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pwolocen   2

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Some information for VJ members: We got pink on Nov. 3rd, with instructions to pick up the visa on Nov.10th. She got the visas OK on the given date after a two and 1/2 hour wait. We were lucky because my fiancee told me that several people with pink were told to return every 10 days. They were told the visa was not ready and were not sure when it would be. Others were told to come back in 7 days. Just to let folks know what has been said before-Do not buy tickets until you have visa in hand!!!

K-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center: Vermont Service Center

Consulate: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I-129f Sent: 2010-03-06

I-129f NOA1: 2010-03-08

I-129f RFE(s): None

RFE Reply(s): None

I-129f NOA2: 2010-05-25(78 days)

NVC Received: 2010-05-26

NVC Left: 2010-05-27(per NVC operator)

Consulate Received: 2010-06-01

Packet 3 Received: 2010-06-15

Packet 4 Received: 2010-09-11(88 days)

Interview Date: 2010-10-06(25 days)

Interview Result: Blue

Resubmit documents: 2010-11-03

Result: PINK!!!

Visa Received: 2010-11-10

POE: 2010-11-21(Houston, Texas)

Marriage: 2010-12-17

I-485 & I-765 Sent: 2011-01-15

NOA1 Received: 2011-01-2

Biometrics Appointment received: 2011-1-29

Biometric Appointment Date: 2011-2-15

Transfer Date: 2011-2-15

EAD Received: 2011-03-11

I-485 Approval: 2011-3-28

Green Card Received: 2011-4-02

I-751 Sent via FedEx: 2013-01-19

I-751 NOA Received: 2013-01-28

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ScottThuy   140

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Exactly what Thuy heard and Bernies wife was told they needed new biometrics and they had already bought her ticket... just more proof that it aint over until the visa is in hand with a I94 stapled in it...

I have heard of people getting a call after they picked up the visa asking them to return it because they changed thier mind and the visa had now been denied..

"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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CoolHand2x2y2z   0

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Thanks, guys.

Those chimps are tricky...

I'm so excited that I was going to tell my to buy the ticket now so that she can get here on Thanksgiving. I've been plotting flights and everything.

Now, after your comments, I've come to my senses.

Unless the visa in issued, nothing has changed.

Wedding in Vietnam: 12/25/2005 (graduate school, below poverty line, couldn't apply)
[b]August 27, 2007[/b]: 1st I-130 packet sent w/incorrect $190 instead of new $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
October 6, 2007: 2nd I-130 packet with $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
January 10, 2008: NOA1 March 31, 2008: NOA2 (approved & sent to NVC)
April 14, 2008: NVC sent AOS Fee Bill (Affidavit of Support) $70.00 & DS-3032 form
Received.
April 15, 2008: Faxed wife the DS-3032 agent form to be mailed from Vietnam.
May 5, 2008: NVC sent request for Affidavit of Support form. May 19. 2008: received NVC's request for Affidavit of Support form.
May 20, 2008: Sent off I-864, Affidavit of Support May 30, 2008: Received IV Fee bill for $400 --money order & sent by Priority Mail.
June 10, 2008: I-864 approved. June 11, 2008: IV fee entered in system. June 16, 2008: DS-230 barcode issued
June 30, 2008: DS-230 mailed by expressed mail July 3, 2008: DS-230 package arrived at NVC & under review
July 11, 2008: Case completed at NVC.
Sept. 5th, 2008: INTERVIEW DATE at HCMC: White paper with writing.
March 26, 2009: Resubmit.
[b]DENIED. June 2009: case sent back & received at USCIS[/b]
August 2009: filed new I-130. Approved after first I-130 case sent to VN, again.
February 2010: USCIS contacted & asked for more evidence
March 2010: USCIS re-approved original case.
April 14, 2010: Consulate sends DS-230
June 15, 2010: Interview Date (Blue issued)
July 13, 2010 Placed on AP -yippee!
Sept. 13, 2010 Consulate home visit
[b]Nov. 5, 2010 Approval letter sent.[/b]
[b]Nov. 19, 2010 Visa picked up. Arrival: Nov. 24, 2010[/b]

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BinhJerome   14

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Thanks, guys.

Those chimps are tricky...

I'm so excited that I was going to tell my to buy the ticket now so that she can get here on Thanksgiving. I've been plotting flights and everything.

Now, after your comments, I've come to my senses.

Unless the visa in issued, nothing has changed.

Smart move on your part waiting. As Scott has said, I also knew a couple that were issued a visa, then they were called to return it. Needless to say they didnt, and from what I heard was there was some issue in the US, but because they did have the approval notice and the VISA there was nothing they could do, however if they had been dumb enough to turn it in then all bets would have been off.

小學教師 胡志明市，越南

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CoolHand2x2y2z   0

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Luckily, my wife got her visa today (Wooo Whooo!).

But she said there were other people who finally got their visa after coming back four times -that's once a week.

Man, what an ordeal!

Now, I've got to clean the house and get ready. :dance:

Wedding in Vietnam: 12/25/2005 (graduate school, below poverty line, couldn't apply)
[b]August 27, 2007[/b]: 1st I-130 packet sent w/incorrect $190 instead of new $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
October 6, 2007: 2nd I-130 packet with $355 fee (Mesquite, Texas).
January 10, 2008: NOA1 March 31, 2008: NOA2 (approved & sent to NVC)
April 14, 2008: NVC sent AOS Fee Bill (Affidavit of Support) $70.00 & DS-3032 form
Received.
April 15, 2008: Faxed wife the DS-3032 agent form to be mailed from Vietnam.
May 5, 2008: NVC sent request for Affidavit of Support form. May 19. 2008: received NVC's request for Affidavit of Support form.
May 20, 2008: Sent off I-864, Affidavit of Support May 30, 2008: Received IV Fee bill for $400 --money order & sent by Priority Mail.
June 10, 2008: I-864 approved. June 11, 2008: IV fee entered in system. June 16, 2008: DS-230 barcode issued
June 30, 2008: DS-230 mailed by expressed mail July 3, 2008: DS-230 package arrived at NVC & under review
July 11, 2008: Case completed at NVC.
Sept. 5th, 2008: INTERVIEW DATE at HCMC: White paper with writing.
March 26, 2009: Resubmit.
[b]DENIED. June 2009: case sent back & received at USCIS[/b]
August 2009: filed new I-130. Approved after first I-130 case sent to VN, again.
February 2010: USCIS contacted & asked for more evidence
March 2010: USCIS re-approved original case.
April 14, 2010: Consulate sends DS-230
June 15, 2010: Interview Date (Blue issued)
July 13, 2010 Placed on AP -yippee!
Sept. 13, 2010 Consulate home visit
[b]Nov. 5, 2010 Approval letter sent.[/b]
[b]Nov. 19, 2010 Visa picked up. Arrival: Nov. 24, 2010[/b]

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pwolocen   2

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Luckily, my wife got her visa today (Wooo Whooo!).

But she said there were other people who finally got their visa after coming back four times -that's once a week.

Man, what an ordeal!

Now, I've got to clean the house and get ready. :dance:

Congrats! A long, hard road for you. We are happy that you finally made it!!

K-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center: Vermont Service Center

Consulate: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

I-129f Sent: 2010-03-06

I-129f NOA1: 2010-03-08

I-129f RFE(s): None

RFE Reply(s): None

I-129f NOA2: 2010-05-25(78 days)

NVC Received: 2010-05-26

NVC Left: 2010-05-27(per NVC operator)

Consulate Received: 2010-06-01

Packet 3 Received: 2010-06-15

Packet 4 Received: 2010-09-11(88 days)

Interview Date: 2010-10-06(25 days)

Interview Result: Blue

Resubmit documents: 2010-11-03

Result: PINK!!!

Visa Received: 2010-11-10

POE: 2010-11-21(Houston, Texas)

Marriage: 2010-12-17

I-485 & I-765 Sent: 2011-01-15

NOA1 Received: 2011-01-2

Biometrics Appointment received: 2011-1-29

Biometric Appointment Date: 2011-2-15

Transfer Date: 2011-2-15

EAD Received: 2011-03-11

I-485 Approval: 2011-3-28

Green Card Received: 2011-4-02

I-751 Sent via FedEx: 2013-01-19

I-751 NOA Received: 2013-01-28

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ScottThuy   140

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Most Awesome news!

"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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