ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
VietnamAnyone waiting for rebuttal please share..
Hi all,

I just want to check the time frame for rebuttal at VSC. My case was sent back on March 09 and currently pending at VSC. I dont know how long it will take for VSC to give me a chance to rebuttal.. I am thinking refile for I-130 but I am afraid it will get denial again at HCMC. If you are in the same situation please share your timeline.. thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2010-01-14 05:09:00
VietnamPlease help... Hi all, I need help with filling out form I-130.

did you file a petition and your wife already have an interview in the past?


yes, still waiting for rebuttal but it been almost a year now. I just refile in case if I never hear from VSC about my rebuttal. I heard some people been waiting for years and never heard about their rebuttal. I dont want to take that chance so I refile.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-01-23 03:13:00
VietnamPlease help... Hi all, I need help with filling out form I-130.
I am trying to refiling I-130 and need some help on some questions. The first time I file for I-130, I hired a lawyer and it was a waste of money. The lawyer just fill out the form and charge me big money. He didn't help us much with the interview. This time I am trying to do it myself and I am not sure what to put on these questions.

Section B:
#16. Have your relative ever been under immigration procedding?
Is this asking about me? not sure

Section C: Information about your alien relative?
#17. List husband/wife and all children of your relative.
should I put my name here or just put none??

Section D.
#2 Have you ever before filed for this or any other alien?
If yes give name, place and date of filing and result.
I think this is what i should put. Yes, my wife name, Vermont Service Center, November 2007, Approved.

On form G-325A. I have problem filling in some parts because it dont give me enough space to fill it out. For example on the part it ask for name of current husband/wife. When I try to fill out the city and country of birth, I can only fill in the city (Long Xuyen) but can't fit the word Vietnam. Is there anything I can do to fit all those word.

thanks all for the help.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-01-22 00:53:00
VietnamH&R Block said I can't file a W-7 for my wife???
thanks for all the advices.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-02-04 18:18:00
VietnamH&R Block said I can't file a W-7 for my wife???
I went to H&R Block to file for my tax return. I told them I want to have my wife name on my tax return but the H&R lady told me I can't. I told her that there are ppl fill out w-7. She said my wife isn't here in the US so I can't do it file for w-7. Then she said if the IRS found out that she not here and i file w-7 they wont let her in the US forever??? I think this lady dont no what she talking about.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-02-04 11:20:00
Vietnamhi, i have a question on marriage certificate.

It doesn't have to be notarized. The translated copy needs to be signed by the translator, along with a statement that they are fluent in both languages and competent to provide an accurate translation. USCIS will accept the translated document as long as it contains the signature and statement of the translator. You could translate it yourself, or use the translated document from VN. It's your choice.

BTW, lots of people translate their own documents, and I've never heard of it being a problem.


thanks for the info Jim.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-02-13 12:06:00
Vietnamhi, i have a question on marriage certificate.
Can I translate my marriage certificate using microsoft word and let some one notarize? Or can I used the one that my wife already notarize in vietnam. Will USCIS take marriage cert notarize by other country? Any advice would be great. thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2010-02-13 10:23:00
VietnamUpdate from USCIS

:thumbs:

Your case is being sent back to the consulate.

Fill out a current I-864, your SO will have to bring it to her interview.


thanks all for your reply,

Hi Kevin,

so do I have to fill out form for NVC? and how long do you think we our interview?
andy777MaleVietnam2010-03-06 15:32:00
VietnamUpdate from USCIS
Hi all,

I just got an update on my case from USCIS. I think they will send me a letter for rebuttal but not sure. Any one have any idea. Thanks all

Here is the update I received today.

Post-Decision Activity
On March 4, 2010, we mailed a notice to you reaffirming the approval of this case and returned the case to the Department of State for visa processing. For more information, please contact them directly.

For approved applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include USCIS sending notification of the approved application/petition to the National Visa Center or the Department of State. For denied applications/petitions, post-decision activity may include the processing of an appeal and/or motions to reopen or reconsider and revocations.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-03-05 18:28:00
VietnamDoes anyone know how long does it take for the consulate to reply your email??

Did they reaffirm your case from last year or is it a new case that has been sent to the consulate already? You may get a better response from calling DoS @ 202-663-1225 press 1 and then 0 ... they will likely give you the same info you will get from an email



Thanks for all your response,

Hi Scott, yes this is my reaffirm case. Will DOS tell me if the case is at the consulate?
andy777MaleVietnam2010-04-02 13:44:00
VietnamDoes anyone know how long does it take for the consulate to reply your email??
Hi all,

NVC send my case back to the consulate on March 17. I emailed the consulate 3 days ago to see if they receive my case yet, but they haven't reply me back. Does anyone know how long does it take for them to reply to your email? Which is better, call them or email them?

Thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2010-04-01 20:35:00
VietnamDancing w/the visa round 2: Consulate sends DS-230 letter
Congrat to your second life.

We are on the same boat. My wife is waiting for DS-230 too.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-04-15 10:55:00
VietnamHCMC: Scammers outside the U.S. Consulate
My wife told me the same thing today. She went to the consulate to pass in the DS-230. There one guy ask her what she sending in, she told him ds-230. He tell her to go to the office arcoss of the street to check if she fill out the form correct. My wife said she dont need to but that guy keep telling her just go. She ignore him and walk away. Those scammers just want easy money.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-04-19 07:59:00
Vietnamup for the interview: the first time vs. the second time
Hey, we are on the same boat and I know exactly how u feel.I been there will u when both of our wife got denied by the CO.Just be prepare this time bro. My wife will have her interview a week after yur wife. Right now we just prepare for all of knuckle ball the CO will throw at my wife. Hope this time both of our wife will get pink. The sun will always shine after a big storm.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-06-04 23:43:00
VietnamAnother Pink
Good Luck, give us an update once your wife finish with her interview. PINK PINK
andy777MaleVietnam2010-06-15 00:27:00
VietnamHi guys, I need help on how should my wife answer to my job history.

I guess I'm a little confused as to what you're trying to get an opinion on...

Are you preparing a response to the denial? Or are you getting opinions from VJ members to help your wife overcome the questions she was asked in the first interview without being contradicting?

Please clarify so that we can help you address your specific issue.



I just want to get opinions from VJ members on how my wife should answer when the CO ask how long do I work at my current job. The employment verication letter I get from my my compnay stated that I started to work on Aug 18 2008 to current.If the CO ask how long do I work at my current job, do my wife answer them from August 18 2008 to now?? or do she include the years which I work for Intel before I got layoff?
andy777MaleVietnam2010-06-08 07:16:00
VietnamHi guys, I need help on how should my wife answer to my job history.

Thanks for all your advices,

My questions if she said I work from Nov 2005 to now, my concern is if the CO look at my tax return on 05-07 intel wasn't on it, only Kelly Services is. Will this raise red flag to them? This was what the CO ask my wife on her first interview.

She have on Feb 2008.

CO: Where do your husband work?
My wife: He work for Intel
CO: How long have he work for Intel?
My wife: two years, but ther was a short time he got layoff.
CO: Why he got layoff?
My wife: Because the company was down.
CO: Why the company was down?
My wife: Because there is no production.

After that, the CO said on the white slip that my wife dont know about my work. I dont understand what went wrong there. Unless the CO look at my tax and don't see Intel on it. That's is what I think but not sure.
What do you guy think??


Sorry, She had her first interview on Feb 09 not 08.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-06-06 09:51:00
VietnamHi guys, I need help on how should my wife answer to my job history.
Thanks for all your advices,

My questions if she said I work from Nov 2005 to now, my concern is if the CO look at my tax return on 05-07 intel wasn't on it, only Kelly Services is. Will this raise red flag to them? This was what the CO ask my wife on her first interview.

She have on Feb 2008.

CO: Where do your husband work?
My wife: He work for Intel
CO: How long have he work for Intel?
My wife: two years, but ther was a short time he got layoff.
CO: Why he got layoff?
My wife: Because the company was down.
CO: Why the company was down?
My wife: Because there is no production.

After that, the CO said on the white slip that my wife dont know about my work. I dont understand what went wrong there. Unless the CO look at my tax and don't see Intel on it. That's is what I think but not sure.
What do you guy think??
andy777MaleVietnam2010-06-06 09:27:00
VietnamHi guys, I need help on how should my wife answer to my job history.
Here is my work history.

Nov-2005 to Jan-2007 = Kelley Services hire me to work for Intel.

Feb-2007 to June -2007 = Intel hire to work for them, in June economy down got layoff.

Aug-2008 to Now = Intel hire me back.

IF the CO ask my wife where do I work now and "how long", what should she answer? For how long, should she answer them only from Aug-2008 to now which is about 18 months? Or should she include the recent years from 2005 to now? I want to make sure she answer them right so the CO dont have an excuse to deny her again.

Thanks all
andy777MaleVietnam2010-06-05 22:29:00
VietnamRe-affirmed cases
Hi Kevin,
We send our DS230 last month, now just waiting for the interview date. Hopefully this time my wife will get pink. I am planning to go back when she have her interview date. I heard something the CO will call the petitioner in for the interview too. This time I'll be ready for them :angry:


As you all know, we got our pink off of a reaffirmed case. I have noticed recently that there are a number reaffirmed cases being processed. I'd like to list what we needed at the interview and what the experience was like. If anyone else has a reaffirmed case (pending or completed) , please let us hear your input.

What we needed
1. Affidavit of Support **Don't forget the Employer Letter
2. Police record
3. New medical Exam
4. DS-230

Tuyen's interview was short about 8-10 questions. The only thing they asked about from the previous interview was about friends. The other questions were about our house and my job.

We did not have to submit a time line or a list of Tuyen's relatives in the US. We had them prepared just in case though.

The overall experience this time was good. The CO was polite and complimented Tuyen on how well she did during the interview.


andy777MaleVietnam2010-05-13 12:18:00
VietnamAnother Blue

Well, we knew going in that we were going to get a blue due to not completing the medical in time; my wife only managed the appointment because the were really booked up.

So, this is what went down:

She had an early appointment but didn't get called until well after lunch (they kick everybody out for an hour at noon). She got questioned for about twenty minutes, just everything. Then told to go wait, so she sat for twenty minutes. The CO must have gone to look over the pile of paperwork I sent. She was called up for another twenty-five minutes of questioning. My wife said she answered everything correctly.

The CO shook his head when my wife told him she didn't know anybody else in America. #######? This is the truth. He said he didn't believe her.

My wife is pretty shook up (again!) so I haven't gotten all the details. But the CO didn't ask to see any evidence. The whole time was just questions. And get this, they want another time line. Never mind the fact that there is a perfectly good notarized one in the pile that was sent to them from USCIS in Vermont.

She will get me the blue notice and I'll see it for myself, but it's the same b.s that I've seen before on that generalized form. They gave us a month to turn in the medical report and additional evidence.

Just so you know, we have all kinds of documentation and photos; I sent them a pile of stuff and then I was in the consulate to turn in more stuff a few months ago. It's like a murder trial. Why don't they just hook her up to a lie detector?

I'm not mad, not sad, just the same. I lost faith in this process the first time around.

Sure, we'll do the dance with the medical and additional "evidence" but I'll probably start to make plans for moving to Asia permanently.



Sorry to hear that bro. Hope thing will be alright for you and your wife. Just send it the medical and see what happen. Do you know what nationality the CO who interview your wife? If you can later, can you post the question that the CO ask your wife? Do they ask the same question on the first interview? Dam I think the only way to bring your wife over is to have a bunch of kids and bring them to the interview with DNA tested. This will prove the CO wrong but it cost us years of torture and depression.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-06-15 07:33:00
Asia: East and PacificNeed help!!! my wife received a white paper
QUOTE (Anh map @ Apr 2 2009, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
If they have been married for almost two years then she should know the answers to the questions. If the last time they were face to face was October of 2007 then you will have to make a trip there again to show USCIS that you are trying to be a married couple.

Seems that the interview was bad and the lack of time together was another sign to the CO that the relationship is questionable.

OP needs to spend some time with his wife to demonstrate a bona fide relationship. During that time together make sure that the spouse knows all the things that a spouse would typically know about their mate.

i am planning to go back in Sept and try to have a kid together. But right now i dont know what should i do, wait for the appeal or refilei-130 and start the whole nightmare over.

thanks for any advice
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-03 00:53:00
Asia: East and PacificNeed help!!! my wife received a white paper
QUOTE (Haole @ Apr 2 2009, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (andy777 @ Apr 2 2009, 06:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (bryonm4 @ Apr 2 2009, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (andy777 @ Apr 1 2009, 09:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Anh map @ Apr 1 2009, 11:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It has to be more than not knowing those names. Though that is not good. Can you post the white slip here?

sure
Petitoner has not returned to visit beneficiary since Oct 07
beneficary is unaware of basic facts of petitioner's family
beneficiary is unaware of basic facts of petitoner's personal history. previous jobs
photgraphs submitted as evidence of the relationship indicate that petitioner and beneficiary have spent obly four or five days together.

Andy these reasons are very easy to overcome. First you should have been there for the interview however thats water under the bridge now just make sure your there for the next interview.

I would make 2 more visits first I would take several more pictures. I made the mistake and only took pictures the first week I was there. I would also go back for the interview. It sounds like they were fishing for some reasons to deny you possible because of the visit.

My fiance at the time now my wife was denied and they said I last visit her in december of 2007, her interview was nov 6th 2008. They interviewed her for about 20 minutes they even asked where my brothers lived and worked she got it correct however they said she didn't know where I worked but she did she even repeated it twice. They were just fishing for wrong anwsers and when they couldn't find any they made something up because she awnsered them in a quite voice twice so they pretended like they didn't hear it. They cannot deny soley on visiting frequency.

I would hire a good attorny appeal the denied petition and when the attorny tells you to file agian go for it. It just sounds like you were not very prepared however you can learn from that and it will help you next time.

If they didn't send the case back you need to contact your congressman asap and get them to stop from sending it back if no luck there then contact a good attorny that can stop it

my file is close at the embassy and it's on the way back to uscis. my questions is can i refile i-130 or i need to appeal first. i heard appeal will take up to two years. That's just crazy waiting time. Have u hear anyone refile and pass the interview the second time???? thanks

My fiance was denied the first time because lack of bonafide relationship. I was only with her a short time and only had a couple photos. They were correct in denying us as we didn't know much about each other. Second time [different lady] I made multiple trips and had LOTS of pictures.
Another reason the first one was denied was she didn't speak English well at all and her answers were misinterpreted. If your lady doesn't speak good English get her lessons for the second time.
Bryron4 reported earlier that was one reason his lady had problems at the interview also.

hey Haole so u did refile i-130 again? did u have any trouble when u refile? and how long did it took u? did u try to appeal? thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-02 21:08:00
Asia: East and PacificNeed help!!! my wife received a white paper
QUOTE (bryonm4 @ Apr 2 2009, 12:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (andy777 @ Apr 2 2009, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (bryonm4 @ Apr 2 2009, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (andy777 @ Apr 1 2009, 09:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Anh map @ Apr 1 2009, 11:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It has to be more than not knowing those names. Though that is not good. Can you post the white slip here?

sure
Petitoner has not returned to visit beneficiary since Oct 07
beneficary is unaware of basic facts of petitioner's family
beneficiary is unaware of basic facts of petitoner's personal history. previous jobs
photgraphs submitted as evidence of the relationship indicate that petitioner and beneficiary have spent obly four or five days together.

Andy these reasons are very easy to overcome. First you should have been there for the interview however thats water under the bridge now just make sure your there for the next interview.

I would make 2 more visits first I would take several more pictures. I made the mistake and only took pictures the first week I was there. I would also go back for the interview. It sounds like they were fishing for some reasons to deny you possible because of the visit.

My fiance at the time now my wife was denied and they said I last visit her in december of 2007, her interview was nov 6th 2008. They interviewed her for about 20 minutes they even asked where my brothers lived and worked she got it correct however they said she didn't know where I worked but she did she even repeated it twice. They were just fishing for wrong anwsers and when they couldn't find any they made something up because she awnsered them in a quite voice twice so they pretended like they didn't hear it. They cannot deny soley on visiting frequency.

I would hire a good attorny appeal the denied petition and when the attorny tells you to file agian go for it. It just sounds like you were not very prepared however you can learn from that and it will help you next time.

If they didn't send the case back you need to contact your congressman asap and get them to stop from sending it back if no luck there then contact a good attorny that can stop it

my file is close at the embassy and it's on the way back to uscis. my questions is can i refile i-130 or i need to appeal first. i heard appeal will take up to two years. That's just crazy waiting time. Have u hear anyone refile and pass the interview the second time???? thanks

Yes there are many members on here who have filed a second time and recived the visa the second time. Denials are not that hard to overcome

have you guy heard anyone appeal when they received the white slip???? I am thinking doing both, refile i-130 and appeal the case once i get it. which will be 4-6 months from now. I dont know if u get do both.this is my first marriage, we didn't prepare for the interview which cost us all this suffering.
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-02 17:43:00
Asia: East and PacificNeed help!!! my wife received a white paper
QUOTE (bryonm4 @ Apr 2 2009, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (andy777 @ Apr 1 2009, 09:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Anh map @ Apr 1 2009, 11:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It has to be more than not knowing those names. Though that is not good. Can you post the white slip here?

sure
Petitoner has not returned to visit beneficiary since Oct 07
beneficary is unaware of basic facts of petitioner's family
beneficiary is unaware of basic facts of petitoner's personal history. previous jobs
photgraphs submitted as evidence of the relationship indicate that petitioner and beneficiary have spent obly four or five days together.

Andy these reasons are very easy to overcome. First you should have been there for the interview however thats water under the bridge now just make sure your there for the next interview.

I would make 2 more visits first I would take several more pictures. I made the mistake and only took pictures the first week I was there. I would also go back for the interview. It sounds like they were fishing for some reasons to deny you possible because of the visit.

My fiance at the time now my wife was denied and they said I last visit her in december of 2007, her interview was nov 6th 2008. They interviewed her for about 20 minutes they even asked where my brothers lived and worked she got it correct however they said she didn't know where I worked but she did she even repeated it twice. They were just fishing for wrong anwsers and when they couldn't find any they made something up because she awnsered them in a quite voice twice so they pretended like they didn't hear it. They cannot deny soley on visiting frequency.

I would hire a good attorny appeal the denied petition and when the attorny tells you to file agian go for it. It just sounds like you were not very prepared however you can learn from that and it will help you next time.

If they didn't send the case back you need to contact your congressman asap and get them to stop from sending it back if no luck there then contact a good attorny that can stop it

my file is close at the embassy and it's on the way back to uscis. my questions is can i refile i-130 or i need to appeal first. i heard appeal will take up to two years. That's just crazy waiting time. Have u hear anyone refile and pass the interview the second time???? thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-02 11:11:00
Asia: East and PacificNeed help!!! my wife received a white paper
QUOTE (Anh map @ Apr 1 2009, 11:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It has to be more than not knowing those names. Though that is not good. Can you post the white slip here?

sure
Petitoner has not returned to visit beneficiary since Oct 07
beneficary is unaware of basic facts of petitioner's family
beneficiary is unaware of basic facts of petitoner's personal history. previous jobs
photgraphs submitted as evidence of the relationship indicate that petitioner and beneficiary have spent obly four or five days together.
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-01 22:41:00
Asia: East and PacificNeed help!!! my wife received a white paper
QUOTE (Anh map @ Apr 1 2009, 11:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
White slip on a CR-1?

yes, they interviewed about 1 hr. ask my wife what is the name of my brother and sister name. she doesn't know the answer. Can i re-apply i-130???
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-01 22:31:00
Asia: East and PacificNeed help!!! my wife received a white paper
hi guys,

my wife received a white slip on her interview. Can i reapply i-130 for my wife or do i need to appeal???? I heard appeal can take up more than a year or two. basically the consular said our marriage is fraud. What should i do now????? please help. thankss
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-01 22:15:00
Asia: East and PacificHow long does appealing take? should i refile i-130 instead?
QUOTE (Dave_Thao @ Apr 6 2009, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Our case was sent back Dec '06 and in May '07 CSC told my Congressional Liasson that they will not review the case because it had expired and I may file a new one. We finally received the pink slip in May'08. I don't know what Vermont does with returned cases but CSC appears to let them expire without any review or chances to appeal.


hi Dave_thao

so u refile i-130 again but this time with more evidence? did u do anything different on your second time? Do i need to wait for USCIS to give me the reject letter then refile or can i refile right now? thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-07 03:17:00
Asia: East and PacificHow long does appealing take? should i refile i-130 instead?
QUOTE (RalphandHanh @ Apr 6 2009, 06:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (andy777 @ Apr 6 2009, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi guy,

my wife failed her interview and get a white slip. Anyone know how long does it take to appeal? thanks


I have my senator involved with my case that was returned as well. It can take up to one year (in Vermont) for them to review your case. They may ask for additional information/evidence and you may or may not have a chance to appeal. They just told my senators office to check back in 6 months for an update as to where I stand.

I would definitely contact your senator and have them get involved if you choose to stick with it. I'm going back for 3 weeks to set up a job and I'm going to live and work there for a year starting in July. We will also get married at that time. Live and working there for a year and getting married... in my situation... is the best bet.


Hi RalphandHanh
So did u even refile a new i-130 or u just wait once u live in vn? I talked to one lawyer and she said i need to appeal. if i dont appeal then we admit to the consulate that we were doing a fraud marriage. I also went to a different lawyer and this one said i should just refile cuz appeal can take up to two years. Both lawyer gave me different answer. confuze right now on what to do.
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-07 03:14:00
Asia: East and PacificHow long does appealing take? should i refile i-130 instead?
hi guy,

my wife failed her interview and get a white slip. Anyone know how long does it take to appeal? thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-06 08:54:00
Asia: East and PacificCase Complete (HCM)
QUOTE (hniHnitsuJ @ Apr 9 2009, 04:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (ZE4ever @ Apr 9 2009, 10:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (hniHnitsuJ @ Apr 9 2009, 11:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
seem like you and I, we both have the same timeline. I was married on June-15, and you married on June-14. I am actually working on my timeline prepare for my wife interview on May-18, and your wife interview on May-22. I hope both of our wife will pass, and both of them will be in the US at the same time. good luck to your wife interview. Here's a link should help you work on your timeline.

http://www.visajourn...howtopic=187997



Yah, I did realize that we have basically the same timeline -- except I'm sponsoring my hubby smile.gif

But please do share your wife's experience after she interviews.

Keeping fingers crossed for both of us.


I will. Please post your timeline please. I will prayer for you, and good luck for the interview.

congrat, be prepare for the interview. they will expect you spouse to know every little thing about u and your family. as i learn from the hard way. good luck
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-09 16:05:00
Asia: East and Pacificanyone appeal before? should i refile i-130???
QUOTE (chuckandkim @ Apr 10 2009, 08:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes, DPNH, he did a lousy job of presenting his "love story" to the C.O., his evidence is full of contradiction and holes to fill, so he got denied. Anyone would know that if they spend enough time on this board reading posts after posts. No need to yell at the guy... Ever thought, how fortunate we all were to find VJ before or after we file our case... we would have made ALL those mistakes he did? I know I have made a bunch of rookie mistakes during this journey but with help from the brothers/sisters on this board, things got straighten out without too much pain and suffer smile.gif

Andy777, I don't know your case, but the decision to refile is yours to make. I wrote a piece to your post last night but never posted. Regarding your situation, wait for the file to come back to USCIS. In the mean time, one way you can do is to contact your Congressman/woman, Senators, and ask for HELP or assistance. Most congressman/woman, you'll be surprised, would be eager to have their staff to assist their constituins with their immigration matters... smile.gif Don't give up yet, I think your case can be reinstated if you get some help and guidance.


thanks chuckandkim for the support. i dont want to post over but i did having problems with reply on my last post. I just want to get advice more from different people. it's not easy at this time for me and my wife. We just want to get advice from people who had been through this before so we can make the right decision this time. sorry if i post too much
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-10 21:02:00
Asia: East and Pacificanyone appeal before? should i refile i-130???
sorry been working all week, I tried to reply on the last post but i kept getting errors so i start this new one.

we got basically we didnt prepare for the interview. Here r the reasons they failed us.
*photographs as evidence indicate we only spent 4 or 5 days together. they r wrong about this. we spent 3 weeks together, we dont take pictuer every times we go out.
*Petitioner has not returned to visit beneficiary since Oct 07. I couldn't because in 07 VSC was having problem with the paper load. it took us 3 months just to recevie our case number. took us a year and half for her interview. i wanted to stay and finish the paper work over here. I went back last month after we found out they spent our case back.
*Beneficiary is unaware of basic facts of Petitioner's family. On her interview they asked her the name of all my bro and sis company name. we didn't expect them to ask those questions. I mention to her once or twice but guess we forgot on the interview.
*Beneficiary is unaware of petitioner's personal history. They asked my wife all of my the company i worked before. she answer them all. but the thing is i was working for those company but i got paid by a temp agency. I think the name of the temp agency appear on my tax return instead of all those companies. this was our mistake... which cause of everything
*Beneficiary and Petitoner did not have an engagement ceremony. I didn't know they expect us to have one. my sister and my parent went with me to her family to should her family we r serious about this relationship before i went back to USA. We met in mid May and in Sept I went back with my parent for our wedding.

They spend my wife all her evidence back last week. Our case is on it way back for final decision. They probably will revoke it. Does anyone know what i should do now?? Should i appeal which can take up to two years or should i forget about the appeal and refile i-130. anyone know who appeal and was sucess? thanks

Edited by andy777, 09 April 2009 - 04:32 PM.

andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-09 16:31:00
Asia: East and PacificWife Case Denied -- Pls help!!!
QUOTE (thuyhang17 @ Apr 15 2009, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The US Consulate in Ho Chi Minh has denied my wife case and advised that it's on its way back to USCIS. The case was denied due to the following reasons:

1. Pictures shows we've only been together for 2-3 days --- Not true, we gaves them a lot of pictures with different places for my 3 trips to vietnam.
2. Letters without postal envelopes. --- I admited this. We were not prepared and over confident but we do have all the envelopes ready to proof.
3. Her lack of knowledges of my personal information. She did not know my boss name and the project I'm working on. --- Well, my mom has been married to my dad for 40 years and have idea what project he is working on.
4. We provide different married proposal dates --- Not true, the CO misread my timeline letter. My timeline letter clearly provided the same date as when my wife was providing them on her interview.
5. Phone bills not tracable --- What else do they want? I wrote the web url and id/password of the phone company where i obtainted the bill on the first page.

I took 4 trips to Vietnam

Trip 1: 4/07 Met her
Trip 2: 9/07 Visited her
Trip 3: 4/08 Married her
Trip 4: 4/09 Visit her -- received denial letter at the Consulate when came for status

MY QUESTION IS:

What should I do?

1. Should I file another petition? Seem faster but doesn't make sense because it's the same petition.
2. Should I wait for the letter from USCIS and file an appeal? I heard it takes 2-3 years for them to decide? Too long!!
3. Should I quit my job and move back to Vietnam to live with her while waiting for the decision? I'm having a great 10 years career with 1 company making over 100K but I can't imagine seeing her only for 3-4 weeks a year for the next 3 years (assuming I'm choosing option 2)

Please help??

I got the same problem too. my case got send back and i dont know whether to appeal or refile. i went to 3 different lawyers and each telling me to do different. one tell me only to appeal, one tell me not to appeal and refile cuz it will take forever to appeal, and the last one tell me to do both she charge me about 5K to do both. this is crazy. we need advices from people who been through this....
andy777MaleVietnam2009-04-16 17:09:00
Asia: East and PacificNeed help wit USCIS update, how long does it take to appeal???
hi all,

I got this update from USCIS, does anyone know how long will it take for them to finish the case once you receive this message????

On July 23, 2009, a USCIS office received this case from the State Department with a request that we review it. We will notify you when we complete our review"


Right now i am just waiting for VSC to send me a letter to appeal my case but I dont know how long will it take. Some people did it in a year other about 2 years. Anyone know or been in this before????

thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2009-08-04 15:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionNo response from the consulate, what should I do??

they only use the HCM#..
its common that they will ignore emails for extended periods of time. You can have your congressman ask the same questions you are trying to ask if it is urgent...
Its not often that one can get an actual answer from an email to the consulate.. Its usually a cut and paste response...

Did you call DoS and check on the case status?


Hi Scott,

I didn't call DOS yet because I was waiting for the reply from the consulate. I'll try to call them this week. I am a little confuse between NVC and DOS, who will know if your case is receive by the consulate NVC or DOS? I never contact DOS before this is new to me.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-04-11 10:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionNo response from the consulate, what should I do??

Do you think this casefile had the same casefile # issued from NVC? If so, perhaps that's what the hangup is -
yer giving them the VSC casefile number and not the NVC casefile number.

Alternatively - If you are certain that the casefile was sent to HCMC, you can call DOS Hotline, Get a Human™, and inquire for status using the NVC casenumber (not sure about using a VSC casefile # at DOS with a re-affirmed petition, sorry).

If there is ANY status on the casefile - DOS will know.


Hi Darnell, if my case get re-affirmed do I used the same case number NVC gave me in 2008? Through out the rebuttal process, VSC was the only one that contact me with our case. NVC didn't even contact me at all, so I don't know if the case number NVC gave me still valid. That why I use the EAC#.
andy777MaleVietnam2010-04-11 08:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionNo response from the consulate, what should I do??
Hi all,

After two weeks I emailed the consulate about my case, they still didn't reply to me yet. I dont no why it take them so long to reply. Should I email them again or keep waiting. When I emailed them I put my name, my wife name and our case number begin with EAC XXXXXXX. Is this the correct format when you email the consulate?


Thanks
andy777MaleVietnam2010-04-11 01:44:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionPacket 3 & 4

Call DoS and ask them the status. they will know if the pkt 4 has been sent and if the interview is scheduled...
202-663-1225
press 1 then 0


Try call DOS like Scott said, I took his advice and called DOS. They let me know the interview date way befoe the consulate notify my wife. I am getting nervous right now, June 23 is the date we been waiting for 1 1/2 years. :unsure:
andy777MaleVietnam2010-06-02 20:43:00