Tony_H

I thought you only need the "single status" paper for the man when he is going to get married in Vietnam as the requirement for the Vietnamese government to issue you a marriage certificate.

How is it feasible for us in the U.S. to prove that you are single via such a similar document. We have 50 states, we can be married anywhere in the U.S. so does it mean we have to get this paper from all the states? And just because we have one paper from one state, it does not mean that we are not married in another state. Unless the requirement is only from your state of residence. But you know how easy for a couple to married in Reno or Las Vegas, NV. I am very puzzled now with this new requirement that was not mentioned in the I-129F instruction nor in the packet 3 info that was posted earlier here.

Many thanks for your input.

Tony

Single Status document IS REQUIRED for both petitioner and beneficiary.

Thanks,

chuck and kim

Could someone tell me what exactly I need for the single status paper? I went to the Courthouse where I ordered my Divorce Decree and I also order a Single Status Paper. They typed everything for me stating my previous marriage, and that I have not married since. Is this what I need or do I need to type my own and have it notarized? If so is there an example of what this needs to say?

I considered the same thing before pursuing my current path of doing a K-1 for fiancee, I-129F. In general, it will certainly take longer to marry her there first then apply to bring her back as a spouse. The K-1 Fiancee takes between 6-9 months, and the K-3 process takes about 12- 18 months or longer even.

There are additional requirements that the Vietnamese government requires you before they will issue a marriage certificate.

The K-1 process is simpler comparing to the K-3 and it seems that our consulate scrutinizes the K-3 couples more.

I don't believe you would need a lawyer for the K-1 fiancee process especially with the support of Visajourney.com members. There is plenty of combined experence and knowledge in this group to outweight any service a lawyer can bring you.

I hope this helps.

Tony

P.S. I also will be going to Saigon on July 8.

this message for those dealing with Vietnam and USA processes

Hi all,

I will be heading back to vietnam in July 7 2006 to see my soon to be wife. For the last week, I been talking to immigration lawyers about what I need to do when I am in vietnam - to start the process of bringing her over when i am back in the USA. Well, I have different answers from different vietnamese lawyers office in Los Angeles and Orange County area. Basically, they all agree that I need to get marry to her first in vietnam.

If anyone can help, my questions are:

1. My family told me that I should have a immigration lawyer to start the process because of all the corruption and false filing due to alot of fake marriage. They said the process of bringing someone over to the USA from Vietnam is very strict and difficult compare to other country, so it is best for me to hire a lawyer for the process.

Is this true? Do you suggest hiring a lawyer?

If you know any good vietnamese immigration lawyer office in Los Angeles or Orange County Area which you know are successful in bringing people over, please let me have their contact information.

2. If I plan to get marry in vietnam, what papers do i need to get from the USA to bring back for the Vietnamese government allow me to get marry in vietnam?

3. Also, what papers do my soon to be wife need in Vietnam to be allow to marry me in Vietnam?

If anyone have any further advise, please let me know. Thanks.

Mike,

I usually reply to her message and she does the same to me. To start from scratch, here is how I do it: in the menu of Messaging, I select Send Message, Text, and in Mobile # line, I enter 01184 her phone number without the first 0 (my lady's cell number start with 0983......). So I would enter 01184983.....

In Vietnam, it depends on which mobile phone company she is using. If she is using Viettel, I believe I had to enter a "+1" and our area code and phone number. We message each other a few times a day and it is very convenient. There is a limited number of characters per message, I think it is around 150.

Once you can get the first message through on either end, you can just reply to that message then it keeps going. I hope it will work for you.

Tony

In addition, I also use my cellphone to text message her. It costs me about $5/month on Sprint for 100 messages or $8/mo. for 500 messages. I was told that it is affordable for her on her cell phone to receive and send messages as well. We tell each to turn on the computer using the text messages.

Tony

Hi STL_HCMC,

I used Ringvoiz to call home too. And you can get a complete printout of your calls with all the details. You can even change the time zone you are in as well. I remember that there is a button on the dialer called CALL LOG that you can press to get your log. If not, you can also go to their website and enter your card code and get the log as show at this link for my last card:

http://202.8.41.51/viewlog/viewlog.php?pre...55149502&sid=US

For Skype, under History, you can bring up your call logs and just print that. It shows her Skype name and yours with time, date, and length of each video call. With a webcam, it is such a wonderful communication tool.

Tony

Great info!

I will definitely pass this on to my family in St. Louis and let them know of a cheaper rate if they need to contact me in an emergency while I'm here in Vietnam.

I use RingVoiz and Skype to call home to St. Louis from Vietnam. I'm not sure if there is any call detail that could be used for evidence purposes, but it is certainly a cheaper alternative.

Perhaps some of you could do some calling on your end for good evidence records, and then if she has a computer and ADSL internet connection in her home, she could call you cheaper for more talk time.

STL_HCMC

Thanks for the phone tip. Before this, I was paying about $0.16/min before.

I would also like to suggest a couple of other means of communication of which I have been using for free provided that she has a computer and a webcam on her side. We have been talking about 4 hours a day for the past 3 months. I often speak with her twice a day before her bedtime and before she goes to work. I know this does not apply to everyone.

I use Sightspeed.com and Skype.com video conferencing. My lady has a laptop and a webcam just like me and we can see each other with good quality every day. It has been great saving on the communication cost. Skype does provide a log of calls as well as Sightspeed. However, Sightspeed only tracks the last rolling 100 calls. I used to use Yahoo Messenger with voice and with video but its quality is just not there. You pretty get full motion with Skype and Sightspeed.

Besides, it is really nice to see her and to be able to talk to her in person every day. It is the next best thing to being there with her.

In addition, I also use my cellphone to text message her. It costs me about $5/month on Sprint for 100 messages or $8/mo. for 500 messages. I was told that it is affordable for her on her cell phone to receive and send messages as well. We tell each to turn on the computer using the text messages.

So between these two means of communication, I rarely use the direct phone calling except for an occasionally midday hello.

By the way, you probably already knew this, she can call us using a computer and a calling card for about 3 cents per minute via www.usvoizvn.us.

I hope this will help some of you. Again many thanks for the phone tip.

Tony

Thx, I am very glad to find this forum and be a part of it.

Her first name is Anh Thu*, and the * next to the letter U is a crude way to signify a different U vowel that does not exist in the English alphabet. In the Vietnamese alphabet, there are 2 vowels with the "U" base: U like ours, and U with a little hook on the top of its right stem. That vowel sounds a little different and when used in words have different meanings. So the * is just one way I use to designate that vowel since there is no other good way to represent that vowel in our alphabet. U sounds sort of like this: ooh, and U* sounds kinda like this: uuh. I hope that my explanation makes sense.

Tony

Well, welcome to the board. What is the * next to your name for?

Hi y'all,

I am a new member to this forum and just want to thank Scy so much for posting those scans, Mike and STL_HCMC for all of your updates and input to this part of the process. I found some older scans yesterday on the internet but these new scans are invaluable. They will help us prepare for this process once it is our turn. Again many thanks.

Tony