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I must have been lucky, it was either get approved and come to the USA or prepare to live there... hahahaha so I went ahead and purchased her plane tickets ahead of her appointment. Arrived a few days before her interview and went with her to her interview. Got the Visa 3 days later and left her country a week later. I was glad it turned out well but it was a big gamble. Air fare is not cheap and to have lost that much money on top of getting denied would probably be pretty devastating.

Saw your sig, CONGRATS!!!!!!!

Can you guy's sense the OP's excitement. Haven't gotten the NOA2 yet and he's already planning all of this. OP, by no means is it a bad thing to plan ahead but it probably won't go exactly as planned so just be aware of that. I'm just surprised you have so much vacation time. Anyway, definitely go with your fiancee to the interview, it's nerve wrecking as heck and my wife said it helped her out a lot! They didn't ask me any questions but this wasn't Vietnam so I'd say go prepared to be interviewed. The day we went in for her interview, there were about 8 interviews scheduled and about 6 of them were denied. Mostly for "how they met" question being answered differently than what was on the K1 so immediately, that's enough info to suspect non bonified. Go and have fun, if you can get that much time off, why not wait till you know when she is going to have her interview, take a month off instead of just 2 weeks at a time and arrive a week before the interview, do your ceremonies, go with her to the interview, have enough time to hang out with her and wait for the visa then buy your plane ticket back. This way you save a nice chunk of cash on air fare and have plenty of time to enjoy yourself. I just can't see traveling 6+ thousand miles just to spend 2 weeks but that's just me.

Well, my wife is from the neighboring country Lao PDR. She had no clue in what she needs to do or even how to obtain all the documents the embassy needed so I had to hire a person from her village to do all the paper work for her. Even take her to her in for the medical which was done in Thailand. He was very professional and asked that she brought along a family member preferably a parent or grandparent. Set me back $1000 USD but he did good work, however little it was.

I remember how it was when I was at this step, the EMOTIONS!!! Anyway, as long as it seems to be, it'll fly by. Most definitely, Good luck!!!!!!

Awesome! Good luck!

They've always responded to me. Glad to see more Laos Petitions going through. Congrats again!

Just remember that when I was at the interview, the majority of people's petitions got rejected because of incompatible stories on how they met. Be sure to have her state exactly how you put it when you did your petition.

Ahhh yeah... the days of waiting for the NOA2. Good luck everyone. I still remembered how agonizing the wait was. It still send chills down my spine every time I think about it! I actually miss the excitement.

I see, that's great news. thanks everyone!

Sorry, i think it's more like medical assistance.

Here's the scoop. My buddy who lives in Wisconsin with his K1 spouse was able to get his spouse on a state based health care costing him nothing. I'm just afraid that he may be breaching his affidavit of support. Can anyone shine some light on this issue? I do apologize if this topic has been discussed. Thanks everyone!

I can still remember how exciting it was. Congrats!

Thanks everyone for the replies. You guys can't believe how much stress you guys help put off my shoulders!

Ok, so I just sent in my AOS package and made the check out to USCIS. I'm screwed huh? Will I just get billed or will I have to resubmit the application once it's returned?

Unless this has actually happened to you or your fiancee, anything you said would merely be hearsay based on what a document prep service has told you. If this actually DID happen to your fiancee, and she has enough of a grasp of English to know for certain that it happened, then you could submit a complaint to the chief of the Visa services unit at the consulate, and also to the Consulate General's office. From there, you can go as high up the food chain as you like until you get to Ms. Clinton, the Secretary of State.

Honestly, your complaint would probably be added to a file of similar complaints. Consulates get bombarded with complaints about specific consular officers or consulate employees all the time. Hopefully, if enough complaints are amassed against the same person for the same reasons then the consulate will at least investigate the matter.

The consulate in Vietnam has the same problem. The local Vietnamese employees treat the visa applicants like #######, and the interpreters are known to intentionally misinterpret things the applicant says. A carefully frontloaded petition can often help you get the approval from the CO before the interview begins, reducing the chances that a disgruntled local employee would be able to poison the interview. If they don't ask many questions, then there's not much to misinterpret.

I figured as much, thanks for the reply's everyone. My interview is still a ways away so I'll just keep on top of the game as best I could. I'm just at a loss for words as all this hard work and money could be put down by one unhappy person in the chain and there's basically nothing that can be done about it until after the fact and even then, it's a long hard road.

Is the interpreter provided by the Embassy? Has anyone made an official complaint?

Yes, he is provided by the embassy, and no, no one has of yet put in an official complaint, at least to my knowledge. How does one go about doing so?

So, my fiancee is pretty concerned as well as I. She said the guy who is running her paperwork on her side said recently there has been a huge wave of K1 denials from the Laos embassy when under this certain interpreter. News also came that one interviewer came out saying that the consulate asked her if she was engaged to the USC and after replying yes in her native tongue, the interpreter said no, they are married thus giving the consulate no choice but to deny the K1 petition. This is completely outrageous and is there anything that can be done? I heard no one has gotten a visa through this interpreter as of yet.

Just recently my wife emailed me a copy of a form that the embassy gave her, which expressed ""Form I-134, a current job letter from my Williams-Gonzales employer, and proof of Active Military Status.

I sent her the following forms:

1. I-134 form filled out (it even has the form # written on it)

2. My most recent W-2s from my employers US Army and Williams Gonzales

3. Photocopy of an Active military ID

4. Job Letter from Williams-Gonzales

5. US Military orders from 2009

When she goes to the embassy to turn these forms in, she is told that none of the forms she provided was correct, not even Form I-134 that has I-134 legibly on it. To be sure, I sent her the exact same forms and again she was rebuffed.

How to proceed?

I would call them and see what they want. They are very good with answering e-mails. My e-mails were answered every time within a day.

Well, my interview date is set for June 21st, 2010. Does anyone know if I now need to have my employer rewrite me a employment verification letter and redo my I-134? I already sent off all the paperwork to my fiancee. I'm happy and sad at the same time.

Hello all,

This is my first post! First I must say thank you to all of you for the huge help this site has been on my visajourney... VERY AWSOME SITE!!!

My fiancee went to the embassy (Vientiane, Laos) on Jan. 6, 2010 to request her interview date. The embassy scheduled her interview on June 16, 2010!! She had talked to others applying for K-1 visa's and was told a three month wait was typical...

My question is what, if anything can i do to speed this up a bit? My fiancee has been told I should call the embassy in Laos and complain... I talked to people here in the states that feel contacting one of my Senators and pleeding my case will help!...

Any advice you all have would be appreciated!!..

Keep your chins up and enjoy the day, the turmoil of the absence of the one you love and this whole process is temporary!

Thanks

My fiancee is going there on the 11 to request her interview date. 5 months... wow, oh well, I guess. I'll let you know what our date is. I assume your fiancee already has her medical right?

Finally got my NOA2 email today! YEAH!!!

Updating time line as we speak. Thanks for all the help, now, hopefully the slow part is done.

I filed a little after you did, congrats on your NOA2. Impatiently waiting for mine! If you find out the answer to your question please update. From what I've read around, people actually call the NVC to see if their case arrived.

I'm with you there... the wait is driving me completely insane. Can you imagine the jealousy I have towards the VSC guys and gals.

This is great, congrats!!!

Ok, I seems I've gotten all the information I need. I guess my research will continue in the direction of the CO in Laos. I'm Hmong by the way, a hill tribe that resides in Laos with origins from China. I understand that my petition have a high probability of being labeled as a scam. The last thing I want. Thanks everyone for all your replies, I will at least arrange for another visit next year before the engagement. I guess we'll just have to be patient.