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Is it needed to have an engagement party if I have the wedding in Vietnam?

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Is it alright to skip the engagement party and have the wedding in Vietnam? I had two previous trips, the first with my mom, and the second just me. On the third trip, I will go with both my mom and my dad for the wedding. Is it going to raise a red flag if i do this though?

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  On 8/20/2010 at 3:20 AM, Dan_P said:

Is it alright to skip the engagement party and have the wedding in Vietnam? I had two previous trips, the first with my mom, and the second just me. On the third trip, I will go with both my mom and my dad for the wedding. Is it going to raise a red flag if i do this though?

Since you have a concern then maybe it would be good to have an engagement party so they can't throw that at you. Try to have a low cost one like I had and take pics and submit those. I have seen several here that had an engagement party the day before the actual wedding. The consulate has it in their minds that it is an important part of the culture so they look for it.

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  On 8/20/2010 at 3:20 AM, Dan_P said:

Is it alright to skip the engagement party and have the wedding in Vietnam? I had two previous trips, the first with my mom, and the second just me. On the third trip, I will go with both my mom and my dad for the wedding. Is it going to raise a red flag if i do this though?

Its not required to have an engagement party, but a CO may use it as to put you in AP or worse deny you a visa. Like Curtis said, if your worried have one. If you decide on the "non-traditional" route explain the reason why you didn't.

We had our wedding and engagement party at one time with just family then about a week later we had a party. We decided to have it this way because my parents could only make on trip VN. I explained the reason in an affidavit and it was never brought up as an issue.

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Vietnam
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  On 8/20/2010 at 1:56 PM, Kevin and Tuyen said:

Its not required to have an engagement party, but a CO may use it as to put you in AP or worse deny you a visa. Like Curtis said, if your worried have one. If you decide on the "non-traditional" route explain the reason why you didn't.

We had our wedding and engagement party at one time with just family then about a week later we had a party. We decided to have it this way because my parents could only make on trip VN. I explained the reason in an affidavit and it was never brought up as an issue.

Well said Kevin...

Dan they both hit the point home that it all depends on the CO as to if it is needed or not... better to just have a little extra celebration thatn to have to explain why it didnt happen... be sure that the photos of the wedding and the party are not the same clothes... you could do it all in 2 days and it not be an issue for the CO since there are logistics involved in getting people around the world... The extra stage involving the red boxes at her house can be alot of fun.. and it doesnt cost alot when coupled with the wedding...

"Every one of us bears within himself the possibilty of all passions, all destinies of life in all its forms. Nothing human is foreign to us" - Edward G. Robinson.

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  On 8/20/2010 at 3:20 AM, Dan_P said:

Is it alright to skip the engagement party and have the wedding in Vietnam? I had two previous trips, the first with my mom, and the second just me. On the third trip, I will go with both my mom and my dad for the wedding. Is it going to raise a red flag if i do this though?

I'm sure you got blue or white like myself

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11/2008: submit I130

11/15/2008: case sent to CSC

06/02/2009: uscis approval

08/05/2009: interview-get blue slip request timeline

08/25/2009: submit timeline - get denial blue slip

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thanks all for your advice, my concern with having one is that my parents will only be there for a short time, so we'd have to have an engagement maybe on the same day or a day or two before the wedding. but if this is acceptable within VN culture and the consulate, then that's good news.

 
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