Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Asia: East and Pacific	P*I*N*K !!!!	Congratulations!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-03-30 08:43:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Pink Slip!!!	WTG! Congrats!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-03-06 15:56:00
Asia: East and Pacific	My Fiancee has just received pink	WTG!! Congrats.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-04-05 09:34:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Finally, PINK.....	WTG!!! Congrats! :energetic: :energetic:	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-04-10 12:05:00
Asia: East and Pacific	We got a Visa!	Wow, congrats!! I am on a similar journey myself. I wish you all the best Martindart!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-05-11 14:10:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Great news!	Congratulations!!!! I wish you both the best !!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-05-15 13:25:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Yippe!	That's great news! WTG!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-05-16 09:12:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Interview rally for Sinh & Lien	That's Great news! Congrats!!!!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-05-17 09:09:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Starting Round 2	Thanks to all of you for your support!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-04 08:59:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Starting Round 2	I have my new I129-F petition completed and I am going to mail it to NSC today! I hope the second time around will go better than the first!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-01 11:53:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Going to Viet Nam for 9 days	I received this e-mail reply when I was requesting to talk to the consulate. When I arrived in Vietnam and went to the consulate I had to submit a request in writing. They got back to me the next day(12/27/06). They refused my request because they said my case was closed and everyone was on vacation. Dear Mr. , If you would like to meet a consular office to discus about this case, you can request for an appointment upon your arrival in Hochiminh City. At that time, you should send your request to the Information Unit. You can send your request by fax, email or in person at the Consulate. We regret that we can schedule an appointment in advance. Sincerely, Info Unit Staff Consular Section U.S. Consulate General HCMC Tel: (84-8) 822 9433 - ext 4636 Fax: (84-8) 824 5572 E-mail: hcmcinfo@state.gov (regarding visa issues)	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-05-08 09:10:00
Asia: East and Pacific	can it get any worse????	Congratulations!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-05 09:55:00
Asia: East and Pacific	what will i do?	Thuy, NVC will send your case to CSC. CSC doesn't send out any NOID or NOIR any more. Most likely your case will expire and you can file a new one. Here is a reply CSC sent to my congressman. We do have the case here at our office, although I'm not sure why we have it since the Nebraska Service Center adjudicated the I-129F Petition. We really should not review a Consulate return from a decision issued by another office. We really should send this back to the Nebraska Service Center. Additionally, at this time, due to our limited resources, our office is not sending the Petitioner any further notification from an Embassy or Consulate return on I-129F Petitions since the validity period has already expired (4 months), and we will not revalidate the petition. There would be no further action for the USCIS to take since we would not be revoking an approval that already expired. For the most part, concerning I-129F Petitions, the Embassy or Consulate returns the case to the USCIS as cancelled since the visa was not issued during the authorized period. The Petitioner may file a new I-129F Petition. Rebecca M. Cruz, CAO CSC Congressional Unit My case was sent back December 2006 and it took until May to find this out. It wouldn't hurt to put together a package of evidence to rebut the consular's findings just in case CSC sends you an NOIR or NOID. If they don't, you can include all that evidence in your new petition. Good Luck, Dave Edited by Dave_Thao, 05 June 2007 - 09:16 AM.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-05 09:15:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Interview rally for Lan&Mike	Good Luck Lan&Mike!!!!! I wish you the Best!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-12 15:52:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Tks to my Jesus: I made it	WTG!!!! Congratulations!!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-14 08:21:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Good luck to sealedkiss	Good Luck Sealedkiss!!!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-26 11:41:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Happy News!	Good Luck with the interview!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-27 09:38:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Interview passed	Congratulations!!!! Thanks for the review!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-06-27 11:29:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Processing @ CSC	We received an email from CSC saying that our case is requested for review...I am very happy because CSC received our case. But we just wonder how long does it take for processing at CSC? Hoping they will give us another chance. Please give us some idea. Thanks a lot. It sounds like good news. What exactly did the email say? Did it look like this? Thank you for your inquiry regarding the above listed 129f F petition. Said petition was returned to the California Service Center (CSC) by the State Department's [consulate/NVC] for review and was received in the CSC on or about 2/6/2007. All returned petitions are reviewed in the order in which they are received, and due to the high volume of petitions returned to our center daily and the various complexities involved in returned petitions, we may make no predictions as to the amount of time necessary to complete our review nor may we release the reasons for return to our center until the review is completed. Once adjudicative review is completed, a CSC officer will notify the petitioner of his findings and what actions are available to the petitioner in response. If the petitioner has not received any notice from our center within eight to ten months of this notice, please do not hesitate to contact our office for additional information Officer: Rani Hingorani CSC USCIS WS 22547 Congressional Unit Div XII It may be a standard response and they may never review it. 3 months after I received that email, I asked where my case was and they sent me this: We do have the case here at our office, although I'm not sure why we have it since the Nebraska Service Center adjudicated the I-129F Petition. We really should not review a Consulate return from a decision issued by another office. We really should send this back to the Nebraska Service Center. Additionally, at this time, due to our limited resources, our office is not sending the Petitioner any further notification from an Embassy or Consulate return on I-129F Petitions since the validity period has already expired (4 months), and we will not revalidate the petition. There would be no further action for the USCIS to take since we would not be revoking an approval that already expired. For the most part, concerning I-129F Petitions, the Embassy or Consulate returns the case to the USCIS as cancelled since the visa was not issued during the authorized period. The Petitioner may file a new I-129F Petition. Rebecca M. Cruz, CAO CSC Congressional Unit I hope it is different for you and they will give you an opportunity to appeal your case but I thought you should see what happened to me. Dave	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-07-03 08:45:00
Asia: East and Pacific	July interview wave in US consulate HCMC	Congrats Kelvin Ly!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-07-19 12:47:00
Asia: East and Pacific	NOW HAVE NOA2!!! NOA1 on April 6,2007!!	Congrats! One step closer to bringing her home with you! Good Luck!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-07-19 09:00:00
Asia: East and Pacific	2 more days!!!	Good Luck! Wish I was there! I'd have a few Tiger Beers with ya!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-07-18 09:07:00
Asia: East and Pacific	About what happened to me with my Visa	Congratulations!!! I am very happy for both of you!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-07-24 11:02:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Just passed AOS!	Congrats! Thanks for the update!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-07-20 15:40:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Yeah Baby, PINK ,My Wife Got PINKed...You Heard Me Right!!!	Congrats Thai!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-07-26 07:53:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Finally!!!	Congratulations! Way to go!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-07-31 10:50:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Going to Vietnman in November	If you decide to have an egagement ceromony on your first trip, I would suggest having it near the end of the trip rather than the beginning. In my case, they were suspicious that we had had our Dam Hoi within a few days of my arrival on my first trip to Vietnam. They also had a problem that I only made one trip before filing for the K1 along with my extreme lack of evidence prior to our Dam Hoi. I have tough mountain to climb to covince them that we are legit. Good Luck to you on whatever you decide to do.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-06 10:06:00
Asia: East and Pacific	She Passed Interview!!!!	Congrats!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-06 09:52:00
Asia: East and Pacific	NOA2 just approved...	Neverseen, One reason our visa was denied was because I made only 1 trip. It stated that in the green slip. I made a second trip after we were denied. I am planning a third trip when she has her interview in Feb-April time frame. I was also thinking about going during our mandatory Christmas Break at work. That gets to be very expensive. I'm not saying they deny every case for only 1 trip but they sometimes do. I would consider a second trip. Good Luck to you! Dave	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-08 12:58:00
Asia: East and Pacific	in USA	Welcome to the USA!!! Get well soon!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-02 19:51:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Good luck Kevin and Tuyen	I wish the best of luck for you two on the big interview!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-15 09:18:00
Asia: East and Pacific	mailing trouble!!!!!!!!!!	Thao lives is Ben Tre. Every letter and package I sent has made it to her house. It takes a long time though. Sometimes up two weeks. They get to HCMC fast but I don't know what happens after that. I think they deliver mail by bicycle.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-09-06 08:45:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Got Blue	Hi Kevin, Our case was denied Oct 26,2006 and it was sent back December 6, 2006. It finally was received at CSC 2-6-07. In May 2007, they told me my case was expired and they won't adjucate expired visas. My case was a little different because the petition was originally approved at NSC. Here are some emails from CSC after our case was returned. Things could have changed between then and now. I only wish I could have kept the case at HCMC and fought it there with M.E. 's help. Thank you for your inquiry regarding the above listed 129f F petition. Said petition was returned to the California Service Center (CSC) by the State Department's [consulate/NVC] for review and was received in the CSC on or about 2/6/2007. All returned petitions are reviewed in the order in which they are received, and due to the high volume of petitions returned to our center daily and the various complexities involved in returned petitions, we may make no predictions as to the amount of time necessary to complete our review nor may we release the reasons for return to our center until the review is completed. Once adjudicative review is completed, a CSC officer will notify the petitioner of his findings and what actions are available to the petitioner in response. If the petitioner has not received any notice from our center within eight to ten months of this notice, please do not hesitate to contact our office for additional information Officer: Rani Hingorani CSC USCIS WS 22547 Congressional Unit Div XII In May 2007 I asked where my case was and they sent me this: We do have the case here at our office, although I'm not sure why we have it since the Nebraska Service Center adjudicated the I-129F Petition. We really should not review a Consulate return from a decision issued by another office. We really should send this back to the Nebraska Service Center. Additionally, at this time, due to our limited resources, our office is not sending the Petitioner any further notification from an Embassy or Consulate return on I-129F Petitions since the validity period has already expired (4 months), and we will not revalidate the petition. There would be no further action for the USCIS to take since we would not be revoking an approval that already expired. For the most part, concerning I-129F Petitions, the Embassy or Consulate returns the case to the USCIS as cancelled since the visa was not issued during the authorized period. The Petitioner may file a new I-129F Petition. Rebecca M. Cruz, CAO CSC Congressional Unit	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-29 14:06:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Got Blue	Sorry To hear that Kevin. It is very important to try to keep the case at HCMC before they ship it back to the states. Once it is sent back, you will most likely have to start over. I'm not an expert at this but a senator,congressman or an attorney may be able to request the case remain at the consulate for further review. There's an Americian attorney working in HCMC that could possibly help you with this. Once again I am very sorry.	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-28 10:18:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Got Blue	Cuong, I don't know what I need to do to convince them. I included all our evidence(I mean every last bit of evidence) in our new petition. My package was 3 inches thick. I also got statements from co-workers, family and friends saying that we are legit and we want to marry and start a family. I plan on being there for the next interview, probably in April, with more evidence. It will be my third trip there. They may deny us again for the very same reasons or find something else to delay us. That is why I hope Kevin and Tuyen can convince them now and not go thru what I had to do. Good luck to you and Kevin!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-24 13:37:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Got Blue	Kevin, I hope it gets there soon and you can convince the consulate your relationship is real. I had to send a similar letter to the consulate for our case. They wanted a timeline on how we met. Unfortunately, I couldn't convince them we are legit. My prayers are with you and Tuyen. Go for the Pink! Dave	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-24 10:42:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Got Blue	I am sorry to hear that Kevin. I hope you can convince them with your letter. Good Luck!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-16 11:05:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Visa Finally Issued	Congratulations! Reading your story gives me hope for our own case. I am very happy for you and you loved one! Bring her home!!!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-13 09:29:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Bring Home the Pink	Good Luck! Wish you the best!!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-08-23 09:32:00
Asia: East and Pacific	Interview results?	Congrats!! It will be interesting to read how you overcame the blue slip!	Dave_Thao	Male	Vietnam (no flag)	2007-09-10 08:50:00