US Immigration from Vietnam

Just got an email from the NVC, we have an interview scheduled in 2 weeks in HCMC, Vietnam.

We need to schedule a medical as soon as possible, and my wife hasn t had her flu shot yet. Do we have enough time to do all this and be ready for the interview?

Hi all,

I have a question related to Name change .

I m a Vietnamese with the common problem of incorrect name order. My middle name + first name has been changed into my first name (current legal name) on Green card and SSN. Despite my attempts to correct the name order, it never got fixed. It took so much time (the USCIS informed me it would take from 6 months to 01 year to replace the GC at the time), while I needed to start working right away to support family and couldn t do it without legal paperwork. Therefore, I took the common advice to put it asides and plan to request name change when filing for naturalization. However, the problem is I was a J-1 student, married my American husband then left the US for a few years before coming back as a legal permanent resident. My name when I was a J-1 student was in correct American/English order. It was also the name on my kid s CBRA and marriage license, which is now different from my current legal name.

When filing the N-400 online I am being asked by the system to provide evidence of my name change. I have never legally changed my name. The USCIS and the US Consular in Vietnam changed my name order despites my desperate attempts to fix it. ( I have a trail of written communications back then with NVC, the US Consular and the USCIS). On my very same passport, my US visas prior to 2016 have my correct English name order, while the immigrant visa is the one with the incorrect order. Should I use my visas and the past communications records as evidence for my name (being) changed?

Would be so thankful if someone in the same boat could give me some advice.

Hi all,

After almost 3 years, I'm now struggling with the same old, same old paperwork again. :). I'm working on the Form N-400 and very confused with the ''Time outside the US'' Question (part 9). I'm married to my American husband for 10 years, became lawful permanent resident (LPR) and got my 10 year GC since mid June 2019. I will be applying under the 3-year eligibility. After becoming legal resident, we haven't travelled outside the US (mostly due to the pandemic). However, within the last 5 years and prior to the date of becoming LPR, we made some visits to the US to visit family. Should I list all the previous trips? How they will be counted towards the continuous residence requirements? (As I understand, technically, I haven't travelled outside the States at all during the 3 years period).

Thanks a lot for your helpful advice!

We received the NOA2 and the Instruction Packet for interview on March, 2020. I could not schedule the appointment until Dec, 2020, however I have to cancel because I was stuck in the US on B2 visa and my home country (Vietnam) closed it border even to itself citizens. Since Oct, 2021, I have been checking the scheduling site almost every days with no luck.

My fiance has contacted a lawyer in the US and he suggested to make a Mandamus Lawsuit against the State Department for substantial processing delays.

My question: Anybody has been using the mandamus lawsuit to solve the problem? what's the result?

Do you feel that my case has a high possibility to win the lawsuit or at least to have a acceptable settlement? Because I am aware that there is no further action need on their end rather than opening interview appointment slots on the related site.

The lawsuit cost is not cheap at all. Really appreciate your advice.

Hi

My wife just signed and submitted the DS260. The problem is last night I updated the countries she visited last 5 years. I saved it and then re logged back in and checked again.

This morning reviewed a few more things. She submitted it and when I went back in and looked at the review those countries are gone and the question is blank,??

Has anyone had something like this happen before? And if it dropped those somehow what do we do now?

Really sketched out right now about it.

Thanks.