interview July 30th!

[Mr. Leggs 0]

CONGRATS!!

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

wow.. a tons of congrats in here.. I can't be miss out.. congrast.. keep-the-pink-train-going.

[Mike and Thanh 0]

This going to be long, so I hope it's ok and I hope it can be helpful in some way. I'm going double space it so it's easier to read:

Now I'm going to go into more details about her interview. I was a nervous wreck yesterday. I was very worried

and prayed a lot. Thanh's interview was scheduled for 9:30am. She got there at 7am, went in at 8am. She had to

wait until just a bit after 11am before they called her for the interview. She said there was just a swarm of people in

there. She told me she would call after she got out. It was 12am and she still didn't call. At this point, I'm thinking

maybe she didn't pass and was upset so she didn't call. At around 12:20am, she called me. I was expecting bad

news to be honest. The reason why I was expecting bad news was because I made the timeline, but didn't send it to

her. I didn't make the relatives list either. So she didn't have either one when she went into the interview. I told her

that everyone here on VJ said they were needed, especially the timeline. The lawyer over there said while it's good

to have a timeline, it might not be necessary. He said just hold onto it for now. If she gets denied and a timeline is

required, I can just bring it over with me. That was why I was expecting it wouldn't go well. To my surprise, she got

pink. Thanh told me when the interview started and by the time it ended, the total time was about 3 or 4 mins. I was

very surprised. I thought it would last maybe 15 mins. The CO didn't ask anything that difficult either. Here are a few

questions that Thanh told me the CO asked her, she might have forgot a few, but here are those she remembered:

(not in order they were asked)

1. Where do you fiance live? In what city?

2. Do you fiance live by himself? If not, with who?

3. What are the names of the people in his family?

4. How many times have he come back to Vietnam?

5. CO asked for if we had an engagement ceremony/reception and asked for the pictures of it.

I think that was about it. I'm not if I forgot anything else Thanh said or whether she remember any else. She was very

nervous, so nervous the CO could tell. I think she got lucky and got a mild temper/nice CO. She messed up on the what

city I lived in part. She said Louisiana, but of course that's a state. I lived in Harvey, Louisiana. Then she said New

Orleans, which wasn't actually right either. The CO told her to calm down and just answer it truthfully, if she doesn't

know it, just say so, but don't lie. She told the CO that her English wasn't good at all and also the CO asked her in

Vietnamese. His Vietnamese wasn't very good. So she said she didn't understand him. He told her that was fine because

he could repeat the question, no need to be so nervous. Wow, she lucked out on the CO I think. Any other CO, I think

she would be in trouble. Another part was naming of the family. She got everyone except my sister. The CO asked her

do she really know the name. Thanh said yes, but couldn't think of it at the moment. The CO said that was fine, as long

as she knows it and continued with the interview. We got lucky this time. Any other CO, we would have got blue I'm

sure. Thanh said that most of the people she saw in there walked out with blue, just her and a few got pink. And most

their interview lasted much, much longer than Thanh's. She said she saw one girl in there interviewing for what seem

like an hour. By time Thanh left, that girl was still there. Poor girl. No timeline, no relatives list, and Thanh clearly

messed up a bit on the answers, but she still got pink. Just pure luck, maybe my prays, and a nice CO got us through.

Thanh was told to come pick up the Visa on August 27th.

I would like thanks everyone here on VJ. I'm glad I joined. The information and stories I learned from here really got

me through. At the very least, I knew what to expect. Also great to hear other people's stories. Thank you all for the

warm wishes, prays, and everything else.

I will be going to Vietnam on August 11th. I can't wait. I'm happy as can be right now. I know once she gets here, there

will be another round to go with the AOS. However, at least she will be here by my side to go through this together.

[ScottThuy 140]

Great news.. You were so lucky! I cant believe they are making her wait a month for the visa.. thats ridiculous...

Edited July 30, 2009 by ScottThuy

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

wow. beautiful story, and lucky couples.. hihi. j/k.. wow. .I am sure she did her best on her interview, and she deserve the pink-slip. Congrats again.

I was wondering why taking so long for them to issues the visa for her. August-27? Should it be less than a week, and no more than 2 weeks?

anyhow, congrats, and have a safe trip back home. Bring her home.

Loi and Suong

[AlanYen 0]

This going to be long, so I hope it's ok and I hope it can be helpful in some way. I'm going double space it so it's easier to read:

Now I'm going to go into more details about her interview. I was a nervous wreck yesterday. I was very worried

and prayed a lot. Thanh's interview was scheduled for 9:30am. She got there at 7am, went in at 8am. She had to

wait until just a bit after 11am before they called her for the interview. She said there was just a swarm of people in

there. She told me she would call after she got out. It was 12am and she still didn't call. At this point, I'm thinking

maybe she didn't pass and was upset so she didn't call. At around 12:20am, she called me. I was expecting bad

news to be honest. The reason why I was expecting bad news was because I made the timeline, but didn't send it to

her. I didn't make the relatives list either. So she didn't have either one when she went into the interview. I told her

that everyone here on VJ said they were needed, especially the timeline. The lawyer over there said while it's good

to have a timeline, it might not be necessary. He said just hold onto it for now. If she gets denied and a timeline is

required, I can just bring it over with me. That was why I was expecting it wouldn't go well. To my surprise, she got

pink. Thanh told me when the interview started and by the time it ended, the total time was about 3 or 4 mins. I was

very surprised. I thought it would last maybe 15 mins. The CO didn't ask anything that difficult either. Here are a few

questions that Thanh told me the CO asked her, she might have forgot a few, but here are those she remembered:

(not in order they were asked)

1. Where do you fiance live? In what city?

2. Do you fiance live by himself? If not, with who?

3. What are the names of the people in his family?

4. How many times have he come back to Vietnam?

5. CO asked for if we had an engagement ceremony/reception and asked for the pictures of it.

I think that was about it. I'm not if I forgot anything else Thanh said or whether she remember any else. She was very

nervous, so nervous the CO could tell. I think she got lucky and got a mild temper/nice CO. She messed up on the what

city I lived in part. She said Louisiana, but of course that's a state. I lived in Harvey, Louisiana. Then she said New

Orleans, which wasn't actually right either. The CO told her to calm down and just answer it truthfully, if she doesn't

know it, just say so, but don't lie. She told the CO that her English wasn't good at all and also the CO asked her in

Vietnamese. His Vietnamese wasn't very good. So she said she didn't understand him. He told her that was fine because

he could repeat the question, no need to be so nervous. Wow, she lucked out on the CO I think. Any other CO, I think

she would be in trouble. Another part was naming of the family. She got everyone except my sister. The CO asked her

do she really know the name. Thanh said yes, but couldn't think of it at the moment. The CO said that was fine, as long

as she knows it and continued with the interview. We got lucky this time. Any other CO, we would have got blue I'm

sure. Thanh said that most of the people she saw in there walked out with blue, just her and a few got pink. And most

their interview lasted much, much longer than Thanh's. She said she saw one girl in there interviewing for what seem

like an hour. By time Thanh left, that girl was still there. Poor girl. No timeline, no relatives list, and Thanh clearly

messed up a bit on the answers, but she still got pink. Just pure luck, maybe my prays, and a nice CO got us through.

Thanh was told to come pick up the Visa on August 27th.

I would like thanks everyone here on VJ. I'm glad I joined. The information and stories I learned from here really got

me through. At the very least, I knew what to expect. Also great to hear other people's stories. Thank you all for the

warm wishes, prays, and everything else.

I will be going to Vietnam on August 11th. I can't wait. I'm happy as can be right now. I know once she gets here, there

will be another round to go with the AOS. However, at least she will be here by my side to go through this together.

Congrat.... Yeah pink....

[Mike and Thanh 0]

I was wondering about the visa too. I thought maybe a week or two. I heard from a few people that they got their visas in just a few days. I'm just happy that she got pink, so the wait for the visa is ok. And I'm going to be there until September 8th anyway. I don't have to be there that long, but now I got an excuse for the boss. I saved up my vacation every year just for this, so I'm going to make the best out of it. I mean, who really want to come back so fast and get to work, right?

[konton 0]

They stamped our visa 2 days later, but we didn't get it till 6 days later. Congratz!

[Musho 0]

This going to be long, so I hope it's ok and I hope it can be helpful in some way. I'm going double space it so it's easier to read:

Now I'm going to go into more details about her interview. I was a nervous wreck yesterday. I was very worried

and prayed a lot. Thanh's interview was scheduled for 9:30am. She got there at 7am, went in at 8am. She had to

wait until just a bit after 11am before they called her for the interview. She said there was just a swarm of people in

there. She told me she would call after she got out. It was 12am and she still didn't call. At this point, I'm thinking

maybe she didn't pass and was upset so she didn't call. At around 12:20am, she called me. I was expecting bad

news to be honest. The reason why I was expecting bad news was because I made the timeline, but didn't send it to

her. I didn't make the relatives list either. So she didn't have either one when she went into the interview. I told her

that everyone here on VJ said they were needed, especially the timeline. The lawyer over there said while it's good

to have a timeline, it might not be necessary. He said just hold onto it for now. If she gets denied and a timeline is

required, I can just bring it over with me. That was why I was expecting it wouldn't go well. To my surprise, she got

pink. Thanh told me when the interview started and by the time it ended, the total time was about 3 or 4 mins. I was

very surprised. I thought it would last maybe 15 mins. The CO didn't ask anything that difficult either. Here are a few

questions that Thanh told me the CO asked her, she might have forgot a few, but here are those she remembered:

(not in order they were asked)

1. Where do you fiance live? In what city?

2. Do you fiance live by himself? If not, with who?

3. What are the names of the people in his family?

4. How many times have he come back to Vietnam?

5. CO asked for if we had an engagement ceremony/reception and asked for the pictures of it.

I think that was about it. I'm not if I forgot anything else Thanh said or whether she remember any else. She was very

nervous, so nervous the CO could tell. I think she got lucky and got a mild temper/nice CO. She messed up on the what

city I lived in part. She said Louisiana, but of course that's a state. I lived in Harvey, Louisiana. Then she said New

Orleans, which wasn't actually right either. The CO told her to calm down and just answer it truthfully, if she doesn't

know it, just say so, but don't lie. She told the CO that her English wasn't good at all and also the CO asked her in

Vietnamese. His Vietnamese wasn't very good. So she said she didn't understand him. He told her that was fine because

he could repeat the question, no need to be so nervous. Wow, she lucked out on the CO I think. Any other CO, I think

she would be in trouble. Another part was naming of the family. She got everyone except my sister. The CO asked her

do she really know the name. Thanh said yes, but couldn't think of it at the moment. The CO said that was fine, as long

as she knows it and continued with the interview. We got lucky this time. Any other CO, we would have got blue I'm

sure. Thanh said that most of the people she saw in there walked out with blue, just her and a few got pink. And most

their interview lasted much, much longer than Thanh's. She said she saw one girl in there interviewing for what seem

like an hour. By time Thanh left, that girl was still there. Poor girl. No timeline, no relatives list, and Thanh clearly

messed up a bit on the answers, but she still got pink. Just pure luck, maybe my prays, and a nice CO got us through.

Thanh was told to come pick up the Visa on August 27th.

I would like thanks everyone here on VJ. I'm glad I joined. The information and stories I learned from here really got

me through. At the very least, I knew what to expect. Also great to hear other people's stories. Thank you all for the

warm wishes, prays, and everything else.

I will be going to Vietnam on August 11th. I can't wait. I'm happy as can be right now. I know once she gets here, there

will be another round to go with the AOS. However, at least she will be here by my side to go through this together.

CONGRATULATIONS.. JEIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Edited July 31, 2009 by unicorn

[Mr. Leggs 0]

a month to pickup her visa? normally 6 days

???????????????????

[Nong dan 0]

Yes congrats but thats crazy, 28 days for the visa.

we just got approved june 4 and had the visa june 11...

maybe give them a call mike, see whats going on...

[ScottThuy 140]

Yes congrats but thats crazy, 28 days for the visa.

we just got approved june 4 and had the visa june 11...

maybe give them a call mike, see whats going on...

I think if she said to them that she was coming to US in late Aug that may be why they set the late date.. still a ridiculous reason but not everything they do makes sense..

[Mike and Thanh 0]

I made a mistake. She will get her visa on August 6th, not the 27th. I talked to Thanh today and asked her again. She said she told me the 6th. I must have been a bit too happy and also the background noises in Vietnam also affected what I heard. So mistake on my part.

[ScottThuy 140]

I made a mistake. She will get her visa on August 6th, not the 27th. I talked to Thanh today and asked her again. She said she told me the 6th. I must have been a bit too happy and also the background noises in Vietnam also affected what I heard. So mistake on my part.

Thats good news.. no need for any added delay in the systems at this point.

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

I made a mistake. She will get her visa on August 6th, not the 27th. I talked to Thanh today and asked her again. She said she told me the 6th. I must have been a bit too happy and also the background noises in Vietnam also affected what I heard. So mistake on my part.

So, you are the one to BLAME on, not VN consulate.. yah....