Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	ANYONE HERE HAVENT RECEIVED AN RFE??	Tks God, they didn't require RFE from us Lan&Mike	Lan&Mike	Female	Vietnam	2007-05-01 10:02:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	To everyone who havent recieved an RFE	The only way to help you avoid RFE is to provide all kind of envidences which you are having now, you will have to classify the proofs you have first. And for every kind of proof, you should supply just enough. Hope this help. Lan&Mike	Lan&Mike	Female	Vietnam	2007-05-01 11:33:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	February 2013 Interviews	I have 1 question. Did you guys call the NVC or DOS (Department of State) for the Interview Date ???	Dat Nguyen	Male	Vietnam	2013-01-17 07:43:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	February 2013 Interviews	I am looking at march as well if i dont get a date tomorrow. my consulate closes for 4 days for chinese new year. Could you please tell me why we must wait for march in case we wouldn't get the date tomorrow ?? I'm in Vietnam, too.	Dat Nguyen	Male	Vietnam	2013-01-15 10:06:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	February 2013 Interviews	DO NOT DELETE: [font="Courier New"]Instructions 1. If you want your status to be added/updated, do not say "Please add me". Go ahead and edit it yourself. You do not need permission. 2. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting (Settings->Posting Settings->Enable visual (RTE)) 3. Click "Reply" on the most recent/updated posting version of this list. 4. Remove [quote] (top and bottom) around the list. 5. Always use [Courier New] Font. (It will stay lined up correctly if you use the correct font.) 6. Add in order by NVC case complete date. November Cases Waiting on Interview: pfroehlich2004..........11/14/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Vietnam Mumbaiusa...............11/27/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....INDIA elizabethNYC............11/29/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic December Cases Waiting on Interview: mary89..................12/03/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic rami hamed..............12/06/12.......02/10/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Amman Jordan Gringa Chapina..........12/11/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Guatemala apple+ginger............12/12/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....India poppy83.................12/12/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....United Kingdom PMartin37...............12/13/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....India Yagarza.................12/13/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Mexico alex_dc4................12/13/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Egypt ginet...................12/13/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic srey....................12/14/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Cambodia neoflasher..............12/19/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic hamigirl710.............12/20/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Morocco Residentangel...........12/25/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Canada Tony y Mari.............12/26/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic kejira..................12/27/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Australia DAT NGUYEN..............12/27/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-2..........Vietnam chiefsr.................12/28/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Canada GodsGift225.............12/31/12.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic January Cases Waiting on Interview: paadoggi................xx/xx/13.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Ghana dwheels76...............xx/xx/13.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Nigeria rlogan3030..............xx/xx/13.......xx/xx/13....IR-1/CR-1.....Nigeria Edited by Dat Nguyen, 09 January 2013 - 12:50 AM.	Dat Nguyen	Male	Vietnam	2013-01-09 00:48:00
National Visa Center (Dept of State)	March 2013 Interviews	DO NOT DELETE: Instructions 1. If you want your status to be added/updated, do not say "Please add me". Go ahead and edit it yourself. You do not need permission. 2. Please make sure you are using Rich Text Editor as your message setting (Settings->Posting Settings->Enable visual (RTE)) 3. Click "Reply" on the most recent/updated posting version of this list. 4. Remove [quote] (top and bottom) around the list. 5. Always use [Courier New] Font. (It will stay lined up correctly if you use the correct font.) 6. Add in order by NVC case complete date. November Cases Waiting on Interview: NAME....................COMPLETE.......INTERVIEW....VISA TYPE.....EMBASSY pfroehlich2004..........11/14/12.......03/01/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Vietnam December Cases Waiting on Interview: NAME....................COMPLETE.......INTERVIEW....VISA TYPE.....EMBASSY apple+ginger............12/12/12.......03/19/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....India PMartin37...............12/13/12.......03/01/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....India jasvinnie...............12/19/12.......03/22/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Indi dreamwarrior............12/21/12.......03/19/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Vietnam DAT NGUYEN..............12/27/12.......03/22/13.....IR-2..........Vietnam mfranc68................12/10/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic Gringa Chapina..........12/11/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Guatemala ginet...................12/13/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic neoflasher..............12/19/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic adesai..................12/19/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....India hamigirl710.............12/20/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Morocco AYMAN_RINA..............12/21/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Egypt Tony y Mari.............12/26/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic GodsGift225.............12/31/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Dominican Republic lucyda..................12/31/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Kenya ik2011..................12/xx/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....India January Cases Waiting on Interview: NAME....................COMPLETE.......INTERVIEW....VISA TYPE.....EMBASSY Amandaman...............01/09/12.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Egypt Asset...................01/17/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Jamaica RRK.....................01/14/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/Cr-1.....Armenia rlogan3030..............01/22/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Nigeria Kazulie.................01/23/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/Cr-1.....Nigeria paadoggi................xx/xx/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Ghana mshogan.................01/28/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Canada ndu26...................01/28/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Nigeria dwheels76...............xx/xx/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Nigeria Aladlhassan.............xx/xx/13.......xx/xx/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Morocco Lynndy38................01/18/13.......03/20/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....United Kingdom bub&lizz................01/25/13.......03/06/13.....IR-1/CR-1.....Germany Edited by Dat Nguyen, 31 January 2013 - 08:02 AM.	Dat Nguyen	Male	Vietnam	2013-01-31 08:01:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Why did NVC give us a priority date for our CR1 visa?	Thank you very much, pfroehlich2004 Good luck and get PINK soon!	Dat Nguyen	Male	Vietnam	2012-11-15 12:50:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Why did NVC give us a priority date for our CR1 visa?	Please don't mind for me to ask you 1 question. When did you send all packages ? I'm madly waiting the case closed for over 15 days (I sent my packages on the 25th)	Dat Nguyen	Male	Vietnam	2012-11-14 10:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Blue sheet on Nov 24, need your help!	Hello All, I got PINK today after submitting all required documents. It is really a big gift for me and my fiancé in Christmas and New Year. I contacted with Mr Nam and Marc Ellis for consult and help after getting the blue slip in the first interview. Wishing you all the best!	SanAn	Female	Vietnam	2009-12-22 11:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Blue sheet on Nov 24, need your help!	Hello Thong4me, JimVaphuong, Thanks for your comments and advices. - Yes, we keep all our emails from Dec 2005 till now. I did submit them in the first interview, not all but randomly (2-3 emails/per month ). I also printed all folders of our emails with sorted date and gave them at that time. Also his first email to me by asking me to remember him...etc.. and some emails in 2006 to ask about my hometown, my family ..etc.. But you know, of course, they didn't have time to read and verify in the interview even i pointed . - They also kept all our pictures in engagement ceremony and trips. - We are lucky to have all our parents birth certificates in hand (my fiance's father is now 79 year old) - Yes, we will bring more evidences to the next appointment. - Our families, absolutely, are not connected but how to demonstrate to CO except parents birth certificates as they required. Please help to guide me. (My fiance's family in US. My family in VN . No one in my family either my farther site or my mother site is in US as well. We and our parents were born in totally different places in VN) Thanks again and have a nice day to all. Appreciated to get more advices from you	SanAn	Female	Vietnam	2009-12-03 12:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Blue sheet on Nov 24, need your help!	Dear All, I got blue sheet in Nov 24 after 40 mins interviewing with CO. I felt very sad and dismayed and so did my fiance 1. My case - We are all IT engineers. Neither of us has been married nor sponsored for immigration. - We met in person at Cafe shop for the first time at the end of Nov, 2005 basing on our friends' arrangement. After that my fiance went back to US and sent the first email to me from begining of Dec, 2005 - We kept mailling together during 2006 and 2007 in term of friendship as we all tried to work, study and understand more. - During 2008, our mutual affection grew overtime and the proposal was given in Dec 2008 - In Apirl 2009, my fiance had the trip to VN with his eldest brother and we had engagement ceremony in begining of May 2009 (meeting 2 weeks) - After that my fiance returned to US and processed K1-visa for me at the end of May, 2009 - We are both no longer young. We want to have babies at the earliest During the interview, i did answer all questions from CO well. After that he looked at my passport very carefully since he asked my why my fiance not visit me during 2006, 2007 and even 2008. I answered that he worked for startup company during that time, he just had 10 vacation days but his boss did not allow him to take a long vacation. I also traveled some (Europe, Asian, Brazil) as my job required. I forgot to inform CO that we were in the time to try to understand each other .. And CO asked me to write a sworn statement in paper that I and my fiance are not relative. i did not have any relative in US as well. He also asked me to raise my right hand for swearing. I did because it's true. Does anyone have the same as my situation, to do like that at the first interview? (My mother and my fiance's mother have the same last name, it's NGUYEN. But NGUYEN is the most popular last name in VietNam ) Finaly, he gave me the blue sheets with three items - A signed, sworn notarized statement that lists names of those living with me at my current address - A sworn, notarized statement that details chronology (timeline) of your relationship - Original birth certificates of my parents and my fiancée's parents 2. Our next plan - My fiance will come to VietNam and will go to the next appointment - I don't know it's good if he meets the CO in advance (before one week) or not? Could you help to give me some advices and ideas? How can i get PINK in the second appointement? I really want to be with my fiance in ChristMas and New Year. Please help me Best Regards, Edited by SanAn, 03 December 2009 - 10:18 AM.	SanAn	Female	Vietnam	2009-12-03 10:15:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 to NOA2 Timeline	Thanks for all your congratulations	anna_kevin	Female	Vietnam	2008-01-30 00:43:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 to NOA2 Timeline	" I'M APPROVED " . Until 7 months, I got approval in Jan 25. omg, it's a long time. Anyone help me update the list pls. Thanks alot.	anna_kevin	Female	Vietnam	2008-01-28 00:58:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NOA1 to NOA2 Timeline	Pls add me to the list anna_kevin---------06/28/07--------07/06/07--------CSC-------pending	anna_kevin	Female	Vietnam	2008-01-18 00:45:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Senator helping	QUOTE (Ricker @ Jan 11 2008, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (anna_kevin @ Jan 10 2008, 10:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My husband had filed I-130 on June 28, 2007 and we still wait for approval from USCIS as over 6 months till now. Especially my case hadn't been updated in USCIS website so I don't know any info about my case. My husband calls to USCIS sometimes but always hears that waiting and waiting. May I contact senators to ask for help on my case? My husband lives in San Francisco so whom he will contact? Does anyone know the email address or mailbox of the senators? If yes, pls help me the form to send to senators. Thanks. Senator Fienstien. Contact Martha Flores. First go to web site & download the form & send it. They will not respond to calls until you do that. In my case she tried to help but really didnt do anything in the end. You can also use Senator Boxer. They all have offices throughout Ca but best to use the S Fran offices. Thanks for your advice.	anna_kevin	Female	Vietnam	2008-01-18 00:37:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	Senator helping	My husband had filed I-130 on June 28, 2007 and we still wait for approval from USCIS as over 6 months till now. Especially my case hadn't been updated in USCIS website so I don't know any info about my case. My husband calls to USCIS sometimes but always hears that waiting and waiting. May I contact senators to ask for help on my case? My husband lives in San Francisco so whom he will contact? Does anyone know the email address or mailbox of the senators? If yes, pls help me the form to send to senators. Thanks.	anna_kevin	Female	Vietnam	2008-01-09 22:29:00
IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures	NVC timeline on IR-1/CR1 visas	Pls add my case : USCIS approved on Jan 25, 2008	anna_kevin	Female	Vietnam	2008-02-13 07:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2009 K-1 Visa filers	wow, so happy We have just got NOA2 on 13Jan10. It is wonderful, but now I get stuck bc not know clearly what we should do next... Hope all files in Oct09 can get NOA2 as soon as possible.	Ann_Pat	Female	Vietnam	2010-01-13 21:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2009 K-1 Visa filers	Congratulations, Leenie! Looks like the October approvals are well underway! Congratulations!!! My fiance submitted on 6th, Oct09. We are still waiting for it. hixhix so thrilling n scared.	Ann_Pat	Female	Vietnam	2010-01-07 07:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2009 K-1 Visa filers	QUOTE (Leenie @ Nov 3 2009, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ann_Pat @ Nov 2 2009, 07:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Leenie @ Oct 30 2009, 07:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ann_Pat @ Oct 29 2009, 12:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone, happy to know more friends in this site. Specially, friends who sent package in Oct 09. My fiancee submitted the package I-129F on 04Oct, and we got receipt (NOA1) on 06Oct. We are thrilling to wait for NOA2. Hope it is fine. P/s: I am living n working in Vietnam now. Is it possible to work oversea while visa K1 is on process? So confused about this. Please help and give me advice. Thanks alot. Cheers, Ann Hi Ann!! Welcome!! I'd like to help you with your question - but first of all, are you the United States citizen or the foreign beneficiary? I am just the foreign beneficiary. So Is it a problem? Ann You can work abroad while the K1 visa is in process. You just have to return to your home country for the medical and interview. Wow, thank you alot. Leenie. We got NOA1 on 6Oct, and are waiting for NOA2 now. Why it takes too long? It is almost 1 month already.	Ann_Pat	Female	Vietnam	2009-11-04 06:36:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2009 K-1 Visa filers	QUOTE (Leenie @ Oct 30 2009, 07:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Ann_Pat @ Oct 29 2009, 12:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi everyone, happy to know more friends in this site. Specially, friends who sent package in Oct 09. My fiancee submitted the package I-129F on 04Oct, and we got receipt (NOA1) on 06Oct. We are thrilling to wait for NOA2. Hope it is fine. P/s: I am living n working in Vietnam now. Is it possible to work oversea while visa K1 is on process? So confused about this. Please help and give me advice. Thanks alot. Cheers, Ann Hi Ann!! Welcome!! I'd like to help you with your question - but first of all, are you the United States citizen or the foreign beneficiary? I am just the foreign beneficiary. So Is it a problem? Ann	Ann_Pat	Female	Vietnam	2009-11-02 06:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports	October 2009 K-1 Visa filers	Hi everyone, happy to know more friends in this site. Specially, friends who sent package in Oct 09. My fiancee submitted the package I-129F on 04Oct, and we got receipt (NOA1) on 06Oct. We are thrilling to wait for NOA2. Hope it is fine. P/s: I am living n working in Vietnam now. Is it possible to work oversea while visa K1 is on process? So confused about this. Please help and give me advice. Thanks alot. Cheers, Ann K-1 Timeline 10-04-09 Mailed I-129F to CSC via USPS 10-06-09 NOA1 -------------------- "We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." Sam Keen	Ann_Pat	Female	Vietnam	2009-10-28 23:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	K1 visa- working oversea	Dear All, My fiancee and I are making all documents for applying visa K1. Now I am working in Vietnam, and I would like to go to Malaysia to work. Please help and give me advice if I can work oversea in this period. Working outside country now will affect to my K1 visa? Should I go or just stay in VN? If i can, do I need to update my new address in Malaysia for USCIS or NCV? I really need your advice as soon as possible. Best regards, Ann Tran -------------------- "We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." Sam Keen Delete Post	Ann_Pat	Female	Vietnam	2009-10-28 22:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	irs 1722 or 1040	I know that for Thailand, neither the packet 3 nor the packet 4 instructions said anything about needing tax returns, except if you are self employed (for the I-134). I sent tax transcripts for Pao to take to her interview, just in case they asked, but they never did. Bill Thank you! My fiance is a student ,he will finish in July 2007.In 2005 and 2006 he only work part-time.So his income is very low,his sister will be cosponsor for us. We prepared documents : W2,tax return, bank statement , employment letters, and explaination letter of my fiance and his siter( co-sponsor). Please let me know what documents that we need to interview ??	hangphan	Female	0	2007-02-05 01:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	irs 1722 or 1040	Please tell me what cases that need irs 1722 or irs 1040? My case is petition Fiance.	hangphan	Female	0	2007-02-05 00:31:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	New here .. Need Help	QUOTE (baron555 @ Apr 6 2009, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I sent about 4 or 5 photos of the two of us in addition to the passport photo of each of us, and a copy of one letter from him, and a copy of some phone records. For the initial I-129F app you do not really need evidence of an ongoing relationship, only evidence of having met within the past 2 years. Be sure to date and explain the photos. Save the rest of your phone records, emails, chats, etc. for the interview, and make sure for the chats you don't just copy and paste into a Word document because anybody can do that, take screen shots so it is original. I did the same. Don't forget you need a signed Letter of Intent from each of you. Also remember photos of your meeting are secondary evidence; primary evidence are passport stamps, receipts, airline boarding passes, etc. Good luck. Read the guides, study the example forms. You can do it. Hi Barron Please help!!! About the Fiance Letter of Intent, can i send a copy to my fiance in US? Regards Ann	Truong An	Female	Vietnam	2009-04-08 05:41:00
Vietnam	What if we don't follow traditions?	If by miracle they believe that your wife is nontraditional (more likely they will believe that you have been married once and just don't want to do the whole thing all over again), but they will not believe that her parents and family are. To not have a proper wedding and engagement is disrespectful to her family. It will be very easy for them to toss your application to the side. You don't need a 300 guest wedding, but at the very least a small party at a hotel with her parents (yours too preferably), her family and close friends, and your friends.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-06-13 09:46:00
Vietnam	Cheating wife	If you are even suspicious that your gf/wife is cheating on you, then you need to drop her immediately. Girls in Vietnam are so typically loyal to their foreign bf/husbands that they would never do anything to make you suspect them of infidelity. I would not apply western standards of women to vietnamese women. There are so many women who will never give you a single red flag, so why settle for one that gives you 10.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-06-27 00:41:00
Vietnam	Old handwritten birth certificate ok to submit?	We are in the NVC process and in a few weeks will mail my wife's birth certificate. Now her birth certificate is old and handwritten, basically not that easy to read, though we have a legible certified copy and translation. Is it necessary to obtain a new birth certificate or is the original ok to send to NVC? Also, the I864 instructions say that I need to submit either a copy of my passport or original birth certificate (I wasn't US born) or original certificate of naturalization to prove citizenship. Do I really need the certificate of naturalization for the I864 or for the interview? A copy was already sent in with my I130.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-10-31 21:31:00
Vietnam	Retaining Vietnamese citizenship to own property	with some coffee money, nothing can't be resolved in Vietnam. If it only took a couple of bills...we're talking half the value of the house here. I know 3 people that could not sell property. Something to think about	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-11-14 06:38:00
Vietnam	Retaining Vietnamese citizenship to own property	You can get a Vietnamese passport in order to own property, but it's going to make it nearly impossible to resell at market value. The officials know who the viet kieu are and will make you pay an arm and a leg when doing a transfer.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-11-11 05:22:00
Vietnam	Delay to process	yes- just take your time sending back the next set of documents. This is actually a better idea. Once you pay the AOS/IV fees to NVC, you have 1 year to send in the i864 and ds230. Please Note: If a period of one year passes without communication to the NVC, all submitted fees and documents expire and must be resubmitted to resume the immigration process. Edited by dreamwarrior, 19 November 2012 - 04:50 PM.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-11-19 16:49:00
Vietnam	Delay to process	Well, from this moment you will have about 9 months until her visa expires (6 months from attaining visa). Once the baby is born you will have about 3 months to get the CRBA and passport and leave the country. Since you are married there's no DNA test required. If you need to stay here longer, then I'd stop the process now before you have to pay the AOS/IV bills and redo it at a more convenient time. The main issue with having a baby here would be if you have the baby before your interview and your name is on the birth certificate, you would need to get the CRBA before your wife gets issued a visa. Edited by dreamwarrior, 19 November 2012 - 04:44 PM.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-11-19 16:41:00
Vietnam	Interview Date	FINALLY! I got my interview date!!! I was very surprised to get it because I called the NVC this morning and they said that December was filled. My wife's interview date is scheduled for January 14, 2013 at 8:00am. I had tears in my eyes when I saw the date. I am very very happy to finally have something to look forward to, because I want to be there for her interview. Congrats! It seems that the interview dates for HCMC are around 3mo's from NVC case completion. I was hoping for a Jan interview date but now it looks like we'll get one in mid February.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-11-27 19:58:00
Vietnam	OMG - My fiancee fianlly got interview date	Did she receive an Email or did she get an actual letter? My wife so far has not received a single letter from NVC/USCIS, only e-mails. Is this normal?	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-12-09 04:01:00
Vietnam	Vietnam Police certificate.	She needs to go to So Tu Phap to obtain the police certificate. So Tu Phap will do all the legwork verifying her information at previous residences. That's how it was for us however, every province is different. Some will require you to go to each police department first.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-12-18 08:37:00
Vietnam	Is petitioner's original birth certificate necessary for interview?	Do I need to give my wife a birth certificate (or affidavit of birth) if I wasn't born in the US? I have a copy of my certificate of naturalization (possibly can get the original too) and can get an affidavit of birth if required.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-12-23 11:41:00
Vietnam	Got RFE for police certificate	I would just do another translation. To be safe than sorry. I sent it in as is. Hopefully everything's ok. Looking back, yes just another day to do the translation like my wife wanted would've been the smart thing to do, but I was stressing out so much. I handled the police certificate like a piece of gold when I sent in the IV package, without remembering to include the translation.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-12-18 08:39:00
Vietnam	Got RFE for police certificate	I rechecked my files and apparently I did not send in the translation! But after removing the translation from its stapled photocopy, there is now a small 2x4mm tear on the top left of the original translation. Is it still ok to submit it or do I need to make a new translation?	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-12-12 02:32:00
Vietnam	Got RFE for police certificate	Just got an RFE for a police certificate that we already sent in. I sent the original #2 that we got a week prior to sending it in, a photocopy, and an English translation, all of which were mentioned on my checklist. Should we get another police certificate? Or should we call them and ask them to recheck the file? ______10 - VIETNAM POLICE CERTIFICATE:_____________________________ VIETNAM: Available. Residents: Requests for a "Justice Record Check" (Phieu Ly Lich Tu Phap) are made at the Department of Justice office in an individual's district or official residence. The official residence is that registered in the "household registry" (Ho Khau) issued by the district police. There is a fee. The record check takes approximately three weeks to complete. The record check must be initiated in the district listed in the household registry as the citizen's official residence.	dreamwarrior	Male	Vietnam	2012-12-12 01:40:00