Pink For Our K-1 Visa

[Hy Vong 9]

I am very happy since 10 pm California time last night (10/14/12).

My fiancee's interview was at 9:30 Vietnam time. She arrived there at 8 am. Went in by herself without her phone. She got her number and she was the last one that they interviewed for the day.

At around 11:30, they called her in, a receptionist there asked for more passport visa photos ( so a total of 4 passport photos) and we prepared this very well.

The White Man maybe in the 30's interviewed her, with a Vietnamese translator.

The first question he asker her

1. How did you guy meet?

My financee was very nervous even though she and I practiced this question for 2 months. The man was very nice, he told her "just relax, your smile is very beautiful so try to relax and I know you're very nervous but don't worry, just try to answer and relax just like you're talking to a friend"

After the man told my fiancee that, she started to feel comfortable and after she answered just 2 sentences, the man moved on to the next question even though she didn't complete telling him how we met that we prepared to answer a long and more details of how we met. (I guess this is because during the I-129F, question 18B I answered it every well about how we met).

2. How do you guys communicate?

She told him that we talk on the phone every day. Each day she calls me up for work and when driving to work, I call her and everyday after work, I call her and we text throughout the day. She asked him if he wants to look at the phone logs. We also chat online and webcam through yahoo messenger. We also write letters.

3. How much do you pay for phone calls each month?

She told him she doesn't know because she buys prepay phone cards and that I send her money each month that helps her pay the phones.

4. Do you use maybe 10 phone cards a month?

She said yes, 10 or more.

5. In what city does your Finance live and what time is it now over there?

She looked at the o'clock and it was 5 minutes til 12pm Vietnam time so she told him it's about 10pm in California. (This part is funny because the translater asked him is it right and he said yes right away, this man knows Vietnamese).

6. What is your fiance's job

She told him he is working as a research engineer for NASA so he said ok

7. When did your fiancee become U.S. citizen?

She told him the date I became U.S. citizen that was printed on my US Citizen certificate that she looked at it when she was waiting to be called and over heard they asked some people before her. (so please guys, study this question if it involves you)

8. Why did you cry?

(this question because he looked at one of the pictures last month we she took me to the airport going back to the U.S. after our engagement.)

She told him that because after the engagement, she didn't want to be separated from me and that she was so sad seeing me leave that's why she cried).

9. Who helped you organized all these paperwork?

My fiance and I. (this is because I label and put everything in 2 binders with clear pockets ready to be taken each labeled pocket out when he asks.

He didn't look at much of the evidences, not even about 100 pictures of our engagement. He barely went through a few pictures. He only spent sometimes looking at some pictures that she cried at the airport hugging me. (so please guys, next time when your fiancee takes you to the airport ... just cry and get some of those pictures hehehe) It was just a coincidence for us but the pictures helped

The translater told her she passed the interview. The man congratulated my fiancee and told her to go pay the fee for VISA and passport at the counter.

He took only my 2011 income tax and returned the 2010.

He gave all the original paper back to her and took her passport.

He didn't ask for timeline or 10 years residence, my fiancee asked the translator right at the beginning to see if she wants to give him the time line but the answer was "no need"

Thank you JV and Thank You to you all.

My case took exactly 7 months.

I sent my I-129F on March 12, they received it on the 15th. The interview on October 15th. Carefully prepared and asked questions, everything went by so well, there was not a single problem

[pieroot 43]

SUPER CONGRATS!

[cazzers 83]

congrats!

[ckel11310 10]

Congratulations!!!

[reese1 68]

Congratulations

[shennings 0]

Congratulations! I love reading great news!!

[ScottThuy 140]

Awesome! My wife and stepson there same time, We have to return tomorrow to get the pink.

[Ruinthere 0]

Congrats, it was just one month apart and the process can be so different, guess they even have a set of "questions of the month" to ask during the interview.

[Dan_P 5]

Congratulations!

[WeatherEmperor 21]

That was a very good explanation of the interview experience. Congrats on the pink slip. Just wait until EMS delivers the visa to your fiance and then you can book the airplane tickets. I wish you the best in your new life together

[Hy Vong 9]

Thank you all!

I have a question. After the interview, my fiancee paid the fee for mailing the visa and passport. They gave her the EMS tracking number but the number has only 8 digits. I went to the website http://www.ems.com.vn to track but the website said the EMS number must have 13 digits. Anyone here has any idea about this and how long does it normally take for us to receive the visa?

[vyx 1]

It took 10 days for us to receive it. My wife lived near Bao Loc City. You can go ahead and bought her a ticket. I booked a ticket back in August before our interview .

Edited October 17, 2012 by vyx

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

Congrats for the PINK... now go buy hanger... hihih

[Hy Vong 9]

My plan is not to bring her over right away.

When she receives the visa, I'll give her 1 month in Vietnam to prepare for a small ceremony, not a wedding but just a party to say good bye to her hometown and family. The same time, I'll fly back and we'll go for 1 week of honey moon in Vietnam, our plan is to go to Hà Tiên, Đà Nẵng, and Phú Quốc.

So basically by early December, we will fly together to the U .S., perfect time for Xmas coming up. When she arrives in the US, I'll take a week from work and travel with her on a road trip to different places and point out to her how America is. How a hard working family can achieve their goals but families that without commitment can end up like homeless and divorced in America .

After a week of traveling in America, we will celebrate Xmas together with decoration and stuff. Then when 2013 comes, I 'll get marry and teach her how to drive, let her attend school to get her license as a hairdresser.

[huongkhin 9]

Congrats!