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2nd Interview

QUOTE (robertwdalton @ Dec 7 2009, 11:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hello everyone,

I would like to see if anyone has an idea of what my fiancée and I have as far as not getting a blue slip again for second interview.

Here is our story. We had an interview in May of 2008. My fiancée was asked only four questions.

1) Do you have any relatives in the US – answer yes
2) Do you know your fiancée email address? – She could not remember it because she did not have it memorized. She usually just used the reply button to respond to emails. My fiancée is not that savvy when it comes to technology and computers.
3) What are your wedding plans – She responded that we do not have specific plan because we can not make arrangements until we get visa but we will be married within 90 days.
4) How many visits did your fiancée make to Vietnam? – answer 1

After interview we received a request for additional information using Section 221(g)

1) Names and proof of address of relatives in US
2) Detail timeline of relationship
3) Name and address of my ex-wife

We provide notarized documentation of everything that was asked for. After a review of this information we received notice in July 2008 that our visa would not be issued because:

1) Beneficiary could not discuss wedding plans
2) While substantial emails were presented, beneficiary did not know petitioner's email address
3) Petitioner made only one trip to Vietnam

We were told that our case is being reviewed by the Chief of the Visa unit and that we will be informed of the decision.

In October of 2008 we received a notice from the Consulate that our case would be sent back to the USCIS and that the consulate officer had determined under FAM 42. 43 N2.2 that the petition is a sham to evade immigration law.

At this point we were expecting that we would hear from the USCIS and so we began to prepare a rebuttal. Just when we were beginning to think that we would not hear from the USCIS and perhaps contact them and ask how we go about filling a rebuttal, we get a notice in the mail stating that our case has been re-affirmed and it is being forwarded backed to the consulate in HCM. This was in July 2009. We were wondering did anyone have their case re-affirmed without submitting a rebuttal.

Since our first interview I have made another more trip to visit my fiancée and family. I will make another trip when she is scheduled for her interview. That would be three trips each lasting two plus weeks.

We have completed the paperwork for packet 3 and the consulate has acknowledged receipt of it. The said we should check with them at the end of each month to see when we will be scheduled for our interview.

I speak with my fiancée and family everyday using a webcam and we are able to see each other. So even though I have only made 3 trips our communication is constant and frequent.

Any thoughts or insight anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Robert and Mai

When did this happen?? Just last month my attorney got through to the USCIS and proved that the Co handeling our case intentionally overlooked evidence, and made false statements in regards to his reasons for denial. They also said that at that time they could not reverse the decision, only send it back to HCMC for another interview or we could simply refile if that was our choice. With what happened with the attorney we decided not to do either and for me just to move to Vietnam, since the same CO would probably handle our case again or make sure his buddies denied us once more. Maybe with what just went on with our case USCIS is reviewing all the cases that our CO touched to make sure that more injustices were not handed down, the last thing that USCIS wants is a lawsuit from hundreds of people stating they took their money and were scammed by the CO's. Food for thought, I am not saying this is what happened, but my attorney said my case was the 5th case this year alone that he handled and got the same response from in HCMC.
Good Luck Jerome

BinhJerome

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2009-12-08 18:22:00

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR S.O?

I will be spending Xmas at home visiting with Binh on webcam, getting things ready so that I can move there early next year. I am not sure if I will be there for tet or not, but just taking it a day at a time.

BinhJerome

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2009-11-26 17:15:00

Marry X-MAS!!!

QUOTE (clayr @ Dec 23 2009, 08:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

what are you going to do in vietnam? I feel like moving there too because the rebuttal will take another year but somehow I need to to earn a living there. My fiance got the blue sheet oct. 15 and uscis says I will hear from them 120 days after they get paperwork back from vietnam which hasn't happened yet. I'm curious if you used a lawyer, I did and it didn't help me a bit. I'm in the same boat as you, you're not alone.

What I am going to do is teach in Vietnam, it is a great profession with many oppertunities, if you are not from Vietnam, the jobs are easy to get, some schools will hire people without a degree, but if you have a 4 year degree like myself then you should not have any problems getting a job over there teaching. I hired an attorney after the denial to take it up with USCIS in America, and they admitted I "Should" have recieved the visa but they could not issue because of protocal and it would have to be issued in HCMC, and we could do the rebuttal or refile, and they were looking into emplimenting new checks to make sure such things do not happen all the time bla bla bla. Basically they said yes you are right but bend over and deal with it. Good luck on what ever you decide to do.
Jerome

QUOTE (thongd4me @ Dec 23 2009, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My heart goes out to the both of you, J
HCMC is a tough room to play
Your pics show your friends that your feeling is true
Best of luck to you both in the year that is new

Thanks, and the best for your family as well!
Jerome

BinhJerome

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2009-12-24 15:10:00

Marry X-MAS!!!

I wanted to wish all of you here a merry christmas. For those of you that have been denied, have hope and stay strong, to those of you that have been approved, be very thankful that your journes is over. For those of you waiting on an interview or waiting AP stay strong and know that eventually it will all work out, maybe not as originally planned, but in the end if your love is strong you will be together and that is all that mattere!!

Merry Christmas!!

BinhJerome

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2009-12-23 17:41:00

Question concerning approval notice and a few other things:

QUOTE (robertwdalton @ Dec 25 2009, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Question concerning approval notice and a few other things:

At our first interview we were requested to supply additional information about relatives of my fiancée that live her in the US. We were also asked to provide a notarized timeline as well as information about my ex-wife who I have not seen or heard from for over twenty years.

We supplied the information requested but were denied a visa because they thought the relationship between my fiancée and myself was a sham

Even though we had an engagement ceremony that felt that since I had mad only one trip to Vietnam this was not evidence of a bona-fide relationship

Two other reasons cited for the denial were that even though we submitted numerous emails as proof of an ongoing relationship my fiancé could not recite back to them what my email address was. (She did not have this memorized because she usually jut hit the reply button when sending me an email)

The also stated that she was not aware of what our wedding plans were. She told them we could not make plans until we were issued a visa.

We will concede that we were not as prepared for the interview as we should have been. I did not learn about Visa Journey till after our interview. Now we are much more aware of what to expect.

Our case was sent back to the USCIS and the Vermont Service Center reviewed it and re-affirmed our petition. We did not file a rebuttal though we planned to do so. We were waiting to hear form the USCIS about what we must do when on June 5th we received a notice of action that our case was re-affirmed. The NOA notice stated that the approval was valid from 06/05/2009 thru 10/05/2009

We were told that our case was forwarded to the Consulate in HCMC on July 13, 2009

We had written several emails to the Consulate asking for the status of our petition. They at first stated that they did not yet receive our re-affirmed petition. In fact after several emails mostly auto responses over the course of several months, we finally received an email on October 12, 2009 confirming that they have received our re-affirmed petition and that they will be mailing out packet 3. This email came five days after our apprioval notice expired.

We received packet 3 and have sent the necessary documents (DS230-Part1 etc; etc

via email and have received a confirmation from the Consulate on December 3, 2009 saying that they have received our documents and that they will be scheduling an interview date and that we can contact them at the end of each month for further information about the appointment date.

OK here are our questions:

1) The NOA notice stated that the approval was valid from 06/05/2009 thru 10/05/2009. Should we be concerned about this?

2) We are much more prepared this time around as we have had an ongoing relationship for 3 and half years now. I have made another trip to Vietnam in 2009 and I will make another trip to Vietnam to be with my fiancée when she has her interview. My question is since we did not file a rebuttal how do I get our updated timeline which is far more informative with all the details of our relationship in the hands of the Consulate prior to our interview.

3) We feel that we can address the concerns that they had in our first interview but are worried that they will not ask to see our evidence. How can we prove to them that our relationship is real if they simply asked one or two trick questions to try and confuse you and make you misspeak and give an inaccurate answer? I worry about this because my fiancée get nervous easily and can maybe misunderstand and reply incorrectly to the question.

4) Lastly, I have read here that a lot of time the decision to approve or disapprove a visa is determined before the interview. People can see the blue or pink slip while being interviewed. This makes me worried. If a case is re-affirmed do they not have to give you a chance to address their previous concerns before making a decision? Since we have not filed a rebuttal, our only chance to supply new and improved evidence is at our interview.

5) We are so worried we are wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and can share with us

Thanks, Robert and Mai

Robert, do not worry about it being expired, since they just got it and the delay was not on your part, about them not looking at the evidence if they do not look at it you can submit it at the window the next day and if you submit it they have to take it. They might not look at it, but it will then be in your file, so when you have your interview this time, if there are ANY papers they do not keep, give them to them. They will have to accept it. You could have done this when you submitted the evidence they requested when they gave you the blue slip the first time around, and it will be the same situation this time, you just take the things you feel are important that they did not keep (chat logs, emails, photos etc etc etc) and turn them in like you were turning in evidence that they requested. This is what Fred did after he tapped on the glass. Do not worry about the new case, with Vermont saying hey this looks legit, the CO might not really have much of a choice unless they found something out they did not mention in the first denial, and your interview this time around will surely be what gets you the visa or not, but at that time you have the chance to present new evidence or get them to look at the old evidence. You might get a blue first time around because it is a reaffirmed case and they will want to investigate your relationship again, but this is pure speculation. Good luck this time Jerome and Binh

BinhJerome

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2009-12-25 18:28:00

rebuttal or refile k-1 which is better?

QUOTE (clayr @ Dec 26 2009, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My fiance failed her 1st interview and USCIS says I have to wait to hear from them before filing rebuttal this is 4+ months away. Should I file a K-1 again in order to speed things up? Or file a rebuttal after I recieve letter from USCIS? Tell me about your experience with either route you took.

Depends on what you want and how soon you want it. If you do a rebuttal there is not really any time frame to go by. If you refile a new K1 visa then you need to confront the reasons for denial, and make sure you have those facts changed. If you want you can go there, and get married then file a CR1 visa, this is cheaper than a K1, and I hear is about the same length of time. The rebuttal is the most uncertain in my opinion, as there is not any time frame to go by. If you want to be together sooner I would say file a new K1 visa IF you have all the reasons for denial covered. Again this is just my opinion, do what you feel is right, or seek and Attorney for help. Jerome and Binh

BinhJerome

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2009-12-26 14:30:00

QUOTE (charles! @ Dec 28 2009, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

"bravo" is not a tos violation....
now if you want to continue to be argumentative, further action will result.

and fyi:

large lettering by me to show that no, retaliation is at your own peril.

Edited by jeromebinh, 28 December 2009 - 07:33 PM.

BinhJerome

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2009-12-28 19:29:00

QUOTE (charles! @ Dec 28 2009, 06:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

if you feel that you are being attacked by a vj member then make use of the report button. from what i've read in this thread, you started the incident. now cease and desist.

Even though you are an admin, if you would read I was posting a topic for information when I was told by one member how I pissed her off, then Linda makes a comment Bravo! to what this other member posted. Hmm, not ignorant, but that seems like she started it. But after that then she wants to post about a miss spelling, hmm once again I do not see your logic. Either way I really do not care because unlike her posting about spelling issues, and Bravo statements, and things of that nature, I try to post things that help other people, at least when I am not in my mind being attacked by people or by admins. Jerome

BTW nice to see you still did not remove the Bravo post that started this entire incident

Edited by jeromebinh, 28 December 2009 - 07:08 PM.

BinhJerome

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2009-12-28 19:06:00

QUOTE (charles! @ Dec 28 2009, 06:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

personal attack/bait post removed, along with 3 other posts that detract from the conversation with baiting. let's not have any more of that behavior.

At least you got both of the post's removed and not just one side. I apologize to the people trying to get help, but I feel we all have the right to defend ourselves Jerome

Edited by jeromebinh, 28 December 2009 - 06:49 PM.

BinhJerome

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2009-12-28 18:45:00

Is anyone that filed for a K1 visa and got denied have their Denail letter with the reasons? Please let us know if you had the mentioned article 212 on your denial

BinhJerome

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2009-12-28 17:30:00

QUOTE (NigeriaorBust @ Dec 26 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have been the returned petition to CSC on the 212 ( " relationship for immigration purposes" ) and hired Mr Ellis. The K1 died, no offer of rebuttal, no NOID, no NOIR just death. The second petition was filled and front loaded, included a statement written by Mr Ellis about how the wavier should not apply to this filing and requested that it not be invoked ( with a lot more legalize ) and they end result was they let petition 1 die and moved petition 2. And the wedding is tomorrow

Thanks for that post. that is just as he told me. Congrats on your upcoming wedding. I am sure with your experiences and mine being very similar from Marc Ellis that it will count with most all people in our situation. This should clarify for others that do not know what they need to do and they should be able to stop worrying.
Jerome

BinhJerome

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2009-12-26 13:52:00

QUOTE (isitasham @ Dec 25 2009, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think some of us might be confused here -- 221(a) and 221(g) are quite different reasons for denial. Some of the responses here may be referring to 221(g) which is a very broad section as someone has already suggested here.
221(a)..... on the other hand relates to suspected fraud which could have totally different repercussions about doing a rebuttal or not doing it. Do a search under fraud and you might be able to pick up some more information.

Good Luck!

We are not focusing on the reasons for denial. We are wondering about the bottom where it mentions article 212. This is the information we are trying to locate, we want to see if all the K visa denials have this at the bottom or if just a few. This has nothing to do with my case or my advice from Marc Ellis. I have moved on with our life, and I am moving to be with Binh in Vietnam. This is strictly about article 212, I feel that if all the people have the same clause on their denial letter then the information given to me by Marc Ellis would possibly stand for all the people out there. It can take years to get a rebuttal pushed back to HCMC, and people are wanting to move forward, not be forced to wait for a rebuttal to take place. Article 212 basically states that you have to do a rebuttal or your loved one is ineligible for a visa, so they are worried that if they do not do a rebuttal that if they address the red flags and refile a new petition that it will get denied because their loved one is now ineligible for LIFE from getting a visa. I hope that I have made it easier to understand what and why we are looking for information on this. Thanks for all of your replies, they are helping a bit, we just hope to hear from others that have filed and been denied on a K visa for their experiences, not just people that have not gone through what we have giving advice on things they have read, since each case is different, we are trying to find a common thread and start at the beginning, or ending of the denial letter then moving on from there.
Thanks again Jerome

Edited by jeromebinh, 25 December 2009 - 06:05 PM.

BinhJerome

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2009-12-25 18:01:00

QUOTE (Darnell @ Dec 25 2009, 04:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

A Report is an article on his website, speaking in general terms.

Since he told You what he told you, it was pointed, focused, and specific to YOUR case, irrespective of what he wrote on his website. If I missed this - IE - he never told YOU anything, but you've simply read it on his website, well, that's a horse of different colour, so to speak.

I would suggest that there is vast difference between a general article by him, and specific advice by him, focused on your casefile.

I suggest it strongly.

I do hope you understand the difference.

An IMBRA WAIVER is not required within 2 years - it is mentioned , but it is NOT required. 'whoever' is 'saying that' is wrong. A 're-file' for a new K-1 on the same lass, does NOT require a waiver. Usually, on a different lass, does not require a waiver. There are exceptions for 'a different lass' but never need a Waiver for The Same Lass within a 2 year period. You'll be tracked, as the petitioner, sure - there will be more FBI checks on you and her, sure - but is not a waiver required. Whoever TOLD YOU to file an IMBRA Waiver on subsequent I-129F petition filing, is wrong. I'll bet your salary on it.

So, going forward, if you've NOT engaged Marc Ellis for advice, but truly, solely, you are reading his website and learning stuff about GENERAL info ... I'll further suggest to you that at some point - yer gonna need to learn exactly why SHE was denied (poor prep on your part, scant casefile, recent divorce on your part, etc etc ) before you think to actually file a new K-1.

Personally, I'm a bit p|ssed off with what you've said, I feel strongly that you've not done enough research. I tend to have splat-ting reactions with ppl who have not done enough research. I'll molly-coddle them along for a bit - as I remember my first days as a newbie (but my research skills are different than most. Not superior, just different, no 'gotchas later' because I make sure the results are vetted )

ALSO, IMO, to moan about 100 bucks to Marc Ellis, IMO, is a sure sign you'd not be prepared for other lawyer fees. 3K for a lawyer is normal, 6K if problems - but - 100 bucks for a consult, to not even take his advice? Sorry, I bow out, I smell other problems, both past and future.

After re-reading your posts in the this thread 3 times, I have to conclude that Marc Ellis actually made time to review stuff for her casefile, and said what he said based on his review of her casefile. I hope you can understand the concept of 'dead', and (IMO) it doesn't matter if you understand his position on re-filing or not - because - HE IS, IN FACT, RIGHT. If he declared it DEAD, then it's based on his understanding of that casefile, and to make a summary statement like that, TELLS ME that your casefile was scant. You gave minimal INFO on initial I-129F submittal. Whoever was giving you advice, prior to submittal day, is deemed woe-fully inadequate to the task. IF, indeed, this was SOLELY YOU, with your own opinions, then - I suggest you learn a bit more, shift a bit, and make a different approach when you file a new I-129F. Casefile fodder is important - if you are scant on initial submittal, well, you get the result you've already gotten.

If I seem a bit miffed at your position, it's simply because I AM.

In closing - I will state - I know I've used strong language on you /with you in your thread. It wasn't for shock value - my reaction is based on how appalled I feel, based on what you've written here. I find your approach to be sophmoric, at best. If you don't understand me, if it doesn't make sense - then I suggest you print out my reply to you, study it, away from a a computer screen.

Good Luck to you, whatever you decide to do, however it turns out.

Nota Bene: I am fan of Marc Ellis - everyone that I know of, that has used him, has good results. Your Mileage Will Never Vary, should you, in fact, engage him.

If you read my original post then you know this is not about my case, but about other peoples questions trying to get them answered. You say that what I wrote pissed you off, well sorry, and it is better to be pissed off than to be pissed on. but after reading your post I see that you are trying to force feed information down my throat instead of actually paying attention to what was written. Did you ever mention anything about article 212???? NO you did not. The only think you hinted on was that Marc Ellis said something about my case and to use my advice, and that was it. This is not about my case, so what I was trying to do is get experiances from other people out there that have been denied and If they had the mentioned article 212 in their denial letter, and what they did. I know this is a public forum, and I do not care that you are mad at what I wrote, it is funny to me, most things are these days when people get bent out of shape on things they write that get a reply. If I made you mad, then dont post in a public forum where people can reply. I value what you wrote, but I am clearly pointing out that it is not the information that we are looking for at this current time. The entire reasoning was to find out from people if the exact same thing is on all denial letters. Scott made a few good points about the visa's being expired, but still not what we are looking for, but it was helpful. This reply is a waste of my time as my remarks will surely fall on def ears, so once again I will ask the question and post what we are looking for. BTW get your facts straight on the IMBRA filing act, if you file a K Visa there is a limit even if it is a refile for the same person, that you MUST request a waiver if the NEW petition is being filed within 2 years of the previous petition, this does not mean if you did a rebuttal and it was reaffirmed, but if it is a new K visa, and there is a lifetime limit as well on K visa's. Also I am not saying anything bad about Marc Ellis, so do not think I was or am.

For those that have been denied a K1 visa, or even a Cr1 visa we want to know if this sentence was placed at the bottom of your denial letter, it will be located under the reasons for denial, and it will be near the bottom above where they write in Vietnamese.

If USCIS revokes the petition beneficiary will become ineligible for a visa under section 212 (a)(6)©(i) of the Act.

This is what we want answered because people have been told one thing by an attorney while the same attorney has posted the exact oppisite a while back on an internet page. We want to know if this happens on all denials or just a few. If this is on all the denials then this should tell us that we are not forced to do a rebuttal on a K1 visa, I already know that CR1 does not have a rebuttal process, but K visa's do. SO if your K visa had this and you did not do a rebuttal but then filed for a different visa, or just refiled they would appreciate the response.

BinhJerome

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2009-12-25 17:54:00

QUOTE (Darnell @ Dec 25 2009, 01:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Marc Ellis knows his stuff on HCMC and GUZ - so if you got advice from him, I strongly suggest you follow it.

If you need an 'academic research project' to learn exactly why your case was denied, to prepare for a non-existent 'rebuttal' - I'll suggest to you, strongly, that you'd be wasting yer time. Parts of it are useful, though, if you do learn that you were 'scant' in your original petition submittal, so you can beef it up on a particular area for the new petition submittal.

I suggest you file again, a new I-129F, quickly, but pay particular attention to 'front-loading' the petition for relationship evidence. If you don't know what that means, by all means - do some searching here, learn about 'painting a picture' inside of the casefile.

We also know Marc Ellis knows his stuff. BUT...... he has done a report stating you must confront it if you ever want your loved one to get a visa, and yet he tole my fiancee personally that our application was dead, finished, and NOT to do a rebuttal, and to either refile that day, or for me to go there and get married then come home and file a CR1 visa, this is the total oppisite of what he wrote, and people fear that since their visa has been denied that they will NEVER be able to file again. I have told them that no fraud was committed, that one person thinks that it was the nature of their visa to elude current visa laws, and that they could do a rebuttal or file right away a new case, just adding in a IMBRA waver since this would be their second visa application within 2 years, but before they refiled they needed to confront all their reasons given for their denial first, and since their case was a K1 case they could also get married and try for the CR1 instead, but these people are still worried that because of one denial that they would get an automatic denial and I am trying to reassure them that it is not the case, and that most denial letters had the one sentence in common stating the 212 article and if they all had the same sentence that Marc Ellis would/should be aware of that, and if he told me to just refile that this was an option for him as well. No sense in paying Marc Ellis another $100 for an interview to get told the same thing if enough of us have already paid him for the exact same advice.
Jerome

BinhJerome

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2009-12-25 14:06:00

QUOTE (thongd4me @ Dec 25 2009, 01:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Jerome,

Others would have more experience with AP than I, but can you think which of the 11 reasons for rejection they applied to your case?

You may still be in the game, but the question of the expiration of the valid petition is the main problem you have to deal with.

Best of luck

We know we can refile, this post is just for other people, Binh and I have decided it is better for us to live in Vietnam, we were planning on it for retirement anyway, so there is no loss. The only real reason for our visa was so that she could come and go with me when I would come and visit family and friends and so she could meet my mother. With my mothers current condition of the stroke and blindness I am sure she will not want to sit on an airplane for some 24 hours. But I am still trying to help people that are on this site. Jerome

BinhJerome

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2009-12-25 13:59:00

I have a question for those that have been denied. There are many questions about one sentence in the denial; I have seen it on many of the denial letters. Here is the sentence.

If USCIS revokes the petition beneficiary will become ineligible for a visa under section 212 (a)(6)©(i) of the Act.

I want to know if any of you have filed for the rebuttal, if you have just filed a new petition, what the outcome was, and what any attorney has told you. Mark Ellis said that our petition was dead, finished and closed, there was nothing we could do, and he said not to do a rebuttal, but to re file a new K1 visa or for me to go there and get married and file for a CR1. There are people that fear if they do not do a rebuttal that their loved one might never be able to receive a visa and be allowed to come to America. This is in direct contradiction to articles written by Mark Ellis and his advice on my particular case. I want to know if anyone out there has gone through this same thing. What they did and the outcome of their actions. Have any one of you been told that your loved one is now never going to be able to get a visa? Have any of you not done a rebuttal let the USCIS revoke the petition and then re-file and get a visa?

Please let us know your experiences. Thanks Jerome and Binh

http://www.ilw.com/a...0323-ellis.shtm

And when is the i-601 waiver needed if you have further info on this it would also be helpful.

BinhJerome

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2009-12-24 23:13:00

QUOTE (Greg_n_Lien @ Dec 29 2009, 05:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Lien employer now Direct deposits to a bank card, which is nice. BUT she has to withdraw money everytime she needs to spend a little. Not many vendor except PLASTIC yet, and ATMS are far and few between. BUT I MUST AGREE, they are making headway in there financial institutions. She is starting to get used to having the card now. She thinks it is funny that i NEVER have CASH only plastic.

LOL

When I was there, I never found any ATM shortage, they were everywhere, the only problem I had was finding one that had English on it.

BinhJerome

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2009-12-29 17:33:00

QUOTE (ScottThuy @ Dec 28 2009, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I know of someone who was victim of a home invasion there last week and they lost alot of money... a very large sum by US standards... a chemical or gas was used to incapacitate the victims while the house was ransacked.

the economy there is much worse than here and they may be less violent than here but more brazen...

That sucks, I guess I have been lucky, I see all the bars and barbed wire on the gates, but I have never had any problems there or at any of my hotels. One time someone might have tried to steal my laptop, that or they just clipped the bag with their handle bars, don't know which for sure, but Binh has had no problems and neither have I while I was there. Lucky I guess

BinhJerome

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2009-12-28 18:11:00

Anyone else have their loved ones house get broken into?

BinhJerome

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2009-12-28 17:29:00

I think this is a good topic, it helps let you get your feelings and worries out. I have read many of your posts Scott, and me and you have not seen eye to eye on many of them, and the same goes with my posts. But that was the past, and this is now. There is nothing you can do to stop worrying, accept to fall out of love. Everyone worries, your fiancée seems to live in a really bad area. I think you might have made the same mistake that we made. Binh was teaching at ABC international school. She did not resign a new contract for this year, because we were banking on our strong case, and that she would be here by now. Well as you know it did not happen, Binh had little trouble getting a job with her teaching degree, but it was not as good of a job as she did have. I know you want your fiancée to go with her mother so you feel safer, but what if the bad happens and you get a blue? or the worse case scenario?? Really, it might seem like I have been throwing salt in your wounds the last few posts that I have replied to that you have written. That has not been my intention. I just want you to know that ####### happens and we have no control. As long as you love her, even with H1N1 and the break ins, it will all work out as long as you have faith and love. But the fact of the matter is, you are looking way to far ahead man, look at those that have passed and failed this year. Do you think John was more deserving than Daniel? or vice versa? What about Ly Trinh, and Huong and Phoung? They were married yet they got a denial. It is good for you to want to look ahead and make all the plans possible, and hopefully it will all work out, but there is not guarantee that it will. Like I said, this is just my opinion, and we did the same thing. We KNEW we were going to get the visa, our love was real, we had ample proof, hundreds of photos of both the damn hoi and the trip, hundreds of pages of emails, I made well over 200% more than they required, had my same job for almost 9 years, she was working same teaching job for six years. We did and DO have a strong case, so I had her not sign the new contract, started to make plans for her trip and as you I was going to fly to her POE to surprise her. We had/have the perfect relationship, and guess what, first we get blue, then we get a denial, and now Binh is not working the same job, not making as much money, yes she could have gone back to work, but if you know anything about Vietnamese people, to go back after thinking she was leaving would have been disgraceful. But for us it worked out, I am moving there and I will start teaching earlier than we planned. Just try to calm down man. I know it is hard, it is hard for all of us, but I do strongly recommend if possible for her to answer the phones at least until you get the visa, if she moves to her mothers for your peace of mind, she will have nothing to do but talk with family, maybe get worried, scared, and start to feel lonely. If she has work, she has her daily routine to help her through, and trust me when I say it will all work out, just keep the faith.

Jerome

BinhJerome

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Vietnam

2009-12-27 16:38:00

Vietnam Forum created

I dont think many people like it this way. Hardly any new posts, the forum is dead

BinhJerome

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Vietnam

2010-01-21 22:22:00

Binder for two-hole punch documents?

Go to Ebay, they have everything anyone could ever want

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-12-23 18:26:00

Going to Thailand from VN

Should I go with the tour or do a self planning trip??

My wife want to do a self planning trip like our honneymoon in Singapore..

So what do you guys think?

Tour is better planned but they might have things that arent what you really want. Check the tour, if you like it the way it is go with a tour, if not you can hire out taxi's to take you where you want.

BinhJerome

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Vietnam

2011-04-10 04:55:00

All Japan Filers

BinhJerome

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Vietnam

2009-10-25 04:20:00

All Japan Filers

QUOTE (vny @ Oct 24 2009, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Ling Ling @ Oct 24 2009, 03:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

???? to all those continuing on your visa journey.
Just a tip for USCs....I've been taking Nihongo classes at my local college. Learned Hiragana and Katakana, as well as grammar, and now I'm working on Kanji.
For years I've struggled trying to do it on my own, the classroom environment works well, and it's a lot cheaper than going to a specialized language school or buying Rosetta Stone.

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Gomen Ling Ling, but I think it is ????? (omedetou). Kore wa (????) omedato. Chotto chigau yo. hihihi. Sorry, just trying to help. Even in English it bothers me when people don't know the difference between "there", "their" and "they're". If you want to know, I'll tell you too. lol. Just joking.

Anyway, good luck to all of you that are on the verge of getting your Visas. Keep the faith and I cannot state it enough....have PATIENCE!!!
vny

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-10-25 03:18:00

All Japan Filers

Good luck to you all. I hope your journey is much easier than ours at HCMC. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-09-18 08:18:00

Cambodian VJ Thread

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-10-25 04:14:00

how many times to visit your fiancee?

Cambodian VJ Thread

Good luck to all of you I hope you have better luck than we do at HCMC!
Jerome

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-09-18 07:52:00

Africa: Sub-Saharan

I know that I am working and I do not take days off twice a year to visit my fiancee. So, I visited her once last December until now we got packet 3. Is there any problem until she will be at the interview because the question "how many time your fiance has visited you?" may be asked? I hope that is not the reason visa is denied.

Thanks for your reply.

jeromebinh

Male

Vietnam

2009-05-13 11:02:00

Africa: Sub-Saharan

125% poverty line?

I am not clear with this term "12%poverty line"? What does that mean?

Thanks.

jeromebinh

Male

Vietnam

2009-05-16 09:51:00

Visa fee

As I was told in the letter of packet 3, the visa fee is $131 and paid at Citibank Ho Chi Minh city. My question is that Do I have to pay before the inerview or at the day I get my visa? And the fee for medical exam as well.

Thank you so much.

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-05-13 10:32:00

what do a boss write in the employment letter?

Please anybody shows the employment letter at the interview for visa K1 let me figure out what information written in the employment letter? ASAP.

Thanks.

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-05-13 18:26:00

visiting your fiancee more than once does not mean bonafide?

QUOTE (Ed+Cindy @ May 19 2009, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (jeromebinh @ May 19 2009, 07:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

and my fiance can not be at my interview because of his work.

I've said this before in other posts....what are your priorities? I understand people need their jobs, but we are talking about your job verse your spouse (who you hope to spend the rest of life with). I don't get it.

I understand what you are saying, but HELLO??? no job=no visa?? I do love my fiancee, but with no job, you have no money, and our plans are simple. I have requested time off so that I can go back the end of June and stay until July, only for one week. It is not the money of the trip, because I want to see her. If they deny the visa, then I will go back in December and we will get married there then come home and file for the K3, and if they deny that then I say the heck with USA I will move to HCMC. I really do not understand people posting some things on this site. I am sure that most men would choose their fiancee over a job any day of the week, but that is also shooting yourself in the foot. Have you got out and looked for a job lately???? The market really sucks, and right now my job pays me well over the minimum amount required to sponser my fiancee to some here without a co signer. I truly do appreciate your post, but to me it seems as if you are trying to chop people down with your replys, not all of them but some. If I did not love and worry about my fiancee I would not be on this site, if I did not love my fiancee I would not file for a k1 visa, so for someone to act like I do not love her more than my job really offends me. Jerome

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-05-22 13:49:00

visiting your fiancee more than once does not mean bonafide?

Thank you everyone for helping us out. We know what to do to fix our problems before our interview coming we expect in late July.

Thanks again for your useful information. We will let you guys know more.

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-05-21 08:26:00

visiting your fiancee more than once does not mean bonafide?

As I read many posts about amount of times of visiting your fiance/fiancee, in my opinion which does not mean true relationship?

It depends on all the true documents of both sides and evidences between of you and how you respond at the interview faithfully. There are many factors to decide that the relationship is true or not? Every case is very different to another.

Many cases are rejected in Vietnam which make me worried and my fiance can not be at my interview because of his work. Is that the big problem not to get visa?

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-05-19 09:43:00

Speaking English or Vietnamese at the interview?

I prefer using English than Vietnamese because it is not accurate to translate English into Vietnamese. A CO can not understand completely the meanings in Vietnamese which may cause misunderstanding. Anybody has experience this?

Thanks.

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-05-28 08:48:00

I-134 for K1 visa

QUOTE (toddandhien @ Jun 2 2009, 10:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It is now not required, as noted above. I asked the HCM consulate a few months ago about this since the paperwork in packet 3 still references the need to have it notarized. They confirmed that it does not. However, I would recommend using the LATEST version of the form, which has no place to sign, just to be clear.

IT IS TRUE THAT IN PACKET 3 STILL MENTION ABOUT THS FORM NOTARIZED.VERY CONFUSED AT SOME POINTS IN THIS PACKET 3.

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-06-03 06:31:00

I-134 for K1 visa

Please let me know if I need to notarize this I-134 form? Many thanks!

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-06-02 09:28:00

Interview questions at HCMC Vietnam

Hello, I was wanting to know what other people have been asked at the interview. I have went over the things that we have submitted over and over again. I know that they ask each person different questions and it all depends on each persons case. Will they let me just plead our case? I have family already in America, they have been there for many years, and I have worked at ABC International school for almost 6 years. Should I mention that if I was just trying to get to America I would have already filed for the visitor visa years ago, but that this is the first time that I have ever tried to get a visa to go to America? We have already discussed that if they deny our visa that my fiancée will come back to Vietnam and we will be married here with the paperwork, and we will then file for a k3 visa, and if they deny that attempt he is willing to move here. I am sure we will be approved, but we are planning ahead just in case. We just do not want to be blind sided by some off the wall question. I want to be as prepared as possible. My fiancée was planning on coming back the end of this month for one week, as he only has one week of vacation left. His company has down sized and some of the facilities are taking days off here and there to keep the company strong. He is paid salary and usually has to do strange jobs just to keep busy, however his boss has put a hold on everyones remaining vacation until the market picks back up. So this has ruined our plans on him maybe being here one more time before the interview or at the interview. I know that we have talked about that subject before, but we really would just like some questions that they have asked to everyone. Thanks for your help it is always greatly appreciated!!

BinhJerome

Male

Vietnam

2009-06-06 20:15:00