pink, but making us wait?

[tway22 0]

My wife just got back from the consulate to pick up her Visa and they gave her another pick slip without a date on it. They took her contact number and said they will call her. They told her since she interview before for K-1, they need to cancel that case first. Should we be concern? I'm scared now.....she even saw some people leave with green again after they had pink and was picking up their Visa like she did.

[chuckandkim 0]

Sound reasonable but a little bit weird... Why would they need to cancel a Denied K1 case? Didn't they deny and disapprove the case? So what there to "cancel" ? Cancel a non-existing case? You can't cancel a non-approved Visa, it doesn't exist!

I wouldn't worry brother, just relax and she'll be here in no time.....

[tway22 0]

She just told me they need to cancel the first case or else they will not let her enter at POE. They didn't give her a date and so she asked and was told about a week. I just think it's odd because my case has already been sent back to USCIS. It's still sitting there waiting....maybe that's why they need to cancel it?

[chuckandkim 0]

Now that makes sense!

She'll be here! Got the house ready for the new boss to arrive yet?

[FormerConOff 0]

Hey...

I used to work at congen HCMC. If they gave you a pink slip you've got nothing to worry about. There are a hundred reasons for these delays, but none of them have to do with the applicant's eligibility for the visa (for example, the state dept only lets the consulate issue a certain type of any visa class each month, so if they accidentally issue one extra during any given month due to a scheduling error, they have to call the applicant back in and tell them to wait until next month or else POE will jam her up). Stupid bureaucratic stuff, but nothing to worry about.

[tway22 0]

I just think it's weird that they would tell her they need to cancel the K-1 case first. Is that true? Hopefully they will call her back in soon to get her Visa.

[FormerConOff 0]

I honestly have no idea what that means, but the fact that they told her the reason indicates that it's a harmless reason. Pink sheets are only taken back in the worst circumstances...like when the consulate finds out that you're actually brother and sister after approving the visa!

Do not worry. At worst, you should just be annoyed at the inconvenience.

[Teacher Mark 53]

They did that to someone else recently and I can't remember who! They got it within a few weeks though.

[Teacher Mark 53]

Got it:

DaveandThao:

Mai and I went down to the consulate yesterday and picked up her visa, no problem. However, they turned a lot of people away, saying their visa wasn't ready yet, including em Thao (Dave_Thao). She is to wait for the consulate to call her. That's a bunch of ####### if you ask me. We had the same interview date and the same pickup date. I guess Mai and I just got lucky. No chance for Dave to question anybody at the consulate as to why, either, as it was 4:30, and they shuttered their doors for the week-end.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=128266

and Tyrobe:

My wife and I went to HCMC at 2 pm to pick up her visa as scheduled on the pink slip. She waited until almost 5 pm when there were only five people left in the room. Then she asked the staff there to look up the visa for her. For some reason, they said my wife's visa is not ready yet! They have a week since June 5th when my wife passed her interview to print the visa. Anyway, my wife is very devastated right now.

What pissed me off was that while she checked in her bag with the cell phone, the staff(s) there took it out and played with it. They even changed the theme on the phone. Keep in mind that we also keep some personal materials on the phone. Well, we suppose to have a visa party tonight and a 3-day trip to Da Lat starting tomorrow. This event is a big turn off. I'll give the Consulate a call tomorrow to find out why. They also said they'll call us for update on the visa. Hopefully, we'll receive the visa before my return trip on June 18th. I already threw away my scheduled flight on June 16th and bought two brand new one-way ticket so my wife can accompany me on the same trip. Air China + Continental don't refund the ticket; there's an inside story but I'll tell it other time. It would suck if I've to delay my return trip to US even further. I'm an optimist so I hope for the best.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...31632&st=30

Dave and Thao had been put through 2 years of hell when this happened. Both couples are in America now, so don't despair!

[Robert & Van 0]

I know of another person who got a pink and they went to go to pick up there PassPort/Visa but they told her that it would be delay for anther 3 weeks. But there was no reason.

[tway22 0]

anyone know the number for Department of state so I can call? Thanks

[LuckyDucky 0]

I'm not sure why they would do this, but it does sound pretty harmless and it just seems like you'll need to wait a little.

It seems that your previous I-129F denial might be "in the system" somewhere, which may flag your wife's name for non-entry at your POE. If that's the case, it seems reasonable to ensure that, when she arrives, she won't get turned back. That would be awful.

Hopefully it'll just be a small delay.

[tway22 0]

Hopefully it's all simple and she can come soon. My wife had already threw a going away party for friends and family. She already said her goodbyes and now it's just embarassing for her to return back home. She wants to just wait in HCMC and wait for their call.

[mimhnhut 0]

My wife just got back from the consulate to pick up her Visa and they gave her another pick slip without a date on it. They took her contact number and said they will call her. They told her since she interview before for K-1, they need to cancel that case first. Should we be concern?

Don't worry. They told your wife the truth. One of my friend was in the same case. If the consulate did not cancel " the code" of the first case in their computer data, the visa can not print down on her passport. That's their explanation. My friend was called to get visa a week after.

Don't worry. Your wife will get visa soon.

[tway22 0]

My wife just got back from the consulate to pick up her Visa and they gave her another pick slip without a date on it. They took her contact number and said they will call her. They told her since she interview before for K-1, they need to cancel that case first. Should we be concern?

Don't worry. They told your wife the truth. One of my friend was in the same case. If the consulate did not cancel " the code" of the first case in their computer data, the visa can not print down on her passport. That's their explanation. My friend was called to get visa a week after.

Don't worry. Your wife will get visa soon.

I see...thank you very much for the re-assurance. Thanks everyone, I feel somewhat at ease. That is the consensus I am getting everywhere.