VinhBao MyTam

Usually the criminal reccord is done on the petitioner which is you not him. If this charge is a felony they would have a serious problem with it and it MIGHT come up at the interview. To keep immigrants safe they look very poorly on anyone convicted of a crime against a spouse (spousal battery/domestic violence), as well as rape and murder. If the petitioner has one of these there is a very high chance you will NOT get a visa. The last thing they want is a person to come over to the USA and have a husband or wife start hitting on them and turning them into hostages/slaves or even killing them.

Jerome, what you say is true, but, and as is the case at hand, there are strict restrictions on people with certain criminal records being allowed into the country at all.

Scott, I definitely agree with you that it is a gray area. But the OP said "definitely" MT and I wanted to point out that it's not definitely.

Any word on what the max penalty for assualt is in your state OP. Or what state are you in and I can try to look it up. (What state did it happen in?)

It happens where they find a case that is just really easy and really fast to get through and they are done!

Ours was approved 5 days after the NOA1 and I was freaking out too lol.

Congrats!

When you say really easy & really fast... what makes a case easy & fast at this stage? I know that there are differences once you get to the embassy/consulate stage... but at I-129F stage, it seems to me that 99% of them are easy & fast... nothing to them.

I can't say how the co will look at it, but remember that the taxes you are filing now are your 2010 taxes. In 2010, you were a married couple.

According to Wikipedia, simple assault is not a crime involving Moral Terpitude. Some forms of assault may be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_turpitude

Regardless of sentence he received, he admitted committing the crime, which is a disqualifier (if it WERE considered moral turpitude)

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/ineligibilities/ineligibilities_1364.html#1

Do you know the MAXIMUM SENTENCE in your state for simple assault? Because if the max sentence is under 1 year, there is an exemption even if it IS moral turpitude. (Not his actual sentence, but the maximum possible sentence for that crime.)

Hope this helps.

I don't think you can just make up a name on the paperwork. Remember, the person in the embassy/consulate who looks at it will know Chinese or will have a translator there that does.

(Phuong often forgets to bring her mobile phone - something she NEVER would have done in Vietnam! )

Do you mean that there is hope that My Tam will break her addiction to her cell phone

I know but maybe there are some other lovers in this province... :-) I thought you wanted a pretty small business.

And because she won't be there long to recoup the cost of Rosetta Stone, she could use another cheaper program...

Or, why not set up a site to deliver flowers & gifts in that area... to American purchasers... we all know how expensive it is... so make it cheaper but still enough to make a profit. she probably won't sell a lot... unless he ups it to cover other areas, but hey, it could be fun.

I agree with Jerome. I don't know about the export/import part. But probably really the way to go.

Have you met her in person within the last 2 years?

They may wonder why but what can they do?

Unfortunately, they can reject our visa. :-(

But let's hope all our other evidence overwhelms them. :-)

If you are going to Toyko why not just fly to VN and see here there..

Japan is very expensive to stay.

I can't say that thought didn't occur to me... but we'll see...

Would she be selling to Vietnamese or to the US?

What does she know how to do? What does she have a good source for?

Where is Ben Tre?

Thank you all. Maybe we'll talk about Tokyo. :-)

Well, I want to see My Tam again... but going all the way back to VN right now is definitely out. Is anyone aware of another country (about halfwayish :=) where both of us would be able to get a tourist visa relatively easily? Maybe something Europe? Hey, it would be a good excuse to see Europe at the same time as seeing her. (And that 3rd meeting will look good when she goes to her interview too)

sorry, yeh i meant K1, Thanks for your guys help. I wish it could be done in 2 or 3 months cuz m so missing my love

2 or 3 weeks would be nice too...

Good to hear that, like you i also have a Political Science degree and at the same time Bachelor of Laws degree so i would really like to practice my profession although i know i need to take further studies when i get there then if all things will go as planned then take the state bar, but as what you said i'm not closing my doors to any possibility for a starter, wish me luck! Thanks for the info.

Over here a Bachelor of Laws degree doesn't really mean anything. You can take Pre-Law here, but Law Schools will take people regardless of what they took in undergraduate. And you must have the graduate level education to sit for the bar. At best, it's a good foundation for you to transition to law school more easily.

Sorry, it's called an "Accredited Representative." And you have to work for a non-profit & the fees you can charge are very limited.

Do you say you don't have even an itinerary from the last trip? Or can you at least get the itinerary?

Were you awarded frequent flyer miles for the trip? They won't award those unless you physically board the plane. That record combined with the police report might help.

Did you stay in a hotel or anything like that? If so, they would probably be willing to make out a duplicate receipt. Although, I'm guessing it would be pretty easy to fake a hotel receipt, so they may not put too much weight on that.

Can you look to see if you perhaps have a customs form of some sort? I can't believe it, but I actually randomly found one from 2009 entering Vietnam in a folder. Then I remembered that I couldn't find it when exiting and they just let me go through.

I called an airline once to ask for copies of boarding passes (I just wanted to help someone add frequent flyer miles and you need numbers from the pass itself.) They told me they couldn't... BUT... if you call and ask really nice and talk to a supervisor and explain your whole situation, they might be able to do something. I mean, I'm pretty sure they have to maintain records of who actually got on a plane.

Oh, do you perhaps still have your baggage claim tags? If you're like me, you could just be lucky and it's still stuck on your suitcase.

Did you go to the doctor/dentist/clinic while over there? Don't laugh, I get my teeth cleaned for $10 when I go... and also had a retainer put in very inexpensively.

The one time it would have been nice to have been arrested for a minor infraction and it doesn't happen. :-)

Just brainstorming to think of as many ways as I can to prove you were in a country.

Does anyone know if they accept any kind of video? That would be much harder to fake, if you had some.

In the older case referred to, considering the boss wanted her to keep the job and all FMLA does is protect you from being fired for taking the time off, I guess even without FMLA she would have been okay.

If she is before the 12 month period, then it is up to the discretion of the company... that is the FMLA is not in effect. Even if they let her do it, it is not truly FMLA. If a company wants to they are certainly welcome to give you a leave of absence after 1 day on the job.

I can see how this mistake can be made. With the standard government forms we all encounter (mostly IRS), the instructions explain each line. So, if we look at each line and it makes sense, we don't even think we need the instructions... and little do we know that in this case the form instructions have little to do with the form and more to do with what to do in addition to the form.

A simple checklist page that prints out with the form would probably cut down on problems a lot... and save the government some time & resources.

I'm with the camp that says it never hurts to send it, but the chances of it working aren't great.

I can see how this mistake can be made. With the standard government forms we all encounter (mostly IRS), the instructions explain each line. So, if we look at each line and it makes sense, we don't even think we need the instructions... and little do we know that in this case the form instructions have little to do with the form and more to do with what to do in addition to the form.

A simple checklist page that prints with the form would save the government a lot of time & resources in sending RFEs.

If the intent is truly to only show an 'interaction' and not a 'support' then you would submit the records of the money going both ways.

The fact that you are "concealing" the one side, "reveals" your true intention, which is deception: also known as fraud.

Obviously the fiancee does not need the support, or she wouldn't be providing her own funds. So unless it is a specific requirement for your consulate, don't even think about money transfers.

Now, if for some reason in this culture and therefore to this consulate, it would be a significant expectation that the man support his fiancee, and thus would raise a red flag if not done, then & only then would you need to come up with a better, legal solution.

(For example, she doesn't want you to use your money. But if you actually do have plenty of money, send it anyway... you can always share it when you get married anyway.)

Please scroll down to "Regional Forums" and choose "Vietnam" and post there and people with lots of VN experience will pick it up and help you in there.

The previous poster is correct. ITT Tech is going to be significantly more expensive, because community college is supported by the state.

As far as appearance of degree to an employer, I would say that community college would be looked at AT LEAST as highly if not MORE HIGHLY than ITT Tech.

However, depending on your personality & situation... ITT Tech may work for you.

1. Often community college schedules aren't as convenient. Private schools know they have to compete with the low prices, so they'll often try to make their scheduling appealing.

2. Some programs have wait lists at community colleges, so people who don't want to wait to get in go to the private schools.

3. Since they're getting a LOT of money from you, the private schools will typically offer much better personal support with keeping you motivated and moving toward your goal. Whereas, with community college, you're going to need to motivate & plan & move yourself forward. (They have counselors who can help you, but you need to be committed to using their help.)

If it were me, hands down, it's community college. But a lot of young people I know definitely need the extra push a private school gives them.

Have you not seen photos and films of the Queen and the President? Not really a great analogy you have going.

I'm not trying to lay out a grand argument for the existence of God. Merely responding to the snide statement made earlier that one would only believe in the existence of God if God called him and that by the fact that God hadn't, he can safely conclude God doesn't exist.