Cashier's check or money order, how to buy one in HCM City, and how many more later on?

[My Le 0]

I just received from NVC the Affidavid of Support (I-864) Processing Fee Bill, I'm supposed to pay 70 bucks for this, cashier's check or money order only, in US dollars drawn on a US bank made payable to the Dpt. of State.

They don't take personal check. That's the problem as I have been in Vietnam to be with my wife and I intend to stay here with her for a few more months. I prefer to get that kind of cashier's check or money order in here (HCMC). The way they do banking here is the same as in the US? Do they have CC or MO as exactly as in the US so it could be accepted by the Dpt. of State? Anyone knows how to get it here, please help. Also I need to know how many payments like this (CC or MO only) I'll have to meet in the near future to be well-prepared. Appreciate.

[dadowanana 0]

If you go to any bank in NN they should be able to give you a cashiers check.....You could also call the bank branch were you do your banking and ask them to do a personal favor for you..............withdraw from your account and sent the money over to to NVC...........Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!

[germangel 0]

Any bank is fine. But it MUST be an american bank!

We sent money orders cuz the banksaid for that amount they only do money orders.

There will be another one for the IV Bill at a later time. It'll be $380

[My Le 0]

Any bank is fine. But it MUST be an american bank!

We sent money orders cuz the banksaid for that amount they only do money orders.

There will be another one for the IV Bill at a later time. It'll be $380

$380 paid to whom and for what?

Thanks.

[My Le 0]

Any bank is fine. But it MUST be an american bank!

We sent money orders cuz the banksaid for that amount they only do money orders.

There will be another one for the IV Bill at a later time. It'll be $380

$380 paid to whom and for what?

Thanks.

Sorry, for IV bill, I know. But what is IV bill?

[germangel 0]

it's the immigrant visa bill. You pay it and then get DS230

[My Le 0]

it's the immigrant visa bill. You pay it and then get DS230

Thanks. But I'm still unclear. The check should be made payable to whom, to the Dpt. of State, or to who else? And the check must still be a cashier's check or money order?

Knowing it's hard to get a CC or MO here, I intend to get it from the US, so by the way, when I have someone in the US go get one for the bill due now [the Affidavit of Support (I-864) Processing Fee Bill], I'll tell him to get one for the IV Bill due later on if this bill must also be paid by CC or MO, then send both of them here for me at the same time so I could be more ready and I could save some bucks for DHL/Fedex/UPS fee which is very expensive.

[dadowanana 0]

it's the immigrant visa bill. You pay it and then get DS230

Thanks. But I'm still unclear. The check should be made payable to whom, to the Dpt. of State, or to who else? And the check must still be a cashier's check or money order?

Knowing it's hard to get a CC or MO here, I intend to get it from the US, so by the way, when I have someone in the US go get one for the bill due now [the Affidavit of Support (I-864) Processing Fee Bill], I'll tell him to get one for the IV Bill due later on if this bill must also be paid by CC or MO, then send both of them here for me at the same time so I could be more ready and I could save some bucks for DHL/Fedex/UPS fee which is very expensive.

Yes both checks need to be made out to Dep of State!!!!!!!!!!!!

But you dont have to have them made here...........you could go to any american bank in vietnam and have them do you a money order......you dont need to have one made from here.............

Edited April 30, 2006 by dadowanana

[My Le 0]

it's the immigrant visa bill. You pay it and then get DS230

Thanks. But I'm still unclear. The check should be made payable to whom, to the Dpt. of State, or to who else? And the check must still be a cashier's check or money order?

Knowing it's hard to get a CC or MO here, I intend to get it from the US, so by the way, when I have someone in the US go get one for the bill due now [the Affidavit of Support (I-864) Processing Fee Bill], I'll tell him to get one for the IV Bill due later on if this bill must also be paid by CC or MO, then send both of them here for me at the same time so I could be more ready and I could save some bucks for DHL/Fedex/UPS fee which is very expensive.

Yes both checks need to be made out to Dep of State!!!!!!!!!!!!

But you dont have to have them made here...........you could go to any american bank in vietnam and have them do you a money order......you dont need to have one made from here.............

As far as I know, in here (HCMC, VN) there are only 2 US banks open to the public; they are HSBC and Citi Bank, but Citibank doesn't do retail banking here. I have had an account with Citibank in the US, here it becomes useless except for ATM withdrawing. Then last Friday for inquiry I went to HSBC, I was told they require to have an account with them with a minimum balance of US1,000 to have such a service. Then eventually when this service could be done, the kind of bank check they could issue is not exactly called cashier's check or money order; so I worry whether it could be accepted by NVC or Dpt. of State.

Then last Friday I also went to ANZ [NZ for NEw Zeland (?)]. They only ask for 20 bucks for the fee they issued such a bank check, an account with them is not required. But then what they could issue is not called a CC or MO although it could be equivalent to it. So this still worries me. Where else I could go for this matter?

Thanks.

Edited April 30, 2006 by My Le