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[Frank and Duyen 0]

Hello VJers

Wanted to update those of you that were here while we were going through the visa process. My wife and stepson arrived at SFO May 5th. We used IOM, the ticket was less expensive and the service was awesome.

Stepson is in 5th grade, hes doing great, has lots of friends and a great teacher. He rides his bike to school everyday.

We bought a house, waiting for escrow to close.

Wife has been to dmv more times than she will let me say to get her drivers permit , they have a Vnese version of the test but it doesnt seem to help. Shes stressing over passing, all I can do is encourage her and say "Next time we will get it".

She's still looking for work. There has been a couple interviews by recruiters but nothing has come from it. Hoping to get hired on somewhere for the holidays.

We went to the pumpkin patch last weekend, did the corn maze, pumpkin blaster and haunted house, the expression on my sons face was priceless. He's going to be dracula for halloween.

To all those going through the visa process, be patient and no matter how long it takes, hang in there, its soooo worth it. Im thankful everyday that my wife and son are here. Life is so good.

Frank

[Misha & Ira 113]

Very nice post...it made me smile. I am glad to hear about a normal life.

[rey11 2]

All sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

[Sayha or bust. 71]

Hello VJers

Wanted to update those of you that were here while we were going through the visa process. My wife and stepson arrived at SFO May 5th. We used IOM, the ticket was less expensive and the service was awesome.

Stepson is in 5th grade, hes doing great, has lots of friends and a great teacher. He rides his bike to school everyday.

We bought a house, waiting for escrow to close.

Wife has been to dmv more times than she will let me say to get her drivers permit , they have a Vnese version of the test but it doesnt seem to help. Shes stressing over passing, all I can do is encourage her and say "Next time we will get it".

She's still looking for work. There has been a couple interviews by recruiters but nothing has come from it. Hoping to get hired on somewhere for the holidays.

We went to the pumpkin patch last weekend, did the corn maze, pumpkin blaster and haunted house, the expression on my sons face was priceless. He's going to be dracula for halloween.

To all those going through the visa process, be patient and no matter how long it takes, hang in there, its soooo worth it. Im thankful everyday that my wife and son are here. Life is so good.

Frank

I took my wife to the the DMV, they had it in Vietnamese but shes not fluent in that language or computers. We got a cheat sheet from one of our friends, basically the test with all the answers, so soon I will take her back. Nice to here your sons doing good. My step kids are tops in there high school and the teachers are amazed at how much they know and how quick there learning English. They will be fluent in 3 languages. I have trouble speaking one. lol

Best wishes. Rich

[luckytxn 2,264]

Hello VJers

Wanted to update those of you that were here while we were going through the visa process. My wife and stepson arrived at SFO May 5th. We used IOM, the ticket was less expensive and the service was awesome.

Stepson is in 5th grade, hes doing great, has lots of friends and a great teacher. He rides his bike to school everyday.

We bought a house, waiting for escrow to close.

Wife has been to dmv more times than she will let me say to get her drivers permit , they have a Vnese version of the test but it doesnt seem to help. Shes stressing over passing, all I can do is encourage her and say "Next time we will get it".

She's still looking for work. There has been a couple interviews by recruiters but nothing has come from it. Hoping to get hired on somewhere for the holidays.

We went to the pumpkin patch last weekend, did the corn maze, pumpkin blaster and haunted house, the expression on my sons face was priceless. He's going to be dracula for halloween.

To all those going through the visa process, be patient and no matter how long it takes, hang in there, its soooo worth it. Im thankful everyday that my wife and son are here. Life is so good.

Frank

Most awesome. Glad everything working out. God bless.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Wife has been to dmv more times than she will let me say to get her drivers permit , they have a Vnese version of the test but it doesnt seem to help. Shes stressing over passing, all I can do is encourage her and say "Next time we will get it".

They also have a driver's handbook in Vietnamese. Hope that's the one she's studying.

http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/foreign_hdbk/dl600V.pdf

My step-kids both passed the written test the first time, but both failed the driving test the first time. My step-son failed because he didn't put on his windshield wipers before leaving the carport at the DMV (it was lightly sprinkling). My step-daughter, on the other hand, nearly clobbered a parked car leaving the DMV parking lot. She was taking the test in the driving instructor's car, and the test administrator wrote on the denial sheet that he had to use the instructor's brake pedal or she would have hit the car.

My step-daughter needs to practice a lot more, but my step-son has already bought a car and drives it to work every day.

My wife likes to be chauffeured. She's passed to written test, but hasn't made any attempt to learn to drive a car. I took her to a shopping center parking lot to practice a few times, but I think she needs the professional VN instructor we hired for my step-kids.

I took my wife to the the DMV, they had it in Vietnamese but shes not fluent in that language or computers. We got a cheat sheet from one of our friends, basically the test with all the answers, so soon I will take her back. Nice to here your sons doing good. My step kids are tops in there high school and the teachers are amazed at how much they know and how quick there learning English. They will be fluent in 3 languages. I have trouble speaking one. lol

Best wishes. Rich

There are five different tests in Vietnamese. Hope you've got a cheat sheet for every one of them.

[luckytxn 2,264]

I am still amazed that my wife got a license to drive. I am even more amazed that she is still in one piece and/or others have not been maimed. It did take her 3 tries on the driving test to pass but I think the tester just wanted her not to come back.

[Leatherneck 693]

They also have a driver's handbook in Vietnamese. Hope that's the one she's studying.

http://dmv.ca.gov/pu...hdbk/dl600V.pdf

My step-kids both passed the written test the first time, but both failed the driving test the first time. My step-son failed because he didn't put on his windshield wipers before leaving the carport at the DMV (it was lightly sprinkling). My step-daughter, on the other hand, nearly clobbered a parked car leaving the DMV parking lot. She was taking the test in the driving instructor's car, and the test administrator wrote on the denial sheet that he had to use the instructor's brake pedal or she would have hit the car.

My step-daughter needs to practice a lot more, but my step-son has already bought a car and drives it to work every day.

My wife likes to be chauffeured. She's passed to written test, but hasn't made any attempt to learn to drive a car. I took her to a shopping center parking lot to practice a few times, but I think she needs the professional VN instructor we hired for my step-kids.

There are five different tests in Vietnamese. Hope you've got a cheat sheet for every one of them.

Sorry Jim, I had to laugh on that one.

I'll bet you're a better driving instructor, save the money and take them dinner with it.

[Mozzer1972 7]

Great post! Nice to hear all is going well.

My wife prefers me to drive her around as well and has no desire to get a license.

[Sayha or bust. 71]

They also have a driver's handbook in Vietnamese. Hope that's the one she's studying.

http://dmv.ca.gov/pu...hdbk/dl600V.pdf

My step-kids both passed the written test the first time, but both failed the driving test the first time. My step-son failed because he didn't put on his windshield wipers before leaving the carport at the DMV (it was lightly sprinkling). My step-daughter, on the other hand, nearly clobbered a parked car leaving the DMV parking lot. She was taking the test in the driving instructor's car, and the test administrator wrote on the denial sheet that he had to use the instructor's brake pedal or she would have hit the car.

My step-daughter needs to practice a lot more, but my step-son has already bought a car and drives it to work every day.

My wife likes to be chauffeured. She's passed to written test, but hasn't made any attempt to learn to drive a car. I took her to a shopping center parking lot to practice a few times, but I think she needs the professional VN instructor we hired for my step-kids.

There are five different tests in Vietnamese. Hope you've got a cheat sheet for every one of them.

Knowing my luck I got the wrong one. lol. It worked for my coworkers wife in Iowa.

[tuvaty 3]

I am still amazed that my wife got a license to drive. I am even more amazed that she is still in one piece and/or others have not been maimed. It did take her 3 tries on the driving test to pass but I think the tester just wanted her not to come back.

lmao!