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Our case has entered AP - my consulate review offers more detail. They seemed convinced of our bona fides (that's what the CO said). I won't bother asking how long we have to wait because I doubt anyone knows. That said I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's been through party membership issues in Vietnam. Our case seems benign (and we disclosed everything, along with supporting third-party documentation). I would though really like to talk with someone with direct experience with this situation in Vietnam.
JRFMaleVietnam2014-01-26 08:47:00
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It took 2 months from our last investigator phone call until we got the notice to submit the passport to get the visa stamp. You're in the processing stage now so just be patient. You'll get there.
tcTTctMaleVietnam (no flag)2012-04-11 11:04:00
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The interpreters suck... They will not likely call you again.. just her... if at all.. the rest of the communication willlikely be via email or snail mail...



first I have heard of a double call session.. usually both at same time and only once.. that followed by the two guys snoopin around the locals for info..

Things change and evolve and I'm sure they do what's necessary to complete their investigation, and I'm very sure they have different rules for VK/VN and Caucasian/VN couples. One size does not fit all. Not only that, they employ trickery and says stuff like like:

First interview -

Investigator: "I hear a woman's voice, who's that?"
Me: "There's no woman here. I'm giving my kids a bath, that's my son"
Investigator: "No I swear that was a woman, who's that?"
Me: "Look, there's nobody else here, just me and my 2 kids and I'm giving them a bath"
Investigator: "I hear that xxxx's ex husband is good looking, do you think he's better looking than you or you're better looking than him?"

Second interview, after my fiancee told him I'm driving back from Vegas with my kids -

Investigator: "Where are you?"
Me: "Driving back from Vegas"
Investigator: "Who did you go with?"
Me: "My kids"
Investigator: "Why do you take your kids there?"
Me: "There's lots of things for kids - fountains, light shows, M&M store"
tcTTctMaleVietnam (no flag)2012-04-02 12:29:00
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@seattlerain - don't be surprised if you get another call in about a week, in reverse order. That's what happened to us.
tcTTctMaleVietnam (no flag)2012-03-31 00:14:00
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VJ Members who made it out of AP & results:

· Lindal24 ________________7/8/2009 - 10/7/2009 - 91 days in AP - APPROVED
CR1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & List of Relatives

· FrednDaoHoney__________1/17/2009 - 10/15/2009 - 271 days in AP - APPROVED

· JohnCali9 _______________8/6/2009 - 10/21/2009 - 76 days in AP - APPROVED
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Ex-wife's situation & Timeline

· MichaelAndKha___________8/15/2009 - 10/21/2009 - 67 days in AP - Denied
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Timeline
Reasons for Denial: 1.Inconsistent photos, 2.No engagement ceremony, 3.Lack of marriage ceremony details

· Andy (not a VJ member)____8/17/2009 - 10/23/2009 - 67 days in AP - Denied
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline

· Minh&Nhan (not a VJ member)__09/07/2009 - 10/23/2009 - 46 days in AP - APPROVED

· Huong and Phung_________9/8/2009 - 10/27/2009 - 49 days in AP - Denied
CR1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline Rebuttal APPROVED over 1 year later.

· JeromeBinh______________8/20/2009 - 10/28/2009 - 69 days in AP - Denied
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Ex-wife's situation, Timeline & List of Relatives
Reasons for Denial: 1.Inconsistent Photos, 2.Communiciation not credible, 3.One visit, 4.Small engagement, 5.Engagement shortly after meeting, 6.B has 3 relatives in US, but only listed 2; P lived close to B's relatives, 7.Lack of marriage ceremony details

· Ly Trinh _________________8/21/2009 - 10/28/2009 - 68 days in AP - Denied
CR1 Visa - First blue RFE: Timeline

· Ituan__________________8/10/2009 - 09/15/2009 - 36 days in AP - Denied Additional interview granted for 11/11 2nd denial
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline

· ToanTien________________8/20/2009 - 12/18/2009 120 days in AP APPROVED
CR1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline-- co-sponsor...

· Vi&Art____________________8/5/2009 K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline No results reported.

· Robert & Mai_______________03/04/10 - 3/30/2010 no docs required--26 days in AP APPROVED

· ScottThuy__________________03/01/2010 - 9/23/2010 207 days in AP K1- timeline, ex-spouse address,police cert.......... 7/20/10 Phone calls from Consulate to P, P's Ex, B, B's family-- 8/8/10 Investigators visit Thuys Residence. APPROVED


· AnhBob___________________12/07/2009 - 10/08/2010 306 days in AP CR1- proof of bonafide, timeline, info about ex, info about child... Denied

· ViQuoc___________________ 05/26/2010 - 10/22/2010 150 days in AP CR-1- Cosponsor...... APPROVED

· 2X2Y2Z__________________07/12/2010 - 11/12/2010 APPROVED CR1- timeline, medical results......... 123 Days 9/15/10 Investigators visit B's Residence

· Ronnie&Hang______________12/29/2009 - APPROVED
K1- timeline, medical results from Cho Ray (sputum test required)....308 Days

. WeatherEmperor______________06/20/2011 - 03/06/2012. 259 days in AP. Results: APPROVED
K1 Visa. Blue Slip documents: 1)time-line, 2)10 year residency(petitioner), 3)10 year residency(beneficiary), 4)letter of explanation detailing matchmaking agency where we met.

· tcTTct _____________________11/29/2011 - 2/8/2012 69 days - APPROVED K-1
Blue slip: Blank. CO says please give him time to read over our updated timeline which we submitted at the interview. For the next 2 weeks, investigators called me, my ex, my ex's bf. Spoke to my son. Investigators called my fiancee, her ex, her father, her apartment front desk. The investigator was very efficient, not rude at all and was much less impersonal the second time he interviewed me. He said that the truth is the truth and not to worry.
tcTTctMaleVietnam (no flag)2012-03-06 18:08:00
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Hang in there..it's about 9 months..I know it is frustrating for you..
At this point, you can do another Congressional inquiry..I doublt it will yield any faster progress..but why not!!
Perhaps, wait for a bit more to see if any news and make another trip back to inquire at the Consulate in person..this may give you more weight and significance..just a suggestion!
Ronnie&HangMaleVietnam (no flag)2012-02-23 15:56:00
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It sounds like better news..my prediction is that they are wrapping up the investigations and about to approve your visa..check to see if your PC, medical, and last interview have not expired. You're almost there!!!
Ronnie&HangMaleVietnam (no flag)2012-02-08 02:10:00
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Great to hear there is some progress on the case..hope for the good news soon :thumbs:
Ronnie&HangMaleVietnam (no flag)2012-02-04 11:58:00
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Hey guys. I am in Vietnam now and wanted to give you guys a quick update on my visit to the consulate this week. I spoke to a tall white gwntlemen. The look on this guys face was like he totally did not want to be there at all. He had a soft personality so i saw it as an opportunity to get agressive but no luck. He said they had plenty of evidence that Thu submitted the last couple of months. I told him why it takes so long. I told him that they put me in this situation, not me. He said the same ####### tha oh we cannot take your case out of the queue and it goes first come first serve. He flagged my case so they know i am in vietnam in case they want to speak with me.....yeah right.....basically they are no help at all. Getting angry and yelling will not help because they will not review your entire case on the spot. Like i said, when i go back home i will get my 2 senators and 1 congressman involved more heavily. I will drive to their office personaly. I will fight and fight so hard until i get the pink. I will be back in florida next week. Later guys!


I'm glad you went in on those USC hours, but don't put too much hope that it will work right away. It took me two separate times to come in before they pulled my case file to give me an update. It will show great effort on your part to come in..as it will show later on if Thu ever get another interview..they will likely ask about it as they did ask Hang about both times I came in to talk to them, before giving her the visa approval.
Enjoy your time in VN with her..you have one more week left, hope you did some travel with her and take lots more pictures so perhaps Thu can submit later on. Also, I see that you are almost going on 6 months..be prepare for another Medical if they haven't tell you already. I know it sucks, but at least you won't have to go through sputum tests (TB) like us :hehe:
Ronnie&HangMaleVietnam (no flag)2011-12-07 02:10:00
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First of all, don't worry about your fiance submitted those "husband & wife" docs..we were in the same situation awhile back and were afraid the same as you are right now..Hang is from the North so in VNese we referred to each other as "Chong" and "Vo" in our communications. The Consulate noticed that in our chat logs, letters in the initial I-129 and also in subsequent documents submitted during AP. The CO did even thumbed through the wedding banquet pictures when I brought it in on those USC hours and did not even questions about the marriage issues...IMO, they probably knows about the VNese traditional cultures well enough to make the appropriate judment and as long as the marriage is only ceremonial and not official, your K1 status is still good.

Being in AP is tough..for those who has being there will know..be strong and supportive of each others. This is the time when not knowing and being far apart create lots of doubt and arguments. Just believe if you're real..you will prevail at the end. When Thu is here with you, doing all the AOS stuffs..you will look back all this with a smile..hang in there & good luck to ya!!!
Ronnie&HangMaleVietnam (no flag)2011-11-20 14:58:00
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2 1/2 years in AP is over, visa in hand. Finally got it. Submitted updated medical July 3. Emailed consulate July 12 re: no news from consulate or EMS. July 13 consulate reply; visa approved, wait for EMS. July 18 10am VN time SMS delivered visa. And its a good thing too because I was just clearing customs at the airport in HCM at the time. She was at the airport to meet me and got the call. Yeah, I know, "don't make travel plans until you have the visa" but I rolled the dice & got lucky. Serendipity happens. This time we get on the airplane together. I guess I better start reading up on POE stories. Thank you all for your support. We are so happy, hanh phuc to be together at last.


Congrats! I am so happy for you. I still cant believe you guys had to wait so long. Thu and I waited for over 8 months and we complained but you guys had it way worse. Anyways, congrats and I wish you a beautiful and happy life together. Its great that you posted your results. I hope that others can learn from this. Best wishes.
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2012-07-21 01:36:00
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VJ Members who made it out of AP & results:

· Lindal24 ________________7/8/2009 - 10/7/2009 - 91 days in AP - APPROVED
CR1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & List of Relatives

· FrednDaoHoney__________1/17/2009 - 10/15/2009 - 271 days in AP - APPROVED

· JohnCali9 _______________8/6/2009 - 10/21/2009 - 76 days in AP - APPROVED
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Ex-wife's situation & Timeline

· MichaelAndKha___________8/15/2009 - 10/21/2009 - 67 days in AP - Denied
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Timeline
Reasons for Denial: 1.Inconsistent photos, 2.No engagement ceremony, 3.Lack of marriage ceremony details

· Andy (not a VJ member)____8/17/2009 - 10/23/2009 - 67 days in AP - Denied
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline

· Minh&Nhan (not a VJ member)__09/07/2009 - 10/23/2009 - 46 days in AP - APPROVED

· Huong and Phung_________9/8/2009 - 10/27/2009 - 49 days in AP - Denied
CR1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline Rebuttal APPROVED over 1 year later.

· JeromeBinh______________8/20/2009 - 10/28/2009 - 69 days in AP - Denied
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Ex-wife's situation, Timeline & List of Relatives
Reasons for Denial: 1.Inconsistent Photos, 2.Communiciation not credible, 3.One visit, 4.Small engagement, 5.Engagement shortly after meeting, 6.B has 3 relatives in US, but only listed 2; P lived close to B's relatives, 7.Lack of marriage ceremony details

· Ly Trinh _________________8/21/2009 - 10/28/2009 - 68 days in AP - Denied
CR1 Visa - First blue RFE: Timeline

· Ituan__________________8/10/2009 - 09/15/2009 - 36 days in AP - Denied Additional interview granted for 11/11 2nd denial
K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline

· ToanTien________________8/20/2009 - 12/18/2009 120 days in AP APPROVED
CR1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline-- co-sponsor...

· Vi&Art____________________8/5/2009 K1 Visa - First blue RFE: Proof of Bona fide Relationship & Timeline No results reported.

· Robert & Mai_______________03/04/10 - 3/30/2010 no docs required--26 days in AP APPROVED

· ScottThuy__________________03/01/2010 - 9/23/2010 207 days in AP K1- timeline, ex-spouse address,police cert.......... 7/20/10 Phone calls from Consulate to P, P's Ex, B, B's family-- 8/8/10 Investigators visit Thuys Residence. APPROVED


· AnhBob___________________12/07/2009 - 10/08/2010 306 days in AP CR1- proof of bonafide, timeline, info about ex, info about child... Denied

· ViQuoc___________________ 05/26/2010 - 10/22/2010 150 days in AP CR-1- Cosponsor...... APPROVED

· 2X2Y2Z__________________07/12/2010 - 11/12/2010 APPROVED CR1- timeline, medical results......... 123 Days 9/15/10 Investigators visit B's Residence

· Ronnie&Hang______________12/29/2009 - APPROVED
K1- timeline, medical results from Cho Ray (sputum test required)....308 Days

. WeatherEmperor______________06/20/2011 - 03/06/2012. 259 days in AP. Results: APPROVED
K1 Visa. Blue Slip documents: 1)time-line, 2)10 year residency(petitioner), 3)10 year residency(beneficiary), 4)letter of explanation detailing matchmaking agency where we met.




If there is anybody I forgot to add, please copy this...and add yourself to the list.

Edited by WeatherEmperor, 06 March 2012 - 03:49 AM.

WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2012-03-06 03:48:00
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Also, Thu said that the lady at the Window does not answer questions about our case. The lady said that if you have questions about our case, that you can only email the Consulate. I dont know who I should be more upset with, Thu or the Consulate because I clearly instructed Thu NOT to go there to inquire about case status. I told her to go there and REQUEST the paper they apparently sent out.

This is so unbelievable. You totally cannot script this ####### any better than this.
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2012-02-28 02:11:00
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Another update

Thu just called me and she said the consulate does not know about sending documents. How the freaking hell could they not know if they sent documents or not??? I swear to everybody when i called DOS they told me documents were sent to my fiance on feb14. This is making me sick. Now i gotta call DOS again to see if maybeeee they made a mistake. I am telling you tthat I am sick and tired of dealing with these a$$ clowns. Just give us our s$it already!!!

Can thu just get the police and medical updated and submit them anyways??
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2012-02-28 01:52:00
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UPDATE:

I just got off the phone with DOS. After a brief hold the lady came back on the phone and said that the Consulate sent a packet to Thu's residence on February 14th because the Consulate is requesting additional documents. I asked the lady if her system shows what type of documents the Consulate is requesting in the packet they sent and she said that her computer system does not show her what the documents are...but she suspects that the Consulate is requesting "a few expired documents". I have a hunch that these expired documents are indeed the Police and Medical papers...because those are the only documents I know that are expired.

She said the documents were sent on Feb 14th but Thu never received anything. I guess the local mail carrier is being a typical POS again. Should I have Thu go to her post office and hassle the hell out of them to get the documents??? Or maybe I can send Thu to the Consulate so that she can get the paper herself??

I have a feeling that this is the big moment we have been waiting for. What should we do??

Edited by WeatherEmperor, 27 February 2012 - 03:21 PM.

WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2012-02-27 15:16:00
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So here we are 8 months into AP. Since the Feb 3 phone calls from the Consulate to Thu's residence there has been dead silence. Thu has been reading cases online and she is telling me that all the cases that were stuck in AP like ours are finally getting worked on like ours. She tells me that many cases reported the Consulate made phone calls in early February. Some of them have already received letters to update their medical and police papers. Also some of these cases were processed after our case and we still have not heard anything back. To make it even more strange, my family and I have yet to receive ANY phone calls from the Consulate. The Consulate only called Thu and her family one time and that was Feb 3. I think I will call DOS first thing in the morning to find out what is going on. Should I also do another Congressional inquiry to help find out what is going on because now I am getting a bit worried :(
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2012-02-22 23:24:00
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Another Update:

Thu told me that the Consulate has returned all of the evidence proof we submitted while our case is in AP. She also received a letter from the Consulate that says:

"The consular officer has reviewed and returned proofs to you. Your case still requires additional processing in our office and we will contact you when we have finished processing your case."

I have no idea what this means. I remember vaguely a few members that had the same thing and they said that it was a good step towards the Pink slip. Guys, what does this mean??? :help:
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2012-02-07 21:34:00
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So now we are at 7 months in AP. Some interesting things happened this past month. I got an email from a "Joseph Carnes" who appears to be some Vice Consul at the Consulate. He said that the Consulate will only contact my fiance if the need more documents, need her for another interview or if a decision has been made on the visa. Since none of those currently apply to our case, nothing needs to be done at this time. Therefore, the case is still pending review by a CO. He went on to say that the Consulate deals with thousands of cases daily and he understands our frustration. He couldn't say more about our case because of policies and laws. I don't think he is lying because he actually appeared to look into our case file to let me know his thoughts. Anyways it sucks that there is still no update on our case.

My Senators and Congressman are now ignoring all of my inquiries by phone or by airmail. This is really sad but funny at the same time. I guess I really got on their nerves :whistle:

Thu told me that one of her friends got a pink slip on Jan 9, 2012 after being in AP since April 27, 2011. That makes it just shy of 8 1/2 months worth of waiting. She has to submit 4 documents for the first Blue Slip....just like we did. She submitted the Timeline, 10 year residency(petitioner), 10 year residency(beneficiary) and ex-wife situation(petitioner). The reason I bring this up is because on the forums in VN, they have gone dead silent. Usually she reads about cases in AP that get results in a decent amount of time. Lately, everything has gone slow and nobody was reporting any results. I thought maybe there was a backlog going on in the Consulate. IF this case is the measuring stick, I guess that means that Thu and I have to wait around 60 more days before we reach 8-9 months. For some reason I feel hopeful that we should get a response in Feb/March.

I hope that AP cases will start moving again. Next month I hope to report that more AP cases have been approved and hopefully mine as well. But like I said, I have a good feeling that we should get a response from the Consulate in Feb or March. I will keep you posted. For my closing comments, I would really like to advise those that have not started this visa journey to really try as hard as you can to address your red flags before the interview. I know it sounds easy for me to say this, but do whatever you can to stay out of this nightmare called AP. Log into the VN region in VJ and ask questions! Let our good friends help you and front-load or do whatever it takes to stay out of AP. See you next month!
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2012-01-19 12:21:00
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Today is exactly 180 days in AP. It has been stressful but visiting my fiance last month really helped a ton. We spent so much time together doing everything. It is like we were glued to each other the whole time. I visited the Consulate during US Citizen hours but they were no help whatsoever. I had been in contact with Senator Nelson but I recently got involved with Senator Rubio and Congressman Rivera. My fiance is submitting evidence paperwork to the Consulate about once a month now. We also both email the Consulate as much as possible. We are doing everything we can on top of waiting and waiting and waiting. For some weird reason I cannot explain, I have this feeling that we should get the results from the Consulate within a month or two. I can't imaging it dragging on much more than that but then again this IS the HCMC Consulate I am dealing with :whistle:

I had some arguments with my fiance about if it is a good idea or bad idea to keep submitting relationship evidence while in AP. My concern was that they would put our case at the back of the pile each time and add more time to being stuck in AP. My fiance and I discussed this passionately during my time in VN. The thing that I learned is that no matter what strategy you will use as a couple or what the outcome will be, always go through it TOGETHER as a couple. I want to pass this lesson on to everybody else that is going through the visa process in VN. The worst thing that you can do is to not be on the same page and you start blaming each other because you did not support each other. I still do not feel comfortable submitting evidence to the Consulate at this stage but I decided in my heart of hearts that I want to support Thu and stand by her side no matter what the outcome is. If our case gets approved we will celebrate it together but if we get denied we will go through the pains together. The important thing is to go through everything in life TOGETHER. Being in AP is like going through a set of trials. Along the way you will face different obstacles. Facing yourself and your own demons is one of the most difficult obstacles to overcome. Don't let your pride get in the way of things. Even if you don't agree with your girl on somethings, try to let it go and support her.

At this stage of the AP process, given what I have been through, I felt it was important to share this with you guys because maybe somebody else can learn from this. I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Best of luck to everybody in 2012!
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2011-12-17 12:02:00
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I contacted my Congressman and my 2 state Senators. I got everybody involved. The best thing to do is to keep getting your Congressman involved over and over. Never give up. I don't think it will hurt your case. Keep fighting!

As soon as you arrive in HCMC next week, make plans to visit the Consulate during US Citizen hours. Find out what is going on with your case. When I visited the Consulate last month they did not help me. I hope that they will be able to help you. Good luck and more importantly...have fun with your girl in VN! :thumbs:
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2011-12-15 21:47:00
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Hey guys. I am in Vietnam now and wanted to give you guys a quick update on my visit to the consulate this week. I spoke to a tall white gwntlemen. The look on this guys face was like he totally did not want to be there at all. He had a soft personality so i saw it as an opportunity to get agressive but no luck. He said they had plenty of evidence that Thu submitted the last couple of months. I told him why it takes so long. I told him that they put me in this situation, not me. He said the same ####### tha oh we cannot take your case out of the queue and it goes first come first serve. He flagged my case so they know i am in vietnam in case they want to speak with me.....yeah right.....basically they are no help at all. Getting angry and yelling will not help because they will not review your entire case on the spot. Like i said, when i go back home i will get my 2 senators and 1 congressman involved more heavily. I will drive to their office personaly. I will fight and fight so hard until i get the pink. I will be back in florida next week. Later guys!
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2011-12-01 21:27:00
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You guys are wonderful. Your support means everything to me because it has been a little rough lately. I know I cannot give up. Thanks again and have a wonderful Thanksgiving :)
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2011-11-20 21:13:00
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It's time for the 5 month update:

I have continued my constant emails to the Consulate but the case is still pending. A couple of months ago I mentioned that Senator Nelson wrote a letter to me to give the Consulate 3 months to complete processing of our case. November marked the end of the 3 months and I held him to his word and sent him another letter. I basically told him that the Consulate is full of it and not to believe their BS excuses. I will continue to write him over and over and over again. In fact, I also plan to involve my other Senator, Senator Rubio as well as my Congressman so they can start dealing with the Consulate. The moral of the story is that the time has come to become aggressive. I will bombard them with inquiries over and over until our case gets resolved.

My fiance submitted evidence such as emails, pictures and chat logs to the Consulate without my approval a few weeks ago and this angered me. I have heard other VJ members say that submitting evidence at this stage could cause more delays but she swears that some of her friends submitted evidence and suffered no additional delays. The thing that totally pissed me off was that she MAY have submitted chat logs where we address each other as "husband" and "wife". Maybe this is my fault because I should have drilled it in her head from day one that we should NEVER address each other this way until we are married. Now the possibility exists that the Consulate has these chat logs. My fiance is convinced that some friends of hers did the same thing on their own K1 cases and they still got a pink. She is convinced it is no big deal. She wants to submit piles of evidence once per month to show the Consulate we are continuing our relationship. I am not yet sure if I will agree to participate.

I have to say that it is really frustrating when you and your fiance are not on the same page when it comes to strategy execution. Thu thinks this is about showing the Consulate how much we love each other and if we show them how lovely we are as a couple, they will go "awwwww lets give these guys a pink slip". My theory is that they are people paid to do their job of fraud prevention. I don't think they give a sh*t about anybody's feelings or emotions. They are paid to stop fraud at all costs. If our case ends up being denied for inconsistent communication or relationship issues or whatever, I will look back at the day she went behind my back to submit those "husband & wife" chat logs. This AP nonsense can't end soon enough for me :(
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2011-11-19 14:35:00
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Thank you Curtis and Scott. Your support truly helps me deal with this process. Thanks much!
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2011-10-24 19:38:00
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Now it has been 4 months in AP. I really hope that we are past the midway point of waiting. Judging from the timelines of other cases in AP, it looks like they could start investigations within a few weeks. Scott told me that some things to look out for are the random phone calls late at night and also strange visits by Consulate investigators. While not all AP cases go through this, I would still like to see it happen if for no other purpose than to give me peace of mind that they are doing something...

Thu kept bugging me to keep emailing the Consulate and writing my Senator and I did. A while ago I received a letter response to my inquiry from Senator Nelson. He said to give the Consulate 3 months (until November) to finish processing our case. In a couple of weeks or so I will hold him to that and write him again. From that point going forward I want to be more aggressive in terms of contacting them for case updates. It probably won't accomplish much but at the least I am letting them know that I still give a you-know-what about our case. I just worry a little that the Consulate will get pissed if I overdo it too much.

From those of you that have gone through how, how much pressure should I apply before I would piss off the Consulate? How much emailing and writing and complaining should I do? Some people claim that once they contacted this special person, the ball started rolling. Besides emailing the Consulate and contacting my Senators and Representatives who else can I contact to make noise? I am tired of being a weakling. I want to yell and scream about my case so everybody can hear...
WeatherEmperorMaleVietnam2011-10-21 22:06:00
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Looks like we're on a pink streak... let's keep it that way
VinhBao MyTamNot TellingVietnam (no flag)2011-09-24 19:35:00
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fiancé status, just sent in a bunch of stuff, I don't think I can get anymore so my fingers are crossed at this point.

thanks

 


BatonRouge BillMaleVietnam2013-07-14 19:35:00
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BatonRouge Bill, where are you guys in the process? Our case is complete at NVC on July 2nd, and we are waiting for interview date to be schedule now

I received a RFE in the mail Monday for three things her commit to marry, my commit to marry and more evidence of an inperson meeting. I sent a lot of photos but they were not dated, it said the photo dates can be hand written on the photos so that is what I'll do also for some reason my airline ticket stubs had month and day not year and they mentioned that. I found some that had the baggage claim sticker on them with the month day and year so ill send that also, we also took a flight from Dalat to hcmc but I didn't keep the stubs.... Linh will try to go to the airline and get some kind of record. I have the email from them showing we took the flight. Also hotels would not give us a written record of us both in the same hotel...  they would have had to report us to the police. they only turned in her name as the occupant. but I do have the email vouchers with both our names on them. I wish we would have held up a poster with the place and date written on it and had our photo taken, it's something.

So ultimately still on NOA1 and really worried that I may have wasted 7 months if they reject the evidence.


BatonRouge BillMaleVietnam2013-07-10 20:43:00
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:thumbs: Now that we are getting some results, I will update the stats when I get back in the States...

Scott, would you mind updating this, with all that is going on at the hcmc consulate, it has me a bit worried, anxious.


BatonRouge BillMaleVietnam2013-06-17 11:45:00
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Hi again,
I called DoS before I read your message above and this time she said that the Consulated prepared a letter but not send it yet. I have no idea if this is an approval letter or a denial letter. I really hope the letter is about redoing the police report and IOM stuff.
seattlerainNot Telling02012-04-11 13:35:00
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Hi guys,
So it's more than a week now since a phone call from the Consulate. I called DoS four times so far since then. 3 of the 4 calls, they will not say anything to me more than just saying, my case is in administrative review. One of the 4 calls was on last Thursday and she said that "favorable", and I asked her what she meant by that. She was hesitated and after that she did not say anything more and then refer back as saying still in review and asked me to call back again next week (which is this week). Perhaps, I misunderstood her....not sure.
My senators have not contact me yet. I assumed that since the Consulate didn't not provide them a response yet.
I'll try to call DoS again sometime this week.
seattlerainNot Telling02012-04-09 23:12:00
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Thanks. I'll be ready for a call. I specifically asked the person who talked to me that if he has any question or would like additional information on something he is not sure about, then give me a call back. I just don't want him to assume anything. Sometime there is a miscommunication between problem between the people they called and they could hear or say the something different.
One example was during the interview, my fiancee said that I play volleyball while the interpreter said basketball.

Edited by seattlerain, 31 March 2012 - 06:12 PM.

seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-31 18:11:00
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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.
seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-30 03:34:00
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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.
seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-27 18:41:00
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Update!!!
I called DoS this morning and a nice person said that my case is current being in a expedite status due to an inquiry from my senator letter. I'm not quite sure what my senator wrote to the Consulate. Finally!
seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-27 13:07:00
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Today I received a letter from Senator Maria Cantwell. Her office finally get to my form request. Apparently they didn't lose the request form I faxed. It's just take her office awhile to response compared to Senator Murray.
Since it just happened that two senators (Murray and Cantwell) doing inquiry for me at the Ho Chi Minh City Consulate simultaneously, do you guys think there is any negative impact to my case or will get the Consulate upset? Or the more the merrier?
Thanks
seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-19 22:37:00
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As you suggested, I contacted senator Patty Murray instead. I couldn't believe how fast her office helped me. I faxed the release form, and they completed on the same day and I received the postal letter from her the next day. The letter stated that her staff contacted the Embassy. She can count on me on the next election.
Thanks for your suggestion.
seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-14 23:08:00
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I'm still in touch with my Congressman and will ask for his help again. After the fax to Senator Maria Cantwell, Seattle office, and followed by a phone call a few days later, it seemed like they lost my fax. I'll try again this Monday. From what I noticed, the Senator is a bit harder to get help on this issue.

P.S. I added my timeline to my signature. It has been quite a journey since I meet my fiancee.

Edited by seattlerain, 11 March 2012 - 01:35 AM.

seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-11 01:33:00
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Thanks everyone for the support. I did all I could. I don't think I can do anything besides waiting and checking the case status via email and calling DoS every so often. Thought the last email I received from them was almost a month later!! The more case the consulate put them in AP and delay the processing time, the more emails they will get.
seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-07 00:57:00
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I'm glad WeatherEmperor got out of AP. My case is now 255 days in AP. WeatherEmperor got called in beginning of February but we didn't get a call or anything even though we are in AP only a few days apart (I'm ahead of a few days in AP). A recent call to DoS and the status didn't change. DoS stated that the last event was a Congressional inquiry on my behalf in January.
When the Consulate said they did the case in order, they must meant doing in the order of the cases handle by the individual CO. I got Congressman involved, and tried faxing the requested info from my senator, but the senator office has not response. Crazy waiting!!!
seattlerainNot Telling02012-03-05 23:55:00