Leaving on a Jet Plane!!!

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Woot!! I am so excited!! My flight arrives in Ho Chi Minh Saturday the 24th in the eavening. Hoa will meet me at the airport and I will finaly be able to give her a big hug... :-) I was wondering if there was any one else in the area that week would you like to meet one day for lunch? I know we will be busy planning the engagement ceromony, but it would be great to meet some of the other VN VJ members. If your up for it drop me an mail or post and we can make the arangements. I look forward to the trip and I wish EVERYONE all the best!!

Scott

[tcTTct 37]

Congratulations on finally meeting.

One of the first things you should do is to set your camera to imprint the date on the photo and use it often.

Not to rain on your parade but you have a few red flags to overcome. Two that come to mind are engagement on first meeting, no common language. If you are not planning to make multiple trips before filing then you have to be prepared with as much evidence as possible.

Luckytxn is the only person I can think of who managed to pull it off.

[brian_n_phuong 193]

no common language. Luckytxn is the only person I can think of who managed to pull it off.

Thats because no one speaks Texan at the State Department either, they probably assumed he was speaking Vietnamese.

[tcTTct 37]

Thats because no one speaks Texan at the State Department either, they probably assumed he was speaking Vietnamese.

LOL. My biggest disappointment with the 2 times I visited the Lone Star state was that nobody seemed to speak Texan.

[brian_n_phuong 193]

LOL. My biggest disappointment with the 2 times I visited the Lone Star state was that nobody seemed to speak Texan.

Yes, Dallas shold be annexed to Ethopia, Morroco, Pakistan, and India

Austin can be annexed to California

and Garland/Sugarland can be annexed to ....... Viet Nam !!

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Language is no problem :-) Hoa speaks fluant english...much better than my spelling :-P

and as of this point i have filled a 2" three ring binder with 6 months of skype conversations 300+txt messages and a slew of emails, reciepts for gifts I have sent her ect....I have kept everything and gone as far as having my cell phone email all the text messages to my email account so I can print them out. Every communication we have had I have kept and printed them out and filed into binders in preperation for the I-129F packet. I have been reading the forums and knowing what would be ahead of us I started planning early and compiling everything I could. I have bought books on the VN culture and I watch youtube as I can on VN. I am far from an expert but I am at least becoming familiar with the country and people much more than I was 3 months ago. I know the time we have known each other has not been long by NCIS standards but when you find some one you want to spend the rest of your life with, you want to start the rest of your life as soon as possable. I know they will take their time in processing our K-! application but for Hoa and I it just gives us more time to grow in our love for each other. The best things in life are worth the effort, and I will do anything I can to make it happen for us. With all I read on the forums of people building their K-1 packets I am wondering if some one actualy reads every note, email, txt and page people sent in... When a single k-1 paket can range in the hundreds to a thousand pages or more I see why it would take them so long to process one visa. If this is the case...by god for my Hoa I will fill a library if I have to....

[luckytxn 2,264]

Congratulations on finally meeting.

One of the first things you should do is to set your camera to imprint the date on the photo and use it often.

Not to rain on your parade but you have a few red flags to overcome. Two that come to mind are engagement on first meeting, no common language. If you are not planning to make multiple trips before filing then you have to be prepared with as much evidence as possible.

Luckytxn is the only person I can think of who managed to pull it off.

I am good.

LOL. My biggest disappointment with the 2 times I visited the Lone Star state was that nobody seemed to speak Texan.

Y'all just needed to come to where I live.

[tcTTct 37]

The best things in life are worth the effort, and I will do anything I can to make it happen for us. With all I read on the forums of people building their K-1 packets I am wondering if some one actualy reads every note, email, txt and page people sent in... When a single k-1 paket can range in the hundreds to a thousand pages or more I see why it would take them so long to process one visa. If this is the case...by god for my Hoa I will fill a library if I have to....

She is lucky that you are intent on being a good husband. It is not necessary to include every single email but a good sample of items that prove an ongoing real relationship. They may not read or inspect every piece of evidence they submit but it is definitely better that they have it in case they want to see it.

We had lots of red flags to address. Our K1 package was prepared by Marc Ellis and Nam's office and was approximately 3 inches thick. They prepare many packages per month and I feel that their experience in picking and choosing what to and not to include was the reason our AP period was so short. Our practise interviews with Nam included over 80% of all the questions asked at the actual interview. What I'm trying to say is Marc and Nam's office is very experienced with preparing HCM petitions, and if they front load the applications to that extent then HCM VJ members should take advantage of their experience and do the same.