The People Working At The Embassy in HCMC Are USELESS

[RichardW002 6]

I am the US petitioner and I have been living in Vietnam since November 2019. I have never left. My female vietnamese fiance and I are doing the K - 1 visa and our case has been "ready" at the embassy since late Feb 2020.

 

We are now waiting for Packet 3. I emailed the embassy FOUR times (twice in April and twice in May) and asked them very kindly if they could email me packet 3 and they all gave me the same BS response saying "we will do so once we resume operations".

 

For those who are still wondering if it is the socalled "virus" that is preventing them from opening, well, I have news for you. The economy here has opened up completely since early May and every single business and schools are open. The only business closed are discos. Hell, even Bui Vien is open. 

 

Vietnam has one of the lowest number of cases in the world. Only like 327 cases.. So it aint the "virus" that is preventing them from opening completely. 

 

I don't understand why it is so hard for these lazy low IQ government employees to start emailing/sending packet 3? These people are just sitting in their chairs texting on their cell phones for the past 2 months instead of actually working and try to atleast do something useful.

[Quarknase 1,072]

I’m sorry that you are frustrated but aiming it at government employees is a bit unfair.

Decisions around Embassy reopening are made in Washington by Dept of State so your “lazy government employees” are depending on that decision. Humble yourself - Immigration is not a right, and no timeline is granted. Even more so under current circumstances. You are physically with your Fiancé, what else do you need? Others are waiting apart from another.

[RichardW002 6]

36 minutes ago, Quarknase said:

I’m sorry that you are frustrated but aiming it at government employees is a bit unfair.

Decisions around Embassy reopening are made in Washington by Dept of State so your “lazy government employees” are depending on that decision. Humble yourself - Immigration is not a right, and no timeline is granted. Even more so under current circumstances. You are physically with your Fiancé, what else do you need? Others are waiting apart from another.

If the decision is made by the Department of State then that mean US embassies in the world should be opening on June 4th.. but they arent...

 

only USCIS is. It would make sense if USCIS is reopening, then US embassies should open too .

 

And it's true that im with my fiance, but try living in a 3rd world country for a long time and let me know how you are feeling. Hell, even the native people who live in Vietnam are trying to escape from this hell. Let alone me, who was born and raise in the US.

 

HCMC is a VERY polluted, hot and hellish city in Vietnam. On top of that, I have gluten intolerance and other dietary restrictions. The foods I have been eating everyday is just rice and rice noodles. They don't even have gluten free bread or other foods I am allowed to eat. I brought alot of food with me when I originally came here, but my supply has run out. I had enough for 3 month. I practically filled one big suitcase full of my foods.

 

Im practically eating chicken and egg and beef with rice and noddles  Let me know you you feel after 7 months of eating the same food everyday..... The pork and fish here are very bad, since it is full of hormones, pesticides and heavy metals.

 

Back in the US I could easily buy organic pork and Alaskan caught salmon. None of this stuff exist here. 

 

I have traveled to many countries and no place on earth is better than the US. It's true I can go back to the US, but Im not leaving my fiance behind. and even if I go back to the US and come back to Vietnam, they will place me into a 14 day government quarantine .No way in hell I can stand that.

 

Edited May 30, 2020 by RichardW002

[milimelo 4,479]

No, June 4 is for USCIS to open some offices. DOS is a different agency. It’s up to the chief of mission at each embassy to decide which phase they’re in. Phase 3 requires undersecretary of mgt approval and as far as I know no post is at that level. Additionally, there’s a worldwide suspension on regular visa processing- when it will be lifted is still unknown. 
 

Why didn’t you leave when you ran out of food? Or you’re roughing it until visa in hand? 

[Boiler 45,516]

Wonder why you are going the K1 route when marry and CR1 would seem the much better option.

 

Sadly many on here are separated from their loved ones for long periods of time, just part of the process.

 

Alaskan Salmon is usually processed in China, wonder why it can not be obtained there?

[RichardW002 6]

39 minutes ago, milimelo said:

 

Why didn’t you leave when you ran out of food? Or you’re roughing it until visa in hand? 

because the virus shut down everything in march when I ran out of my food.

 

if it wasnt for the virus, we would have been in the US by now...

 

and like I said before, it's true I can leave right now, since airports here are open, but if I do come back, they will put me into a 14 day government quarantine. god knows what they will try to do to me...

[milimelo 4,479]

8 minutes ago, RichardW002 said:

because the virus shut down everything in march when I ran out of my food.

 

if it wasnt for the virus, we would have been in the US by now...

 

and like I said before, it's true I can leave right now, since airports here are open, but if I do come back, they will put me into a 14 day government quarantine. god knows what they will try to do to me...

So stay in the US until she has the visa? And there’s 14 day stay inside when you return to the US as well. 

[RichardW002 6]

47 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Wonder why you are going the K1 route when marry and CR1 would seem the much better option.

 

Sadly many on here are separated from their loved ones for long periods of time, just part of the process.

 

Alaskan Salmon is usually processed in China, wonder why it can not be obtained there?

Because k1 is faster than cr1. If we did cr1 we would still be at noa 1. 

 

And lets say we did cr1, the embassy is still not doing interviews. So how would that help?

 

The fish and salmon here are mostly farmed raised which is filled with hormones and heavy metals. I did manage to find norway caught salmon, but it was farmed raised and twice as much as the US. I just laugh when I saw the price.

[RichardW002 6]

Just now, milimelo said:

So stay in the US until she has the visa? And there’s 14 day stay inside when you return to the US as well. 

Then our case will be weak if Im not with her at the interview. Im not risking that chance.

 

If we get denied for a BS reason such as "proof of relationship not strong/legitimate", then all of this wait time would be a waste. 

 

Trust me, I know what Im doing. I have thought of this many times.

[geowrian 22,337]

As noted, DOS made the decision.

Only USCIS has set a planned date to reopen. DOS has not yet.

The individual employees have absolutely no say when they can resume normal visa processing work. Your anger and insults directed at them are misguided. The decision to resume visa processing is something from top DOS staff and/or the chief of mission for that country. It's like complaining that a DMV clerk won't issue a new license when the state's governor mandated all DMV offices closed. The worker has no say...you're talking to people at least several levels lower in the org chart than those with the power to make that decision.

 

If the plan is to remain abroad until the interview, I'm assuming you have a co sponsor lined up (or large assets).

Edited May 30, 2020 by geowrian

[RichardW002 6]

6 minutes ago, milimelo said:

So stay in the US until she has the visa? And there’s 14 day stay inside when you return to the US as well. 

yes, but the 14 day quarantine in the US is inside your own home... not a government facility....

 

here is vietnam in a government facility. 

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

 

 

If the plan is to remain abroad until the interview, I'm assuming you have a co sponsor lined up (or large assets).

yes I do. 

Edited May 30, 2020 by RichardW002

[Boiler 45,516]

56 minutes ago, RichardW002 said:

 

yes I do. 

So why is there an issue buying decent food?

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

@RichardW002it's really unnecessary cursing them out like that.below is the link to the P3 you seek. https://vn.usembassy.gov/packet3k

 

Edited May 30, 2020 by Sparkle Sparkle

[RichardW002 6]

1 hour ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

@RichardW002it's really unnecessary cursing them out like that.below is the link to the P3 you seek. https://vn.usembassy.gov/packet3k

 

yes, I already know about the online version, but I am pretty sure I have to wait for the embassy to email/mail the packet 3 that is related to our case, or can I use this one instead?

 

Can anyone else here confirm this?

 

Can I use this online version packet 3 to schedule medical and do the other steps listed, or do I have to wait until the embassy mails it to me?

 

edit..

 

I just read on here that I can't schedule medical until I actually get packet 3 from the embassy. see picture. I underlined in in green

 

again, can anyone else confirm this?

 

 

Edited May 30, 2020 by RichardW002

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

4 minutes ago, RichardW002 said:

yes, I already know about the online version, but I am pretty sure I have to wait for the embassy to email/mail the packet 3 that is related to our case, or can I use this one instead?

 

Can anyone else here confirm this?

 

Can I use this online version packet 3 to schedule medical and do the other step listed, or do I have to wait until the embassy mails it to me?

 

thanks

AFAIK... Visa validity is tied to medical... If you do it too early your visa will be shorter or worst case scenario you will have to redo it again. 

it's from a post by @Greenbaum. Before I shared it with you I went through it and it specifically said do not schedule interviews until the embassy sends you the P3.

I would advise you you it for informative purpose only and gather the necessary documents you need for the process in advance. 

Your process will be significantly faster if you respond to P3 24hrs after the embassy sends it to you... That will only be possible if you already know what they will ask for.