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A very detailed description, thanks Lan. Maybe you can help me out with some questions.

1) is an appointment time supposed to be listed in pack 4 ? I see that you have an appointment time of 10:00 am. The reason i'm saying this is that i just talked to my fiancee and she told me that she'll leave the house at 4:30 am when the date comes because there will be many people in line.

2) - the househood registeration and copy,

- ID card and copy,

- my birth certification, its translation and copy,

- Andy's birth certification and copy, my passport and copy,

- the polices certification and copy,

my fiancee never scanned me a copy of Pack 4, but do we need to hand in a copy of the above documents as well ?

Again, congratulations to both of you. Hope you'll have a fun and safe trip to the USA!

Landy,

i'm so eager to hear your fiancee's version.

good luck B)

Wow. We feel your excitement just by reading your texts. We're all excited for you Landy. I'm next in line in our little community of VisaJourney, so I better pay close attention to whatever you say. I hope i'll be excited as you on April 12th.

Congratulation and thanks for sharing the experience.

My brother is helping me co-sponsor and will be sending me some very important documents tommorrow (taxes, proof of ownership of his properties, certificate of naturalization). I read that you have to certify these documents. Will getting to the local grocery store and get it notarize work ? Or is there some other places i need to go ?

Landy,

I see nothinig but a pink slip for you tommorrow.

My fiancee is in Vietnam. What kind of passport number are they asking for ? Are they asking for my fiancee's Vietnamese passport number assuming Vietnam even has one ?

here's the link to the form.

https://evisaforms.state.gov/ds156.asp?lang=1

Well you'll be happy to know that the silent one passed his interview.

Wow. I need to read a lot bit more closely next time. I've read this thread many times to see Ct94's update but never knew that he passed. Congratulations ct94 and whenever you have time please go in here and share the interview experience with us.

Alright, someone please translate this. Thanks.

I thought you said you were born in Vietnam! You never learned to read the language?

Many Viet kieu who have grown up in the US speak fluent Vietnamese but can't read a word of the written language. It's true.

That's true, the only way you can still know how to read and write in Vietnamese is through the Temple's or Church's vietnamese language program. Or you can sing karaoke a lot and learn it from there.

Congrats!!! Now I'm worried. My packet 3 was sent in at the same time. The consulate has already received the packet 3 and I confirmed it, but my fiance hasn't seen packet 4 yet. What gives here.

kvtran,

I suggest that you ask your fiancee to call in and ask about the interview date. In our case, the lady told us to call back in early April to find out the interview date. However, my fiancee could have called in about 2 weeks before that time and would have gotten an answer. If the Pack 4 is lost, just like our Pack 3 was, then by the time you inquire about the interview date you could have just a few days to prepare. Good luck and hope you'll find out your date on the call.

Thanks sweetiewynn,

I just went with DHL about 2 days ago for $43.70 to Hue. They say it'll arrive in Hue in 6 business days, in Ho Chi Minh City in 3 business days .

Thanks aussiewench,

I've been looking at the same page for the last 2 days and it doesn't have any mention of the I-864. I guess the I-134 is the right form.

so far I've found this:

http://faq.visapro.com/Affidavit-Of-Support-FAQ19.asp#Q52

52. Should K-1 fiance visa applicants use the I-864 or the I-134?

Since fiancés are nonimmigrant visa applicants, they should use the Affidavit of Support, I-134. They will need to submit an I-864 to USCIS when they adjust status to conditional immigrant in the U.S. after they are married.

http://www.immigration.com/I-864/affidavit.html

Q: Should K-1 Fiance visa applicants use the I-864 or the I-134?

A: Since fiances are technically nonimmigrant visa applicants, they should use the I-134. They will have to submit an I-864 to INS at the time of adjustment of status in the United States, however

I'll need to send the I-134 or I-864 over to my co-sponsor tonight depending on which one is appropriate. What's the difference between the two ? I'll do some research now on google while waiting for the forum's advices. Any advices would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

edit: forgot to mention i'm going through the Vietam consulate.

I second that question. I'll have my fiancee do the same!

Ok here is the deal, I did not want to endorse the idea of telling you guys it was ok to hand deliver the packet 3 to the consulate without getting some more information first. First thing I asked hmy fiance was: Who and were did you take the papers to at the consulate? She said at the front enterance of the consulate building there is a window with a VN lady sitting there. Second thing I asked her was: How did they respond to you when you handed them the packet 3 papers? She said the lady was very nice to her and accpted the papers with no problems or questions.

I wanted to make sure that the consulate does not frown about the fact that benificeraries are hand delivering ther document in person. So I say go for it. I did save some time from the snail mail.

Please anyone, Correct me if you think this is a bad idea.

While I was over there in HCMC, we actually went to the front window at the consulate several times to ask questions instead of calling in. I remember my fiancee asking the lady if we could come and hand in Pack 3 here at the window. The lady said yes.

We finally got our interview date!!! I thought this day would never come. I hope to have a real nice birthday present. I am keeping my fingers crossed. I just FEDEXed all the important papers to her this week(Proof of relationship, I-134 and everything else imaginiable. Our case has been pretty straight forward (No RFE's). Well, please wish us luck!, and thanks to all of you for your support!!! I will post the news when it comes.

Thanks to the lord!

Bruce_Han

Great news ! Congratulations and hope everything goes well.

Excellent Bruce. As you know, my fiancee and I are both in HCMC. Can you give us a tip (i.e. where to deliver it, window, etc.) as to the proper place at the US Consulate to hand-deliver packet 3 after completed? We are close to the consulate as well.

Thanks!

STL_HCMC

We sent in ours from Hue using overnight delivery. Pack 4 was received about 1 month and 13 days afterward. Also, Our interview is scheduled only 20 days after receiving pack 4. I hope that helps a little.

Lien called me about 3 days ago 3 AM in the morning to tell me that we have just received our pack 4.

She told me that the paper tells her to go get her medical exam at least a week before the interview date (4-13-06) at Cho Ray hospital and Pack 4 is a lot thicker than Pack 3. The funny thing was that when I asked when is the interview date, she told me that she couldn't find the listed interview date anywhere. She then called the consulate and about 10 mins later called back to tell me the date. She later found the interview date in very small printings. I am so ecstatic and am counting down the interview date day by day now.

Good Luck !

Wow. I've checked DHL and Fedex rates and it'll cost around $45 just to mail documents. Does this price sound about right ?

Awesome, Landy. We all here are pulling for you. Good luck !

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I just recently got back from Vietnam, but I forgot to bring some very important documents to my fiancee. Does anyone know what's the safest way to mail to VN ? Last time i tried USPS and they told me that it will be in VN within a week but she received the package more than a month later. I notice that she uses EMS to send most of her mail to me and will check to see if there's an EMS here in Wichita, KS.

Hello everyone. Sorry, It's been a while since I posted in the forum because I just got back from VN. I graduated in January and immediately booked tickets to go see my fiancee in Hue since I couldn't bare being apart no longer. The two months that I spent with her was the most fun i've ever had in my life. To update on our status, we never did receive our pack 3. Lien met me in Saigon for my arrival and we both went to the embassy to pick pack3 up. I think that was on Jan. 20th. We took pack3 back to Hue and sent it out on Feb. 10th. Lien called in to check our status again about 2 weeeks ago, and they told her to call back in April to know her medical exam date and interview date. I just got back about a week or so, and she's been crying everyday. I told her not to be so sad so we could have the energy to wait for each other. Anyways, it's nice to be back in the forum.