AnhSau

Avoid the Russian sailors...

I'm not that kind of boy If you'd stayed longer than 10 days (and not only concentrated on one thing for the 10) YOU could be some help! LOL

Ha Ha...

Just because I did in 10 daze what will take you another year... Better than you and Charles... he he he

Been there... Done that...

It is a cattle call situation.

Expect the worst then hope for better.

Good luck.

B)

Here you go Kevin...

When you are in need of a pizza. Visit this place. It is next to the ocean. The restaurant has an open air ambiance. You can sit and eat pasta and drink an Italian wine as you watch the ships go by in the ocean...

David's Italian Restaurant Pizzeria

130 Ha Long St., Ward 2

Vung Tau City- Vietnam

Tel: (064).856612

Sorry but no deliveries.

The menu is broad (not just pizza) with Marco doing all of the cooking.

My Wife picked up her visa today in HCM. Travel arrangements are being made as we speak.

My My My...

All this fuss over bureaucracy. Tis tis..

My Wife picked up her visa today in HCM. Travel arrangements are being made as we speak.

As to the qualifications and red flags...

I made one trip to Vietnam that lasted two weeks. I married her in Vung Tau. Returned to the states, remained in touch while processing the paperwork myself.

She has an 18 year old son that also received a visa. My income is modest. Not high, not low.

I believe it is how you present yourself. In person and in documentation. Nothing more.

I know people in high income brackets that if I were a CO I would deny, no matter how well they are meeting the standard requirements.

You must be a salesman and present a solid game plan. That is the key.

Ta Ta

Avoid the Russian sailors...

In your last posting you wrote:

"But one trip they usually deny unless 1. your wife is pregnant or you share common children 2. you and your wife share a common language and she aced the interview, 3. You got an interviewer they use for congressional inquires they almost always pass everybody."

Well either I am fortunate or just lucky.

I only made 1 trip. I have no matches to your outline.

The short order is did the interviewer wake up on the wrong side of the bed that day.

So Sorry for your difficulties... However, you should know. I only made one trip to Vietnam.

You're staying , you're going... come on... make a decision !

Also....

11:00 am Blue... then 1300.. Blue two days later... Then come back tomorrow with these documents (must of ran out of blue forms) Then pink when requested documents received.

First interview was March 2nd, 2009. Last interview was the 24th. Now she is scheduled to return on the 31st of March, 2009 to pick up Visa.

For all of those of you who have had interviews in HCMC already...are there different time appointments given or does everyone get the SAME time they are supposed to arrive and then they just wait??

Please, can you guys state the appointment time given to show up for the interview AND if you got BLUE, PINK, GREEN or WHITE? Thanks

Bug

I would like to know too, since my wife will have her interview on May,19 at 9:00 AM.

Thanks.

It is a cattle call situation... Que and then be interviewed.

Ok... After 4 trips to Saigon, The consulate has stopped the dance for documents and has issued my wife a pink slip.

Informing her to return on the 31st of March to pick up Visa.

Has anybody been misled at this point? Is it another tease?

Cám ơn AnhSau đã bỏ thời gian ra để phiên dịch những câu hỏi em tìm kiếm được và hỏi những người đã phỏng vấn qua trong 7 tháng trước.

Không phải để cảm ơn. Chỉ để chia sẻ.

1.Chồng của cô về Việt Nam mấy lần?

Her husband to Vietnam several times?

2.Chồng của cô tên gì?

Her husband's name do?

3.Chồng của cô ngoài tên Lý Nguyễn ra còn tên nào khác không?

Her husband's name outside Ly Nguyen also any other name?

4.Sinh nhật của chồng cô là ngày nào?

Is miss hubby's birthday which day?

5.Nơi sinh của chồng cô là ở đâu?

ơi birth of her husband where she is?

6.Ngoài tên Trần Thị Tuyết Trinh ra cô còn tên nào khác không?

Besides the name Tran Thi Tuyet Trinh also have any other name?

7.Chồng của cô thường điện thoại cho cô về số nào?

Her husband often call her about any number?

8.Chồng của cô có những sở thích riêng nào?

Her husband have any hobbies?

9.Cô có sở thích gì?

What do Miss have hobby?

10.Chồng của cô sinh sống bằng nghề gì?

Her husband live in what profession?

11.Chồng của cô hiện tại đang làm cho công ty nào?

Her husband currently work for any company?

12.Cô sinh sống bằng nghề gì?

She lived in what profession?

13.Chồng của cô trước đây đã có bao giờ lập gia đình chưa?

Her husband previously had never married already?

14.Chồng của cô có con chưa?

Her husband have children already?

15.Cô có biết tại sao chồng của cô và vợ cũ đi đến ly dị không?

She know why her husband and old wife to divorce not?

16.Có phải chồng cô trước đây ly dị rồi phải không?

Is her husband before the divorce right?

17.Cô muốn sống ở tiểu bang nào trên đất Mỹ?

She wanted to live in any state in America?

18.Cô và chồng của cô quen nhau như thế nào?

She and her friend together how?

19.Chồng của cô cầu hôn với cô khi nào?

Her husband with her suitor when?

20.Cô và chồng của cô kết hôn khi nào?

She and her husband married when?

21.Đám cưới của cô và chồng cô được tổ chức khi nào?

Weddings her husband and she held when?

22.Tại sao ngày đám cưới và ngày ký kết hôn khác nhau?

Why wedding date and the date of signing the marriage different?

23.Cha mẹ chồng của cô tên gì?

Husband's parents named her what?

24.Chồng của cô có sống chung với cha mẹ của anh ấy không?

Her husband are living with parents he's not?

25.Người vợ trước của chồng cô tên gì và sinh năm nào, hiện tại ở đâu?

His wife before her husband's name and what year is, where the current?

26.Chồng cô ly thân ngày nào?

Her husband's separation date?

27.Chồng cô ly dị ngày nào?

Husband divorced her day?

28.Chồng của cô thích màu gì?

Her husband likes what color?

29.Chồng của cô sống ở thành phố nào và tiểu bang nào ở Mỹ?

Her husband live in any city and any state in the U.S.?

30.Ai sẽ là người mua vé máy bay cho cô đi?

Who will buy a ticket to attend?

31.Mỗi lần chồng của cô về Việt Nam thì ai là người mua vé?

Each time her husband of Vietnam who will buy tickets?

32.Cô đi diện gì?

What's she going?

33.Cô gặp chồng của cô khi nào?

She met her husband when?

34.Chồng của cô và cô đã có sự liên lạc với nhau như thế nào?

Her husband and she have contact with each other like?

35.Cô và chồng của cô có dự tính có con cái không?

She and her husband have estimated are not children?

36.Chồng của cô đi đạo gì?

Her husband walking What?

37.Cô đi đạo gì?

What she walk?

38.Chồng của cô và cô có nói được và nghe được hiểu được ngôn ngữ của nhau không?

Her husband and she can speak and hear language to understand each other's not?

39.Tại sao cô muốn qua đất Mỹ?

Why she wanted to land through the U.S.?

40.Cô và chồng của cô sống chung với nhau từ ngày nào?

She and her husband lived together from day?

41.Cô có biết chồng của cô giử giấy tờ đi sở di trú ngày nào không?

She knows her husband's papers to keep immigration on any?

42.Tại sao cô muốn lập gia đình với người người đứng ra làm giấy tời bảo lãnh cô?

Why she wanted to marry with people who stand to make paper I guarantee she?

43.Bố chồng của cô có dự đám cưới của cô không?

Would miss's father-in-law take part miss's bridal?

44.Cô gặp Bố chồng của cô mấy lần?

She met her husband Bố few times?

45.Cô có dự định gặp Bố chồng khi qua Mỹ không?

Would Miss intend to meet United States father-in-law when pass off?

46.Sinh nhật Bố chồng của cô là ngày nào?

Is miss's father-in-law birthday which day?

47.Sinh nhật Mẹ chồng của cô là ngày nào?

Birthday of her mother-in-law is what?

48.Mẹ chồng của cô chết ngày nào?

Her husband and mother dead date?

49.Nếu ở đó có một thứ tiếng khác. Cô và chồng của cô sẽ nói chuyện với nhau bằng tiếng gì?

If there are a language. She and her husband will talk to each other in what?

I used the Vdict translation tool to roughly translate the questions above. If you are not familiar with this tool, you can find it at www.vdict.com

The interview for her was not a problem. It was my failure to submit certain documents. She has informed me that the Staff behind the glass were kind to her.

What I learned the hard way is the Consulate is the controlling factor. So to everybody... I say bend on knee to the CO.

Yes, what exactly did the blue slip say? What did you submit the first time? That info will help us offer comments. And yes, please fill in the timeline.

For the board members review... I am uploading the blue form as it was scanned by my wife and forwarded to me. I have blotted out the personal information for the purpose of privacy.

Also note... The resolution was intentionally enlarged due to the fine content of the writing. Excuse the large file size.

This possibly will benefit applicants with pending interview dates.

Thank you for your input board members.

As with any bureaucratic journey, their is always headwinds to overcome. I have been in contact with M.E. and we have concurred that the blue form was issued due to my misunderstanding of the procedures. Now we are allowed to overcome my shortcoming by submitting the additional requested information.

However, He did specify if complications arise once the added documents have been submitted. I will be in need of his services to insure the matter remains at HCM and not reverted back to USCIS.

M.E. has an associate in HCM known as Mr. Nam. Telephone 0903-74-1110. If complications are present we are to schedule an appointment with him to nip the problem.

In closing M.E. stated... This is a pretty normal request.

Six-Pack... You need a job over there? I have a Viet Friend that is in Vietnam right now. His family has a trucking company there. He is part owner. If you want... I can give you his cell phone number.

A vote from the board members.

The question put before the members is.... Hire Mark Ellis, Immigration Lawyer or wait?

I found the writings very informative at his website http://www.marcellislaw.com/.

Almost to the point of saying awe ####...

My Wife went to her interview March 2nd, 2009, at HCM. Returned with a pretty blue letter requesting more info (Referencing 221 (g) ). Naturally she was upset. She is taking it like a trooper for now. She informed me that "Ms. Nguyen Thi Rottweiler " was polite with her.

We compiled a 2 pound package of evidence, for her to return to Saigon with, Phone bills, emails, etc. I insured we met every request pointed out in the instructions, plus added more content than what was asked for. Beneficiary info, health care enrollment, bank and finance info. Chronological report in affidavit form. I DHL'ed the documents to her on this past Friday.

Here is the awe #### part...

Once the additional info is submitted to the HCM Consulate, are they just going to issue a generic white paper refusal out of spit? Then send the file back to USCIS for refusal?

To my ignorance, I learned my Wife and about 100 other applicants were refused that morning. Even though USCIS and DOS issued approvals. I had no idea it was a cattle call situation.

As I am her agent and also the petitioner in the case. I prepared all of the filings and mailings. Now, unpublished rules and procedures are being conjured up that certainly no reasonable person would have prior knowledge that they even existed.

Would a lawyer even be of any benefit? Our case is simple and generic. No fraud or deceit.

I was considering retaining his legal services, however I may be untimely.

What say you? Money is not an issue.

At least you blend in! I went to a carnival last night where I felt like the main exhibit. I told Thuy that we should set up a tent with a living area for me. We could charge 10K Dong to come and see the American in his natural habitat.

Six Pack... Are you in Vietnam now? Have you decided to remain? Fellow Driver here...