US Immigration from Vietnam

Have an approved CR1 visa. Have all the required vaccines except Influenza (Flu shot). The Ho Chi Minh City US Consulate approved vaccine facility had been out of this vaccine for well over one month. When asked, the facility says that it's the only place to get the vaccine. Yet, there are numerous very reputable hospitals in the city that can administer the shot. Waited a long time for the visa. Now one common vaccine is delaying any travel to the USA. Not sure why one cannot get the vaccine another hospital and have it annotated on the current vaccine card I hold. Feasibility one can wait months for the shot and have the visa expired. Does anyone know of any exception (ie vaccine unavailable at facility) or work arounds to this situation? Just seems just a very, very slight bit bureaucratic to hold up one's travel.

Can anyone share their recent immigrant visa (CR1) interview questions at the Ho Chi Minh consulate? Interview coming up soon and want to get better prepared.

Hello,

I'm wondering how I'm able to bring my brother in law and his wife over to work under my business. Is this even possible?

Does anyone know the process to recognize a foreign marriage (US citizen and Vietnamese citizen) in her home country of Vietnam? Will she need an apostille and documented translated? She file this at the local district? Will Vietnam recognize it?

thank you!

Hello All,

Sorry I can't find a sticky note of what to submit and steps to do to sponsor my Dad IR5 so I had to create this thread.

I'm a US citizen through naturalization. My Dad is currently outside the US.

Per this link https://www.uscis.gov/family/family-of-us-citizens/bringing-parents-to-live-in-the-united-states-as-permanent-residents

For father lives outside the US, I need:

- Form I-130

- A copy of your birth certificate showing your name and the names of both parents

- A copy of your Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship or U.S. passport if you were not born in the United States

- A copy of your parents civil marriage certificate

I have attached all of the above English translated documents, including my parents' divorce document, when I fill out the I-130 online (about to file, currently a draft). My mom (green card) currently resides with me in the US btw.

From the list of the above documents, I don't see I-864 Affidavit of Support or DS-260 (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-information-resources/forms/online-immigrant-visa-forms/ds-260-faqs.html)

so I guess maybe I should submit I-130 first and the USCIS or NVC will ask for other forms later after they have processed I-130.

The reason I created this thread because I want to submit the required forms together if possible (but if the forms shall be submitted in separate stages then so be it). Basically I need you tell me that just go ahead and submit first what is being asked at this stage:

- Form I-130

- A copy of your birth certificate showing your name and the names of both parents

- A copy of your Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship or U.S. passport if you were not born in the United States

- A copy of your parents civil marriage certificate

I don't know if this shortcut is relevant to my case:

https://www.visajourney.com/wiki/jamess_shortcuts/

Thanks a lot.