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Asia: East and PacificFunny weird question for those who have had HCMC interviews!!
Also....

11:00 am Blue... then 1300.. Blue two days later... Then come back tomorrow with these documents (must of ran out of blue forms) Then pink when requested documents received.

First interview was March 2nd, 2009. Last interview was the 24th. Now she is scheduled to return on the 31st of March, 2009 to pick up Visa.
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-25 16:10:00
Asia: East and PacificFunny weird question for those who have had HCMC interviews!!
QUOTE (hniHnitsuJ @ Mar 25 2009, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (LilLoveBug @ Mar 22 2009, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For all of those of you who have had interviews in HCMC already...are there different time appointments given or does everyone get the SAME time they are supposed to arrive and then they just wait??

Please, can you guys state the appointment time given to show up for the interview AND if you got BLUE, PINK, GREEN or WHITE? Thanks innocent.gif
Bug


I would like to know too, since my wife will have her interview on May,19 at 9:00 AM.

Thanks.


It is a cattle call situation... Que and then be interviewed.
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-25 16:06:00
Asia: East and PacificI've been living in Vietnam for little over a year.
You're staying , you're going... come on... make a decision !
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-25 16:12:00
Asia: East and PacificI've been living in Vietnam for little over a year.
Six-Pack... You need a job over there? I have a Viet Friend that is in Vietnam right now. His family has a trucking company there. He is part owner. If you want... I can give you his cell phone number.
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-08 04:52:00
Asia: East and PacificI've been living in Vietnam for little over a year.
QUOTE (Joe Six-Pack @ Feb 28 2009, 05:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
At least you blend in! I went to a carnival last night where I felt like the main exhibit. I told Thuy that we should set up a tent with a living area for me. We could charge 10K Dong to come and see the American in his natural habitat.



Six Pack... Are you in Vietnam now? Have you decided to remain? Fellow Driver here...

AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-08 04:17:00
Asia: East and PacificVietnam. 2nd round. Denied.
So Sorry for your difficulties... However, you should know. I only made one trip to Vietnam.
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-26 20:21:00
Asia: East and PacificWhat to do in Vung Tau?
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QUOTE (AnhSau @ Mar 28 2009, 11:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Avoid the Russian sailors...

I'm not that kind of boy wink.gif If you'd stayed longer than 10 days (and not only concentrated on one thing for the 10) YOU could be some help! LOL


Ha Ha...

Just because I did in 10 daze what will take you another year... Better than you and Charles... he he he


AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-31 19:10:00
Asia: East and PacificWhat to do in Vung Tau?
Here you go Kevin...

When you are in need of a pizza. Visit this place. It is next to the ocean. The restaurant has an open air ambiance. You can sit and eat pasta and drink an Italian wine as you watch the ships go by in the ocean...

David's Italian Restaurant Pizzeria
130 Ha Long St., Ward 2
Vung Tau City- Vietnam
Tel: (064).856612

Sorry but no deliveries.

The menu is broad (not just pizza) with Marco doing all of the cooking.
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-31 17:15:00
Asia: East and PacificWhat to do in Vung Tau?
Avoid the Russian sailors...
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-28 23:33:00
Asia: East and PacificFirst Blue Slip at HCM - Vote of members
My Wife picked up her visa today in HCM. Travel arrangements are being made as we speak.

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AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-31 17:07:00
Asia: East and PacificFirst Blue Slip at HCM - Vote of members

In your last posting you wrote:

"But one trip they usually deny unless 1. your wife is pregnant or you share common children 2. you and your wife share a common language and she aced the interview, 3. You got an interviewer they use for congressional inquires they almost always pass everybody."

Well either I am fortunate or just lucky.

I only made 1 trip. I have no matches to your outline.

The short order is did the interviewer wake up on the wrong side of the bed that day.

AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-28 18:35:00
Asia: East and PacificFirst Blue Slip at HCM - Vote of members
Ok... After 4 trips to Saigon, The consulate has stopped the dance for documents and has issued my wife a pink slip.

Informing her to return on the 31st of March to pick up Visa.

Has anybody been misled at this point? Is it another tease?
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-25 16:04:00
Asia: East and PacificFirst Blue Slip at HCM - Vote of members
The interview for her was not a problem. It was my failure to submit certain documents. She has informed me that the Staff behind the glass were kind to her.

What I learned the hard way is the Consulate is the controlling factor. So to everybody... I say bend on knee to the CO.
AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-10 06:28:00
Asia: East and PacificFirst Blue Slip at HCM - Vote of members

Yes, what exactly did the blue slip say? What did you submit the first time? That info will help us offer comments. And yes, please fill in the timeline.



For the board members review... I am uploading the blue form as it was scanned by my wife and forwarded to me. I have blotted out the personal information for the purpose of privacy.

Also note... The resolution was intentionally enlarged due to the fine content of the writing. Excuse the large file size.

This possibly will benefit applicants with pending interview dates.

Attached Files


AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-09 01:15:00
Asia: East and PacificFirst Blue Slip at HCM - Vote of members
Thank you for your input board members.

As with any bureaucratic journey, their is always headwinds to overcome. I have been in contact with M.E. and we have concurred that the blue form was issued due to my misunderstanding of the procedures. Now we are allowed to overcome my shortcoming by submitting the additional requested information.

However, He did specify if complications arise once the added documents have been submitted. I will be in need of his services to insure the matter remains at HCM and not reverted back to USCIS.

M.E. has an associate in HCM known as Mr. Nam. Telephone 0903-74-1110. If complications are present we are to schedule an appointment with him to nip the problem.

In closing M.E. stated... This is a pretty normal request.

Edited by AnhSau, 09 March 2009 - 01:06 AM.

AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-09 01:05:00
Asia: East and PacificFirst Blue Slip at HCM - Vote of members
A vote from the board members.

The question put before the members is.... Hire Mark Ellis, Immigration Lawyer or wait?

I found the writings very informative at his website http://www.marcellislaw.com/.

Almost to the point of saying awe ####...

My Wife went to her interview March 2nd, 2009, at HCM. Returned with a pretty blue letter requesting more info (Referencing 221 (g) ). Naturally she was upset. She is taking it like a trooper for now. She informed me that "Ms. Nguyen Thi Rottweiler " was polite with her.

We compiled a 2 pound package of evidence, for her to return to Saigon with, Phone bills, emails, etc. I insured we met every request pointed out in the instructions, plus added more content than what was asked for. Beneficiary info, health care enrollment, bank and finance info. Chronological report in affidavit form. I DHL'ed the documents to her on this past Friday.

Here is the awe #### part...

Once the additional info is submitted to the HCM Consulate, are they just going to issue a generic white paper refusal out of spit? Then send the file back to USCIS for refusal?

To my ignorance, I learned my Wife and about 100 other applicants were refused that morning. Even though USCIS and DOS issued approvals. I had no idea it was a cattle call situation.

As I am her agent and also the petitioner in the case. I prepared all of the filings and mailings. Now, unpublished rules and procedures are being conjured up that certainly no reasonable person would have prior knowledge that they even existed.

Would a lawyer even be of any benefit? Our case is simple and generic. No fraud or deceit.

I was considering retaining his legal services, however I may be untimely.

What say you? Money is not an issue.



AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-08 04:35:00
Asia: East and PacificNoticed something
My My My...

All this fuss over bureaucracy. Tis tis..

My Wife picked up her visa today in HCM. Travel arrangements are being made as we speak.

As to the qualifications and red flags...

I made one trip to Vietnam that lasted two weeks. I married her in Vung Tau. Returned to the states, remained in touch while processing the paperwork myself.

She has an 18 year old son that also received a visa. My income is modest. Not high, not low.

I believe it is how you present yourself. In person and in documentation. Nothing more.

I know people in high income brackets that if I were a CO I would deny, no matter how well they are meeting the standard requirements.

You must be a salesman and present a solid game plan. That is the key.

Ta Ta


AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-31 17:03:00
Asia: East and PacificUpcoming Interviews in HCMC?
Been there... Done that...
It is a cattle call situation.
Expect the worst then hope for better.



Good luck.

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AnhSauNot TellingVietnam2009-03-31 17:27:00