US Immigration from Vietnam

I'm helping my wife prepare for the interview using this link.

In one section it says:

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Accompanying persons

The following persons may accompany a visa applicant to their interview:

Applicants may bring ONE interpreter if they do not speak English or Vietnamese well enough to participate inan interview.

Applicants may bring ONE person to help if they are elderly, disabled, or a minor child.

It doesn't say that applicants can bring their petitioning spouse.

I've always imagined that petitioners can attend the interview (and that helps the case), but with covid, are they still allowing this or not?

Hi everyone,

I tried to search for an answer on google but was in no luck so I really hope someone can help.

Our case is F2B, my brother finished submitting his civil documents and DS260 in Dec 2021. 2 weeks ago, we received an email from the NVC saying the status was updated and we should log in to our CEAC. However, we did not see any new messages or requests to resubmit any documents/ payment.

I have tried to log in a couple times after that but still no update. Has anyone run into the same situation? Is this normal or should I contact the NVC?

Has anyone postponed their interview until a later date? If so how much longer did they allow the postponment...3 months..6 months.

Thanks

Just got an email from the NVC, we have an interview scheduled in 2 weeks in HCMC, Vietnam.

We need to schedule a medical as soon as possible, and my wife hasn t had her flu shot yet. Do we have enough time to do all this and be ready for the interview?

Hi all,

I have a question related to Name change .

I m a Vietnamese with the common problem of incorrect name order. My middle name + first name has been changed into my first name (current legal name) on Green card and SSN. Despite my attempts to correct the name order, it never got fixed. It took so much time (the USCIS informed me it would take from 6 months to 01 year to replace the GC at the time), while I needed to start working right away to support family and couldn t do it without legal paperwork. Therefore, I took the common advice to put it asides and plan to request name change when filing for naturalization. However, the problem is I was a J-1 student, married my American husband then left the US for a few years before coming back as a legal permanent resident. My name when I was a J-1 student was in correct American/English order. It was also the name on my kid s CBRA and marriage license, which is now different from my current legal name.

When filing the N-400 online I am being asked by the system to provide evidence of my name change. I have never legally changed my name. The USCIS and the US Consular in Vietnam changed my name order despites my desperate attempts to fix it. ( I have a trail of written communications back then with NVC, the US Consular and the USCIS). On my very same passport, my US visas prior to 2016 have my correct English name order, while the immigrant visa is the one with the incorrect order. Should I use my visas and the past communications records as evidence for my name (being) changed?

Would be so thankful if someone in the same boat could give me some advice.