Joe&Diane

describe his home town and his house????That's stupid! How can i describe something that i never see,i guess with the town you can look on-line,but with the home?????and who is thinking at this type of questions.Thanks for posting,god to know!

My wife and I thought the same, and sure enough it was asked. Jim is right. Couples that are really in love do plan their future together. My wife and I talk on skype every night and sometimes i would mention the weather here, events going on in this city, major attractions, the population, the name of the supermarkets i go to. I really just want her to know my town more. I also walked around my place with my laptop once to show and describe my place of residence to her. So she would have an idea of her future home. We really didn't expect them to ask the question. So expect the unexpected. My wife just answered like this " i've never been to the US nor his city, however my husband often talk about _ _ _ is a nice city with 2 big lakes. And it's known to be the live music capital of texas"

i forgot to post the questions that was asked during my wife's interview. It might help others (well hopefully it would). It's not in this particular order. And my wife mentioned that the translator couldn't translate some of the answers that was questioned. She mentioned that he was very arrogant, ignorant and rude. Go figure. Hope he wasn't the reason for the blue slip! I wish my wife would know more English. Then maybe the translator wouldn't be so rude and arrogant.

What does your husband do for a living?

How long has he worked there?

What's the name of his employer?

Describe the city your husband live in?

What was his last known address?

Describe his home?

When was the last time your husband visit you?

How many times has he been to Vietnam?

What was the reason why he want to visit to VN (on his 1st trip)

When and how did he proposed to you?

Did you accept right away?

When was your wedding date?

How many guests?

Did any of your husband's side from the States attend the wedding?

Has he been married before?

What's her name?

What's her nationality?

Did your husband sponsored her?

Do you have any relatives in the States?

Hope this helps......

http://www.visajourn...-got-blue-slip/

Lol, thanks. i didn't want to repeat myself.

If you wanted to fly internally in Vietnam, which airline is better : Vietnam Airlines or Jetstar? Jetstar is cheaper, but I've read horrible things about them on travel forums. While Vietnam Airlines does have its share of problems, it seems better than Jetstar. Comments?

I flew with VAL from BKK to HCMC and the only problem was the service. the flight attendants on that particular flight was very rude and arrogant. With Jetstar I flew from HCMC to Hanoi. The flight attendants were very friendly, however the only setback was that the flight was about 1 hr late. what sold me was that Jetstar was cheaper and that they had a shuttle from Noi Bai airport in Hanoi to take us into town.

We just got an email notifying us that my wife will have her interview in April. Needless to say we are relieved and happy about this.

My wife wants to be extra prepared this time around. I'm looking for any tips from people that have already been through the interview. What can we expect? How much evidence to bring?

Thanks in kind.

Michael

Good luck!!!

Sitting here in Fanueil Hall, Boston waiting for the oath ceremony to begin.

A bit different than standing across the street from the Consulate on interview day.

i would assume it's a huge difference. Congratulations!

If possible try to get something more recent proving your ex's address. If you're unable send the envelope (as well as a photocopy of it) along with a sworn affidavit from you stating that to the best of your knowledge your ex lives at : xx Main St. HerTown, HerState USA. I had to go the affidavit route as my ex wouldn't cooperate with an affidaivt and I did not have any recent mail from her.

Thanks Anh Map, i got a copy of a bill that is in her name and a different address from mine. i think my ex will cooperate but i'm afraid that the consulate will think that we still communicate.

Just curious, were these documents brought to the intevriew by your SO, or were they included as part of a front loading effort?

front loading effort by me

Wow..that sucks! Looks like the blue slip for 10 years residence and time line has been getting very common. Our interview is in two weeks we might as well expect this even though we already have everything. From what I've seen, if approved they will give you the pink slip but they will tell to come back later to pick up the visa.

Thanks Vince

Sorry to hear this.. But it is fairly common at HCMC consulate... The 10 year was recently discussued in another topic in the VN regional. Having her phone number will not make or break things... If you do not have children with the ex, they can't reasonably expect you to have that current info.

did they ask for proof of the ex's residence?

yes they did. i have an envelope, she sent me something back in march 2010 i forgot for what. i'm not sure if i should present that.

Hi, is your ex also from VN? we have our interview in a few weeks and we have the docs below prepared. my only worry is my ex, although i did prepare a 10-year residence with her contact information.

No my ex is from Thailand

well a Blue Slip for us. they request 10yrs residence from both of us (which we already have but the CO didn't look at it). They also want a time line (the CO also didn't look at this). Lastly they want me to write an affidavit about my ex. Information about her birth date, birthplace, current address, phone number and how she got to the States (who sponsored her). I just have to modify abit of my 10 yrs residence, and time line. but for the affidavit about my ex, i know her current address but we haven't contact each other and I don't have her phone number. Do I just address that in the affidavit? I'm going to try and get these documents done in the next few days so I can send them to my wife. Can she submit the documents by next week to the VN consulate? because on the blue slip they gave us til March 30. And after turning in the requested documents, and if it gets approve do they give the pink right away or they contact my wife to come and pick it up?

I will. thanks again

Sorry to hear that Joe. I'm sure you and your wife will get through this and she will have her visa. I know it's been stressful and hard, but think positive. good luck buddy!

AJ

my wife's interview is in 2 weeks. i'm trying to get all documents needed for my wife to bring to her interview. my concern now is does cr1/ir1 B gets packet 3 or 4? because i had the impression that she will not. because my lawyer filled out both of our DS 230 and sent it along with I864 packet to NVC. and my other concern is helping my wife with her 10yr resident document since she has no clue on where to start. i told her where to get it notarize but on the document what should she put after the addresses? i figured their notarize format will be different from us in the States. any advice is appreciated

i read the guidlines for cr1/ir1 but still not sure about something. my wife's interview is in 2 weeks and my lawyer mentioned she will get packet 3? is that true? does she need to fill anything else like DS 230? because i remember my lawyer filled hers and mine out and sent it with the I864 packet to the NVC. any help is appreciated, i'm trying to get my wife prepared for her interview and seems like something always comes up to get paranoid.

Your wife can write it in Vietnamese but it needs to be translate into English as they only accept English version. The format is simple. They want the address, phone numbers(cell, work, home), family members full name and birthdate. If each family member have cell phone number include it as well. If you want to be thorough, make sure all family members are in the Ho Khau(Household registry).

Place to get notary

Justice Department ( So Tu Phap) in HCM will do it for around 200 nga`n (10 bucks) . Here is the address

141-143 Pasteur, phường 6, quận 3, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Số điện thoại: 08.8290230

thanks

can my wife (beneficiary) write her 10 yr residency in vietnamese?can someone help me with the format? where can she get it notarize in HCMC? thanks in advance

Hey! We're in the same boat as you. We got our IV bill on Sept 2 and it went to PAID on Sept 3. We haven't heard anything since. We did encounter one issue when I called in after a month and the machine said they were still waiting for our IV payment because of some cover letter sent in august. But, when I was finally able to reach an operator, they said our case was completed. Though, I'm currently in VN so we've been waiting together. Like was mentioned, we just review details about our paperwork and my details (family, work, etc) while we wait for the interview date. It's likely we won't hear anything until at least January. Hopefully we get good news for the start of the New Year :]

i was informed that january is not possible for my wife to receive her interview (per the NVC). so i'm writing to my congressman to see any other results. i have to thank a fellow vj member for that advice. hopefully you will have better luck! take care

Ok, here's the scoop:

My wife's uncle petitioned for his brother years ago. His priority date became current, he got his visa, and he arrived with his wife and two teenage boys a couple of weeks ago. By the way, this is the same uncle who introduced me and my wife.

Last year, we returned from Vietnam two days before Christmas. Obviously, I didn't have much time to do any Christmas shopping, so Phuong's uncle arranged a little get together at his house on Christmas night. He had gifts for everyone.

Well, her uncle has had a rough year. Add to that the expense of getting his brother and family to the US, plus adding four more mouths to feed to his household, and he's completely tapped out. So, as a gesture of reciprocal good will, we're going to invite the families of both uncles to our house on Christmas, and we're going to get gifts for everyone.

And that's the dilemma...

They literally arrived just weeks ago with whatever they could pack. I don't know what exactly they brought with them, but I suspect it wasn't much more than some clothes and personal items. I want to get them something that will be useful, but I am also limited in the amount of cash I can spend. I already spent a huge chunk of my Christmas budget getting two new Kim Tu Dien GD7000's for my step-kids.

Also, they are all Buddhists. Christmas is more of a fun thing for them - no spiritual connection.

My unfilled gift list consists of:

The US citizen uncle (mid 40's)

The US citizen uncle's wife (early 40's)

The US citizen uncle's daughter (3rd grade, I think)

The US citizen uncle's son (1st grade, I think)

The new immigrant uncle (mid 40's, I suspect)

The new immigrant uncle's wife (also mid 40's)

The new immigrant uncle's two sons (early teens)

I also got my mother and daughter, but I can figure them out myself.

Any ideas?

Jim, my mom's younger brother and his family (his wife, and 4 children (ages from 14-20)

came to the States last year and what we bought are the following:

3 teenage kids and 1 elder children - sons = boxer shorts, backpack for school, jeans and tshirts

daughters = perfume under $25 from Ross or Marshalls, backpack, jeans (they had plenty of shirts from vn that they didn't want to get rid of)

dad (uncle mid 50's)= carton of cigerettes (i know it's bad but he asked for it),jockey undies

aunt (mid 40's) = lotion,perfume, and makeup kit

Start getting her ready for the interview while you're there. Play the part of the CO and ask her questions about you and your relationship.

-Certified copy of your BC

-Letter from your employer about you current job status.

-any information on her relatives that live in the US (address, phone numbers, ect.)

Thanks Kevin. I've already sent out my letter of employment. we just have to hang in there and wait.

today i sent my package. now what? anything else i have to do? thanks in advance. i am guessing it will take about 3-4 months before i can see my wife again. thanks in advance.

i sent mine in august and my wife haven't got her interview letter yet. i called nvc many times and all they can say is they are waiting for the consulate in hcmc to send my wife her interview letter and seems like it's not going to be in january. so don't think 3-4 months, i hate for you to be disappointed like me. my wife and I just have to patiently wait and not count the days and months.

My family had to wait 3 long weeks on a small cramp boat drifting over the Pacific ocean and then 3 long years in a camp before landing our feet in America. Tell your wife her waiting today is NOTHING.

i didn't ask how your family got here, and your family wasn't the only family that went through hell to get to the States. i asked for suggestions on my post not a smart #### remark like that from you. people are stress enough with waiting to see their love ones, those kinds of comments are not necessary.

Bad time of year for sure. It is the holidays here and they observe them at the embassy and soon TET is happening and they observe that also so it is amazing they do anything. It seems that they have been busy until recently trying to play catchup on the past petitions also. Just remember that patience is a virtue. As for what to take there is a huge thread somewhere in this forum on that very subject. Pretty much any over the counter medicine is much needed. Some perfume for the Mom is great and for some reason Cognac for the Dad is seen as a huge gift but don't expect him to drink it with you.

As for what to do that is something you will also get a lot of responses on. I am not sure where in VN you will be staying but if it is near HCMC then think about a day at Vung Tau. It is not too far and is a nice beach side town with clean beaches and huge statue of Jesus that you get to climb a big hill to go up to and then climb way up the statue to walk out on Jesus shoulder. Great scenery there. I had to rent a van as there was about 15 of us that went. (In fact pretty much anywhere I went with my fiancee we were chaperoned by about that many)

thanks, that's reassuring to know, i'm going to find and read the thread that you mentioned above.

hey fellow vjers, i just need to vent. i'm growing very impatient and frustrated, like most feel in here. my situation is i sent out my iv and aos package in aug 2010 and haven't heard anything from NVC. i have been calling them twice a month since october and they keep telling me that the VN consulate is backed up and once they send out my wife's interview letter the NVC here will send the package over to hcmc. the lady at NVC told me that january 2011 is full and that i have to try calling back in january to see if my wife's interview will be schedule for february. why so long??!!! anyone going through the same situation?

i'm flying to vn in jan to visit my wife. any suggestions of what i should take over there or do once i'm there? i think i will print out more emails,chats, and update the timeline and get it notarized to give to my wife. any feedback is appreciated.

AJ

I saw that you have filed for your spouse and it should not take that long. Usually 3-4 weeks after you sent your I-864.(assume everything go smoothly)

If you already had your interview letter, you should expected your case case forwarded to VN consulate.

i sent my I-864 little over 2 months ago, back in August. and i haven't heard anything yet. i called the nvc and the lady told me they are backed up for october, and asked me to call back the 2nd week of november. i anticipate every day. this is torcher!

for those of you who's going to buy tickets for your wife or family to the state. BEWARE!!! there are alot of FAKE agent in vietnam who sale fake tickets. i myself WILL NOT buy it in vietnam, am going to buy it here and e-mail it to my wife. the price difference are around $30-40 cuz of tax difference in vn and USA. so BEWARE my friend.

thanks for letting us know. i was debating on this now my decision will be much easier!