was very warm and friendly and right then Anh knew she would get the visa.

Other questions...

3. Do you know anything about Matthew's ex-wife?

4. What does Matthew do for a living?

5. What were you doing in Paris?

6. What do you plan to do when you go to America? Work or continue your education?

And that's it. The other questions involved small talk. He asked about her experiences traveling and they talked about Paris and Munich and just acted like it was a casual conversation.

He then asked for evidence and she handed him the pictures of our three meetings. Again, he commented on Paris and recommended we honeymoon there because it would be romantic and like in a movie.

Then he saw us in a picture at an art gallery where Anh used to work. We were standing next to a beautiful painting and he asked why we chose that painting. Anh explained that it was out favorite and that we hoped to buy it one day. He told her too late, he just bought it!! I ###### you not. You cannot make this stuff up! Unreal!

Then he saw the Euro Disney photo and asked if I told her about Disney World in Florida and Anh said yes, that I told her it was better. He agreed and said I would be a bad husband if I do not take her there.

Interview over! "OK, you can come back tomorrow and get your visa. I hope your honeymoon is as romantic as your first meeting."

This was the kind of interview one can only dream of. Now, that being said, this IS Ho Chi Minh City and time after time people will go back the next day for their visa only to find there is a new problem. I hope and pray that does not happen. So I will stay calm until tomorrow morning. If that visa is in her passport, I'll then dance the jig.

[~*Dorothy*~ 2]

Congratulations It seems from your post that Anh had a great interview and I feel that your evidence as well as the beauty of your relationship prevailed...Best of luck and wish that you will be soon together

Dorothy

[ladybutterfly 0]

Fantastic!