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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Review #7167 on February 15, 2011: |
khoamythovn
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My fiance interview was at 9:30AM. The interviewer was a lady. She asked the basic questions of my name, birthdate, who I live with, my parents, which city I live in. After these questions, the lady interviewer asked if we had and phone bill logs. We did not have any as I used phone cards for communications. Then she asked why our dam hoi was so casual. My parents and her parents were both at the dam hoi engagement ceremony. After about 10 - 15 mins. She gave my fiance a blue slip to turn in 10 year residency and timeline of me and my fiance. We turned it in and there was a pink slip for pass. She is to come pick up visa a week later.
| | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Review #7071 on January 19, 2011: |
Jimen & Kenly
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I went to Vietnam to accompany my fiancee (Kenly) to the interview. I did not have my original birth certificate, so she was afraid and wanted me to be present in case the CO wanted to ask me for an explanation.
Kenly's interview was at 9:30 AM, we arrive pretty close to this time. We had to run some errands right before, so that prevented us from arriving early. I accompanied her into the consulate without problems. She told the guard I was her fiance and I showed the guard my passport. He looked at it and directed us into the consulate building. We didn't have any problems getting in together. To enter the building, we had to place all our belongings on an x-ray scanner. Our cell phones were also taken and we were given a pass to retrieve the phones.
Once in, we walked to the immigrant visa part of the building and waited at the window to get a number. The receptionist wasn't present, so we had to wait. Once the receptionist returned, my fiancee submitted her letter and got a number. We were one of the last ones in line so we waited.
The interview area and waiting area are the same. It is air-conditioned and has ceiling fans. The interview area is basically 11 counters in a line (like counters at a bank). The CO's and translators are all in a room separate from the waiting area. The counters had a glass shield with a slit at the bottom to pass documents between the CO and the interviewee. There were chairs 2 meters from the counters, so everyone could see your interview and sometimes hear as well.
After about 2 hours, Kenly was called up to a window. She was asked for her documents including the medical package. After the person organized all of the forms and financial support documents, she was asked to wait again. He returned the evidence of the relationship, and the medical package with the x-ray sheet still inside. Though Kenly said he took something from the inside of this package. Everything else was returned.
We then waited another 1.5 hour or so before Kenly was called up to see the CO. I could not understand what was being said since only the voice of the translator was heard. Kenly had a female CO with a female translator. We saw a few interviews at this counter and Kenly didn't like how the translator treated the interviewees. She was hoping she wouldn't get this CO and translator.
The interview began with Kenly submitting our evidence for the relationship, phone records, emails, letters, pictures, etc. I could see the CO flipping through the entire stack of pictures we had. We must have taken over 300 photos. The CO did not even look at the letters and phone records. We had a whole stack. After the interview, Kenly told me she was asked the usual questions, such as when do we plan to get marry, what is our plan for a honeymoon, does she have family in the US, when was the last time we met face to face? Basically, a selection of questions from the list that's been generated. Kenly also said that she was told not to submit anything unless they asked for it and she should not answer questions that wasn't asked. We had a timeline, but Kenly wasn't given an opportunity to submit it.
The interview lasted about 20 to 30 minutes. The result is a blue slip asking for the timeline, petitioner's address/phone, beneficiary's address/phone, list of beneficiary' relatives in the US. I saw the blue slip so I walked up to the counter to ask what was requested and get clarification on how to submit the documents. The CO was pretty nice and answered my questions. But since we were the last ones to be interviewed, I didn't have time to look through the blue slip to get clarification on everything. Kenly wanted to ask a few questions, but the translator was rude and said the interview was over and her work period has ended and left before Kenly could ask anything.
After everything, we walked out of the building and gave the guard our pass to retrieve our phones and walked across the street.
Notes:
While waiting, we observed others being interviewed. There were family members in the waiting area while the interviewee went to the counter. I don't know if these family members had US passports, but they were Vietnamese. So the comments about only the interviewee is allowed in the consulate is false. It seems anyone could accompany the interviewee into the consulate and wait. Though, only the interviewee is present at the counter. Others had to wait 2 meters away.
During the interview, the CO mainly looked at a computer screen. Kenly did not notice the CO looking through the application forms or the financial support documents. So, I think those documents were processed and analyzed before the interview began. Since the CO was interviewing others during the whole time, I think someone else processed the financial support documents.
| | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Review #6951 on December 5, 2010: |
clayr
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I went to the consulate in Oct 2010 and met a man there to talk about my fiance's visa. He was nice however very unwilling to help whatso ever. He told me there are many people who are doing sham weddings. When I presented pictures of my fiance and myself I asked him if we look related, he said "well you could be" I am caucation American. I also had pictures with dates printed on them from separate visits which he said could be counterfited and any evidence I provide could be faked. It is very frustrating to be called a liar with all the evidence I have by someone who doesn't know me at all. Your entire future with your loved one is at the sole descretion of a stranger. This was the third time I have been into that consulate and I am 2.5 years dealing with getting my fiance a visa.
| | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Review #6773 on October 26, 2010: |
Dan Nguyen
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My wife was asked three simple questions. CO didn't even look at our evidence. Guess because our daughter is a USC. Had some problems with afidavit of support, but once we gave them what they asked for, my wife got pink.
(updated on June 4, 2012)
| | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Review #6500 on August 18, 2010: |
utst10
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I arrived at the airport at 10 PM. Our interview was scheduled for the next morning at 8:00 AM.
We decided to stay near the consulate so that we don't have a long drive on the day of the interview.
My wife and I stayed up until 4:00 AM preparing for the interview. We arranged the information I
brought with me in chronological order. We had receipts, plane tickets, hotel receipts, etc.
All together I say we had about 15 pounds worth of information. The consular never even looked at the
information. He did thumb through all the pictures.
We arrived at the consulate at 7:30 AM. Our appointment was at 8:00 AM.
My wife was allowed to go through the metal gate while I had to stand outside. I walked across the
street and walked down to the local cafe shop. I have read the reviews here and knew what to expect. My wife
interview was over around 11 AM. Below is her account of the event.
She walked into the sitting area and sat. She said there were over 30 people waiting for their interviews.
She tried being courteous to all the people and workers there. The people were nice and some even exchanged
information with my wife. The workers were not rude to her. She was the last to be called. As she sat there,
she notice that only one or two people got the pink slips. She got nervous as she walked up for her interviewed.
She walked up to the window and handed them all the paperwork. There were a white male, late 30, and a female
translator. They asked her a total of about 12 questions (not sure of the order of the questions below).
They asked the questions very fast and they were trickies. The consulor was very friendly and was smiling to my wife
when he first met my wife but got serious and didn't smile when the interview occurred.
1. Q. How did you meet your husband? A. My aunt introduced us.
2. Q. How did your aunt introdcued you guys? A. By phone
3. Q. How long have your been introduced? A. 2 years
4. Q. How long have your aunt and husband known each other? A. About 5 or 6 years.
At this point the translator wanted the year and my wife said she was not certain of the exact year that
her aunt and I meet.
5. Q. How did your aunt and husband met? A. My husband gets his hair cut by my aunt.
They quickly changed the subect.
6. Q. Who is your husband best friend. A. Tom a co-worker from a previous company.
7. Q. What sports does your husband like to play? A. He likes to run.
8. Q. When did you guys meets? A. 6-17-09. The translator pretented she didn't heard and asked again and my wife
gave the same answered. Tricky. They wanted to see if you can answer it again quickly.
9. Q. When did your get married? A. 9-29-09.
10.Q. How many people attended the wedding? A. 300
11.Q. Did anyone from your husband side attended the wedding? A. Yes. Mother, brother, brother in law, and
two sisters.
12.Q. Do you have pictures of places your visited? The tanslator asked my wife "Where is the picture of your
child?" Keep in mind that in Vietnamese, the words sounded really similar. My wife looked at the translator
and scream at her loud enough so everyone could hear saying "We don't have a child together so how can we
have pictures?" At this point the consulate stepped in and said "No, no, no, I ask for pictures of places
your have visited." The second time, he said it in vietnamese and my wife answer "yes we have pictures".
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