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private company.....for lack of ethics. A company policy. Besides, one does not need a particular reason for tossing somebody. I own the business. My decision. She cheated the US government, as far as I was concerned. I told her (and others, at a meeting shortly after her 'departure') I don't want somebody working for me who thinks that our government is just there to be taken advantage of and that having trust in someone is important. Since she didn't think so, well, good luck to her somewhere else.

So no AOS after B2 for you. Ever. Got it.

I've never had much use for ethical debates as the don't fix anything and everyone's ethical ideal is different. I can't convince you but in my opinion it's unethical to keep families separated and it's not in line with what's best for the nation. It is not illegal to have entered on a B2, get married and adjusted. Being that the law is written that way lawyer makers must have been intending for this to occur and USCIS is forgiving on the intent aspect of the B2 visa by design. I'm guessing sympathetic lawyer makers did this on purpose for people who felt the process was unfair and created a path that would prevent regular Americans from becoming criminals just because they fell in love.

I guess you never heard of management of change? The situation has changed from an existing condition, the change is recognized and risk assessed for the possible actions to formulate a plan to achieve the desired end. As an engineer I live by this. It's proven extremely useful for me in a verity of matters including the immigration process and family issues.

I just searched cr1 denials on here and most cases seem to have the same thing in common. The beneficiary went to the interview alone. What are the odds of denials for the spouse attending the interview vs not attending the interview? Just curious. There are a lot that got AP with both attending but I don't see denials.

It makes sense that your odds of proving a relationship are better when the petitioner is at the interview.

I plan on visiting with the wife in April on a B-2. I'll let you know how it is coming from a high fraud country. Then again according to posters on the B-2 forum my wife getting a tourist visa was impossible.

Has anyone been turned away. Everyone who's posted so far got through.

Hi all. Could I be added to the NVC time sheet. Details below.

I called the NVC 3 times this week for a case number. I got told 3 different things in this order: 30 business days, 15 business days, 20 business days. I'm guessing that means nothing and I'll just keep calling 3 times a week.

What was your fiancée response to this question? Why didn't you guys have a wedding in Vietnam?

No need to answer. Everyone in the Vietnam portal knows why.

She's already in the US? Just get married and file the AOS. You've changed you mind after entry. There's an entire forum dedicated to this.

LPR is legal permanent resident.

In my case we coughed up 600. A UK man who had been waiting a year for a marriage certificate approval was so pissed at me that I did this as he refused to play the game. I only waited 2 weeks before I folded. The wife and I didn't realize we were married until we were in the parking lot. Not very romantic. But my wife is my world and more than worth all the trouble. There is no price on true love and I never believed it existed before I met her. She has given me everything in my life that had been missing and I'm grateful. The bull ####### has actually made our relationship stronger in every way both personal and physical.

What you are suggesting is a very unpopularity path for immigration on this site as many see it as cheating the system. Check out the AOS forum. It's a more sympathetic ear.

Your first mistake is posting what's going on inside your head. CPB doesn't know what you're thinking at point of entry. If they don't believe your wife she'll simply be turned around at immigration and you just wait for the K-1 to complete. There's no ban for that or penalization to the K-1 if denied entry at the boarder.

If CPB let's you into the US intent becomes irrelevant when applying for the AOS. That only needs to be proven at entry. Can it be visa fraud; yes but USCIS seems to be extremely forgiving on this if your relationship is proven to be real and you could be in for a bit of a fight.

In the end she'll be an LPR either way. The choice is yours but it does screw others out of B2 visas in the future.

There is no need to even report that on the customs form. If all you have is personal belongings just declare $0.

I don't see why not. Just put them in your checked language.

No invitation letter is required nor would they even want to see it. The tourist visa is purely based on the answers filed in the application and how the applicant responds at the interview. If the consular officer likes the answers the visa is issued. It's all about convincing the officer that the applicant will go home.

How is Varna? In 2005 I worked with a Bulgaria crew off Trabzon, Turkey. Great bunch of guys.

That brings back memories. My mental health check consisted of one question. What is your name?

To tell you the truth all you need is the affidavit of single status and most Justice Departments will only accept the one from the US consulate. You bring your divorce papers to the consulate, no appointment needed. Fill out the application and pay the fee. They issue the affidavit on the spot. You take the affidavit to the Vietnamese department of foreign affairs which is a short walk down the street; the consulate will give you the address. They will take the affidavit and have it for pick up in 24 hours after certifying that the certifier is certified.

I had to get a certified translation of my passport from the peoples community in her home town for $20. I paid more to get it back the same day.

I don't ever remember needing my birth certificate.

Be prepared for the mandatory waiting periods for the marriage certificate which can drag on for ever.

Lawyer?

I feel like a rant but there's no point.

Are they really interested in a plain old vanilla traffic stop? (i.e my australian husband did once get a ticket for.... driving the wrong way/on the wrong side of the road...)

I seem to remember some exception on some prior set of forms that anything with a fine of less than some amount was not relevant....

This question comes up a lot. Some people say yes and some people say no. The I/O may ask for a court record if reported.

It would first be good to understand the ticket in that state and look up the law. Some states count some traffic infractions as a criminal charge so it would require reporting.

In general you're not required to report traffic tickets on the N-400 if the fine was less than $500 and didn't involve a DUI. It does say any citation on the form but apparently they are not interested in petty tickets as reported by previous VJ members actual experiences. Just ensure the fine on the ticket had been paid and if asked about tickets at the interview you tell them about the ticket, what the fine was and that you paid it.

I did fined this interesting poll. It seems the best answer is don't put it on the N-400 and odds are the IO won't ask or won't really matter if they do. I bet the people required to provide court documentation had a DUI in this poll.

Assisting to fill out a form is not the same as applying.

I helped my cousin file for a visitor visa. I am a US citizen. I am not applying. I am not the applicant. My cousin is the sole and only applicant.

Your splitting hairs over legalese. Most people with english as a second language wouldn't see a difference; I know my wife doesn't. To her there is no difference between a certified paper and a notarized paper as they translate to the same word in Vietnamese.

Each person applies on his/her own based on his/her own merits.

You can not apply for your family. Each person applies on his/her own.

1. No, you can not go with your family member to the interview. Only the person applying for the visitor visa will be interviewed. You are not a part of the application.

2. There is only one applicant, the person applying for the visitor visa. (NO MAIN APPLICANT which indicates more than one person.) You are not a part of the application.

3. No one can tell you that. It's all depends on each family member's personal situation.

You can not apply for your family. Each person applies on his/her own

That may have been true in the past but the forms are now filed online. I completed my wife's B-2 application and picked an appointment date online. The second to last question asks if you were assisted with the application; I put my name and relation.

That said I would never file for anyone that wasn't a direct relative.

The tourist visa is an interview based visa by US law. Usually they won't even ask for supporting evidence. The decision is purely based on answers on the application and the answers given at the interview.

I'm in the other camp where people said a tourist visa was impossible in my case yet the wife got one. There is a slim chance of winning the lotto yet people buy tickets.

I suggest your in laws apply again if you can afford it. A different CO maybe in a better mood. I've seen postings of people who got it on the 3rd or even 4th try.

Let's just say your wife's name is Nguyen Thi My Ha.

Last name (surname/family) is Nguyen

First name is My Ha

Middle name is Thi.

That's the order the consulate prompted me to write it when I did a CRBA. In the native alphabet box I wrote in the wife's name in the order as written in Vietnam documents with all the accent symbols. No issue's. Immigration officials know the order the names are written in Vietnam. Even if you make a mistake they will just correct the name order with a red pen at the interview as confusion is common.

I screwed this up on the I-130 and it was approved so I wouldn't really sweat it.

Original Foreign Police Certificates: are requested if the applicant aged 16 and over from any country OUTSIDE of Vietnam in which you resided for at least six months since age of 16 or older.

It means that if your wife has lived in any other country besides Vietnam after the age of 16 for at least 6 months, then she will need to get a police report for any country(s) she has lived in besides Vietnam.

Correct. If your wife has never resided out side of Vietnam you don't need one.

I couldn't find the answer on Saylin's FAQ buuuuut is it okay to just submit a copy of my husband's 2013 W-2 and make a note on the cover letter that I'll be bringing the original with me to the interview?

Before April 15 you can just send pay stubs and W-2 to the NVC for 2013. If you send the AOS after April 15 to the NVC then you have to send the tax return. Your interview will be after April 15 so a copy of the 2013 tax return will most likely be needed.

Damn. I have another certified copy that I can send them, but since this copy was done in 2013, the format is not the same as the original. Will this work?

In Vietnam you have to go to the issuing office for what ever document it is. They only ever issue one original birth certificate; unless you tell them you lost the original. Keep in mind that a certified copy in Vietnam and a certified translation with an attached photo copy are not the same thing.

My wife's original birth certificate and certified copy look identical except one says original at the top and the other says copy.

I applied for a visitors visa in early 2010, I had an appointment for an interview so I went. The interviewee said that i don't have enough supporting papers so they gave the form back to me and my passport without any denied stamp, only written no enough supporting docs on my application. it's nearly 4 yrs. Would it affect my port of entry or during my interview? Anyone with the same experience, pls reply. Saylin pls help me.

Previous tourist visa denials have no effect on an immigration case. Don't worry about it.

As I'm in the NVC process now I'm learning that many of the guides and shortcuts on VJ for the NVC are no longer valid. Most forms now require electronic filing. Shouldn't these be deleted or updated. It just confuses people.

The most up to date information is posted by Saylin

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/483206-nvc-filers-march-2014/

The consulate web site used to say 6 months for the police record but now it says they will except them 12 months from date of issue. I noticed the change as I had printed the document requirements out when I filed the I-130. It said 6 months on my print out but now it says 12 months on the site.

Why is getting married and filing the AOS within 90 days an issue?