interview Sep 18, 2015 - how fast for view if approve

[nguyensteve 0]

group,

We are set for interview Sep 18, 2015,, my fiancee and I are very nervous, We have double all our paper works.

normally how long does it take to get visa after approve?

Do you have to pay extra money to get visa or get visa faster?

[Klipsch17310 17]

My fiancee got Visa after the 5th day of interview..Some got around 7 to 10 days after ...

When you got approved.They gave a white paper then going to EMS mail service ..And 2 kind service you wants $120.000 and $240.000VN..Hope that help..Good luck

[pfrederiksen 22]

Our's was approved on the 5th and the site says "Issued" now, so maybe within a few days?

[frontgear 194]

We got ours issued 4 days after the interview, but since my wife lived in Da Lat, we did not get it 7 days after via EMS. If you plan to accompany your fiancee to her interview and wait to fly back with her, I think it is safe to plan the return flight 2 wks after the interview.

@pfrederiksen: Congrats on your approval!

Edited August 7, 2015 by frontgear

[nguyensteve 0]

frontgear, I did plan out to be two week after the interview to fly back.

If she is approve,, please , pray, please,,, can I book plan ticket in VN without the visa in hand?

[pfrederiksen 22]

can I book plan ticket in VN without the visa in hand?

Usually. Depends on the airline.

[frontgear 194]

frontgear, I did plan out to be two week after the interview to fly back.

If she is approve,, please , pray, please,,, can I book plan ticket in VN without the visa in hand?

She will be approved. Don't sweat it. I believe you can book ticket without a valid Visa. All you need is her VN passport # (and they don't even require it when you book online, if I remember it correctly).

Here is what I did. I know it was a risky move but we saved a lot of money by doing it. I booked and paid for my wife's plane ticket 2 months in advance. I bought and paid $715 for her one-way ticket when I bought mine, which was 2 months before her interview. The cost for her one-way ticket, if purchased 2-3 weeks after the interview (and assuming that she would be approved), would have been $1,595. So, in the end, we saved about $880. I figured that, in the worst-case scenario that she would not be approved, I would only lose $715. But if we had waited and bought the ticket after she was approved, we would have spent $880 more. We were lucky that she did get approved. LOL

[mccorleone 12]

Hey Steve... We're having interview next week... already looking at ticket (EVA)... econ is around $800 and deluxe $1400... BOL with your interview brother!

PFred... Seeing you just had yours, could you give us the scoop of how it went and questions and stuff like that! Mucho gracias!!

[pfrederiksen 22]

Hey Steve... We're having interview next week... already looking at ticket (EVA)... econ is around $800 and deluxe $1400... BOL with your interview brother!

PFred... Seeing you just had yours, could you give us the scoop of how it went and questions and stuff like that! Mucho gracias!!

She said it took about 2 minutes. They asked how long we've been together and how many times I've visited. He looked at the photos and said he loved them. Visa approved.

[nguyensteve 0]

Hey Steve... We're having interview next week... already looking at ticket (EVA)... econ is around $800 and deluxe $1400... BOL with your interview brother!

PFred... Seeing you just had yours, could you give us the scoop of how it went and questions and stuff like that! Mucho gracias!!

group, what is best to do , buy air ticket now, or wait until we pass?

[pfrederiksen 22]

group, what is best to do , buy air ticket now, or wait until we pass?

Based on your info, your interview wont be until late october probably (if not later). Embassy will say the visa can take up to 3 weeks to get issued. I'd wait until you at least have an interview date.

I bought her ticket for 3 weeks after the interview to be safe. Once she has the visa in her hand, I will call and have the airline change the ticket.

[nguyensteve 0]

Based on your info, your interview wont be until late october probably (if not later). Embassy will say the visa can take up to 3 weeks to get issued. I'd wait until you at least have an interview date.

I bought her ticket for 3 weeks after the interview to be safe. Once she has the visa in her hand, I will call and have the airline change the ticket.

Pfred,,,

we are scheduled already for " 18Sep2015" for interview.

did you bought the ticket ahead of time or after the interview?

[pfrederiksen 22]

Pfred,,,

we are scheduled already for " 18Sep2015" for interview.

did you bought the ticket ahead of time or after the interview?

How'd you manage to get an interview less than a month after NVC?! It's usually about 3 after you do your ds-160. Your whole process looks like it went really quick..It's been a year for me.

Anyways, I bought it before.

Edited August 10, 2015 by pfrederiksen

[nguyensteve 0]

How'd you manage to get an interview less than a month after NVC?! It's usually about 3 after you do your ds-160. Your whole process looks like it went really quick..It's been a year for me.

Anyways, I bought it before.

once you paid for the visa and it is approve you can log back into the visa, and schedule for interview.

Note, I saw available interview as early as this month August, but I did not choice, as my Fiancee still need to get medical exam ,, and I plan to fly back for the interview.

[pfrederiksen 22]

Just to update, my fiance got her visa 4 business days after the interview.