Vietnam US Consulate Reviews
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318 Review(s)
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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Review #32798 on December 14, 2023: |
JohnTX
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Background info:
* K1 + K2
* Petitioner never married prior. Beneficiary was married with child previously.
* Our ages are about 2 years apart.
* No Dam Hoi engagement.
* We submitted i129f after being in person one time. Although we had been talking online for 2 years by then.
* Since submitting the i129f the petitioner went to Vietnam an additional 4 visits.
Interview:
We went to the embassy at 6:30am. They had us line up at 7am near the front door. After going through security to turn in phones we registered for a number. They called us to hand in papers - they collected the i134+tax documents, original birth certs, copy of house registration book, passports, divorce document, and the envelopes from the medical. They kept the copy of passport, the copy of birth certs, the sealed medical contents, i134+tax, and one of the visa photos.
Then we waited to be called again for the interview. Myself, the ... read complete review
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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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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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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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