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Wish I had some words of wisdom for you on that one but not quite sure about why they would speak to the embassy there. Also, I am wondering about the religions as well?? That is very odd for them to ask to me but maybe I don't know the entire story. They really zoomed in on my previous marriages and made sure my wife knew and kept asking her whey she would marry someone that has been married before. I thought it was strange but maybe not.

Also, does anyone know why they are taking a week to issue the visa rather than next day like they used to? Is this normal now at BKK??

Adam, not much to tell about religion, no strange story, just christian and buddhist. She was asked if she was going to convert to my church before the wedding, things of that nature. After I've spoken with Five to get more details I'll try to put together a review.

03/03/2010 - I129F Sent

03/10/2010 - NOA1

03/22/2010 - Touched

05/01/2010 - Touched

05/03/2010 - Touched

05/04/2010 - NOA2

05/11/2010 - NVC Sent Case to Embassy

05/12/2010 - Embassy Received

06/17/2010 - Packet 3 received (1st one lost in the mail)

06/30/2010 - Packet 3 sent to Embassy

07/02/2010 - Embassy received Packet 3

08/20/2010 - Packet 4 and Interview Date received

09/14/2010 - Interview.....Approved

09/21/2010 - Visa received

12/27/2010 - Entry into the USA. POE Los Angeles

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Hi everyone, I have another question for you guys. I am about to mail in packet 3, and I wanted to know if the Thai post is the only payment method the embassy accepts? I work near the Bangkok Bank m

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I believe you can use EMS. That way you'll get a tracking number.

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Thank you very much for that. I actually live in Thailand myself and will be stopping by the Thai post tomorrow to take care of the payment. I'm just a little confused as to what I say when I get in t

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Congratulations!!! Just one quick question, when did they tell her to come back to pick up visa with passport?

Exactly ONE week. Interviewed on Monday. Will go Monday to pick up passport with visa.

I think it is good news Jordi. Maybe the Embassy wants to check and see with other sources in Malaysia (think CIA) to see if they have any info on Five. Just kidding about CIA.

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Exactly ONE week. Interviewed on Monday. Will go Monday to pick up passport with visa.

I think it is good news Jordi. Maybe the Embassy wants to check and see with other sources in Malaysia (think CIA) to see if they have any info on Five. Just kidding about CIA.

Kinda odd how they're going backwards in the amount of time it takes for them to issue the visa after approval. Maybe these "new" visas have more security features so it takes longer.

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Exactly ONE week. Interviewed on Monday. Will go Monday to pick up passport with visa.

I think it is good news Jordi. Maybe the Embassy wants to check and see with other sources in Malaysia (think CIA) to see if they have any info on Five. Just kidding about CIA.

Had a friend who said maybe it's a new standard procedure with Malaysia for people who have stayed there longer than just a vacation, where they have to run everyone's name in a database of known terrorists or people that may have ties to terrorism. No idea if that's true or not, didn't really think Malaysia was a hot spot for terrorist groups. I could see it for Indonesia or Pakistan etc.....

In any case it sounded like it wouldn't be a big deal, just a technicality, but anything can happen at this point :(

03/03/2010 - I129F Sent

03/10/2010 - NOA1

03/22/2010 - Touched

05/01/2010 - Touched

05/03/2010 - Touched

05/04/2010 - NOA2

05/11/2010 - NVC Sent Case to Embassy

05/12/2010 - Embassy Received

06/17/2010 - Packet 3 received (1st one lost in the mail)

06/30/2010 - Packet 3 sent to Embassy

07/02/2010 - Embassy received Packet 3

08/20/2010 - Packet 4 and Interview Date received

09/14/2010 - Interview.....Approved

09/21/2010 - Visa received

12/27/2010 - Entry into the USA. POE Los Angeles

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Well, Teaw and I are finally back in North Carolina after our aborted stay in Thailand due to my father's death, flying back to NC and then the next morning out to Calif for the funeral and to help my mom

get some stuff straightened out. My daughter was a champ and took care of all the funeral stuff for my mom so she didn't have to do it. But flights delayed coming home tonight (Sat) through Chicago so we got

back a little later than we had hoped. Now after meeting my family by what I call baptism by fire she can settle in now and get used to the US.

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Well, Teaw and I are finally back in North Carolina after our aborted stay in Thailand due to my father's death, flying back to NC and then the next morning out to Calif for the funeral and to help my mom

get some stuff straightened out. My daughter was a champ and took care of all the funeral stuff for my mom so she didn't have to do it. But flights delayed coming home tonight (Sat) through Chicago so we got

back a little later than we had hoped. Now after meeting my family by what I call baptism by fire she can settle in now and get used to the US.

Sorry to hear about your father and your loss but congrats on getting both of you back home. I can't wait till next Saturday when we are finally back in Texas.

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Well, Teaw and I are finally back in North Carolina after our aborted stay in Thailand due to my father's death, flying back to NC and then the next morning out to Calif for the funeral and to help my mom

get some stuff straightened out. My daughter was a champ and took care of all the funeral stuff for my mom so she didn't have to do it. But flights delayed coming home tonight (Sat) through Chicago so we got

back a little later than we had hoped. Now after meeting my family by what I call baptism by fire she can settle in now and get used to the US.

I'm sorry for your loss but it is good to hear the two of you made it back home safe.

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NVC Received 04-28-10 placed under "Administrative Review"

Bangkok Embassy Received Case File 05-24-10

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Just talked to the wife. She left embassy today with visa in hand and the all important package to be opened at POE. I guess it didn't sink in till she actually had this in hand. So glad now and thanks to everyone for the information that has been shared in this forum.

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Just talked to the wife. She left embassy today with visa in hand and the all important package to be opened at POE. I guess it didn't sink in till she actually had this in hand. So glad now and thanks to everyone for the information that has been shared in this forum.

Congrats on the visa! :thumbs:

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I'm happy to say that Five's dad went to the embassy today and picked up her visa. Now we can start making preparations for her to come to Utah.

03/03/2010 - I129F Sent

03/10/2010 - NOA1

03/22/2010 - Touched

05/01/2010 - Touched

05/03/2010 - Touched

05/04/2010 - NOA2

05/11/2010 - NVC Sent Case to Embassy

05/12/2010 - Embassy Received

06/17/2010 - Packet 3 received (1st one lost in the mail)

06/30/2010 - Packet 3 sent to Embassy

07/02/2010 - Embassy received Packet 3

08/20/2010 - Packet 4 and Interview Date received

09/14/2010 - Interview.....Approved

09/21/2010 - Visa received

12/27/2010 - Entry into the USA. POE Los Angeles

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What happened? Everyone is so QUIET in this thread now!! All the honeys in the USA so nobody is writing? LOL!! Teaw has discovered the Science Fiction channel (SYFY) and has been watching that all weekend now.

We will do the deed this Friday and then see about applying for her SSI card.

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What happened? Everyone is so QUIET in this thread now!! All the honeys in the USA so nobody is writing? LOL!! Teaw has discovered the Science Fiction channel (SYFY) and has been watching that all weekend now.

We will do the deed this Friday and then see about applying for her SSI card.

I only get permission to use the internet once a day.

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : Bangkok, Thailand

Marriage : 2006-11-08

I-130 Sent : 2008-02-22

I-130 NOA1 : 2008-03-10

I-129F Sent : 2008-04-08

I-129F NOA1 : 2008-04-14

I-129F touched: 2008-05-06

I-130 touched: 2008-05-09

I-129F approved 2008-09-05

I-130 approved 2008-09-05

NVC received 2008-09-12

Pay I-864 2008-10-08

Pay IV bill 2008-10-08

Receive Instruction 2008-11-05

Case Complete 2008-11-18

Medical 2009-01-19/20 passed

Receive Pkt 4 2009-01-30

Interview 221g 2009-02-23

Second interview 2009-03-02 Approved

POE DFW 2009-03-07

Received SS card 2009-03-17

Received GC 2009-04-01

Done for 3 years or 10 years. Haven't decided yet.

(I'm going for the IR-1 and blowing off the K-3. Even if it takes an extra couple months, it's worth it to not have to deal with USCIS again)

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Note:

Please fill out I-130, wait 6 months for approval, then 3 more months for an interview. (Unless of course we've bombed your country into the stone age, then you qualify for expedited processing.)

Welcome to the USA!!!

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