We got our interview date

[STL_HCMC 0]

Excellent Bruce. As you know, my fiancee and I are both in HCMC. Can you give us a tip (i.e. where to deliver it, window, etc.) as to the proper place at the US Consulate to hand-deliver packet 3 after completed? We are close to the consulate as well.

Thanks!

STL_HCMC

[Matt_Stevens 5]

I second that question. I'll have my fiancee do the same!

[Jasman0717 9]

[den_y2005 0]

good luck on your interview

[SteveNanik 0]

congratulations and best of luck on the interview

[Mike n Huong 1]

Congrats!!!! I hope the interview goes smooth and you get an approval!!

[yellow123 0]

Excellent Bruce. As you know, my fiancee and I are both in HCMC. Can you give us a tip (i.e. where to deliver it, window, etc.) as to the proper place at the US Consulate to hand-deliver packet 3 after completed? We are close to the consulate as well.

Thanks!

STL_HCMC

We sent in ours from Hue using overnight delivery. Pack 4 was received about 1 month and 13 days afterward. Also, Our interview is scheduled only 20 days after receiving pack 4. I hope that helps a little.

[yellow123 0]

We finally got our interview date!!! I thought this day would never come. I hope to have a real nice birthday present. I am keeping my fingers crossed. I just FEDEXed all the important papers to her this week(Proof of relationship, I-134 and everything else imaginiable. Our case has been pretty straight forward (No RFE's). Well, please wish us luck!, and thanks to all of you for your support!!! I will post the news when it comes.

Thanks to the lord!

Bruce_Han

Great news ! Congratulations and hope everything goes well.

[Robert & Van 0]

We finally got our interview date!!! I thought this day would never come. I hope to have a real nice birthday present. I am keeping my fingers crossed. I just FEDEXed all the important papers to her this week(Proof of relationship, I-134 and everything else imaginiable. Our case has been pretty straight forward (No RFE's). Well, please wish us luck!, and thanks to all of you for your support!!! I will post the news when it comes.

Thanks to the lord!

Bruce_Han

You state that you sent important papers to her this week(Proof of relationship, I-134.....

Is it required to send it 2 times. When I did my I129f I sent the I-134 with it. I was told that all the paper work and proof of Relationship that gets filled the I129f will be at the interview and that I do not need to send anything else.

[dalegg 143]

You state that you sent important papers to her this week(Proof of relationship, I-134.....

Is it required to send it 2 times. When I did my I129f I sent the I-134 with it. I was told that all the paper work and proof of Relationship that gets filled the I129f will be at the interview and that I do not need to send anything else.

Oh yes Robert, you were grosly misled. What you sent in when with your I129F was just to meet the minimum requirements for the USCIS to approve your petition. But approving the petition is a much lower standard than actually approving the Visa.

I always get a bit of a chuckle at how excited people get over getting NOA2-not that it's not a monumentous step in itself. But the fact is that NOA2 is not much really in this process. You might get an RFE between NOA1 and NOA2, but it might cost you a month of waiting, maybe even no time. If you get put on AR after the interview, it could cost you a s much as a year, or longer.

Before that interview, you better start gathering tons of evidence to support that there is an actual ongoing relationship- and HCMC is about as picky as they get.

Edited March 26, 2006 by dalegg

[Bruce and Han 0]

I second that question. I'll have my fiancee do the same!

Ok here is the deal, I did not want to endorse the idea of telling you guys it was ok to hand deliver the packet 3 to the consulate without getting some more information first. First thing I asked hmy fiance was: Who and were did you take the papers to at the consulate? She said at the front enterance of the consulate building there is a window with a VN lady sitting there. Second thing I asked her was: How did they respond to you when you handed them the packet 3 papers? She said the lady was very nice to her and accpted the papers with no problems or questions.

I wanted to make sure that the consulate does not frown about the fact that benificeraries are hand delivering ther document in person. So I say go for it. I did save some time from the snail mail.

Please anyone, Correct me if you think this is a bad idea.

[yellow123 0]

I second that question. I'll have my fiancee do the same!

Ok here is the deal, I did not want to endorse the idea of telling you guys it was ok to hand deliver the packet 3 to the consulate without getting some more information first. First thing I asked hmy fiance was: Who and were did you take the papers to at the consulate? She said at the front enterance of the consulate building there is a window with a VN lady sitting there. Second thing I asked her was: How did they respond to you when you handed them the packet 3 papers? She said the lady was very nice to her and accpted the papers with no problems or questions.

I wanted to make sure that the consulate does not frown about the fact that benificeraries are hand delivering ther document in person. So I say go for it. I did save some time from the snail mail.

Please anyone, Correct me if you think this is a bad idea.

While I was over there in HCMC, we actually went to the front window at the consulate several times to ask questions instead of calling in. I remember my fiancee asking the lady if we could come and hand in Pack 3 here at the window. The lady said yes.

[Bruce and Han 0]

We finally got our interview date!!! I thought this day would never come. I hope to have a real nice birthday present. I am keeping my fingers crossed. I just FEDEXed all the important papers to her this week(Proof of relationship, I-134 and everything else imaginiable. Our case has been pretty straight forward (No RFE's). Well, please wish us luck!, and thanks to all of you for your support!!! I will post the news when it comes.

Thanks to the lord!

Bruce_Han

You state that you sent important papers to her this week(Proof of relationship, I-134.....

Is it required to send it 2 times. When I did my I129f I sent the I-134 with it. I was told that all the paper work and proof of Relationship that gets filled the I129f will be at the interview and that I do not need to send anything else.

Robert & Van,

Dalegg is correct, You do need to send proof of relation just before the interview date. I see from your time line that you do indeed have plenty of time to collect communuication between you two. You should wait on the I-134 until she recieves her packet 3. Save all your reciepts from your trip over there and save your credit card statments that show you paid for the plane tickets.

[kvtran 0]

I have another question regarding birth certificates for the people who just had their interviews. Does the consulate at HCMC even ask or look for the PETITIONER's birth certificate at the interview? I'm worried because I don't actually have one. I'm born in VN but my birth certificate was lost. I pretty sure they won't be able to find it because it has been over 25 years already. Is a simple statement stating when I was born and who my parents are good enough? Thanks.

Edited March 27, 2006 by kvtran

[dalegg 143]

I have another question regarding birth certificates for the people who just had their interviews. Does the consulate at HCMC even ask or look for the PETITIONER's birth certificate at the interview? I'm worried because I don't actually have one. I'm born in VN but my birth certificate was lost. I pretty sure they won't be able to find it because it has been over 25 years already. Is a simple statement stating when I was born and who my parents are good enough? Thanks.

Yes, they do ask for that. I really thought that was part of the original I-129F petition . Guess it's been too long. I'm lucky on that one too because I have returned to the county that I was born in and was able to get one from the County register. Don't know what you are going to do there. good luck.