HCMC Interview roll call

[ScottThuy 140]

Really, that's fast. Maybe you live so closed to the congressional office

What is the response from the congressional office into those inquiries? Case still open and in HCMC, just wait!?

Same copy paste BS that they send us when we send them email asking..

case is pending review.. blah blah... order recieved.. blah blah...

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your inquiry. The beneficiary's file is pending review by a consular officer. Due to the large number of cases to be reviewed and the need to be fair to each applicant, we do not review cases out of sequence except when there is an urgent need to do so. Please be assured that the application and supporting information will be given every consideration consistent with U.S. law and regulations.

Unfortunately, due to the large number of cases to be reviewed by our office, we regret that we are unable to provide you with a time frame in which a consular officer will reach a final decision on the beneficiary’s case. Our office will contact the beneficiary as soon as there are developments with the case.

If you have further inquiries, please do not delete your original email and please include the complete case number (HCM XXXX-XXX-XXX) in all correspondence.

exact same thing they told my congressman twice.. it may help that I am two blocks away and can just drive by when I have time...

[Ronnie&Hang 12]

Thanks Scott, I will have some senses what the response will be in the next few weeks from mine too..hopefully they will get to our file by then so we will hear something soon..hang in there bro!!!

[BinhJerome 14]

Same copy paste BS that they send us when we send them email asking..

case is pending review.. blah blah... order recieved.. blah blah...

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your inquiry. The beneficiary's file is pending review by a consular officer. Due to the large number of cases to be reviewed and the need to be fair to each applicant, we do not review cases out of sequence except when there is an urgent need to do so. Please be assured that the application and supporting information will be given every consideration consistent with U.S. law and regulations.

Unfortunately, due to the large number of cases to be reviewed by our office, we regret that we are unable to provide you with a time frame in which a consular officer will reach a final decision on the beneficiary's case. Our office will contact the beneficiary as soon as there are developments with the case.

If you have further inquiries, please do not delete your original email and please include the complete case number (HCM XXXX-XXX-XXX) in all correspondence.

exact same thing they told my congressman twice.. it may help that I am two blocks away and can just drive by when I have time...

That sucks, when I had my Senator ask about our case his aid got a personal response, but this was also after they had made their decision

Edited April 17, 2010 by jeromebinh

[ScottThuy 140]

I dont expect to hear anything for at least a few more weeks... The DoS site says dont't even inquire until it has been 2 months... I actually think that cases like mine get put back in the queue with the new cases coming into the consulate and we have to wait for a date again just like a new file showing up... in essence, if the I's are not dotted and T's all crossed when the case goes to the interview and second blue... then its like starting over at the consulate all over again... I also think that they have some issue that they are trying to resolve when it comes to cases like Franks or Bob's/.... for some reason they are waiting for something to get approved before they can say yes... I have read in the AP forum where someone's file was waiting for DoS approval as the consulate had asked for DoS to do some additional investigation for them and that is what was delaying the file... I have also seen where someone is able to request an appointment with the actual CO to discuss the case.... this seems to be what happened with Ituan... had I known this, I would have submitted a request prior to leaving VN last time...

for those that have waited as long as Frank and Bob, it would be worth the time to try to get an appointment to talk to the CO... or even have ME go talk to the General Consul.

[Frank and Duyen 0]

Called DOS today, case still "Pending Review". But! they did say is was touched yesterday.

Frank

Edited April 17, 2010 by Frank and Duyen

[ScottThuy 140]

Called DOS today, case still "Pending Review". But! they did say is was touched yesterday.

Frank

Awesome.. if they extend the petition 3 months at a shot, then that means you will be done by Tuesday.... Hoping the best for you guys!

Past trends indicate that when they start processing AP cases, they go through all of them in a few weeks... This could be a good sign for all of us!

[BinhJerome 14]

I dont expect to hear anything for at least a few more weeks... The DoS site says dont't even inquire until it has been 2 months... I actually think that cases like mine get put back in the queue with the new cases coming into the consulate and we have to wait for a date again just like a new file showing up... in essence, if the I's are not dotted and T's all crossed when the case goes to the interview and second blue... then its like starting over at the consulate all over again... I also think that they have some issue that they are trying to resolve when it comes to cases like Franks or Bob's/.... for some reason they are waiting for something to get approved before they can say yes... I have read in the AP forum where someone's file was waiting for DoS approval as the consulate had asked for DoS to do some additional investigation for them and that is what was delaying the file... I have also seen where someone is able to request an appointment with the actual CO to discuss the case.... this seems to be what happened with Ituan... had I known this, I would have submitted a request prior to leaving VN last time...

for those that have waited as long as Frank and Bob, it would be worth the time to try to get an appointment to talk to the CO... or even have ME go talk to the General Consul.

Scott, not trying to burst your bubble, but unless you hold a law degree, there is NO way that YOU can go talk to the General Consul about any case other than your own, maybe in general terms about waiting times, but nothing case specific, and not even then, since many people have hired a lawyer like Marc and he can not even get this done, unless you file a complaint as I did, then no one can actually talk about your personal case accept you. Before I hired my lawyer he told me that there was nothing he can do unless we actually file a complaint, and at that point because a formal complaint had been lodged (through the right channels) that he would be able to get my files, this was the same thing that my senators aid told me, the difference between a senator for general inquiries is that you sign a release form, and it is simply a general inquiry. I know this from experience, not from second hand "my friend of a friend said joe blow can look into that for you." If you are wanting to look into this just call around to local lawyers that specialize in immigration, preferably in the states as this is where any formal complaint must first come from, and see what they are willing to do for you. I had to call 8 or 9 lawyers before I found one that acted like he was willing to push hard on my case, most said there was nothing they could really do. But what it boiled down to was I spent $3000 for a lawyer to simply get files, file a complaint, and get nothing done simply because of procedure, and my case ultimately expired. The one good thing I did get out of it was satisfaction that at least one person higher up admitted that there was a problem and that the interviewing CO did in fact "make false statements" (what they called it, but I say it was a lie) and the hope that if I did file again that with what happened to me the first time I MIGHT be able to have higher ups help my case get through the second time with a different outcome, although they actually told me to wait 2 years to file again since they would not guarentee it would not happen again and that with their inquiry and a formal complaint lodged that the Consulate MIGHT remember me and i might then get denied as soon as it arrived, or they would intentionally delay my application because I caused trouble for one of their own. The Consulate general did not advise me this might happen, but my lawyer did say that it was a possibility that it would happen. But as I said, there is no way you can do anything for anyone's case without a release, and then it would be very little, if you could then all lawyers could be calling daily or emailing daily trying to get things done, so it is not going to happen. Jerome

Edited April 17, 2010 by jeromebinh

[ScottThuy 140]

It happened with ME and another VJ member a while back.. they were in AP and they hired him and he went to the consulate to inquire about the case.. He talked to the General consul and then they were approved the next day... this as per the VJ member... this was all done as I said, before the decision was made...

To be clear.. the ME is Marc Ellis

Edited April 17, 2010 by ScottThuy

[BinhJerome 14]

It happened with ME and another VJ member a while back.. they were in AP and they hired him and he went to the consulate to inquire about the case.. He talked to the General consul and then they were approved the next day... this as per the VJ member... this was all done as I said, before the decision was made...

To be clear.. the ME is Marc Ellis

This is second hand knowledge, but thanks for clarification on ME being Marc Ellis, I was thinking that you were going to go there for people. Each case is different still, so it might have worked for the other VJ member, and it might not work for you, but it is always worth a shot I do agree with that point.

[ScottThuy 140]

2010 Interviews at HCMC Consulate:

MEMBER NAME................INTERVIEW DATE.....RESULT............

JANUARY

JasonandHien (CR1)..................01-20-2010...Blue-Timeline-Resubmit 00-00-2010....APPROVED

VN10 (CR1)..............................01-21-2010...APPROVED

Josh_A(CR1).............................01-21-2010...Blue-Police Cert, Parental info, Timeline-Resubmit 03-05-2010...Blue-AP

Scottthuy (K1)...........................01-26-2010...Blue-Police Cert, ex's info, Timeline-Resubmit 02-23-2010...Blue-police cert resubmit 3-1-10...Blue-AP

FEBRUARY

VanNick (K1) .............................02-02-2010...APPROVED

Asian206 (CR1)..........................02-02-2010...Blue-Timeline-Resubmit 03-03-2010...APPROVED

Hantinh (K1)..............................02-02-2010...Blue-Timeline-Resubmit 03-03-2010...APPROVED

Kevin and Tuyen(CR1 reaffirm)....02-05-2010...Green-I-864, Passport Photos-Resubmit 03-05-2010...APPROVED

MARCH

Shy1akaanh (CR1).....................03-01-2010...APPROVED

Robert & Mai (K1 reaffirm)...........03-04-2010...Blue-...APPROVED

Steve & Chi (K1).........................03-15-2010...Blue - I-134/financial docs-Resubmit 04-13-2010 DENIED Only 1 visit and relationship too short

Vuster (CR1)..............................03-23-2010...APPROVED

APRIL

Jacob & Kieu (CR1).....................04-19-2010...

MAY

Dee & Tee (K1)...........................05-21-2010

Edited April 17, 2010 by ScottThuy

[ScottThuy 140]

VJ Members currently in AP/AR at HCMC:

• Frank And Duyen ___________10/20/2009 CR1 Timeline
• Terry1____________________11/00/2009 CR1 - proof of paternity
• AnhBob___________________12/07/2009 CR1- proof of bonafide, timeline, info about ex, info about child
• RaymondV_________________12/00/2009 K1- timeline
• Ronnie&Hang______________12/29/2009 K1- timeline, medical results from Cho Ray
• James & Nicole_____________01/04/2010 K1- timeline, ex-wifes address, medical results from Cho Ray:awaiting TB treatment
• ScottThuy__________________03/01/2010 K1- timeline, ex-spouse address,police cert
• Josh_A___________________03/05/2010 CR1- timeline, Parent info, police cert

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
• 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... yes I said 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

Edited April 19, 2010 by ScottThuy

[lindal24 1]

Terry1: Are you petitioning for your child as a part of a CR1 petition?

I'm helping my step-dad petition my step-brother and I went with him to take the paternity test on Friday. It looks like it's going smooth at this point, but I wanted to ask what the process is in Vietnam after they get the kit from the testing center. Did they call your wife and ask her to take your child in? How long after you took the test did they call your wife to bring your child in to test?

If anyone has experience with this, please PM me. Thanks!

[ScottThuy 140]

here is what he posted... not alot of info

[Kevin and 10]

2010 Interviews at HCMC Consulate:

MEMBER NAME................INTERVIEW DATE.....RESULT............

JANUARY

JasonandHien (CR1)..................01-20-2010...Blue-Timeline-Resubmit 00-00-2010....APPROVED

VN10 (CR1)..............................01-21-2010...APPROVED

Josh_A(CR1).............................01-21-2010...Blue-Police Cert, Parental info, Timeline-Resubmit 03-05-2010...Blue-AP

Scottthuy (K1)...........................01-26-2010...Blue-Police Cert, ex's info, Timeline-Resubmit 02-23-2010...Blue-police cert resubmit 3-1-10...Blue-AP

FEBRUARY

VanNick (K1) .............................02-02-2010...APPROVED

Asian206 (CR1)..........................02-02-2010...Blue-Timeline-Resubmit 03-03-2010...APPROVED

Hantinh (K1)..............................02-02-2010...Blue-Timeline-Resubmit 03-03-2010...APPROVED

Kevin and Tuyen(CR1 reaffirm)....02-05-2010...Green-I-864, Passport Photos-Resubmit 03-05-2010...APPROVED

MARCH

Shy1akaanh (CR1).....................03-01-2010...APPROVED

Robert & Mai (K1 reaffirm)...........03-04-2010...Blue-...APPROVED

Steve & Chi (K1).........................03-15-2010...Blue - I-134/financial docs-Resubmit 04-13-2010 DENIED Only 1 visit and relationship too short

Vuster (CR1)..............................03-23-2010...APPROVED

APRIL

Jacob & Kieu (CR1).....................04-19-2010...

MAY

Dee & Tee (K1)...........................05-21-2010

OK Jacob you've had enough time to celebrate , what's the verdict?

[KenN 0]

I have heard somebody told me that the interview is only scheduled in 2nd week of the month. Is this correct? I saw somebody was scheduled in 3rd or 4th week of the month also.

Could anyone please tell me how long we're gonna know if there are any RFE on DS-230 or I-864 after the NVC receive the package? Thanks

Edited April 19, 2010 by KenN