Logic Girls interview

[woodgc 0]

Well her interview was a snap. We got safely to the USA yesterday morning so I decided I had best post her questions.

She had a very nice older man for her interview; he treated her very well. Her interview was less the five min. and I think that they were only verifying who she was and that she could speak English.

By this I mean they had already decided our case ahead of time and the interview was just a triple check.

She was asked what my name was answered XYZ

She was then asked what she called me and she said X but her lovers name for me was Capt. Joe at which he laughed leading us to believe he read our online chats and jknew what that meant. -- We had provided several days chats in the initial K-1 package.

Next was how many times I had visited -- 5 times --- when was the first trip and how long it was -- Nov 2005 and for 2 weeks ---

How was the 5th trip --- he is waiting out side--- he laughs again

What was your Job Before? XYZ

He asked to see our first emails she handed him a stack of our chats between her and my kids so he could look at them while she dug for the first emails; she had put them at the bottom of the stack with the kids email so it was the interviewer that found them as she looked franticly for where they had disappear too. He laughs at this also

He spent 1 min flipping quickly through our pictures about 50-75 of them

He said enjoy America with your husband and she corrected him and said we are not married yet he laughs at that comment and the gave her the pink slip she said thanks so much and said have a nice evening and then corrected herself and said she meant afternoon he laughs again and said he will and he will have a nice evening also

We got to the interview on a Thursday she was scheduled for 1000 went there at ~0830 was seen at ~1145.

Was told to get the visa at Tuesday at 1600 that took only 30 min Tuesday.

A Note: as she picked up her visa there was a man there to get a visa and she overheard them tell him sorry all those visa’s have been given out and there is no more allocation available and they can not give him a visa today and they have no idea how or when he can get it .

WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TYPE OF VISA HE WAS APPROVED FOR

AS a said before the Vn staff was very nice and the American staff was exceptionally nice.

The best advice I got here at VJ was the one on being booted from the interview room as he waited with his fiancée’. I was going to try and go myself to sit with her but changed my mind and instead gave her my passport, Merchant Marine ID, and USN naval reserve ID. When the VN staff went through her papers she asked if they wanted any of it and was told no but later as she was waiting the Vn staff came up to her and asked for both my Merchant Marine ID, and USN naval reserve ID.

Also we had a RFE in April that asked for some things that they already had – except for a copy of birth cert and translation—it had really upset me since some of the things they already had; photos with dates on etc. The RFE gave us the opportunity to include even more data; my 2ed trip photos with the engagement party pictures and at that time I included copies of my Merchant Marine ID, and USN naval reserve ID which I had not in the initial package; I can only assume that helped.

Any way sorry this took so long and will keep you all posted send your questions I will be online more now that I am back in USA

Blessings

C&L

[YuAndDan 153]

Great review! And congrats the successful interview.

You may want to post it in the embassy reviews under Vietnam. http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

[Kevin&Loan 0]

Capt. Joe and Logic Girl --- Bravo. Job well done. Best wishes to you and yours.

[andrew va thuy 0]

Thanks for giving a good run down on what you both experienced. Question -were the majority or more of your email in Engish ? In my case its almost exclusively simple VN - so I have to wonder if that influences the 'who does' the interview as well as what types of questions or concerns they might have.

I am waiting for my first RFE ( NOA1 ) to arrive this week late.

Thanks and congratulations -...

[sarah and hicham 3]

Congrats Captain Joe!

[woodgc 0]

all emails were in english

[andrew va thuy 0]

all emails were in english

I understood her interview was the 26th and that she returned to get VISA on a Tuesday. So is that 1 week later or 2 weeks later ? Do you have any idea if your being in VN at the time of the interview gave weighed in as a factor ? I have the impression that the decision is tentative and the interviewer changes his mind only if he/shes something that would give question to the earlier decision. ( Whether to continue to disapprove or approve ). Just my guess. Again congratulations

[STL_HCMC 0]

Great review. Congratulations to you both!

STL_HCMC

[woodgc 0]

Her interview was on Oct 5th and we picked up the visa on Oct 10th.

Since they seemed happy that I was waitting outside the consulate during her interview and since they did take my military and merchant marine ID's, I can only assume it helped that I was present.

[chuckandkim 0]

AWESOME Congrats!

[GREEN/TRAN 0]

god i hope we get that man for our interview .all the best to you two.