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Pho' Ga, no Bo, and no Fish Sauce dammit.


I drank way too much, After I was done, Van would give me hers. sooo goood


Wait a minute. You drank plain fish sauce? We're talking about the same fish sauce that comes with every single vietnamese dish, right? Drank it straight? Like water? :o

Edited by Vietnam, 06 August 2006 - 04:43 PM.

VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-08-06 16:42:00
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To get on this List??? I heard rumor you have to buy Vietnam a bow of PHO' :D and Iced Coffee (Cafe Sua Da) J/K :D

Welcome to VJ


Pho' Ga, no Bo, and no Fish Sauce dammit.
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-08-06 13:36:00
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What do I have to do to get on this list?


Did you check the list before posting? :whistle:
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-08-05 21:25:00
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7/12/06 Reaffirmed Decision Letter forwarded to Ho Chi Minh City :wacko martindart


I think you mean 6/12/06. You get your own personal smiley.

Cam on =-)

?i T?m :)
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-06-20 21:49:00
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7/12/06 Reaffirmed Decision Letter forwarded to Ho Chi Minh City :wacko martindart


I think you mean 6/12/06. You get your own personal smiley.
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-06-20 21:15:00
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Did we make you mad somehow??? We are no longer on the list? :( :( :(

love,

chuck and kim


I love you too, but your wife has had her green card long enough to where you've been moved up and out of the list- consider it a graduation. I have to make room for other guys who have moved up (like nychang who just got the green card) and all the new members that just entered. We got a few newbies today, plus Anh map who has not gotten his NOA1s yet.

And that pxtran is gone too. Hasn't been on VJ for 6 months. Never told us what happened at the interview. :angry:

Edited by Vietnam, 15 June 2006 - 07:40 PM.

VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-06-14 18:10:00
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So I am updated on my interview date in the master thread, followed by a :help:


I had to change Mike's too.
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-06-09 21:33:00
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How much is the actual interview? I need to send my fiance money.

Wow Matt, every bit of this process seems to have been a fast-track for you.
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-05-30 09:17:00
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Uh, that was added after he told me it was there. The 3/16 entry was also added based upon his information.

Aha- so you are adjusting your timeline solely based on mike1972e's word that the consulate should have it, although you haven't confirmed this. You ARE mister positive!

Well, it appears mike1972e was correct afterall, eh? STL_HCMC should be seeing pack 3 soon also then..and menyoo not too far after. I'm so happy. I missed my pack 3s. :D
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-04-14 15:18:00
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I am trying VERY hard to be positive, despite the mountain of negatives involved in our case. When I think of it I get sick to my stomach. Being seperated from my Anh has been hell. God, just get my ### to Vietnam next month! It cannot get here soon enough.

I will be a happy man for two weeks. :)


This is true. Don't forget you could always turn around and go for the CR-1 or K3. The marriage based visas tend to do a little better in Vietnam.
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-04-07 18:56:00
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Uh, that was added after he told me it was there. The 3/16 entry was also added based upon his information.

Aha- so you are adjusting your timeline solely based on mike1972e's word that the consulate should have it, although you haven't confirmed this. You ARE mister positive!
VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-04-07 16:31:00
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Ah, OK. How did you know mine was sent? Freaky that that info is available to all. :)

-Probably because the timeline on your signature says "03/20/06 -Case is at HCMC Consulate"

Edited by Vietnam, 07 April 2006 - 02:27 PM.

VietnamNot TellingVietnam2006-04-07 14:26:00
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Matt,

Aren't you moving to North Carolina too?


Just Curious....


Good Luck, once you get that 1st year out of the way and she finally settles in, it's much easier. Again, I found the visa process eaiser than my wife's initial adjustment to the U.S..

Once my wife got her drivers license after 5 months, it was much easier also......

Good Luck
patricksNot TellingVietnam2006-09-01 14:55:00
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Nathan,

Will Miss Anh be able to get a visa to "visit" Canada?

Just curious?

GOOD LUCK
patricksNot TellingVietnam2006-04-19 22:01:00
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Hello Cha Gio,

Welcome to the boards. In here there are a lot of experienced people that have already gone through what you are going through now. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to let us know.
LurkerMale02007-02-03 21:04:00
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When it rains...it pours.
LurkerMale02007-01-22 22:39:00
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*Bump :thumbs:
LurkerMale02007-01-18 16:18:00
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we got our noa 2 spt13
GREEN/TRANMaleVietnam2006-09-19 11:27:00
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not fish sauce, Iced Coffee (Cafe Sua Da)
Robert & VanMaleVietnam2006-08-06 20:21:00
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To get on this List??? I heard rumor you have to buy Vietnam a bow of PHO' :D and Iced Coffee (Cafe Sua Da) J/K :D

Welcome to VJ


Pho' Ga, no Bo, and no Fish Sauce dammit.


I drank way too much, After I was done, Van would give me hers. sooo goood
Robert & VanMaleVietnam2006-08-06 16:03:00
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....DaleGG and others here....

Thought I would let you all know Yen and I had the AOS interview Thursday Nov 2, and we passed. I hadn't mentioned much about it here. To me the big thing has always been to GET HER HERE, wich she has been now for over a year and a half.

Another reason it hasn't been that big a deal for us is that my wife has been working at her cousins nail shop (albeit illegally) since she got here so we weren't relying on the green card for her to go to work or anything.

The reason it took so long (over 1 year just to get the interview) was that INS made a clerical error and entered in my address as being 91st street instead of 41st street. Pray to god they don't do this to you. Getting them get ALL their computers etc correected is a LONG and frustrating process involving SEVERAL phone calls to several people trying in vain to explain the situation untill you finally get someone competant enough to help you.

Needless to say the interveiw for us was extremely simple and easy. They only asked me how I met her and how I had learned vietnamese. They only asked her if she had done any ilegal drugs or been arrested. He looked at the life insurance policy I brought, the medical bills I brought from our pregancy and he also wanted a couple of my recent pay stubs and my tax return from 2005 and W-2 from 2005, wich I brought with me in case they wanted them....my 2003 and 2004 returns were in the file already, but since it was over a year old I thought they might want the current stuff too (wich they did and I am glad I had it with me.) Our interviewer was very courteous and easy to speak with. Also, we were his last case that day so that might of helped as I think he wasn't interested in spending very much time on us. We were in and out in under 20 minutes....

The thing I was most happy about was actually passing this thing on the first try. We failed the first interview in Vietnam at the consulate, and just getting this interview was a 1 year nightmare, so I went into this fully expecting to fail just because that seems to be how it goes. I am so glad that this thing is done with. :dance:
ZerovoltzNot TellingVietnam2006-11-05 00:32:00
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BTW???? What the ####... :D that should be a first order of the day... MY WIFE IS PREGNANT!!! :lol:
Great news Zerovoltz, we wish you two the best... BABY TIME, baby! :)

About the fishsause... i think i just skip that tour if I ever go to Phu Quoc Island. I love that stuff too much to stay away or let anything ruin the experience of enjoying and loving it for so long :D Ok, you got me really curious now... what did you see there at PQ Island? It's "Show&Tell" time :)


Well...they put a bunch of dead fish in a bunch of big barrels, throw in a bunch of salt with it, let it rot for a while and then press all the dead fish so that all the liquid oozes out of them....this liquid is the "fish sauce" that you and I enjoy. :) yum yum :)
ZerovoltzNot TellingVietnam2006-08-28 19:04:00
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Ain't nothin' wrong with drinking fishsause straight up!!!! :D :D :D
Just make sure don't get them on your clothes... that stuff is stinky!!!


I went and toured the fish sauce refinery (I call it a refinery for a reason) on Phu Quoc island last year...and I can't believe I still eat that stuff after I saw how it was refined. By the way, Yen is pregnant.
ZerovoltzNot TellingVietnam2006-08-23 23:38:00
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Matt,

Aren't you moving to North Carolina too?


Just Curious....


Good Luck, once you get that 1st year out of the way and she finally settles in, it's much easier. Again, I found the visa process eaiser than my wife's initial adjustment to the U.S..

Once my wife got her drivers license after 5 months, it was much easier also......

Good Luck



Please enlighten me :unsure: What adjustments to the U.S. did you experience with your Vo? I feel lucky this time to get a visa. My wife will be a housewife (her choice) ok by me, she's 43 and I'm 50 our kids are grown. I can't sleep with one eye open :no:



You got your visa?



No, no visa yet. I feel lucky this time to get a visa. I am still waiting for the visa unit to say to us... We have your file from NVC and we will schudule a interview ??? I thought my posted timeline would set to "mood" still waiting, but feel lucky "this time" in addition to the reaffirmed letter from Nebraska I hire an attorney in VN who is very active at the consulate in HCM. He lives and pratice immigration law in Vietnam. sorry :innocent: didn't mean to mislead hope. When I posted the inquire I had a brief, very brief moment that something would change. The waiting for me, at this stage is like trying to fry bacon in the Antartica but I left the gas can at home...ya know what I mean.
martindartNot TellingTonga2006-09-02 07:28:00
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Matt,

Aren't you moving to North Carolina too?


Just Curious....


Good Luck, once you get that 1st year out of the way and she finally settles in, it's much easier. Again, I found the visa process eaiser than my wife's initial adjustment to the U.S..

Once my wife got her drivers license after 5 months, it was much easier also......

Good Luck



Please enlighten me :unsure: What adjustments to the U.S. did you experience with your Vo? I feel lucky this time to get a visa. My wife will be a housewife (her choice) ok by me, she's 43 and I'm 50 our kids are grown. I can't sleep with one eye open :no:
martindartNot TellingTonga2006-09-01 21:39:00
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7/12/06 Reaffirmed Decision Letter forwarded to Ho Chi Minh City :wacko martindart


I think you mean 6/12/06. You get your own personal smiley.

Cam on =-)
martindartNot TellingTonga2006-06-20 21:31:00
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Posted Image Note: PM member Vietnam to be added to this list or to update your information.

05/10/05 --k1 interview -- duclinhreo --------- visa 09/06....... AOS Passed ----03/24/06
09/26/05 --k1 interview -- nychang------------visa 11/05....... AOS Passed ----03/31/06

09/08/05 --k1 interview -- mk4tt ------------------------------- EAD------------05/02/06
10/07/05 --k1 interview -- thai0699 ----------- visa 12/12....... AOS BIOM ----- 05/20/06
01/24/06 --k1 interview -- nodownguy ------------------------- EAD BIOM------05/26/06

05/08/03 ----interview----wait4ever----------delayed
05/16/05 ----interview----sweetiewynn ------delayed
08/29/05 ----interview----Kevin&Loan------- visa 5/24/06 :joy:
02/16/06 ----interview----scy K3 ------------- visa.....2/28 :joy:
03/21/06 ----interview----ct94 --------------- passed------:joy:
03/24/05 ----interview----JOSmith2 ---------- passed------:joy:
03/29/06 ----interview----landy -------------- passed------:joy:
04/13/06 ----interview----yellow123 --------- delayed
04/24/06 ----interview----Bruce Han --------- passed------:joy:
05/12/06 ----interview----kvtran ------------- passed------:joy:

06/27/06 ----interview----Matt Stevens------:help:
07/10/06 ----interview----menyoo------------:thumbs:
07/19/06 ----interview----STL_HCMC--------- :thumbs:
07/27/06 ----interview----nhatrang-----------:thumbs:

03/20/06 ----- Pack 3 -----gurugreg-----------:D
05/19/06 ----- Pack 3 -----mike1972e---------:(
06/02/06 ----- Pack 3 -----Icarus--------------:D
06/03/06 ----- Pack 3 -----justin728jn---------:D
06/09/06 ----- Pack 3 -----songsparrow ------ :D

00/00/06 -Case at HCMC----------

06/12/06 ---- Left NVC ----Robert & Van------- :yes:

05/02/06 ------NOA2 ------3AD----------------:dance:
05/18/06 ---I130 NOA2----Idinh CR1---------- :dance:

06/01/05 ------NOA1 ------ngoc K3------------
12/30/05 ------NOA1 ------My Le K3-----------
03/10/06 ------NOA1 ------Waiting so long ----
05/05/06 ------NOA1 ------quintaris-----------
05/15/06 ------NOA1 ------Tony&AnhThu*-----
06/14/06 ------NOA1 ------phong_mai CR-1---


7/12/06 Reaffirmed Decision Letter forwarded to Ho Chi Minh City :wacko martindart
martindartNot TellingTonga2006-06-20 19:29:00
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Matt, my fiancee Huong is the same way. She is worried about the interview because of her English. I tried to explain to her, the person interviewing her has interview probably thousands of Vietnamese people speaking broken English. I am sure that they are very familiar with hearing them speak English, so it should be no problem. We also wanted to wish you both good luck.




Matt,
My fiancee was the same too. I encouraged her to break the ice just when she stepped up to the window and look the CO in the eye and say 'Good afternoon' or morning. Keep building her confidance up. After she said this the CO looked back and smiled and returned the compliment, then the translater left the window. Have her establish the fact that she speaks english at the very beginning, this will giive a good first impression.
Bruce and HanMaleVietnam2006-05-30 21:27:00
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Hello everyone!!

Checked back in after a long time MIA...lots of new faces around here..Good to see Vietnam still sticking around and still a leader :thumbs: ...To ChuckandKim, Zerovoltz, dalegg...how's everyone doing? Anyone applied for Lifting Condition yet?


Cheers,

TC


Welcome back! It's been quiet around here :(
s2convtMaleVietnam2007-03-31 18:49:00
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Our thread has been pretty quiet lately.... let me try to get things back on track (if i may)...

Lan's AOS is stuck in "FBI name check" limbo. It's been this way for about 4 months. I was told by the USCIS offier at our Infopass appointment that it might help if I showed up at the embassy in HCMC and requested the name check to prod things along. Since we're going to be in Vietnam in Feb anyway, I thought maybe we should give it a shot.

I know some of you are living in Vietnam -- do you guys think this might actually work???

And while I am at it -- for those of you in HCMC, how'd you like to meet with us on the evening of Feb 9? We were planning to have a little party at a restaurant somewhere in the city for Lan's friends and I think it would be great if some of you could make it. Please email me (rao_anand@yahoo.com) if you are interested!
LandyNot TellingVietnam2007-01-22 22:53:00
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Just "checking in".... We (Lan and Andy) have been absent from VJ for awhile. We're married now, living in northern CA and doing great. Lan is working (for a competitor of where I work at!), learning to drive, and we are doing great. Still waiting on her name check so she does not have the green card yet. Anyway we made it through the k1 process because I am an engineer and you all now how detail oriented those engineers can be. Feel free to write with questions. I will try to help....

All the best to everyone.
LandyNot TellingVietnam2006-11-27 22:16:00
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I just returned yesterday from Vietnam. Lan and I returned to America together last night! The POE experience at San Francisco was very easy! Here is a short description of what happened:

http://www.visajourn...showtopic=11679
LandyNot TellingVietnam2006-05-01 10:37:00
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STL_HCMC,
How did you find out NVC got your case in 12 days? I've tried to called the 603 number but still no records. It's been 14 days :(. It's a real rollercoaster.
MTDTDMaleVietnam2006-10-23 16:05:00
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Can I be on the list too. I'm new here. My case just got my NOA2. I wonder how long before NVC get my case CSC said they mailed on the 10/09/06 it's been 14 days.
MTDTDMaleVietnam2006-10-23 15:47:00
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Menyoo, how long after sending your email did you get a response? I sent mine two days aog now.

Matt



about a week including weekend. You'll get a reponse from them sometimes next week.
menyooNot Telling02006-04-07 12:06:00
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Here is what I got from the HCM consulate:

Dear Mr. Menyoo

Please be informed that we received the electronic file for
your fiancée on March 20. It usually takes one week for us
to receive the physical file. However, it takes
approximately 8 weeks for us to process the case and update the
information in our system due to the large volume of visa
petitions we receive monthly. We will send an Instruction
Package (packet 3) to your fiancée at the earliest opportunity.

Sincerely,

Info Unit Staff
Consular Section
U.S. Consulate General HCMC
Tel: (84-8) 822 9433 - ext 4636
Fax: (84-8) 824 5572
E-mail: hcmcinfo@state.gov (regarding visa issues)
acshcmc@state.gov (regarding services for U.S. citizens)
Adoption: HanoiAdoptions@state.gov
Website: http://hochiminh.usconsulate.gov
menyooNot Telling02006-04-07 08:56:00
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Hi, everyone:

While searching around for the processing time on the K-3 Visa, I stumbled upon this webpage, and I love how informative and friendly everyone is. I'm working on a K-3 visa for my wife who currently lives in Saigon, Vietnam. We got married on the 20th of December, 2006. :) Just dropping a quick note to introduce myself. :)
Cha GioNot TellingVietnam2007-02-03 16:12:00
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What do I have to do to get on this list?
CancelAccountNot Telling02006-08-05 20:51:00
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We have a possible BREAKTHROUGH in our case:


Ok, I called the state department's Office of Visa Services that is mentioned on: http://www.usaimmigr...tiveReview.html under the section
titled, "ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW" and talked to a real live person. She
told me two times that there was nothing I could do, just to wait.
They are investigating and I asked how I can help and she said nothing
I can do, they have their own ways.. Then I tried to keep her on the
line a little longer by talking about it and just repeating like she
told so it was clear like while I thought of a way to pry more. Then
I asked her like this "you know, I have nothing to hide and I will
help them however they need and point them in the right direction in
any way I can and asked but what I am trying to do is find out the
reason for suspicion and then I can help them find anything they are
looking for or clear anything up. So... Guess what? Then she asked
if I have been married before and asked me about that. I told her
"twice, yes" and just told her. Then she asked if I ever brought
anyone here before and I told her "no" and she was surprised but asked
if I ever filed an I-129f before and I said "no" but I told her I did
file an I-130 before and never followed through on it and never heard
back or got her a visa. She said like "oh so you brought someone here
before" and I said "no, no, hold on, no, she was here already!!!"
God! So then she told me that probably they were thinking I had
brought someone here before and I had to eplain clearly to her that,
no, I never did and no, I never followed through and also never heard
anything back and actually though, I was not sure if I had ever mailed
that paper or not. It has been a few years and I didn't even know if
I had actually put it in the mail or not because as soon as I figured
out what she was after (visa and $) I decided to divorce her and also
put her on a plane to Mexico! God! So now I know! Now I know it is
that wench AGAIN causing me headache o mania. Ok, I think I am going
to be able to clear this up right quick now that I know what the dayum
problem is!

I have already explained clearly to the immigration people about my previous marriage but! I did not say anything that I remember about ever filing an I-130. On the I-129f it asks if I've ever filed an I-129f and I marked "no" on my form but it doesn't ask about an already married couple filing and therefore I didn't talk much if any about the thing. Now I am just thinking of the best way to get them the investigative evidence or whatever they are looking for. Do I go see my congressman and tell him in person the problem and what the situation is? Do I write to the consulate like the woman on the phone did not advise me to do and just tell them the detailed account and help them any way I can?
sweetiewynnNot TellingTaiwan2006-06-09 13:40:00
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Nathan,

Will Miss Anh be able to get a visa to "visit" Canada?

Just curious?

GOOD LUCK


She could likely get a visitor's visa but that also requires that we have (I am paraphrasing, despite the quotation marks) "enough money to stay for 6 months and also to return home", which, when I checked is equal to about $10,000 sitting in stocks or a bank or something.

The way I am thinking right now to do it is to come in as skilled workers. The most amazing part is that she can come in as my commonlaw wife and no need to be technically married - This is according to what I have learned so far but I could definitely be wrong and I am still not convinced it can be so easy.. As my commonlaw wife, we are looked at together and it actually seems to make it even easier for us. In some cases, families are only required to submit one form for the entire family! They will let me add my commonlaw wife's education and experience to my own and adds even extra "points" for us in giving preference. The skilled worker visa is an immigration visa but from what I can tell it is often used for temporary visitors and is another term they use with it. As a skilled worker, the asset requirement is waived so long as you have an employment offer waiting. I hate to leave my business behind mostly and get a j.o.b. but it's a matter of priorities I guess.

I still have a lot to figure out and there may be problems which make it impossible so I am trying to be conservative in my excitement. I am still not 100% sure about all this and if others know answers please post, but my god it seems so easy that I have this fear I am missing something. Since we'll still have the process going in HCMC consulate, I'll be consulting about this and need to make sure that is still ok and if it affects either visa. When I know more I will definitely keep you posted, in case others find this an idea to help them through the long wait times.

Edited by sweetiewynn, 19 April 2006 - 10:15 PM.

sweetiewynnNot TellingTaiwan2006-04-19 22:10:00