Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Same here, we've been in AP for more than 60 days now. I'm going back in December for a visit if no words from the consulate by then.	seattlerain	Not Telling	0	2011-08-24 21:08:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Sorry, I dont mean to correct you but my husband name is Julian instead of Julien. Thanks for the update	Julian_Hien	Male	Vietnam	2011-03-19 09:32:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	APRIL Pholy (CR1)..............................................04-26-2011 Julian_Hien (CR1)...................................04-28-2011 Michael and Kha (CR1)..........................04-28-2011 pohtaytoh/Pohtaytoh(CR1).....................04-28-2011	Julian_Hien	Male	Vietnam	2011-03-18 20:24:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Pink may hien and i be the first to congratulate you, we are so happy for you both, and you are a beacon for all of us that are just starting our journeys, all the best julian& hien	Julian_Hien	Male	Vietnam	2010-09-23 04:58:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	sent him a messages asking about the status and have been unresponded. . thanks... Since he got back to U.S, he been too busy straighten up everything in the house. He didn't have internet connection at home yet. He work in the factory so he doesn't computer or internet there also. Thanks!	huuloimongcam	Male	Vietnam	2011-05-12 07:53:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	easily fixed... just needed PM to let me know there was a typo... fixed now.. sorry for the misspell... Hey Scott, can you also updated the status for thang216 too? He is my brother and his wife was approved a day after my wife. Thanks!	huuloimongcam	Male	Vietnam	2011-05-11 09:23:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	ViQuoc...Congrats!!!! Another person off the AP list. Scott, I have no clue as to what their doing there. I dont think there is a year limit from interview to decision as there are others that have been in AP longer than us, but who knows, certainly not me. The inquiry my senator made for me produced a letter from the acting consular section cheif (unsigned) stating our case is pending further review by a consular officer to determine if a bonifide relationship exists between Duyen and I. I cant friggin cant believe that. And they refer to her as "Ms. and not Mrs. I considered writing them about that but decided to to cause trouble. Now one would think, with the resources they have availabe plus ALL the information (sworn and notarized) I have given them, all the additional info we both have given them and my 4 trips that they would have come to the conclusuion that our marriage and relationship is indeed legit. All they need to do is LOOK AT THE FACTS, it doesnt take a sleuth to see the truth, it shouldnt take a year or more to finish any investigation. All I can say is they better get it right. *hey frank i know that is stupid how they refer our wife as "MS. not Mrs." but i guess that how they do it. like you know my senator got an e-mail from Sarah K. Bellman Acting Consular Section Chief three week ago and she did the same thing too, she refer my wife as Ms. not Mrs. but whatever don't worry about it. *************again i like to said thank you to everyone here for there blessing***********	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-10-23 13:24:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Great news ViQuoc!! Did they ask her any questions when she dropped off the docs? nope they didn't ask her anything (no interview). when she come in to turn in the paper at window B the lady just take her paper and said wait. when she came out she give my wife the pink slip and told her to come back next week (10/29/10) to pick the VISA. Scott is your wife here yet?. she got her visa already right?..	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-10-22 16:10:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Pink! Pink! Pink! Yaaaaaaaaahooooooooooooooooo !!!!! I was sleeping and my wife call me at 4 o'clock in the morning and said she got Pink! Now am so happy can't go back to sleep, so I got on here to share it with every1! *well she went in today to turn in the medical and police report at window B 1-2pm. When she turn it in the lady at the window said wait so she waited for 45min. 45min later the lady call her and give her the Pink slip woohooo.	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-10-22 03:34:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	for the past 3days my wife and i are trying to decide which hospital to go to for her medical exam.! BV cho ray or IOM , at cho ray we have to wait until 11/11/10 to get in but at IOM we can get in within a day or two. so we hear IOM is faster and ez but will not recommended for anyone with lung problem. anyway it went really smooth at IOM she was there at 7:30 today and got everything done at 10.. she on her way home and be back tomorrow to IOM office to get the stuff. *so anyone here who wife's need to get there medical report done fast and have no problem with there lung or health i really recommend go to IOM it cleaner,faster, and it got AC .... BTW thank you everyone here for being on our side and helping us with question and problem for many month. specially to Scott . thank you ya'll	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-10-18 21:20:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	weir! so my wife got her OF194 in the mail. it said to *please provide a police certificate from the Department of Justice office. *Please submit your medical examination results. and ofcouse there a lot other stuff but it not important blah blah blah blah. so the weir thing is that there's NO RESUBMISSION DATE, it just said once we have the two item done turn it in at window B on any working day between 1:00-2:00, window will be open at 12:30. SO NO RESUBMISSION DATE .. ANY IDEA SCOTT ? ANYONE?	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-10-12 23:43:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	When did she get the first police certificate? Its good for 1 year.. they likely lost it and if she got an extra copy as Thuy did, you can shave a month off of the wait by submitting the one she already has..... both of it are expired. i don't worry to on the police cert taking long, i got people in VN to get it done in a week. just like my married certificate and the police report before that, i got it done in a 8-9day..	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-09-29 20:05:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	They sent Thuys letter on the 8th and I think she got it on the 13th or 14th... that was in Hanoi.. she cant get the medical without a letter but she can go to the consulate and ask for a copy... Thank Scott i was being impatient but about an hour ago got a e-mail from my senator. Consulate General of the United States of America Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam September 29, 2010 Re: HCMxxxxxxxx, Ms Tran's Dear Senator Lugar: This is in follow up to our response of September 13 regarding the immigrant visa application of Ms.Tran (HCM2009xxxxxx). This case is of interest to your constituent, Mr. Thang. I regret the delay in my response to your inquiry. A consular officer reviewed Ms. Tran?s file for a visa on September 24 and provisionally approved the issuance of her visa. Ms. Tran now needs to submit new medical examination results and a new police certificate. Notification (OF194) of this request has been sent to Ms. Tran. Ms. Tran may submit the additional information either by mail or in person at the Consulate between 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., any working day. Ms. Tran should include the OF-194 refusal sheet that she received asking for additional information. I hope this information is useful in responding to the concerns of your constituent. Sincerely, Sarah K. Bellman Acting Consular Section Chief Edited by ViQuoc, 29 September 2010 - 06:07 PM.	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-09-29 18:07:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	uhhhh an update on 9/24 that last friday, for my wife to get her medical and police report redone."every1 here know that and thank you for all your blessing" but she hadn't got the Notification letter in the mail yet." maybe am losing patient, she live in BaRia VungTau that not too far from HCMC at all. let see if she get it tomorrow. * eveyone know uselly how long it take them to send out the letter to your spouse? Edited by ViQuoc, 29 September 2010 - 02:06 PM.	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-09-29 14:04:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	GOOD NEWS !!! I call DoS today they said HCHC office had request my wife to get her police report and medical exam redone, didn't said when they send it out.. is that a good news or what. Edited by ViQuoc, 27 September 2010 - 10:15 AM.	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-09-27 10:15:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Congrat Scott. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! * can some1 answer this for me ? so on 9/10 i call DoS they said my case was pick up for review and it's being 2wks now they have NOT make an update since. it's normal for them to pick it up and put it down again ? for much longer?. am confuse ......	ViQuoc	Not Telling	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-09-23 08:39:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Any one know how long before we receive the NOID?	Anh bob	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-21 02:16:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Well, today, October 18, my wife finally received the OF-194, but it wasn't good. Almost a year since her interview and they were anable to issue a visa.They stated 5 points. They say she didn't say my son's name correct, but when she had the interview they asked her to spell his name and she did. Maybe they didn't hear her clear. My wife doesn't know about my hometown.She couldn't describe the city. But she did say about a landmark near my hometown. They say she told them I lived in only one house my entire life, but she told them I lived in my hometown my entire life. She knew I bought a new house back in 2008. They say we don't have a common language. I can't speak VN, but she speaks english with me. Thy say we became engaged before meeting in person. After many months of webcam conversations, I asked her if she was ready to get married. After we met in person, we had an engagement ceremony. So they say the case is closed, and its dated Oct. 8 What can we do now? Anyone know how long things will take?	Anh bob	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-19 08:48:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	I don't know if I'm doing it correct when I call the DoS. I call 202-663-1225 and when someone answers, I say I want to check on the status of my wife's visa. They only tell me what they see on the computer screen, which is "my wife's case is pending review". I ask them if they know more, and they don't. As far as I know, they haven't done anything with this case in almost a year.	Anh bob	Male	Vietnam	2010-10-05 09:29:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Ok. I called the DoS again. They told me I asked for a congressional expedite, so all papers were sent from NVC to HCMC.Thats why they said all papers were received. Is this a good thing? Has anyone had any luck with this? I hope they do something soon.	Anh bob	Male	Vietnam	2010-09-30 01:45:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Its odd.. having given it a bit of thought I am surprised that it would say documents recieved and not say that you are missing an updated police certificate and medical.. What did they say to the congressman? same copy paste BS? What DoS said confused me. They said its no longer with the NVC, and everything was sent to HCMC. I tried to tell the woman my wife had an interview almost a year ago, but she could only tell me what it said on her computer screen. So I really don't know whats going on, unless she didn't check the correct case number. Yes, I know we need to update the police and medical, but haven't received a letter asking for that. The congressman sent 2 e-mails. 1st one he received has Bennett's name saying the same copy and paste. Then he sent a 2nd one because he said he wasn't happy with their response, asking them why its taken over 10 months. He said he told them loud and clear, and if I don't hear from them by Nov. 1 to let him know.	Anh bob	Male	Vietnam	2010-09-26 09:22:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Congrats Scott and Thuy. I have a question. I called the DoS on 9/22/2010. I was told that the Consulate wrote in their computers that all documents were received, and was dated 9/21/2010, 1 day before I called. After my wife had her interview, on November 13,2009 we brought all the documents to the consulate. I was told before that they received them. Also, my Congerssman has sent them a few e-mails asking about the delay. Why would they say the documents were received on 9/21??	Anh bob	Male	Vietnam	2010-09-24 09:10:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Hi Everyone - Do you think that native american has a higher approval rate than Vietnamese with US citizen?	iTuan	Male	Vietnam	2011-01-20 15:46:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	This is very good information. Approved rate is 82% based on our pool - that is very good. I was just wondering that how many members have contributed to our 2010 in total? Can we some how find the over all approval rate in HCM for 2010? Does anyone know?	iTuan	Male	Vietnam	2010-12-27 16:03:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Pink WOW! Finally! That's truly awesome Scott!! Congratulations Scott and Thuy.....yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Edited by hantinh, 23 September 2010 - 09:41 AM.	J+T	Female	Vietnam (no flag)	2010-09-23 09:39:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	2010 Interviews at HCMC Consulate: MEMBER NAME................INTERVIEW DATE.....RESULT............ 2009 Results Even older stuff JANUARY	Jack_	Not Telling	0	2011-07-15 22:23:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	2010 Interviews at HCMC Consulate: MEMBER NAME................INTERVIEW DATE.....RESULT............ 2009 Results Even older stuff JANUARY	Jack_	Not Telling	0	2011-07-15 22:04:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	finally got the visa today...thank you all for the time and effort posting those valuable informatio...it really helps us through 11 months of AP...Best wishes...	newbie2010	Not Telling	0	2010-12-01 11:30:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Congratulations! wish you guys the best...	newbie2010	Not Telling	0	2010-11-16 10:08:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	take the docs to the window, they will likely tell her to wait a bit, then they will call her up, and they will ask for passport then and give her the pink slip... in cases like this... the visa has already been approved, they just need the docs to wrap up loose ends... the passport will be needed so they can put the visa in it.. they will likely tell her come back a week or so later to pick up the passport with the visa inside... tell her to expect the translator may ask her some interview type questions again... its just the interviewer showing off.. the CO doesnt care at this point because they are pretty much done with you.. but if the interviewer was to ask something that she should obviously know and doesnt.. the CO can always rethink the decision... thank you Scott..that definitely clear up things for me...i'm crossing my fingers now..	newbie2010	Not Telling	0	2010-11-15 17:18:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	thanks for the reply, my fiancee got interviewd last December and put under AP since. Last month, we were told to update those 2 documents and we will hand those in next week or so. I guess I will tell my fiancee to bring her passport just in case. So should we turn in all the documents and passport at the same time at the window or just turn in those 2 requested documents and wait for their instructions. Thanks.	newbie2010	Not Telling	0	2010-11-15 15:58:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	hi guys...first of all, thanks for posting these valuable information...I was in the same situation for months and this post keeps me hope until now. I was recently requested of PC and medical but not the passport. My fiancee still has her passport in hand. I don't know what are my chances here because I assume the Consulate will need to stamp the visa into passport if we got issued a visa. Can you guys please share if your passport is requested to have visa stamped or how it is done? Thanks.	newbie2010	Not Telling	0	2010-11-15 10:29:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Topic Title has been edited to a more general, less date specific, title	Kathryn41	Female	Canada	2014-05-29 15:10:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Thank you. ~~Similar thread merged -- More work to be coming in the future~~	luckytxn	Male	0	2014-05-29 10:19:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Agreed One more reason for this topic to be pinned... if nobody knows what to expect, this ordeal could be the end of the relationship in many cases... Agree. Sometimes it sounds like the keystone cops.	luckytxn	Male	0	2012-04-04 08:30:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Hard to believe they go through all this. Ridiculous.	luckytxn	Male	0	2012-04-04 00:58:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	@seattlerain - don't be surprised if you get another call in about a week, in reverse order. That's what happened to us. Cool info. Just be ready Seattle. You are on the back nine. Been too long for you guys. I want pink.	luckytxn	Male	0	2012-03-31 01:01:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Should have next interview in May/June or so.... she will need to renew some documentation between now and then... Nothing surprises me when they are asking questions... Some of the stuff they asked us was a surprise, but we went along with them like you did. There still may be a couple of guys poking around in the coming month. Its great news that the CO didnt want to deal with the senators... other CO's have just scoffed at them... Have a feeling it is more like a superior started asking why nothing is being done yet. The CO realized that maybe they were putting it off too much. Just glad they are doing something.	luckytxn	Male	0	2012-03-30 09:58:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	It's is now 1AM pacific time. I can't sleep because I'm quite happy that the Consulate called me at 11:30PM while I was sleeping. I spent 20 minutes answering questions to the Consulate. A lot of questions... I meant a lot, these questions are designed so that if you are honest and are truly know&love your fiancee/wife and families/relatives attended your engagement/wedding, then no one should ever be worry about failing. I will not go over all the questions they asked us. The bottom line is that the answers should sync between everyone's answers. The lesson learnt is that always be honest even if the question might be embarrassing or too personal (for example, did you have sex with her, but it does not matter if it a yes or no as long as the answers are the same) They immediately called my fiancee right after they finished talking to me, and then immediately call my Aunt and Uncle who live in the farm area in Vietnam. Don't try to call your fiancee right after they call you. It's lightning speed. DoS CO didn't lie when she said that they tried to expedite my case when I called DoS 3 days ago. The reason is because the CO I talked today started out by saying they are expediting my case because of my Senator and they are calling me now. You gotta believe this, they asked for my fiancee email address and password while talking to her and they check her mail immediately. They said my doesn't send much email to me, but my fiancee said that is because we talk on the phone a lot and also chat. I'm glad this is almost over! and I hope what I shared here will help people who are in AP right now or in the future. Overall, I'm pretty confident that we passed. Awesome news. You better post and let us know when the pink is coming. Have y'all updated the medical and stuff? If not get the babe hopping and do it.	luckytxn	Male	0	2012-03-30 09:36:00
Vietnam	HCMC Interview roll call	Thanks Scott. We hope to get some phone calls. That would be awesome. They probably going to get another inquiry from Senator Cantwell in a few days because the one they just received and mentioned was from Senator Murray. That would be great. I expect that at sometime the calls will happen. Be ready. The CO is probably figuring better get on it.	luckytxn	Male	0	2012-03-27 22:44:00