Vietnam US Consulate Reviews
Average Rating: 3.6
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317 Review(s)
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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Review #32740 on November 29, 2023: |
Jim and Lan
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· 3 people found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
We arrived at the designated time. They lined up all immigrants into one staging area. We were soon asked to enter the building. We went to several windows first, where we presented our marriage certificate, divorce decree, passport photos, etc.
We then waited about 20 minutes. Our number was called. The consular officer asked me (petitioner) 2 questions, and my wife 3. The interview lasted less than 30 seconds.
The visa officer was typing furiously. He looked up and said "The visa is being issued."
That was it. The process was actually pleasant and quick. In the Consulate about 2 hours. I can say I was impressed by how organized the consular staff was in processing everybody.
Note: Alot of K-1 visa applicants were "blue sheeted." Many unhappy and long faces that day. I don't recommend going the K-1 route, especially at HCMC, since it's a "high fraud post."
Good luck to all!
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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Review #31956 on April 10, 2023: |
gordonsmith
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· 3 people found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I, the American citizen, did not attend the interview. I stayed in the US.
My fiance arrived at 6:30am, no line yet and everyone was waiting at the cafe across the street. Around 7:20 the consulate allowed people to line up. My fiance got inside and submitted the required documents at the first window: passport, ID, visa photos, police check, birth certificates, household book, etc. and was told to sit down and wait.
Around 1 hour later, my fiance was called to the next window for the interview. The officer did not ask to look at any of my fiance's evidence, which compiled into 3 binders. There were only 3 questions:
- How/when did you meet your fiance?
- What does your fiance do for a living?
- What do you do for a living?
After that, the officer said the case was approved. All in all, the interview lasted around 2 minutes. After reading other experiences at the HCMC consulate, we were surprised at how quick an... read complete review
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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Review #31613 on November 29, 2022: |
TmcMaximus
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Interview went well. American staff was friendly, Vietnamese staff were not.
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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Review #31530 on October 31, 2022: |
Karmachewy
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
The interview was just fine. My (now) wife (then, fiancée) did not have to wait long, and the interview went well: our application was approved. We had “front-loaded†our application with a lot of pictures, at well known, easily recognizable (at least to Immigration Officers at the Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City) photos of us together (we had traveled around the country, so we submitted photos of us in front of landmarks (such as the Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi, Halong Bay, the Imperial City in Hue, The Dragon Bridge in Danang, and some famous sites there in Ho Chi Minh City. One which I w came up with myself, and was particularly proud of, was a photo Isfahan the two of us, in front if her Mother’s house, showing the house number placards (which would end up matching her address on our application.))) I think that all of these photos helped.
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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Review #31046 on May 12, 2022: |
Kissima123
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We entered the consulate for my wife’s CR1 interview in a line with about 70 others. I was expecting to go where I had done notarisations before, but this was a much larger area with 19 service windows. The line first queued to a single window to receive service numbers. Then each case sat down waiting for their number to be called and displayed. Upon being called to one of the 19 windows people were asked for the documents required for their case. We gave documents quickly while others seem to fumble for up to 15 minutes. We organised as directed on consulate website so it went quick. Then sat again waiting to be called for interview.
Five windows were open for the interviews. We watched and tried to listen. We could tell some people struggled for answers to some challenging questions about their bona fide relation. We saw sad blue slip faces, but smiling faces too after interviews. One particular window #15 was taking much longer to process cases and asked more... read complete review
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