Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
United Kingdom	London medical	the embassy has a list of panel doctors and you'd need to go to them only. You can however do your vaccinations at your local doctors and bring the records to the panel doctor. That's how they do it in Malaysia and so far, the panel doctor hasn't had any problem in accepting records of previous vaccinations. Do check with your panel doctor if that's the case for London as well. Cheers!	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-07-07 11:02:00
Asia: South	Wrong name??	JP and Tee...do u have binti in your passport and birth cert? I have it on both...   I do. But in any of the I130 forms, I never included it as my second/middle name. Edited by JP and Tee, 02 July 2013 - 07:30 PM.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	7/2/2013 19:29
Asia: South	Wrong name??	it shouldnt be a problem. I submitted all the documents and forms without the 'binti' and so far, we hadn't had any problem ie RFE or anything like that.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	7/2/2013 10:34
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia to phila	a friend of mine got a US tourist b2 visa for only one year. She said probably because her English wasn't great. I went for an interview and got one for 10 years. Different cases, different durations I suppose.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2012-09-06 12:05:00
Asia: East and Pacific	New Birth Certificate question (and other questions)	a friend of mine did the K1 way but turned out it was as long as my I-130. Both have its own pros and cons so might be a good idea to check before doing it. The K1 is supposed to be the shorter route but with the way things are these days (politically), we can never know.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2012-11-02 09:39:00
Asia: East and Pacific	New Birth Certificate question (and other questions)	hi Alia, a lil guide I found here pertaining to getting new birth certs. The birth cert is bilingual so there's no need for you to get it translated anymore. Also, since you're going to the US in october, maybe you guys can just get married there, come back to Malaysia and file for the CR1 instead. Then do the religious ceremony after that in Malaysia. Or are you going there to get married in Oct?	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2012-08-20 12:55:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Question Regarding Visa's for Family	Sorry guys, I was just hoping someone else may have gone through this and have some advice. We have our interview date set for July 15th, and are getting married in the US on Aug 8th. I am wondering if anyone else has applied for tourist visas for thier families to attend the wedding, and what information, justification, or explanation they gave when applying. We want them to apply in advance to attend the wedding, but technically, we won't have the visa until 2 weeks before, I'm afraid they will apply and get rejected without visa in hand. Should be apply for tourist visas and omit the wedding?   Thanks!   Do you have any kind of wedding invite/card? If you do, then your parents/family should be able to apply for a tourist visa without a problem. As long as they can show ties to their home country ie bank account, home loans, home ownership etc. -- I don't see why they would be rejected. if they apply now, they'd have the visa in time to attend your wedding (granted they get approved of course).	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-06-10 05:04:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	Ops, I'm sorry. My bad... Thank you JP and Tee no probe! Embassy staff told me during a phone call its valid for a year tho other VJ members said they were told by Wisna Putra staff its only valid for three months. I'd go with what the embassy staff days also if you lose the COC, all you have to do us write to Wisma Putra and ask for a replacement copy as long as its no more than six months after you received it the first time. Include self addressed envelope with sufficient stamp and the fee rm20 I think n you should be good. my mom lost my cert and I had to get a replacement +_+	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-28 21:55:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	Ops, I'm sorry. My bad... Thank you JP and Tee no probe! Embassy staff told me during a phone call its valid for a year tho other VJ members said they were told by Wisna Putra staff its only valid for three months. I'd go with what the embassy staff days also if you lose the COC, all you have to do us write to Wisma Putra and ask for a replacement copy as long as its no more than six months after you received it the first time. Include self addressed envelope with sufficient stamp and the fee rm20 I think n you should be good. my mom lost my cert and I had to get a replacement +_+	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-28 21:52:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	Does anyone know how long the certificate is valid for? I know it takes about 2 months to produce. I emailed the KLN and was told that it depends on the US embassy. So does anyone know? We just put in our I-130 last month but want to begin preparing all the required documents early so we're not so rushed later. Would it be safe to apply for the certificate of good conduct now?   Thanks!   You might want to read the thread from start to finish. Question has been answered by a few members already    It'd be a good idea to apply for the COC once you get your NOA2. I130 takes anywhere from 5 months to longer (from NOA1 to finish).	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-25 05:45:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	Hi dragonfly,   thank you for your replied. i just got my interview appointment date, and they asked me to bring some additional requirement, like evidence of relationship, so form , birth certificate and etc, but one of the requirement  im not really understand, is " visa screen certificate". may i know what is this? where should i get this? do i need this?   many thanks and wait for your reply.. kwan   hi kwan itd help if  you update your details here, so we'll know what visa you're applying so we can help you better. Are you talking about the medical interview?	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-08-12 04:24:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	I applied it on 09 July 2013.The person I called from the foreign Affairs said that it would take at least a month but not more than 2 months to get it approved.   Then it's too early to expect it to be completed. Check again early next month and if no news, start calling!	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-07-18 04:58:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	Thank you very much for the info.They have removed the "Date of document submitted" section on the form.So Since it is gone I believe that I don't have to worry about it, and my status has changed from " Application has been submitted" to "In Process".Hopefully I'll get it soon. Fingers crossed when did you apply for it? Some members said it took a month after the new changes. It took me two months, but I applied last year	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-07-17 07:20:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	Thanks for that, we will give it a try and see how things go!   I also wonder if anybody has been able to order the police certificate before getting the letter from the US Consulate requesting it?  Just in the interest of trying to be prepared ahead with everything.  I noticed the US website does have a page that has the letter's contents and was hoping that would be sufficient, hehe... if you are talking about the cert of good conduct, that should not be a problem as I applied for mine before we even sent our petition hehe The cert expires in Aug this year and the embassy staff said that should not be a problem as it has a one year validity. I was very relieved as another Msian vjer said min of foreign affairs staff had told em it's only valid for three months. Most ppl apply for it once you get your NOA2 but I was planning to travel so I applied earlier just in case. It takes abt 2 months to be approved then so a lot of ppl apply for it earlier n don't wait for letter Fr embassy. How long it takes to process now, I'm not sure but it could be shorter now as they did make some changes to how you apply. Edited by JP and Tee, 14 July 2013 - 05:32 PM.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-07-14 17:23:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	Hello,   I need some help here regarding the Malaysia certificate of good conduct.I have submitted my application on 09 July 2013, according to the experienced from the previous applicants that I found online,they said that there were documents to submit along with the application. But they didn't ask for any documents except my passport picture when I filled it out online.I have called  the foreign affairs putera jaya in kota kinabalu asking about that and they said there is no need to submit any documents to their office effective from 02 July 2013.Please let me know if anybody have experienced the same, and what is the fastest time to obtain it.I guess I'm just being paranoid but I don't want to get delay for my k1 visa interview as it's the only document I need from the checklist to schedule the interview.my petition will expired on 02 sept 2013, the embassy said it can be extended but I'm still worry. Please help.Thank you.     From info I gathered from here, that seems to be the case. I dont think you have anything to worry about. When I applied, I had to submit copies of passport biographic page etc but that seems to no longer apply.   I quote: Via postal service, applicant is required to submit to the Consular Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia (including Sabah and Sarawak ranch office) or to the Malaysian Embassy/High Commission/Consulate General abroad, the following: a. Application Acknowledgement Slip; b. Bank Draft/Postal Order of or equivalent to Ringgit Malaysia Twenty Only (RM20) [Payable to: Akauntan Negara Malaysia (for payment made within Malaysia) or payable to the Malaysian Embassy/High Commission/Consulate General abroad. Please contact our local or overseas offices for further information on payment]; and c. An A4 size self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.   You might want to read it here: https://www.kln.gov....NNOUNCEMENT.pdf	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-07-11 03:15:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	Hi everyone - has anyone on here (or someone they know) previously renounced Malaysian citizenship and then ordered the Certificate of Good Conduct afterward?   My fiance obtained NZ citizenship and needs to renounce his Malaysian citizenship, but is worried that he cannot get the police cert - his Malaysian passport expires in 5 months and the online website to order it will not allow passport with less than 6 months validity.  So he can't order the stupid thing online and no one will help him (either in Putrajaya or here at the consulate in Melbourne) in sorting out how to get it.     We were told he should use his NZ passport number and apply as a foreigner, but he never lived in Malaysia as a foreigner or had a visa/permit as a foreigner.   We're hoping that he can apply under the NZ passport and simply include certified copies of the old MY passport and IC card.   Any advice?   I'd suggest sending it in as a foreigner but including both his Msian and NZ passport biographic page.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-07-10 01:09:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	I was told by Wisma Putra staff around Feb this year that for USA,the certificate valid only 3months..I dont know if they already change the validation time..i think for more clarification you can always call Wisma Putra and ask for it   HI everyone just thought I'd share   I spoke to a lady at the consular section at the us embassy KL and was told that they accept the COGC as long as it was done in the last one year. Mine expires end of Aug (i got them aug 2012) and she said that'd be fine as my interview date is on Aug 1.   I told her about the 3 months validity, she said it wouldn't be a problem. However, pls pls pls confirm with them as this might not be the case when you're going for your interview. I would imagine it will be accepted as long as it's not over 1 year old. Cheers!	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-07-05 22:45:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	HI Dragonfly928, i think your answer is wrong..for certificate of good conduct it can be use for 3months only from the date stated in the cert..After 3months,you need to apply again.So, you need to plan very well when you need apply and when you need to use it because it will make your process slower if u didnt plan it and i already have that experience   Were you told by the US Embassy staff this info? I was told by Wisma Putra it's valid for 6 months	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-06-18 00:43:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	anyone know if the cert has an expiry date?	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-06-10 04:25:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	thank you for the answer! I saw this too late. I called the consular and they said it can be certified by a Headmaster of a local primary/secondary school or any gov servants from Class A (directors etc). How long was it til your status on the website said docs received coz mine says they're not received yet so I'm a little worried since I sent it via express post. Thanks!	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2012-07-28 01:55:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Malaysia Police Certificate	hi all, I'm a Msian citizen and I need to get this cert for my visa. I read that for the cert, we must include 2 copies of our ic and passport (with signature) with the application. Do these copies need to be certified by Commissioner for Oaths or not? I might have misunderstood the instruction given as it said "for other countries except the following six" which includes the US. Also, I plan on mailing the application as I don't live in KL and can't go there any time soon. Will that affect the processing duration for my application? We are applying for our visa soon but don't think we'll need the cert for a good month or so. Thanks for replying, any help is greatly appreciated! Edited by JP and Tee, 22 July 2012 - 01:55 AM.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2012-07-22 01:55:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Hi all Please help   Done with my medical in KL today and doctor said he will send the report directly to Embassy . Can somebody please confirm if this is normal that doctor send to embassy? As the instructions read from the packet 4 that doctor should hand over the report in normal cases. there are two parts. The doctor will give to you one in a sealed envelope, which you must bring to your interview. Other one the doctor will send directly to the embassy. I think its for the x ray report. The x ray film will be given to you but is NOT to be brought to the interview. You MUST hand carry on ur trip to the USA and five to immigration officer	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-28 21:59:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	No I did not. I only bring the last page which consist the stamp n signature. I was thinking the rest of the pages is the same because it was only printing of words. No signature or stamp. I guess I should bring a total of 29 pages plus the last page of signature?   Yes. I dont know why you didnt. It only makes sense to bring them all.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-22 19:28:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	That sucks. People here said that any legal documents that has been submitted on I-129, the embassy have the right to ask for the original. But they should accept the certified copy because the petitioner might need the original for other purpose and there is no way to ask for one more original decree from the court. It really doesn't make sense   You can apply for them thru the courts where the divorce took place. Just call vital records office.    for example: this one's for California   http://www.cdph.ca.g...rcerecords.aspx	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-21 10:02:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	I have the photocopy of the divorce decree that my fiance sent to me when he got fully divorced last year. I only got one paper, I've never asked if there are other papers. The big logo of court of common is on the left, I wonder if it's different than yours. Did they take the original or did they return it back to you? my fiance seems like doesn't want to give the original because he said he will probably need it for multiple reason in future.   well, i'd advice your fiance to go to the court and get a copy, because you're going to need the original at the interview. if he doesnt want to give the original, you guys are gonna get stuck at the interview part, because you're going to need to get another date and bring the original. From what I know the embassy is very strict about the required documents, and they dont care if you've already booked your tickets or anything like that and will just postpone your approval unless you have all the necessary documents.   I had the whole document, not just the one with the stamped part. How would they know that you have the original if you just bring a copy? And all original docs will be returned at the interview so don't worry about having to submit the original to them.      Nice..!Good thing they're American staffs, probably it would take 10 weeks if they're Malaysians lol. I haven't gotten any new mail this week, so my appointment letter is not here yet. Luckily I've done my medical. The clinic in Kuching mail the result via DHL in Wednesday and got to me in Thursday. If only the embassy use post express instead of regular mail it would be more comfortable for the applicants who live far from kl and  I would not mind to pay more as well.   Honey, dont be so quick to sing praises about the American gov staff. If they're so efficient, then we'd all be done with this immigration process instead of having to wait for months on end. From my own experience, the Msian immigration dept is quite quick. You can get your passport within a few hours. Here, they take up to six weeks! Efficient ka macam tu?   It really depends on which office you go to. A friend of mine got hers after 2 weeks. Some others waited for months for it to come in the mail. Ikut nasib!	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-21 09:52:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Hi everyone, anyone of you know what it means by original divorce decree ? What happened is the officer kept telling me that what we gave is wrong. The divorce decree that my fiance was given by the Court house is a total of 30 page of documents where the last page is the only page has the stamp on it. The rest of the 29 pages is all the laws n regulations with no stamp nor signature, is purely printing of words. My fiance all ready have them a copy n I also brought the last page where it consist of the original stamp to the officer n he said is wrong. He said that everyone can get it right but not me n my fiance. I also kept asking him show me a sample but he said my fiance should know. But my fiance keep saying that is the only copy he has. Anyone here that been through can advise whether what does the officer mean by original divorce decree. Thanks   did you bring the whole document?	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-21 06:14:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Went to SSN office last week on Friday the 13th (Sept), got the SSN in the mail on Thursday (19th Sept). As expected, SSN has my married name on it.   Very happy coz staff said i would get it in 10 working days. Guess they're just very efficient!	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-21 06:11:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Hi everyone, anyone of you know what it means by original divorce decree ? What happened is the officer kept telling me that what we gave is wrong. The divorce decree that my fiance was given by the Court house is a total of 30 page of documents where the last page is the only page has the stamp on it. The rest of the 29 pages is all the laws n regulations with no stamp nor signature, is purely printing of words. My fiance all ready have them a copy n I also brought the last page where it consist of the original stamp to the officer n he said is wrong. He said that everyone can get it right but not me n my fiance. I also kept asking him show me a sample but he said my fiance should know. But my fiance keep saying that is the only copy he has. Anyone here that been through can advise whether what does the officer mean by original divorce decree. Thanks     I've read somewhere here about the original divorce decree. The interviewer didn't accept it and saying that it was not the original but luckily the American guy who was the petitioner was there accompanying his fiancee during the interview. So he would be able to argue with the interviewer since he was the one who got the certified original divorce decree. He said that if he requested another certified, he would get the same. finally it was accepted. So did you get denied because of that?   I'm so worry about that because I will need an original divorce decree from my fiance for the interview on 24 October.   HAH. same problem I had when I got the divorce decree from my husband's previous marriage. It didnt look official at all, and it was a little crumpled  So i kept pestering my husband to get the original one and he kept saying that IS the original one. When I went to the embassy, they asked to see it, and just took that one with no problem.    I'll take a pic and let you see what it looks like. It's just a few pages of paper with his name, ex's name and there's a big stamp on the right. Thats it. No big logo, emblem bla bla, unlike Malaysian ones, which are usually so decorative	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-21 06:04:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	I thought the validity is for one year? I have already applied for it actually, and it's now approved, I just haven't go and claim it as I don't know where exactly to get it from. Now I think I will get my birth certificate extract, renew my MyKad and take that police certificate. The validity date starts from the date you apply or when you collect it?     I collected it in Putrajaya Kota Kinabalu. There is only one Putrajaya in kk, situated in jalan UMS on left hand side before one Borneo hypermall. It's a big building with green roof. The foreign affairs office is in block A, 7th floor, contact number 088220018. You have to apply the certificate online and check the status online as well. Once it gets approve, bring the slip of the application (the slip should be printed after the application is submitted) to their office and pay RM20 and get the certificate at the same day. But don't apply it before your petition is approved because it has validity same with the medical examination.   Based on my interview at the US embassy KL in Aug, I was told the cert of good conduct is valid for ONE YEAR after the date stamped on it (told by embassy staff).   Medical exam results are valid for SIX MONTHS after the date it's carried out (told by panel doctor in Penang).    I've heard/read that some Putrajaya staff said the COC is good for 3 months, but based on my own experience, the embassy don't follow that. Edited by JP and Tee, 21 September 2013 - 06:06 AM.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-21 05:57:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Hi ppl! Just want to share that I got my GC four weeks after I POEd. Then waited for SSN but didn't arrive so six weeks after POE we went to the SS office and applied for one. I brought my marriage cert with translation from Malaysia, two forms with maiden name and married name, passport and GC. Gave the lady the form with married name and all the docs mentioned. She then put the info in, asked me to verify and said we should get the SSN in the mail in 10 biz days.took us about an hour from getting out number to leaving the office. We went on a Friday eve - lotsa ppl! I chose to use my married name coz all my military related docs are in my married name. It doesn't matter I guess, which way you go, as long as you have the docs.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-15 12:47:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	I got my green card in the mail, about 27 days after I arrived on Aug 7. No SSN yet, but getting that done this week. Was hoping it'd come in the nail so we've been putting off going to get it in person at the SSN office	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-03 11:58:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Thanks JP and Tee. I did call the hospital in Kuching, Sarawak and yes they can do the medical examination without the appointment letter as long as I have the case number.So I scheduled my medical on 04 September 2013.They asked me to bring a photo, valid passport and the case number.   oh goodie! good luck!	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-09-02 11:52:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	I haven't done my medical yet as I should wait for the panel physician that will come along with the appointment letter I believe. But I wonder if I can do it without the appointment letter since the list is available in the embassy web page..hehe you cab call/email and ask. The panel doc in Penang wouldn't do it without the letter so I had no choice but to wait. Luckily it didn't take that long to get the letter!	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-08-27 14:37:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	hi everyone   for the muslims applying for K1/CR1, once you get your visa, do you have your bin/binti in it?   I dont have a middle name and so the 'binti' is now my middle name, which I really do not like and would like to get rid of. Any idea what I can do to get that done in my official documents here in the US ie SSN and GC?	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-08-17 07:54:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Thanks JP and Tee. Unfortunately I never save any chat logs coz never knew this was important. By the time we start to file for k1, we r mostly on phone calls already. Huhuhu. I am getting nervous now yet excited =)   I did a review. Hope it helps. Just relax and be truthful. You'll do fine	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-08-14 09:00:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	HI everyone, I thought I'd do a review on my experience at the interview last Thursday. I thought it'd be helpful since we don't have a lot of reviews on the US Embassy KL.   I did a post on my experiences getting my medical at the panel clinic in Penang. Pls visit here if you'd like to read it.   I also shared how I put my documents together, you can read about it here.   REVIEW:   I stayed at GTower Hotel, which is about 10mins walk from the embassy. Got there at about 850am, the embassy seemed quiet, didn't see anyone lining up outside at all. Gave my IC to the guard, who then gave me a visitor's pass. Walked in through the door, went through security, left my blackberry and Lumia phone at the front before going in.   From what I know and based on reviews by others, I didn't bring my camera/Macbook Air, was told those would not be allowed into the embassy as well (tho im off the habit of taking them everywhere), I left them at the hotel.  So if you're planning to read on your tablets while you wait, I'd suggest bring a book as your tablets would not be allowed inside.   Got in, chose a B number, mine was 411. Went to the door on the right, waiting area was FILLED with people (no wonder it was quiet outside, everyone was inside already haha), and waited. Sat from 9am, got called about 1030am. Went to room on left, to counter 10. Saw that staff had my I130 file open, he went through the document checklist and asked for the documents needed. Was not asked for the extra evidence of bona fide relationship at all (i brought more), but was told to bring it in case I'd be asked for more evidence during the interview in the afternoon.   It was then I found out my AOS form was missing page 3, and it was a copy so the staff wouldn't accept it. Almost had a heart attack, but recovered and asked if I could give him the original form later when I come back in the afternoon. He said it'd fine and to just tell the staff taking my biometrics to pass it on to him. I figured I must've left it at the hotel or something.   Paid IV fee USD230, used my US Bank credit card. They accept credit card (local/foreign) as well as cash payment in RM. I think on the day it was RM759.   Left at about 11am. Walked back to hotel, called my husband to tell him about what happened, got AOS form squared away. Rested and walked back to the embassy at about 115pm.   Got there about 130pm, again went through security. Went to room on right, waited again. Not many people, nerve-wrecking sitting there as even though there's like a glass booth in front of the counters, you can still hear the interviews going on. Esp when the interviewer used the microphone.   I was called at around 2pm, got my biometrics done by a nice Chinese lady at counter 5. She confirmed my name and the visa I was applying for. Told her I needed to pass the AOS form to the guy I saw this morning, passed it to her and waited some more.   At around 415pm, when I thought I was going to DIE from boredom (my back was killing me, sitting for long periods of time is NOT comfortable for a pregnant lady!), I got called to counter 5. Once I got into the glass booth, the interviewer asked MANY questions, most revolve around the same topic but worded differently. AMong them that I can still remember: how long have you been married for how did you meet each other have you met each others families details about visits to see each other - husband's visits to Msia, my visits to the US what was your wedding date what is your husband's rank, where is he stationed when was my last visit to the US details about wedding - who attended, who chose color scheme, where it was held I spoke about our life after we got married and what we've achieved together - mentioned we bought a house, moved to a new base, celebrated Thanksgiving, Xmas, birthdays together as a married couple Then after a barrage of questions (he actually asked me a lot of questions, and I think I spoke a lot more than I should've but I was nervous and that usually happen when I'm nervous haha), he stopped asking and started typing on the computer. I just stood there, not knowing wat to do. His face was unreadable, the glass window was all dusty so I couldn't see his face very well and assess what he was feeling so I was a lil nervous.   I must mention the interviewer DID NOT ask for any of the extra relationship evidence I brought with me, he just looked though our I130 packet and asked questions based on what he saw in there.   Then he said "okay, I'm going to approve your visa."   I was overjoyed, and said," OH really, that's great, thanks so much!! Now I can go home!" He smiled and told me not to go yet, since his colleague would call me back to give me instructions on where to collect my visa the next day. He then cancelled my tourist visa which I got in 2008, congratulated me and told me to wait for further instructions.   The interview only took about 10-15 minutes but it felt longer to me! I got out of the glass booth very excited, and sat for a few minutes before being called by the guy at Counter 10. He congratulated me then gave me a piece of paper, that told me to get my passport at 2pm the next day at the embassy. Wisma MCA is no longer the place to go get the passport so DON'T go there.   At about 445pm, I walked out feeling rather overjoyed and when I turned my phone on, found out my husband was already up. The sweetheart offered to stay up but I told him to go to sleep since i had no idea how long it was going to take.   Called him immediately and talked about what happened. Then he asked, "DID YOU GET THE VISA?!"   I laughed and said, "Yes lah, I got it. I'll see you next week!" hehehe He whooped and was of course very happy with the news.   I went back to the embassy at 2pm the next day, got my passport, was out by 330pm.   Went back to my hometown that same night, packed my bags and flew home to the US on the 6th. POE was Charlotte, which was rather uneventful, tho there was a lot of people so I waited quite a bit. The officers were nice, congratulated me and said "Welcome to the USA"! One even called me "Ms Malaysia"   Oh oh oh, I must mention FORGOT to pay my ELIS 165USD fee BEFORE my POE, and only remembered to do so while I was in line at the POE haha but did it the next day I got home, and hopefully it will be ok!   Good luck to everyone who's going to have their interview tomorrow, I know it's nerve wrecking but be honest, be clear when you answer, and just act very damn confident (but not cocky), and they'll know you're sincere and not out to scam anyone.   I am very damn relieved I got through it, and so happy I'm home. Wishing the best to everyone! Hope this helps. Edited by JP and Tee, 14 August 2013 - 09:03 AM.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-08-14 08:58:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	JP and Tee, Words just could not describe how much o appreciate ur advise. Am doing last preparation n at least I know what the process is like for that day My evidence is alot. Emails n phone bills especially Because that is the only thing we have to prooof.haha. How r u so far? I am bringing my payslip n bank statement just in case. My fiance alreadt provide affidavit of support. JP and Tee, Words just could not describe how much o appreciate ur advise. Am doing last preparation n at least I know what the process is like for that day My evidence is alot. Emails n phone bills especially Because that is the only thing we have to prooof.haha. How r u so far? I am bringing my payslip n bank statement just in case. My fiance alreadt provide affidavit of support. I didn't put anything pertaining to my job, though I hv one and still attached to the same msian company even tho I've moved to the us. You can include your Skype chat logs too, make sure they're Fr different dates so it shows a progression of the rship.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-08-13 17:03:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Thanks a lot JP and Tee for sharing this. It reallys does help to makes me feel better in preoaring the evidence.    I will take note on the photos.   You have loads of evidence. Mine was not much because i never knew that all these is needed till i was being proposed by my fiance. I only got to know about this visa after the proposal   . Thank God that i kept our europe train tickets and hotel receipt which initially wanted to do a scrapbook from it for my own Europe experience and end up never did..hahaha.  Phone record also only some of it due to always on pay as you go ( in UK ) and prepaid ( when i first got back to Malaysia in 2010) as most of the time we are on skype. As for the emails, i do still have quite a number which i kept since 2008 till now. I will put all of them in and arrange according to each years.   My fiance did not front load a lot because he is very confident that what he puts in is more than enough. ( Time line of our relationship, when we met and when we see each other in between. His passport entry to Malaysia at 2 different times and entry to UK.  Few emails stating we communicate in skype and a total of 6 pictures of us together. )     Which is why now i have to ensure i do not miss out on anything.     Hehehe..i know what you mean by hassling your hubby. I did the same with my fiance..haha..but Thank God he is patience and loving enough to understand why i required all these.   So to make sure i understand you correctly. In the morning, you only give the required forms , documents and visa photo to them. You basically still holding onto your evidence till in the afternoon? Meaning to say , we do not give the evidence unless they asked for it during the interview?         I did ask the guy I spoke to in the morning (Counter 10) since I had ALL the evidence kan, but he said no need, and if the person interviewing me wants em, I'd be asked to hand them over. So in the afternoon, I brought the file with me, but was not asked about it at all.   Don't worry, if they feel your application is lacking, perhaps they will ask in the morning, because they'd go through your packet in the morning, making sure you have all the stuff needed.   We made sure we included a lot in the initial I130 coz we have a lot of stuff from our 5+ years rship, but not much pertaining to our marriage (since we filed about 90days from the date we married kan so not much evidence lah). I wrote a proper essay about our rship timeline, which we included in our I130 and was asked about that too.   So, suffice to say for I130, most of the rship evidence was related to our long term rship (trips we took together while we were dating, pictures with friends and family), documents pertaining to wedding (invites, receipts, pictures) as well as a few things we did together after marriage before my husband went back to the US (mini honeymoon/trip).   At the interview, I included MORE stuff that shows we are married - credit card details with both our names, phone records w both our names, the 1 year anniversary photobook showing the important events in our 1st year of marriage together. None of these were asked to be looked at, but it helped me calm down a little as I prepared for the interview.   I'll do a proper review soon, hopefully it will help you lah ya.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-08-12 05:39:00
Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Hi all, I am doing my final preparation of all my evidence . I am going to put into ring folder. Anyone can advise whether this would be advisable? I'm planning to arrange the evidence by pictures, emails, phone bills, hotel reservations + train tickets and etc. Or anyone has a better idea to share?   DISCLAIMER: MY CASE WAS EXPEDITED SO MY EXPERIENCE MIGHT NOT BE LIKE OTHERS. Just thought I'd share so others can benefit Ok, since I got the pix, i figured I'd just type it out all so I won't forget. I know how it feels to be so damn freaking nervous just before the interview -- i was a nervous wreck and kept telling my husband it would be denied -- just nerves, nothing else. You will do fine. Just be honest, relax and get your stuff in order before you get to the embassy -- it helps A LOT!   So as per the pix attached, I figured using an accordion file would be best, as i can take the documents in/out without having to pull it out of the plastic protector thingy, compared to if I used a ring binder. Plus, it's not as thick as a ring binder, and the accordion file comes with a handle and I was mighty glad for that because it meant I could carry it like a briefcase.   I put the order as per the letter sent from the embassy. I also included some of the documents which I had but was not asked by the embassy, just coz I thought i'd be better off having them WITH me in case the embassy did ask for them. They will tell you what you need so don't worry, just follow the list and you should be fine.   from left to right of picture, put in same section in accordion file: 1. 1. 2" x 2" passport pictures (embassy told me bring one, but I had 3 with my name and passport number written in black ink at the back of the pic -- lucky I did since the staff asked for 2, not 1 like requested by the letter) passports (old and new - old passport has my tourist visa in it) DS230 part 2 (filled in but not signed) -- you will sign it before your interview in front of the  interviewer list of places you've been in the last 10 years (i typed this out as i was too lazy to do it by hand ) interview letter 2. birth certificates and copies (petitioner and beneficiary) 3. marriage certificate and copies (include divorce decree and copy if you have one) 4.  AOS form (original) tax returns W2 pay stubs petitioner's proof of employment - military orders and enlistment records (I included just copies, we didn't notarize/certify true copy) 5. certificate of good conduct (Australia and Malaysia -- bring originals, make copies if you want to. staff didn't take the copies, just the original. Certs must be dated, valid for 1 year. If your certs have expired, pls get a new one. Mine expired at the end of August, so it was a relief I got an early Aug interview date! 6. relationship evidence -- BILLS/RECORDS: credit card statements, copy of credit cards showing both our names from same bank with numbers blacked out except the last four, phone bills with both our US numbers on them, my Malaysian phone bill with his phone number highlighted (the only US number I really ever called ), a copy of military dependent ID, details from DEERS (Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) stating me as a spouse and emergency contact, his insurance with my details stating me as beneficiary, my Tricare Prime details (military insurance provider for dental and medical) -- emails between us spanning from 2007-2013, with a couple from his mother to me thrown in. Immigration stamps showing husband's visit to Malaysia from 2008-2012, immigration stamps in my passports showing my visits to the US from 2008-2013. -- hotel receipts, greeting cards from relatives congratulating us on our marriage, a wedding invite from a friend sent to our US address with both our names on it, 5 pictures with date stamps on back -- some receipts for stuff we bought online from various stores ie kohls, amazon, ebay -- showing our names at the same address -- photobooks/wedding albums -- 1 from nikah/exchanging of vows ceremony, 1 from wedding reception, 1 which I made recently highlighting the things we'd accomplished in our 1st year of marriage (Thanksgiving, Xmas, bought a house, move houses etc) -- I figured it'd show the development of our relationship since we got married 7. copy of I130 - just thought i'd bring it along   My file was kind of a mish-mash of everything. I was nervous as heck, but I figured it'd be better to be over prepared than finding out I didn't have what I needed. It was heavy,  but it was worth it coz it helped that I had everything and they were in order. That helped calm the nerves a little bit. And don't worry if you don't have some of the documents as the staff you'll speak to in the morning will allow you to pass it to him in the afternoon session. This happened to my AOS form, which we found out I brought the copy instead of the original so I went back and got it before handing it to the staff I spoke to in the morning during the afternoon session.   And guess what? After all that putting together of relationship evidence (which involved me hassling my husband for MORE MORE MORE documents) the interviewer did not ask for ONE SINGLE ONE. He just looked thru the I130 (with plenty of evidence) we sent wayyyyy back in August 2012, and approved us! Oh well. Better to have MORE than LESS, I say Good luck, hope this helps! 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Asia: East and Pacific	The Malaysian VJ Thread	Hi all, I am doing my final preparation of all my evidence . I am going to put into ring folder. Anyone can advise whether this would be advisable? I'm planning to arrange the evidence by pictures, emails, phone bills, hotel reservations + train tickets and etc. Or anyone has a better idea to share?   Your interview is this Thursday ya? I used an accordion folder, since that worked out better for me. All the documents needed were put in order as per the letter sent by the embassy. I figured it'd be easier to find that way. All in all it was about a few kgs by the time i was done with it. I'll put up a proper picture of how I arranged it when I can.	JP and Tee	Female	Malaysia	2013-08-12 03:32:00