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JimVaPhuong Veteran

JimVaPhuong   4,863

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Phuong and I are in Hue now, but we're heading to Hoi An in a few hours, along with a sizable portion of her family. We'll be staying in Hoi An tonight, and then in Ban An in Da Nang tomorrow night. After that, her family is going back to Hue, and Phuong and I are getting on a plane in Da Nang to HCM, and then on to Da Lat for a couple of days. We'll be in HCM on the 16th and 17th. I'm heading back to the US on the 18th.

We'll be staying at her cousin's hotel in the Tan Phu district. I think a little VJ lunch on the 17th would be great!

All of the airport employees in HCM are wearing masks, as well as many of the travelers. You'll also have to fill out some health related forms and turn them in before you get to the customs counters. They'll give you these forms on the plane. In typical Vietnamese style, people don't queue up to hand in their forms - they just kind of herd together and press their way to the front. The people collecting the forms will tear off the bottom of one form, which serves as a sort of receipt that you've filed your forms. The sheet instructs you to give it to the hotel staff where you'll be staying, but the staff at my hotel didn't want it and gave it back to me. The forms are simple - name, passport and flight numbers, where you'll be staying, etc. Plus yes/no questions about symptoms.

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have fun Chim!

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ScottThuy   140

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have fun Chim!

Good one!

He said he was going to see if that is what they were saying..

Well Chim...is it? :whistle:

"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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I'm about to head to the airport. Hopefully, my fiancee and I can stay safe and healthy while in Vietnam and on the way back to the U.S. And go through the POE without much problem and hassle. It would be great if I somehow can I bump into a VJ member who is in Vietnam during my trip. I will mostly stay around the HCM area.

Good luck to everyone else through this whole process. Hopefully when I come back, I can hear some good news from those who are having problems right now. I will go to the temple on my trip and I will say a few prays for my fellow VJers. Pink Pink Pink!

I'll land in HCM next Tuesday, maybe we can have a VJ party!! :star:

Party where... Sound like a lot of VJ are going back... I'll be going back to see my wife on the 19th, I'll be there for about three weeks... I'll be in HCM area near the airport... So if any one getting together please let us know... :ot::huh:

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hniHnitsuJ   8

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have fun Chim!

Good one!

He said he was going to see if that is what they were saying..

Well Chim...is it? :whistle:

Wow. Anh Chim.. you are actually in VN... so.. what did your wife family call you??.. Anh CHEM CHEM .. or Anh Chim DA DA... hihihi ..j/k bro. have fun in vn..

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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have fun Chim!

Good one!

He said he was going to see if that is what they were saying..

Well Chim...is it? :whistle:

Wow. Anh Chim.. you are actually in VN... so.. what did your wife family call you??.. Anh CHEM CHEM .. or Anh Chim DA DA... hihihi ..j/k bro. have fun in vn..

I apologize Jim.. Thuy just set me straight on 'Chim'... it was intended as pronunciation of Jim only... I should have had Chim Da Da.. :innocent:

"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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I hope you are doing well over there in Vietnam. I am planning to be there next month and looking forward to being with my fiance again.

All the best,

michael

K-1 Visa Timeline

October 2008 - First visit with Kha in Vietnam

November 2008 - Proposed to Kha

January 2009 - Sent I-129f petition for fiance visa

March 2009 - I-129f approved

July 2009 - Kha has interview (got blue sheet, need more evidence)

September 2009 - Second visit with Kha (Engagement Ceremony)

October 2009 - Kha went to US Consulate (got another blue sheet, denied visa)

December 2009 - Received notice from US Consulate, they sent docs back to USCIS

March 2010 - Received Notice of Decision from USCIS, all action is concluded.

CR-1 Visa Timeline

February 18-25, 2010 - Third visit to Vietnam, interview for marriage certificate

March 13-21, 2010 - Fourth visit to Vietnam, signed the book for marriage - yes!

April 16, 2010 - Sent I-130 petition for spousal visa

April 23, 2010 - I-797C, Notice Of Action

July 10, 2010 - Fifth visit to Vietnam, formal marriage ceremony and honeymoon!

October 26, 2010 - I-797, Notice Of Action - Approval!

NVC Process

November 12, 2010 - Letter received, case number assigned

November 15, 2010 - DS-3032 sent via email

November 17, 2010 - AOS online payment made

November 20, 2010 - DS-3032 sent via FEDEX

November 23, 2010 - NVC Received DS-3032

December 11, 2010 - DS-230 packet sent via FEDEX

December 14, 2010 - NVC Received DS-230 packet

December 21, 2010 - Received Checklist Cover Letter from NVC

January 6, 2011 - Case Completed

January 8, 2011 - SIF (Sign in Fail)

February 28, 2011 - Received email from NVC, Interview Scheduled for April 28

April 28, 2011 - Wife has the interview and PASSED!!

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Mike and Thanh   0

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Hi guys, I'm back from Vietnam with my fiancee. Everything went pretty smoothly, even the POE went smooth. More details later. We just literally just got back from the airport.

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Anh map   2,098

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welcome back and welcome to both of you.

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JimVaPhuong   4,863

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have fun Chim!

Good one!

He said he was going to see if that is what they were saying..

Well Chim...is it? :whistle:

Wow. Anh Chim.. you are actually in VN... so.. what did your wife family call you??.. Anh CHEM CHEM .. or Anh Chim DA DA... hihihi ..j/k bro. have fun in vn..

I apologize Jim.. Thuy just set me straight on 'Chim'... it was intended as pronunciation of Jim only... I should have had Chim Da Da.. :innocent:

Wow! I totally missed this exchange. :blush:

After we left Hue, I had practically no internet access except for a few brief minutes in Da Lat, and then decent access once we got to Saigon (but only if I positioned my laptop in the "sweet spot" on the bed!). This thread probably dropped off the front page by then.

Also, I made a mistake in my earlier post. I said "Ban An" - I didn't know how to spell it, and had only heard it spoken. It was "Ba Na", as in "Ba Na Hills Resort". The resort isn't finished yet, but the cable lift ride is spectacular - about 20 minutes and several kilometers suspended a hundred feet over the jungle in the hills outside Da Nang! Rivers and streams, cascading waterfalls and spillways - really something! Phuong was petrified, and chanted her Buddhist mantra all the way up! We were stuck in the lift station for two hours before coming back down because of a lightening storm. The ride back down, over the jungle and in complete blackness, was enough to get ME chanting, too! :whistle:

Oh, and while we were walking the pathways between the different resort buildings at the top, through gardens and jungle, Phuong's aunt caught an 8 inch long centipede with bright red legs. Deadly poison, I'm told, but possible to cook and eat with the right preparation, which was her intention.

Ok, I am certain that almost everyone says "Jim". I listened very carefully. Phuong's daughter takes English classes every day in school, and Phuong also has an English teacher, so I assume they've coached other family members. The only holdout is Phuong's mother, who says "Chim". I talked to her again briefly on the phone this morning, and I'm sure she's saying "Chim". No problem - I probably don't pronounce "mẹ" correctly. :blush:

Welcome back, Mike and Thanh!

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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