How to let them know I'm living in Vietnam until my wife is able to get the visa to come.

[Dai. 7]

I've been here since January of 2008 and got Married in June of 2008. I've been in Vietnam all this time for a year now(I sure do miss being in AMERICA.) My attorney sent in my I-130 in June and I received my NOA1 June 30th. I think it's a big advantage for me that I get to stay here during the whole process to get my wife to America and that my work has granted me a temporary transfer to work here until I choose to come back to the US. My wife and I have been living together in a company owned condo since we got married in the past summer. I am very fortunate to be with her during this whole Visa process. How would I bring it to their attention that I have been living with my wife through out this whole process. Can I put some sort of note on the front of my paperwork that I, the petitioner, am living in Vietnam with the beneficiary until the paper work for her to come over is done and she can come with me to America? Please let me know your suggestion, any advice would help me out a great deal.

Thank you.

-Dai

[luckytxn 2,264]

I've been here since January of 2008 and got Married in June of 2008. I've been in Vietnam all this time for a year now(I sure do miss being in AMERICA.) My attorney sent in my I-130 in June and I received my NOA1 June 30th. I think it's a big advantage for me that I get to stay here during the whole process to get my wife to America and that my work has granted me a temporary transfer to work here until I choose to come back to the US. My wife and I have been living together in a company owned condo since we got married in the past summer. I am very fortunate to be with her during this whole Visa process. How would I bring it to their attention that I have been living with my wife through out this whole process. Can I put some sort of note on the front of my paperwork that I, the petitioner, am living in Vietnam with the beneficiary until the paper work for her to come over is done and she can come with me to America? Please let me know your suggestion, any advice would help me out a great deal.

Thank you.

-Dai

When I was in Vietnam. My fiancee's Uncle and I went down to the consulate and we brought our passports and at the front asked if we could enter and sign in. We were told yes we could. My fiancee came but she didn't bring her passport as we had no idea if we could even get in. Try that and see if they still do that but am sure they do. Also send a email to the consulate letting them know that you are there living while you are going through the process and ask them if there is any way to show up and sign in now and again. Also go to their website. I noticed that they have things going on now and again at the consulate where locals and others can come to talks and stuff like that and see if there might be something that you and your fiancee or just her can come and see. While there maybe you or her can sign in too.

I had been to other countries and always stopped by the embassy or consulates and signed in whenever to let them know I am in country. I have never been to one where everyone was not friendly except in Seoul.

[Teacher Mark 53]

There are members that have lived there that can advise you on how to do that. I think ChuckandKim and STL_HCMC both lived there for a while. You may want to PM them if they don't reply. I would register with the State Department and at the Consulate as LuckyTxn suggested. I'm sure it would come up at the interview as well. Here's the State Department link if you don't have it already:

https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/

[What's next 1]

I think you have to prove 2 things; that you were in vn this whole time and secondly that you and your wife were living together.

For the former, as evidence you can show your visa/extentions, letter from your employer.

for the latter, you can show housing arrangements with both names on it, letter from the landlord, utilties, vn bank accounts, tax paperwok.

I would put more emphasis on the latter. make sure your wife proves to them that you have a real marriage and not that you were in vn this whole time.

[Teacher Mark 53]

Yeah, just living there isn't good enough for them. One of the members that's been around a while invited the C.O. to dinner because they were insisting the relationship was a sham. Don't think they took them up on the invite, but the member prevailed eventually. I can't find the post now, but I'm sure someone will be along eventually to confirm.

[JonasMichaels 0]

Yeah, just living there isn't good enough for them. One of the members that's been around a while invited the C.O. to dinner because they were insisting the relationship was a sham. Don't think they took them up on the invite, but the member prevailed eventually. I can't find the post now, but I'm sure someone will be along eventually to confirm.

Hey, thanks for this post. I am in the same dilemma. I have spent many months of time at my fiancee's home but where is the proof? I have posted before how her family does not want to "log me in" with the police. Even if I can convince them to do it now, I have lost about 6 months of time total...so what is the point?

My question would be, if there is loads of other proof: photos, tons of travel together (even out of country travel together), receipts and often we go to hotels together for private time and ask them to write both our names on the receipt... would that do, in all your opinions? Thanks!!

Jonas (still in VN)

[Uncle Wally 2]

I don't have any advice for you, but you're certainly doing it the right way, brother.

If I could change one thing about my situation, I wouldn't have canceled my visa in Japan and come home when I did- I would have stayed there until my wife had the visa. I just didn't know that it would take an entire f*cking year to do this.