HCMC Interview roll call

[ScottThuy 140]

Yes... There are a few that know the system and can dig through some pages to see additional details that Chris (the guy who answered mine today/ worthless IMO) says is unavailable... Sara and a few others are spot on great CSR's that are really nice... They actually see a photo of the SO and sara has commented on Thuy a few times... its hit or miss who will answer... I called early today because I will out and about this afternoon and had to hold 15 minutes... busy lunch rush...

What can they see?

• The last date of activity,
• Any communication to your congressman or you,
• The interview date and if a visa has been issued or not... when they see an interview and no visa issued.. they quickly say pending review or under review... some also say additional processing...
• A photo of the Applicant and bio info of both parties.

it is rare that they can actually see what the consulate is doing because the consulate does not update the system unless something major is happening... When they did those interview calls to us a couple of weeks ago.. no notation was made in the system...

I dont expect to see anything happen in the system until the letter is sent to Thuy... aside from that I dont expect the consulate to actually update the system... Now the woman on Tuesday said that the case was last updated on Monday.. that sparked my interest but got me nowhere because she didnt know the interface well enough to navigate to see what was actually done in the sytem....

[ScottThuy 140]

DoS says that as of last Friday we are undergoing final review and that our police cert is missing (the congressman actually inquired for me months ago to be sure that it was received and no issues present and they responded confirming AOK) and the medical is expired (we knew this). hopefully this week the letter will be sent or a call will finally be made..

Edited August 9, 2010 by ScottThuy

[ScottThuy 140]

DoS says that as of last Friday we are undergoing final review and that our police cert is missing (the congressman actually inquired for me months ago to be sure that it was received and no issues present and they responded confirming AOK) and the medical is expired (we knew this). hopefully this week the letter will be sent or a call will finally be made..

Just talked to Thuy and there were two men from the consulate at her address in HaNoi yesterday asking the building manager and 4 neighbors questions and had them sign affidavits about Thuys living alone. She said she kept 4 copies of the Police certificate as she had them give her 5 when she got it done just in case...

[CoolHand2x2y2z 0]

Just talked to Thuy and there were two men from the consulate at her address in HaNoi yesterday asking the building manager and 4 neighbors questions and had them sign affidavits about Thuys living alone. She said she kept 4 copies of the Police certificate as she had them give her 5 when she got it done just in case...

Sounds great, Scott! Good luck!

[Frank and Duyen 0]

DoS says that as of last Friday we are undergoing final review and that our police cert is missing (the congressman actually inquired for me months ago to be sure that it was received and no issues present and they responded confirming AOK) and the medical is expired (we knew this). hopefully this week the letter will be sent or a call will finally be made..

Thats great news Scott. Its about time theres some developments on our cases. I called DOS today and talked to Chris, all he would tell me is our case is currently being processed. What are you asking to get any additional answers from them? Were so ready for this to be over.

Frank

Edited August 10, 2010 by Frank and Duyen

[Ronnie&Hang 12]

Just talked to Thuy and there were two men from the consulate at her address in HaNoi yesterday asking the building manager and 4 neighbors questions and had them sign affidavits about Thuys living alone. She said she kept 4 copies of the Police certificate as she had them give her 5 when she got it done just in case...

Your case is progressing nicely, at least you know where it's going and not stuck somewhere. Hoping for the good news soon...We still have the Police Cert to redo, which will be expired next month. Hang will fly back to HN for that while waiting for the sputum results...wish they offer the skin tests at ChoRay thou.

[ScottThuy 140]

Thats great news Scott. Its about time theres some developments on our cases. I called DOS today and talked to Chris, all he would tell me is our case is currently being processed. What are you asking to get any additional answers from them? Were so ready for this to be over.

Frank

Chris is a tool... he never tells me anything... My only luck getting info is being really nice to a few of the women working there.. sara is one and the one that answered today was awesome... didnt get her name..

Ask when the last update was... If it corresponds with an email or congressional inquiry, then you know what the update was... if not, then ask if they can see what the update was.. sometimes they cant... in some cases it depends on who is answering.. an example would be when I called last week and they said updated last monday 8/2 but they could not say what was updated... kind of like the touches we saw at USCIS. I am finding 10AM est has been a good time to get through quick lately..

Thuy is at the pagoda now praying.. It would be awesome if they called her later today...

Edit.. Rose can also be helpful at DoS but not to the extent as some others.. her hispanic accent can be difficult to understand some days...

Edited August 10, 2010 by ScottThuy

[ScottThuy 140]

Your case is progressing nicely, at least you know where it's going and not stuck somewhere. Hoping for the good news soon...We still have the Police Cert to redo, which will be expired next month. Hang will fly back to HN for that while waiting for the sputum results...wish they offer the skin tests at ChoRay thou.

skin test would save so much time... How long until the test results are finished? how long did it take to get the police cert last go? they wanted us to wait 1 month when we got ours...

[Ronnie&Hang 12]

skin test would save so much time... How long until the test results are finished? how long did it take to get the police cert last go? they wanted us to wait 1 month when we got ours...

Yes, that would be nice..the skin test would only take 72 hours for the results to come back, that what I learned. The hospital staffs said the turn around time for the sputum will take approx 10 weeks, so that would be around mid-October for us. Last year, the Police Cert would also take us a month too if it wasn't for someone her Dad knows whom help us expedited in time for the interview. This time, we will try to get it done earlier, hopefully before the results come back. I wonder if her family can pick it up for her if she can't stay in HN for the whole month?

[ScottThuy 140]

Yes, that would be nice..the skin test would only take 72 hours for the results to come back, that what I learned. The hospital staffs said the turn around time for the sputum will take approx 10 weeks, so that would be around mid-October for us. Last year, the Police Cert would also take us a month too if it wasn't for someone her Dad knows whom help us expedited in time for the interview. This time, we will try to get it done earlier, hopefully before the results come back. I wonder if her family can pick it up for her if she can't stay in HN for the whole month?

We knew someone and had it expedited and courriered to HCMC... $$ in 48 hours.. but it took having us courrier ID's up to them... if her dad has a connection, they will give it to her dad and I can get the courrier # for her to have it sent to her in HCMC

[CoolHand2x2y2z 0]

Yeah, I've called twice and those telephone people sounded pretty uptight. One of them even told me to contact HCMC about my inquiries in a almost-hostile manner. I could have easily gone off on her but I stayed cooled and thanked her. Maybe it was because it had just turned 5:00pm -going home time for them.

Say, Scott, regarding AP, do the HCMC chimps always contact both the sponsor and the spouse, or is that just when they deem it necessary?

[ScottThuy 140]

calls or face to face investigations are not an always thing for those in AP...

Of those that were in AP last year that I have heard of calls or visits:

Calls:

Trinh Ly

Johncali

Two guys asking questions:

Lindal

John Cali

The only one of those which was denied was denied because of a previous petition issue.

For those that have been in AP for a while... look at how long those in AP last year were in AP and if they got approved... those longer term cases were approved... so in some respects its a good sign if the case has been in AP longer... if they are going to deny they find away in a shorter period of time.

Edited August 10, 2010 by ScottThuy

[ScottThuy 140]

2010 interview stats as of 8/10:

87% approved

13% denied

61% blue slip at interview

39% pink at interview

13% of the blue slips to AP

What does this mean? Don't be surprised if you get a blue slip at the interview... its common...but most get approved after all is said and done. of those denied this year, most were a result of a very short relationship with limited visits/documentation...

[lindal24 1]

2010 interview stats as of 8/10:

87% approved

13% denied

61% blue slip at interview

39% pink at interview

13% of the blue slips to AP

What does this mean? Don't be surprised if you get a blue slip at the interview... its common...but most get approved after all is said and done. of those denied this year, most were a result of a very short relationship with limited visits/documentation...

Where are you getting these stats from and/or what data are you using to come up with these stats?

[ScottThuy 140]

From the chart on the first post of this topic created based on results reported by VJ members.