we got the blue slip!! help!

[chuckandkim 0]

Lawyer can not do anything at this point, you haven't seen the interview decision yet! Most will need the lawyer only when their case is delayed or denied.

[Kevin&Loan 0]

AustinJohn,

This is strictly from my own experience. I hired my friend, an immigration attorney, for our K1. Before the interview, all he or should I say his staff did was putting together all the required paperwork. That was it, no more no less. Could I have done the paperwork myseld? Of course, I could. But why didn't I? Because I was lazy. After the interview, our case went straigh to AR for 8 months. Was there anything my lawyer could do to help? Not at all. Why? He tried but he did not know how. I had to ask for help from my congressman and as soon as my congressman stepped in, my wife got her visa.

So, here is my take. If you "can do it yourself" before the interview, go ahead. Then if you have problems after the interview, then contact Marc Ellis (M.E. should have given us a "group buy" discount here since he is such a household name in this forum)

[gp1 0]

I have to agree with Chuck and Kevin.

Although for me, having a little piece of mind just in case something did go wrong was why I went with Marc.

He did inform me of some evidence they may have requested that I didn't initially provide but I basically did all the

paperwork myself. As it turned out, they never asked to see that evidence but every case is different.

[chuckandkim 0]

but every case is different.

That's the key!!! Think "BIG PICTURE" why do I want to approve this girl's petition and grant her Visa to come to america???? This is where you step in and think of way that best presents your case, or LOVE Story that packed with overwhelming evidence to support it.

Good luck and don't let the little thing trouble you and lose sight of the Big Picture They want to give her a visa, if the case is convincing!!!

[David-Hien 11]

Dear AustinJohn,

I'm sorry that I replied you late, I was busy with my new home.

I said that you should ask for help from lawyer as I'm afraid you could not think out any details your fiance / wife need to show and how to say in the interview.

I don't know each case in detail. Only you and your fiance / wife can understand what is the problem in your case. Or you may not know what is the problem. So, when you talk to the lawyer, he can help you to think the way to show evidence and what she should talk to the CO in the interview. He also can train your fiance for the interview date to pass it.

But it's up to you, if you are confident that you can do it by yourself and would ask for attorney's help later when you would get the blue sheet, you can list here your case details: how did you meet her and what kind of evidence you could have,.. so the people in visajourney can help a part.

I'm ready to help if you need.

Good luck to you.

Hien

Edited May 15, 2007 by David-Hien

[David-Hien 11]

but every case is different.

That's the key!!! Think "BIG PICTURE" why do I want to approve this girl's petition and grant her Visa to come to america???? This is where you step in and think of way that best presents your case, or LOVE Story that packed with overwhelming evidence to support it.

Good luck and don't let the little thing trouble you and lose sight of the Big Picture They want to give her a visa, if the case is convincing!!!

Chuckandkim,

I agreed with you that we don't need to ask for the attorney to help until we got blue sheet or problem. But it's just the idea of us, the persons who will be not in the interview.

I used to be the person who was in the interview, and I understood that how nervous the fiance / wife must be in the interview date. Someones who can keep calm and can pass it smoothly, but someones who cannot speak eventhough by Vietnamese.

So, the most important thing is to prepare for your fiance / wife in their mind and try to keep their mind be calm to pass this important step.

Good luck to all couples waiting for interview,

Hien

[chuckandkim 0]

but every case is different.

That's the key!!! Think "BIG PICTURE" why do I want to approve this girl's petition and grant her Visa to come to america???? This is where you step in and think of way that best presents your case, or LOVE Story that packed with overwhelming evidence to support it.

Good luck and don't let the little thing trouble you and lose sight of the Big Picture They want to give her a visa, if the case is convincing!!!

Chuckandkim,

I agreed with you that we don't need to ask for the attorney to help until we got blue sheet or problem. But it's just the idea of us, the persons who will be not in the interview.

I used to be the person who was in the interview, and I understood that how nervous the fiance / wife must be in the interview date. Someones who can keep calm and can pass it smoothly, but someones who cannot speak eventhough by Vietnamese.

So, the most important thing is to prepare for your fiance / wife in their mind and try to keep their mind be calm to pass this important step.

Good luck to all couples waiting for interview,

Hien

It is NOT just the idea of us, the persons who will not be interviewed. It is just the difference between a well prepared vs. unprepared interviewer. Attorney will not and can not help you PASS the interview if your case is full of lies and frauds and misrepresentation, unverifiable facts and misinformation. What would you or a high paying price lawyer can do but sit back and wait for the interview to do its job? Nervousness, sure everyone has, but to overcome your fear by hiring a lawyer and not take in control of your situation by prepare and more preparation for the interview, in my opinion, it's just a waste of money and in many case, it may delay your process.

I understand some of us may have doubt and fear of the uncertainty, I would be lying if I say I didn't. However, lawyer is NOT the only way to overcome the unknown, remember, it's HCMC we are dealing with, you never know for sure what they will "getcha".

Thanks,

chuck and kim

[David-Hien 11]

Come one, chuckandkim.

To look for a lawyer does not mean that they just ask for any lawyer to help them. If they cannot look for a good lawyer, it's better way is none. And not all the lawyers will cost you with the high fee.

I knew that they may not want to hire for the lawyer, that's why I said that they should let us know their story in details to help.

OK, I won't say more about the worst situations I used to face when I worked with lawyer. I'm afraid that will make the couples here are more worried and get upset.

Thank for your advices, chuckandkim.

Hien

[poppscc 0]

Any updates about this case? My fiance also has relatives in america and I dont want to be in this situation. Is there anything I can do to avoid this?

[GOSSIPSAIGON 0]

My fiance was given the blue slip at her interview today. What happens now? What can I do?

Any suggestions would help us immensly!

Aaron

Because you displayed the Viet Cong's flag under your nick that's why they gave the blue slip...

[dalegg 143]

My fiance was given the blue slip at her interview today. What happens now? What can I do?

Any suggestions would help us immensly!

Aaron

Because you displayed the Viet Cong's flag under your nick that's why they gave the blue slip...

I thought the lower half of the Viet Cong's flag was blue.

[AustinJohn 2]

Any updates about this case? My fiance also has relatives in america and I dont want to be in this situation. Is there anything I can do to avoid this?

I'm preparing for this issue by making sure my fiancee has all of this information before she goes into interview.

[Thai Pham 0]

My fiance was given the blue slip at her interview today. What happens now? What can I do?

Any suggestions would help us immensly!

Aaron

Because you displayed the Viet Cong's flag under your nick that's why they gave the blue slip...

how can i take it off?

[chuckandkim 0]

Why do you want to take it off? Your name looks lovely with the Flag below!!!!

[Sinh & Lien 0]

I agree with chuchandkim because of my experience with a lawyer. I used a firm to prepare and do all the documents for my k1 but it was disappointing. This seems like a recurring theme but: this all happened before i found VJ. We all can definately do this on our own with the help of this forum, no doubt about it and everyone will have their own reasons to use a lawyer (i was lazy and i didnt have enough resources (ie VJ) at the time to do it on my own). i agree that you only use a specialist as a lawyer as a last ditch effort if your case is in dire need of it and no one here had gone through it or cannot get back to you on a reasonable timeframe. Some cases i think there is no question, like a green or fraud....

Anyways, with the bad experience i had with my so called expert immigration lawyer (M. Solomon out of NY), getting help from this forum is not only quicker but also more accurate. Because we have a collection of people here who are going through this or has gone through this, it makes more sense to talk to the poeple who are in the same boat as you. The emotional support is huge, not to mention the EXPERIENCE. With lawyers, they may have more experience than every one here combined? i doubt it!

About your case, listen to chuckandkim: think BIG picture. Put your relationship on a pedestal and try to find angles to knock at it, those are the same angles you would want to make explicitly clear with the consulate. Whether it be evidence or you writing a letter to state your claim, but always try to have supporting credible evidence to back up any and all of your claims, or else they will let you go around in circles like they did in my case. Be clear, be confident, but most importantly: be courteous.