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K-1 Approved!!! Waiting for Visa in the mail. How long it usually takes after approval?

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Our K-1 visa was approved last thursday at the US Consulate in Vietnam.

US Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam only issues visas by mail after approval. How long does it usually take to arrive?

I got the EMS paper with the tracking number, however by the looks of the EMS cheap looking website I don't think the tracking feature even works.

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Consulate site says The visa will be delivered via courier service within two weeks. but remember that this is a holiday week so they may have just decided to take an extended weekend break.

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Consulate site says The visa will be delivered via courier service within two weeks. but remember that this is a holiday week so they may have just decided to take an extended weekend break.

Thank for your reply. Yes, they were close on Wednesday but they will continue normal operations today. I am also a bit confuse because according to the website visas take an average of two days to process.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wait/wait_4788.html?post=Ho+Chi+Minh+City&x=89&y=21

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Had interview last Thursday the 28th. Today I emailed the US Consulate in HCMC and they replied to me the same day saying that they issue my fiance her visa on July 3rd. They said to contact EMS in the next two week... The next two week? I am a bit confuse. It has been exactly one week already since our interview. I contacted EMS today and they informed us that they haven't receive any documents from the US Consulate to send us. Can someone with recent experience with the US Consulate in HCMC Vietnam provide information in regards to final visa issue processing time?

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Thank for your reply. Yes, they were close on Wednesday but they will continue normal operations today. I am also a bit confuse because according to the website visas take an average of two days to process.

http://travel.state....+City&x=89&y=21

been al ong time since they had a 2 day turnaround... she should get it by early next week

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moving to VN regional from K1 P&P

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Congrats on the visa approval! After my wife paid the EMS fee, she had to wait 13 days before she got the visa. Just prepare for the worst case which is 2 weeks. If they gave you a tracking number, you can track it on the EMS website. Have fun with your new life together :dance:

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