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Kevin and Proficient

Kevin and   10

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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Anyone going to VN for The New Year? I plan on going for New Year and Tuyen's Birthday. What can I expect for New Year Celebrations?

Edited by Kevin and Tuyen

CR-1 Visa

I-130 Sent : 2006-08-30

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-09-12

I-130 Approved : 2007-01-17

NVC Received : 2007-02-05

Consulate Received : 2007-06-09

Interview Date : 2007-08-16 Case sent back to USCIS

NOA case received by CSC: 2007-12-19

Receive NOIR: 2009-05-04

Sent Rebuttal: 2009-05-19

NOA rebuttal entered: 2009-06-05

Case sent back to NVC for processing: 2009-08-27

Consulate sends DS-230: 2009-11-23

Interview: 2010-02-05 result Green sheet for updated I864 and photos submit 2010-03-05

APPROVED visa pick up 2010-03-12

POE: 2010-04-20 =)

GC received: 2010-05-05

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 140 days.

STL_HCMC Proficient

STL_HCMC   0

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Vietnam
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I had a great time celebrating Tet when I was working in Vietnam. Lot's of great food and the most important lucky money for the children. Enjoy your trip!

STL_HCMC

K1 Timeline

12/27/2005...I-129F Sent (Nebraska Service Center)

07/19/2006...Visa Approved

AOS Timeline

01/23/2007...AOS Sent

03/08/2007...AOS Approved

Removing Conditions

01/12/2009...I-751 Sent

06/10/2009...I-751 Approved

Naturalization

03/27/2010...N-400 Sent

11/21/2011...Approval

12/09/2011...Oath Ceremony

MR2nice Experienced

MR2nice   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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I think I may be able to make it before or around Tet. This of course is pending on when my Fiancee will have her interview. Because of my work, I can only go for 2 weeks max. Right now I can't even buy the ticket yet because I don't know the interview date. Our case was sent yesterday to NVC (5 weeks after approval). That's a good wasted month. :o

05/07/2007 : I-129F Sent

05/29/2007 : NOA1

09/28/2007 : NOA2 (144 days from filing date)

11/02/2007 : NVC Received Case (35 days from NOA2)

11/06/2007 : NVC Sent Case to HCM Consulate

11/16/2007 : HCMC Received Case

11/17/2007 : HCMC Sent Packet 3

11/20/2007 : HCMC Received Packet 3

12/10/2007 : HCMC Called Fiancee (Packet 4 Sent + Interview Date)

12/18/2007 : Packet 4 Received

01/02/2008 : Medical Appointment

01/09/2008 : Interview passed!

01/29/2008 : Visa Received

02/02/2008 : POE @ SFO

Favorite Links:

K1 Process Flowchart

Vietnam Visa Seekers

  • 2 weeks later...
Kevin and Proficient

Kevin and   10

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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I got my ticket and visa last week. I went through a VN Travel Agency I saved $600 when I compared my flight with the Airlines online booking. :thumbs:

Is it January yet? :(

CR-1 Visa

I-130 Sent : 2006-08-30

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-09-12

I-130 Approved : 2007-01-17

NVC Received : 2007-02-05

Consulate Received : 2007-06-09

Interview Date : 2007-08-16 Case sent back to USCIS

NOA case received by CSC: 2007-12-19

Receive NOIR: 2009-05-04

Sent Rebuttal: 2009-05-19

NOA rebuttal entered: 2009-06-05

Case sent back to NVC for processing: 2009-08-27

Consulate sends DS-230: 2009-11-23

Interview: 2010-02-05 result Green sheet for updated I864 and photos submit 2010-03-05

APPROVED visa pick up 2010-03-12

POE: 2010-04-20 =)

GC received: 2010-05-05

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-130 was approved in 140 days.

Jasman0717 Grand Master

Jasman0717   9

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Filed: Citizen (pnd) Country: Philippines
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I got my ticket and visa last week. I went through a VN Travel Agency I saved $600 when I compared my flight with the Airlines online booking. :thumbs:

Is it January yet? :(

Have a great trip. :thumbs:

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United States & Republic of the Philippines

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

Dave_Thao Enthusiast

Dave_Thao   0

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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Posted (edited)
I got my ticket and visa last week. I went through a VN Travel Agency I saved $600 when I compared my flight with the Airlines online booking. :thumbs:

Is it January yet? :(

I may be there during that time as well. I'm in the same situation as MR2Nice. Waiting for the interview date.

Edited by Dave_Thao

06-29-09 received GC in mail

4-18-11 mailed I-751 CSC

CIS Office : California Service Center

Date Filed : 2011-04-18

NOA Date Received : 2011-06-06

Date on NOA: 2011-04-22

Bio. Appt. : 2011-06-24

Had to make an Info Pass appointment because there was a delay in receiving the NOA for our I-751. Never found out the reason for the delay but they gave Thao a 1 year green card stamp in her passport and we got a the NOA 2 days later.

Approved: 2011-09-23

Notice sent: 2011-09-28

MR2nice Experienced

MR2nice   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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I got my ticket and visa last week. I went through a VN Travel Agency I saved $600 when I compared my flight with the Airlines online booking. :thumbs:

Is it January yet? :(

I may be there during that time as well. I'm in the same situation as MR2Nice. Waiting for the interview date.

Looks like my plans may change. Originally I planned to go back when my fiancee gets her interview date. This most likely would fall in Feb or March. I've just found out from my work that there's a big project that we need to meet the dealine by March and that the project doesn't kick off until beginning of 2008. With that, I'm going to ask my boss if I can take the last week of December to go back. If my request is approved then I will leave here on the Dec 21 and come back on Dec 31. I plan to take all documents with me and take A LOT of photos of us to help with the interview. This trip may strengthen our case a bit more since it will be the 3rd trip within the past year, although it will be the shortest. :( But I figure it will be good to celebrate my birthday and christmas again in Vietnam just like last year. :D

05/07/2007 : I-129F Sent

05/29/2007 : NOA1

09/28/2007 : NOA2 (144 days from filing date)

11/02/2007 : NVC Received Case (35 days from NOA2)

11/06/2007 : NVC Sent Case to HCM Consulate

11/16/2007 : HCMC Received Case

11/17/2007 : HCMC Sent Packet 3

11/20/2007 : HCMC Received Packet 3

12/10/2007 : HCMC Called Fiancee (Packet 4 Sent + Interview Date)

12/18/2007 : Packet 4 Received

01/02/2008 : Medical Appointment

01/09/2008 : Interview passed!

01/29/2008 : Visa Received

02/02/2008 : POE @ SFO

Favorite Links:

K1 Process Flowchart

Vietnam Visa Seekers

  • 4 weeks later...
b_weeks Collaborator

b_weeks   6

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
 Timeline
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I will be there !!!!

I arrive December 14th, and will be there until January 20th. Send me a message to my profile, I will give you my email address, so you can contact me while in VN.

Filed Removal of Conditions: 11/05/10

Rec'd NOA1: 11/08/10

Biometrics: 12/22/10

10 YR Greencard: 03/03/11 APPROVED

10 YR Greencard Rec'd: 03/08/11 RECEIVED

David-Hien Collaborator

David-Hien   11

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Vietnam
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I will be there !!!!

I arrive December 14th, and will be there until January 20th. Send me a message to my profile, I will give you my email address, so you can contact me while in VN.

For the ones who is near the interview date: If it is possible...

You should arrange the time to go to VN on the interview date to see if any problem you can help immediately.

You should prepare your documents carefully before you go to make sure that you don't need to come back to USA for any missing documents.

Someones think that they should stay in USA to see if any urgent requirement from US Consulate for documents. It may be correct but if you could come to VN in the interview date, it will support your fiance/wife anyway.

On the date I went to the interview, there were 4 couples of Vietnamese - American. Four American men were waiting in the same room.

Do you know what did they do?? My David said, one man always came to talk to others, security guards to wait. David hidden from the security guards to enter the waiting room of fiance and wife to sit with me and he was successful. The other man bothered some equipments in the waiting room of American citizents.

Finally, all of four fiances got visa although one of them was not qualified for the income of poverty guideline.

Hien

 
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