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lol no kidding. !
 
i was attending the 2:30 but i got there early enough to have attended the 1pm one. if you saw a big 6' 2"  guy wearing a blue shirt and a fetching tie. that was me

Congratulations!! 🎉

Thank you Investinmiami and EDJS.
EDJS, maybe our wives will have the oath ceremony on the same day, that would be cool to meet a fellow VJ'er in person.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations!!! Today I received a notification saying I've been placed in-line for my oath. 

My field office was St Paul, Minnesota, the office with the slowest date!! 
The date on my NOA was 12/02/2016 and my interview and same day oath ceremony was 03/16/2017, just 15 weeks from start to finish. 

From our NOA1 to NOA2 was exactly 7 months and 1 week, and then we waited 4 months till her interview, so just be patient.
When I was waiting on our NOA2 I remember I used to check the USCIS website daily to look for any status updates and then the first day I didn't check the website I got a text message informing me of our NOA2. Once you get your NOA2 you'll still have anywhere from two months to six months till your actual interview, so all I can suggest is be as patient as you can, which I know is easier said than done.
Right now my wife and I are waiting for her EAD, AP, and our AOS interview. The good thing is when you get to this step at least your wife is right next to you waiting.
This whole process isn't for the faint of heart.

We also had a large Vietnamese tea ceremony, (which for everyone not involved in a relationship with a Vietnamese citizen, "is not a legal wedding"). It is done so the family and friends are able to see the Vietnamese bride or groom get married.

Everything you did was pretty much the same as what I did, I did not obtain a marriage certificate with the Vietnamese government, and I also included photo's of the tea ceremony and the receipts from the tea ceremony in the K1 petition. The only difference is when I filled out my timeline I labeled the pictures and receipts "Tea Ceremony", not wedding. The US Embassy in Vietnam knows that this is the typical way that a Fiance of a foreign citizen does this, so that the family and friends are able to attend the wedding, since 500 Vietnamese citizens are not going to be able to get a visa to attend the actual wedding ceremony in the United States. It's all for show, not legal.

About a month before my Fiance received her packet 3 she went to the police station to get the certificate of never being married, along with her police background paperwork. Because your Fiance will also need to do this, she should be fine with having that certificate proving that she is not married when she goes to her interview.

I had made a mistake with my Fiances middle name because she has two middle names and I had gotten it backwards on the papers I sent to the USCIS, and once the embassy received our case my Fiance was able to contact them to have them correct it. So if you are concerned about what you have in your packet, you can always contact the embassy to have them adjust it. Or you could also contact an attorney to see what they think.

My advice is strictly just telling you how it went for me, and hopefully helping you rest a little easier. If you need any help preparing for the actual interview let me know and I could help you out.