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johncali9   6

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HELLO ALL

DEAR SCottthuy ,jimandPhuong AnhMap (big brother Vietnam)

PLEASE MAY I HAVE ATENTION

HERE FYI

jOHNCALI9

I assume the attorney talked to in HCM was Marc Ellis. There is no better expert on the peculiarities of the US Consulate in HCM than Marc, as he has been involved in hundreds of cases there. He probably referred you to the law offices of Tran Hai Duc in HCM. They'll help drill your fiancee on some of the questions the CO might ask, but I suggest you help to prepare her in advance. It has become somewhat customary for VJ members with SO's in Vietnam to post the questions their fiancee's were asked in HCM after the interview. Go to the Southeast Asia and Pacific forum and search for the threads.

Some specific things they flag cases for in HCM are:

1. Not enough time between the first meeting and the engagement. This is contrary to local traditions.

2. Only one or two visits to Vietnam, or visits of only a few days each.

3. No engagement ceremony. A "dam hoi" or "dinh hon" engagement ceremony is customary in Vietnam. Have pictures available.

4. No pictures of petitioner with the family of the beneficiary. Engagement and marriage is a family affair in Vietnam.

5. Petitioner knows or was introduced by family of the beneficiary in the US.

6. Beneficiary doesn't know enough about petitioner. Seriously, they may ask her questions that an American wife of 20 years might not know. If the information is in the documents submitted, or on ANY public record the consulate has access to, then your fiancee should know this information.

7. No common language. If you don't speak Vietnamese, and she doesn't speak English, they are going to question the relationship.

None of these things will automatically result in a visa being denied by the consulate, but they should be addressed sufficiently in your documentation.

The CO's in HCM are well known to issue blue slips for additional evidence, and ask for documents which were never asked for in either "official" packet. The two most common are a timeline of your relationship, and a list of the beneficiaries family in the US. Again, look in the Southeast Asia and Pacific subform for specifics on these documents. Have them ready - don't make the CO ask for them.

jOHNCALI9

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Hey, that looks familiar! :blink:

12/15/2009 - K1 Visa Interview - APPROVED!

12/29/2009 - Married in Oakland, CA!

08/18/2010 - AOS Interview - APPROVED!

05/01/2013 - Removal of Conditions - APPROVED!

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:pop:

Engaged: 8/19/2006

Married: 2/25/2008

Sent I-130: 6/5/2008

NOA1 Recieved: 6/26/2008

Transferred to CSC: 12/17/2008

Touched: 12/22/2008

Touched: 12/29/2008

Touched: 12/30/2008

Touched: 12/31/2008

Approved: 12/31/2008

NVC Received 01/07/2009

AOS I-864 Fee Bill arrived: 01/17/2009

"There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer. "

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aha.. Mr Legg, I am sitting here, and watching, since my name is not on the list.. hihihi. . :pop:

I-130 Journey

USCIS

06-15-2008 : Marriage

08-16-2008 : I-130 Sent

08-18-2008 : I-130 Received

08-22-2008 : I-130 NOA1

02-02-2009 : I-130 NOA2 Approved 164 days from NOA1

NVC

02-04-2009 : Visited my wife for 2 weeks. 02-22-2009 come back to US

02-11-2009 : Received package from NVC

02-23-2009 : AOS Paid $70 (Online)

02-23-2009 : DS-3032 sent (by email)

02-25-2009 : Payment Received from my bank (AOS)

03-04-2009 : NVC has received the Choice of Agent DS-3032 (Online)

03-04-2009 : IV Application Processing Fees $400 (Online)

03-05-2009 : Payment Received from my bank (IV APS)

03-07-2009 : DS-230, and I-864 Sent (by USPS)

03-12-2009 : USPS confirm arrived at NVC for DS-230, & I-864

03-13-2009 : NVC received DS-230, & I-864 (Case in progress)

03-20-2009 : NVC case completed in 1 week NVC completed 03-20-2009.

04-02-2009 : NVC Left to HCM city

04-22-2009 : Medical Passed

05-12-2009 : Received a package IV from HCM Consulate by email

05-18-2009 : My wife got Pink.. yeah..

05-26-2009 : Visa received

06-18-2009 : US Entry!!! Yeah, my wife finally here.

06-29-2009 : Received SSN from snail mail

07-20-2009 : Green card received by mail

09-15-2009 : Writting test from DVM.

11-03-2009 : Driving Test.

01-20-2010 : Working.

04-20-2011 : Submit I751

04-26-2011 : Received I-797 NOA with Receipt Number

05-11-2011 : Received ASC Appointment Notice

06-03-2011 : Biometrics Apts @ 11:00 AM

10-11-2011 : Submit more evidence.

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ScottThuy   140

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Not sure what you are getting at John... Khong Hieu :blink: .

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"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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Anh John, what do you want us to do? Are you reminding us of some of the important things? Are you going to give us a test later? :unsure:

All good things to know.

I-864 Affidavit of Support FAQ -->> https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/support/i-864-frequently-asked-questions.html

FOREIGN INCOME REPORTING & TAX FILING -->> https://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ch01.html#en_US_2015_publink100047318

CALL THIS NUMBER TO ORDER IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS >> 800-908-9946

PLEASE READ THE GUIDES -->> Link to Visa Journey Guides

MULTI ENTRY SPOUSE VISA TO VN -->>Link to Visa Exemption for Vietnamese Residents Overseas & Their Spouses

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Hey, that looks familiar! :blink:

hahahaha you're right i've seen that list before. You made my day John :devil:

:time:

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"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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Anh map   2,098

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Hey, that looks familiar! :blink:

hahahaha you're right i've seen that list before. You made my day John :devil:

Can't ever get/give/steal/borrow good advice enough. :thumbs:

I-864 Affidavit of Support FAQ -->> https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/support/i-864-frequently-asked-questions.html

FOREIGN INCOME REPORTING & TAX FILING -->> https://www.irs.gov/publications/p54/ch01.html#en_US_2015_publink100047318

CALL THIS NUMBER TO ORDER IRS TAX TRANSCRIPTS >> 800-908-9946

PLEASE READ THE GUIDES -->> Link to Visa Journey Guides

MULTI ENTRY SPOUSE VISA TO VN -->>Link to Visa Exemption for Vietnamese Residents Overseas & Their Spouses

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johncali9   6

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Hey, that looks familiar! :blink:

hahahaha you're right i've seen that list before. You made my day John :devil:

Can't ever get/give/steal/borrow good advice enough. :thumbs:

Hello All

you guy done with that ,i wuold like to remine every body been working on with that ,that my mean

John

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I see.... No I don't see............ :whistle:

Oct 28,2006 Met online in Yahoo messenger
Dec 2,2007 Traveled to Morocco and decided to stay
Jan 7,2008 Got married in Zaio
Mar 2,2008 Got my Moroccan residency
Oct 23,2008 Direct Consular filed at consulate
Oct 31,2008 Got interview call for Dec 22nd
Nov 11,2008 Medical exam done
Dec 22,2008 Interview and got approved
Dec 23,2008 Visa issued, thanks to God
Jan 20,2009 Flew home to Texas.
Jan 21,2009 Living and working in Los Fresnos, Texas
Oct 30,2010 Filed I-751 Lifting of Conditions
Nov 2, 2010 NOA1
Dec 10,2010 Biometrics
Mar 23,2011 Approved Lifting of Conditions
Oct 28,2011 Filed N-400 Naturalization
Nov 02,2011 NOA 1
Nov 28,2011 Recd text/email placed inline for interview schedule
Dec 01,2011 Recd text/email interview scheduled,pending letter
Jan 10,2012 Interview Date
Jan 10,2012 Interview Cancelled and will be rescheduled per
USCIS as Farid can only interview after Jan 20th
Feb 23,2012 Citizenship Interview Date-Farid passed. Wohoo
July 6,2012 Oath Ceremony-McAllen Texas

March 20,2013 Petitioned for Momma

March 9, 2015 Momma arrives in Texas to live with us.

January 30, 2016 Momma leaves back to Morocco for a visit.

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johncali9   6

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Deal all

You guy know was spoken some friend of mine ,he giong on to sponsor his wife with I-129f but he was not going to vietnam to visit her and his lawyer say ok with that , so that why i use some your name expert with that to make him to beleave,that my mean, he will ask the his lawyer in santa ana got him $2,200 for that case

John

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Deal all

You guy know was spoken some friend of mine ,he giong on to sponsor his wife with I-129f but he was not going to vietnam to visit her and his lawyer say ok with that , so that why i use some your name expert with that to make him to beleave,that my mean, he will ask the his lawyer in santa ana got him $2,200 for that case

John

I cant see any lawyer telling a petitioner that t should be no problem not visiting a 129F beneficiary prior to interview.. sounds like a sure fire denial to me... I see so many people on here that got engaged having never held the future spouse but eventually did before the interview.. thats difficult for me but to say no problem going all the way through the interview with no meeting... wow! sounds like bad lawyer to me...

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I see.... No I don't see............ :whistle:

No problem R&S since its a Vietnam consulate specific topic anyway...

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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Deal all

You guy know was spoken some friend of mine ,he giong on to sponsor his wife with I-129f but he was not going to vietnam to visit her and his lawyer say ok with that , so that why i use some your name expert with that to make him to beleave,that my mean, he will ask the his lawyer in santa ana got him $2,200 for that case

John

I cant see any lawyer telling a petitioner that t should be no problem not visiting a 129F beneficiary prior to interview.. sounds like a sure fire denial to me... I see so many people on here that got engaged having never held the future spouse but eventually did before the interview.. thats difficult for me but to say no problem going all the way through the interview with no meeting... wow! sounds like bad lawyer to me...

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I see.... No I don't see............ :whistle:

No problem R&S since its a Vietnam consulate specific topic anyway...

Hey scott even they put in the news vietnamese paper too ,they lie to people does not know ,that why i told them to go vj to see ,the peoples expert do not let the lawyer full them (santa ana ,Ca)

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johncali9   6

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Dear hniHnitsuJ

Sorry about that ,you are the one most help people in here, please accept my appolgy your name hard to remember for me ,that why i can not mention your name sorry HNIHNITSUJ

John

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