Jerry & Fiona

Received the Taiwan police report today.

If she needs a page with your signature on it, I think this is a bad idea. Just spend the money and mail her the paper with your original signature. I believe they require original signatures, not copies for I-134.

Has anybody been able to get away with a copy of the signature instead of original for I-134??

Yes, will just eat my mistake and send the hard copy.

Scan your documents in Color Mode then have her print 'em out @ Internet Cafe (w/ a color printer of course)

Look like the original copies. I did that for my fiancee.

My girl told me this morning that I forgot to sign page two of the I-134. I can spend another $30 to express ship one page printed and signed or consider doing like you say. (DOH! homer simpson)

I sent USPS express last Thursday for $29 and they provided me with a tracking number and insurance. She received it on Tuesday.

Let hope these PCs will be there in time for your interview. If not...and there's a blue..they will give you approx. 1 month to submit the missing doc. You can come back to submit early when the PCs are available.

Fingers crossed that they get processed quicker. Hopefully I will learn more tonight about what kind of coffee money we may be talking about. This is crazy but I know it is the way of things.

VN PC sounds like some coffee money is needed.

How were you able to apply for the police cert from Taiwan? By Mail?

I'm not exactly sure how she is pursuing the Taiwan PC. Someone she knows is helping her with that part.

To be fair, the document requirements are listed in packet 3, so they do give you more than just the time between packet 4 and the interview date. The packet 3 instructions even advise you to begin collecting the required documents while you're waiting for the interview to be scheduled. If something is going to take especially long to get then you can postpone sending in the DS-2001 until you've got it. You just need to occasionally let the consulate know that you're still pursuing the visa application so that they won't let the petition expire. But, that's all water under the bridge...

A legit reason for not having them is because she hasn't received them yet. No fancy answers are required.

The blue slip will usually have a date on it when they want the requested documents submitted. For something like a police certificate I would imagine they would accept it anytime up until the date on the blue slip, and they should accept it after that date as long as you contact them and let them know you're still trying to get the certificate and haven't abandoned the visa application.

Yes, my mistake. It was instructed in the P3. The dates on the blue slip: are they usually a week or two later or are we talking about months? As long as she can submit it and we stay proactive, we should be ok.

I second that..keep the interview date on the 18th, then submit the PC later..reschedule the interview will take another several months. If it's the Taiwain's PC then cafe money would not feasible. Good luck on your interview!!!

Thanks so much. I'll pass this on to her. I think we'll give it one more week. The crazy thing is, The P4 only allowed her 3 weeks to gather all of these documents. Not a fair amount of time for one to get everything required for a proper interview. I mean, yes we have this forum and insights. But what if someone didn't have the resources before the P4.

So that is all we are waiting on:

PC from VN: She requested 3 weeks ago. Was told to inquire after 15 days. 20 days later they said, inquire after 2 more months.

PC from Taiwan: I'm told this is in process but don't know exactly when.

So if she interviews on the 18th and they give her blue slip for missing PCs, with legit answers to why she doesn't have them yet, how long are these blue slips good for since we don't have a clear idea time frame on when to expect both certificates? (Longest sentence ever).

Jerry & Fiona

it's me again - My rationale is that you don't want to give the CO any reason to deny visa.

She is talking with a police friend she knows on the inside who can find out more info about the payoff way that you are talking about. Also, if we get into the final days and still do not have, she will go to the consulate to inquire what to do or/and reschedule.

Our interview is coming up on May 18th. We are concerned that the police report may not arrive before the interview date?

What should we do to be proactive? We are taking extra measures to expedite it but if we get down to the final days and it hasn't arrived do we consult the consulate before the interview date to inform them of the situation? Or do we proceed with the interview and explain it then?

My only concern with proceeding with the interview without the police record in hand is that it could cause a problem. On the other hand if we request to push the interview date out because of said issue, it shows that we are being proactive.

What is the best thing to do?

Jerry & Fiona

The most good news I've seen on here in one day since I joined. I like, I like!

Wow, so much pink to read about today. Nice job!

...co then called me up to window and said your wife needs help with all the evidence have nice day...

Outstanding. By this, you mean the mountain of evidence that need to be physically removed from the interviewing booth area?

COngrats and amazing story. It will work out. WIsh I could be there for my SO's interview.

That's good! I thought you still haven't receive the appointment letter yet...Make sure you help her organize the paperwork...organization is key when it comes to presenting herself at the interview! Good luck and keep us posted with things!

I got everything mailed today. Express mail with the ability to confirm receipt. Yes, we talked about this many times. Also we got to meet up with AJ while in Saigon and they gave us both lots of insight on what to expect.

It's ON!

so my uncle got the hardcopy appointment letter, he confirmed the appointment date is may 24th...but the medical date is left blank. do we just bring the appointment letter to cho ray/iom and do the medical? or do we need to call the hospital first and set up an appointment.

my thinking was there would be a medical appointment date also, which is obviously wrong!

Ours is blank under the medical date also.

If you google Taiwan Police Certificate, you will be taken to various links, including one from the Canadian government with instructions on how to obtain a police certificate from Taiwan.

Here is the link to the Taipei City Police Department with detailed instructions (in English) on how to obtain your police certificate: http://english.tcpd.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=142982&ctNode=15865&mp=108002

You can call them to see how long it takes to process a request and if you can request an expedite. Good luck!

Thanks very much. Hope her way works. I'll keep this just in case.

Hi Jerry,

if your fiancee haven't receive the appointment packet via e-mail or snail mail yet, you need to have your fiancee go directly to the consulate ASAP and tell them that you already have an interview scheduled, but haven't receive the appointment packet yet, they will give her the appointment letter she'll need for the medical exam...A similar thing happen to us as well...I'm sure you already read some of my posts already,we had even worse case scenarios than you, but in the end, we overcame all the obstacles, so can you!

She went down and picked it up in person Tuesday afternoon. Then I received the email version from the Consulate that same evening. I filled out the I-134 (Affidavit of Support) tonight. Have to express ship final items at lunch tomorrow. My birth certificate, I-134, Letter of Employment, Tax forms for 2010, NOA2 letter, Notarized timeline, notarized petitioner 10 year residence and anything else recent. I left her everything else when I was there a few months ago.

Out of breath almost.

Awesome news.

You could always try google translate to get the general idea of what it is saying.

Sounds risky. I think we have it sorted out now. I don't know the details but...

Try this

https://www.e-services.taipei.gov.tw/hypage.cgi?HYPAGE=index_01.htm&clsid0=5&clsid1=157&cond=all&tabs=17&total_srv=7

It looks like you can do it by mail or on-line.

This page is in English but if you click to set up an account to use their services it is in Chinese. Cannot read.

Taiwanese Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

336 Nguyen Tri Phuong St., Dist.10

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• City: Ho Chi Minh City
  Phone: (002-848) 834-6264~7
  Fax: (002-848) 834-6260
  Email: suggest@tecohcm.org.vn

Thanks so much. I will pass this on to her.

My SO, from Vietnam, worked in Taiwan for 3 years several years back. She is telling me that her sources tell her she will also need to provide a Police Record from her time in Taiwan. In addition, her sources are also telling her that the Taiwan Police Record must be obtained in person from Taiwan. Can anyone validate this? It sounds absurd. She fears she would have to obtain a visa to travel to Taiwan just to get this document. What a pain in the @$$ if this is true.

If anyone has any experience with such things and can provide some sound information, we would greatly be indebted to you.

All of this and the interview is in 3 weeks.

are you going to submit a new I-134 or do you have a JS already????

No JS. New I-134. Man, this date came up quick. I was scrambling today to get things together. I had to race 20 minutes back to the house to pull files off my computer, race to Office Depot to have 2 things printed, race to the bank to get the 10 year residence doc notarized and the timeline notarized, then race back to work. On top of that, I was going to race 45 minutes across town to see my attorney to do the I-134 but we have tornadoes today. Will have to try again tomorrow. Also, with yesterday being my first day at a new job, getting my boss to sign the 'Letter of Employment' is sitting in his InBox. Need that too.

Status: P4 hasn't been sent out yet to my SO, but interview set for 3 weeks from now. If I hadn't called DoS, how would they expect us to have all of these documents prepared, medical, etc... in time for the interview.

I have to start a new thread for our next concern. Her police record for when she worked in Taiwan for 3 years. Like I said, new post.

Very nice..time to get busy prepare for the interview. With the new job, that means you won't be able to go back for her interview huh!! Good luck in 3 weeks..

No cannot go back. Have to work.

2 weeks? isn't that cutting it kinda of close for the med exam jerry? usually when is the medical exam in relation to the interview date?

That's what I was thinking. Surely they send the P4 to allow enough time for her to prepare.