CASE Approved - Interview Date Set

[Tommy Tran 0]

Hi Everyone..

Received email (P4) from NVC regard My wife case in HCM (vietnam) was approved and interviewed date set for end of September. I am a petitioner in Boston MA and planning to fly back few day prior to the interview and be there w/ her. Our petition was CR-1 (married less than 2 years)

I advise her to plan for Medical exam within next couple of week...

Questions?

1. Should there any information/documents should she (beneficiary) obtain at the Medical Exam for future reference needed such as: POE, lifting condition, adjustment of status, social security card, Renewal of Green Card, Naturalization, etc.. "trying to think/plan and prepare for few step ahead

2. Should there'll be any documents that I (petitioner) need to prepare prior to interview? such as: letters, emails, pictures, text, chat, etc.. if so, any thing that need to notarized? - don't want to get any delay at the interview for any missing supports information that I've could've prepare to avoid delay in receiving visas

3. After the interview, when will she (beneficiary) receive her VISAS? if so, will it be mailed to her home or do we have to come back to HCM embassy to pick it up?

4. Which POE do you recommend? Base on my route destination, it's either Chicago (ORD) or San francisco (SFO) or Newark (EWR)..

5. Any info/card to fill out on the plane prior to arrive @ POE?

6. Will she (beneficiary) need Employment Authorization Documents if she decided she want to work 3-6 after arrive in the states? If so, when/where/how she need to obtain one or would her Green Card act as this?

Thank you so much in advance for all your help, insight and any other information that I've missed, not think of...

Regards..

~Tommy..

[Virginian61 1]

Questions?

We just got our interview date too. I'm going over as well for the interview and goodbyes with the family.

1. Should there any information/documents should she (beneficiary) obtain at the Medical Exam for future reference needed such as: POE, lifting condition, adjustment of status, social security card, Renewal of Green Card, Naturalization, etc.. "trying to think/plan and prepare for few step ahead

We got an instruction packet from the embassy stating what to bring.

2. Should there'll be any documents that I (petitioner) need to prepare prior to interview? such as: letters, emails, pictures, text, chat, etc.. if so, any thing that need to notarized? - don't want to get any delay at the interview for any missing supports information that I've could've prepare to avoid delay in receiving visas

It's her interview. You may not be allowed in.

3. After the interview, when will she (beneficiary) receive her VISAS? if so, will it be mailed to her home or do we have to come back to HCM embassy to pick it up?

It will be stated by the embassy. Usually go back in a couple of days and pick it up.

4. Which POE do you recommend? Base on my route destination, it's either Chicago (ORD) or San francisco (SFO) or Newark (EWR)..

Processing can take an hour or more. Careful about having enough time for connecting flights.

5. Any info/card to fill out on the plane prior to arrive @ POE?

No. Just the usual customs declaration.

6. Will she (beneficiary) need Employment Authorization Documents if she decided she want to work 3-6 after arrive in the states? If so, when/where/how she need to obtain one or would her Green Card act as this?

As a CR1 she will get a temporary green card/work permit at the airport.

[HFHI 0]

I would recommend IOM for the medical exam. Yes, you should prepare all of your evidence now. If she is approved, she will be given a date to come back to the Consulate to pick up the passport/visa (usually 1-2wks). My husband completed Form I-94 prior to his arrival. I am not sure about the other two POE you mentioned, but SFO was extremely fast/easy for my husband, took him 5-10mins. to pass through.