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BurningFinger   5

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Hey guys,

This is kind of a dumb question but I wanted to know how to go about getting a loose-leaf visa for a single-visit one month stay in VN. I call and email them every day with no response. I always used to just mail my passport to the Embassy in D.C for the sticker visa, but I want a loose-leaf this time. There is no emergency here, so I dont know if I can get this. Has anybody every tried this? What would be the wait times?

-Travis & Trang

1/10/2010-----> Mailed I-130

1/17/2010-----> NOA 1 - Hard Copy

3/28/2010-----> NOA 2 - Email

4/02/2010-----> NOA 2 - Hard Copy

6/14/2010-----> NVC Processing Complete

8/02/2010-----> Interview Date @ 8:00am - Result = PINK!!!

lindal24 Rising Star

lindal24   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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The last loose leaf visa I got was through a travel agent. I couldn't send in my passport so I emailed them my passport photos and then she took care of it. Of course, I purchased my tickets through them so I picked up the visa when I picked up the tickets... :)

CR1/IR1 Timeline:

GENERAL INFO

[*]12-xx-2007 - 1st Trip (6wks) & Met him halfway around the world

[*]03-xx-2008 - Got engaged - two people on opposite sides of the world

[*]05-xx-2008 - 2nd Trip (2wks) - Engagement/Marriage/Consummation

[*]06-12-2008 - Filed I-130 (CR-1) with Vermont Service Center

[*]12-xx-2008 - 3rd Trip (4wks)

[*]06-05-2009 - Interview at 9:00am at HCMC Consulate (result: blue)

[*]07-08-2009 - Submitted RFE: Beneficiary's Relatives & Evidence of Relationship

[*]08-xx-2009 - 4th Trip (4wks)

[*]10-07-2009 - AP 91 days - Result: APPROVED!!

[*]10-31-2009 - POE: Detroit, MI

[*]11-18-2009 - Social Security Card

[*]11-20-2009 - Green Card

[*]01-21-2010 - Driver's License

THE NEXT STEPS...

[*]02/07/2011 - Renew Vietnam Passport

[*]07/30/2011 - Process of Removing Conditions Begins

[*]09/25/2011 - Date of I-751

[*]09/28/2011 - NOA1

[*]10/19/2011 - Biometrics

WeatherEmperor Enthusiast

WeatherEmperor   21

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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I would like information on this as well. I called the Vietnam Embassy in D.C and they say for a single visit 1 month entry visa to Vietnam, you have to pay $65.00. I will just mail my passport to them so they can attach the visa, no problem with that. How long is the waiting time to get the visa??

<CARRICK>

K1 Visa Stage
Aug 23, 2010: I-129F NOA 1
Feb 07, 2011: I-129F NOA 2
May 23, 2011: Interview. Blue Slip
Jun 20, 2011: Submit Documents: 1) Timeline, 2) 10 year residency(me), 3) 10 year residency(Thu), 4) Letter explaining how/where we met. Second Blue Slip
Feb 03, 2012: U.S. Consulate Investigators call Thu's residence. Spoke to Thu and Thu's parents
Feb 27, 2012: Received email from the U.S. Consulate that our case is finished processing. Requested to submit updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 06, 2012: Submitted updated Police & Medical papers.
Mar 21, 2012: Received K1 Visa
Apr 07, 2012: Point of Entry @ LAX

Adjustment of Status Stage
Apr 23, 2012: Got married!
Apr 30, 2012: Received Social Security Card
Jun 30, 2012: Applied for AOS
Sep 22, 2012: Received Employment Authorization Card...Still waiting for 2 yr GC

May 01, 2013: Received 2yr GC

Removal of Conditions Stage

Apr 18, 2015: Will apply for 10yr GC

lindal24 Rising Star

lindal24   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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They gave you the "American" price... :P It'll take at least a week to get it back once you mail it in...

You should check up on visa on arrival for 25 or 30 bucks...a few other VJ members have done it successfully...

CR1/IR1 Timeline:

GENERAL INFO

[*]12-xx-2007 - 1st Trip (6wks) & Met him halfway around the world

[*]03-xx-2008 - Got engaged - two people on opposite sides of the world

[*]05-xx-2008 - 2nd Trip (2wks) - Engagement/Marriage/Consummation

[*]06-12-2008 - Filed I-130 (CR-1) with Vermont Service Center

[*]12-xx-2008 - 3rd Trip (4wks)

[*]06-05-2009 - Interview at 9:00am at HCMC Consulate (result: blue)

[*]07-08-2009 - Submitted RFE: Beneficiary's Relatives & Evidence of Relationship

[*]08-xx-2009 - 4th Trip (4wks)

[*]10-07-2009 - AP 91 days - Result: APPROVED!!

[*]10-31-2009 - POE: Detroit, MI

[*]11-18-2009 - Social Security Card

[*]11-20-2009 - Green Card

[*]01-21-2010 - Driver's License

THE NEXT STEPS...

[*]02/07/2011 - Renew Vietnam Passport

[*]07/30/2011 - Process of Removing Conditions Begins

[*]09/25/2011 - Date of I-751

[*]09/28/2011 - NOA1

[*]10/19/2011 - Biometrics

Jamaican JNR Rising Star

Jamaican JNR   2

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jamaica
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The last loose leaf visa I got was through a travel agent. I couldn't send in my passport so I emailed them my passport photos and then she took care of it. Of course, I purchased my tickets through them so I picked up the visa when I picked up the tickets... :)

Useful info.

JNR

ScottThuy Mentor

ScottThuy   140

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted

I emailed them and they told me 85$ for a 1 month single entry... #######?

"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.

lindal24 Rising Star

lindal24   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted

I'm sure you can send them 30 and they'll accept it...lol. :P (Don't try it just cause I said to though...you want to make sure you get it! :P)

Try Visa on Arrival...there has been success. :) $25 bucks....

CR1/IR1 Timeline:

GENERAL INFO

[*]12-xx-2007 - 1st Trip (6wks) & Met him halfway around the world

[*]03-xx-2008 - Got engaged - two people on opposite sides of the world

[*]05-xx-2008 - 2nd Trip (2wks) - Engagement/Marriage/Consummation

[*]06-12-2008 - Filed I-130 (CR-1) with Vermont Service Center

[*]12-xx-2008 - 3rd Trip (4wks)

[*]06-05-2009 - Interview at 9:00am at HCMC Consulate (result: blue)

[*]07-08-2009 - Submitted RFE: Beneficiary's Relatives & Evidence of Relationship

[*]08-xx-2009 - 4th Trip (4wks)

[*]10-07-2009 - AP 91 days - Result: APPROVED!!

[*]10-31-2009 - POE: Detroit, MI

[*]11-18-2009 - Social Security Card

[*]11-20-2009 - Green Card

[*]01-21-2010 - Driver's License

THE NEXT STEPS...

[*]02/07/2011 - Renew Vietnam Passport

[*]07/30/2011 - Process of Removing Conditions Begins

[*]09/25/2011 - Date of I-751

[*]09/28/2011 - NOA1

[*]10/19/2011 - Biometrics

ScottThuy Mentor

ScottThuy   140

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted

not sure how to go about that... I am having Thuy email them in vietnamese to ask for me to see if the price is the same.. he he he...

"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.

lindal24 Rising Star

lindal24   1

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted

LOL...the first time I did it on my own, I called them like 4 different times and got 3 different prices. I finally got them down to $30 after I told him (I talked to him 2 or 3 of the 4 times) I was Vietnamese. :P:)

CR1/IR1 Timeline:

GENERAL INFO

[*]12-xx-2007 - 1st Trip (6wks) & Met him halfway around the world

[*]03-xx-2008 - Got engaged - two people on opposite sides of the world

[*]05-xx-2008 - 2nd Trip (2wks) - Engagement/Marriage/Consummation

[*]06-12-2008 - Filed I-130 (CR-1) with Vermont Service Center

[*]12-xx-2008 - 3rd Trip (4wks)

[*]06-05-2009 - Interview at 9:00am at HCMC Consulate (result: blue)

[*]07-08-2009 - Submitted RFE: Beneficiary's Relatives & Evidence of Relationship

[*]08-xx-2009 - 4th Trip (4wks)

[*]10-07-2009 - AP 91 days - Result: APPROVED!!

[*]10-31-2009 - POE: Detroit, MI

[*]11-18-2009 - Social Security Card

[*]11-20-2009 - Green Card

[*]01-21-2010 - Driver's License

THE NEXT STEPS...

[*]02/07/2011 - Renew Vietnam Passport

[*]07/30/2011 - Process of Removing Conditions Begins

[*]09/25/2011 - Date of I-751

[*]09/28/2011 - NOA1

[*]10/19/2011 - Biometrics

toddandhien Collaborator

toddandhien   2

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
Posted
Hey guys,

This is kind of a dumb question but I wanted to know how to go about getting a loose-leaf visa for a single-visit one month stay in VN. I call and email them every day with no response. I always used to just mail my passport to the Embassy in D.C for the sticker visa, but I want a loose-leaf this time. There is no emergency here, so I dont know if I can get this. Has anybody every tried this? What would be the wait times?

-Travis & Trang

A word of caution on loose, single-entry visas: The entry stamp will be put on the visa (not in your passprt) and the visa will be retained by the Passport Control Officer when you leave the country. You will have NO record of your entry and exit of VN. If this is important to you for documentation purposes (it should be), you may want to consider getting a permanently affixed visa in your passport. That way, they HAVE to stamp your passport going in and coming out.

Burning: you don't have a timeline so I don't know if you are already married to a VN citizen. If you are, you can get a visa exemption for 5 years for $20. Available in loose-leaf or permanently affixed.

 
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