Results of Linh's US Consulate Interview!

After more than 8 months of exhausting efforts to successfully get Linh admitted to an M.Ed. program at James Madison University, today was the last step in Linh's "US dream" process - her interview at the US Consulate in Saigon to get her US F-1 (Student) non-immigrant visa (NIV).
US Student (F-1) visas are not a "sure thing" even when you have been formally/officially admitted to a US university's graduate program - 33% of Vietnamese US Student visas are "declined" (and the US Consulates/Embassies never tell you "why")! During the past week, Linh and I have spent many, many hours gathering/developing documents (e.g., CV, loan agreements, recent bank statements) and practicing/rehearsing for her VERY important US Consulate interview.
Linh's US Consulate interview began at 7AM this morning (EST = 7PM, Feb 21). The US Consulate's policy does NOT allow anyone to attend the interview with her. I did accompany her to the US Consulate and waited for her in a coffee shop across the street from the US Consulate. The wait was incredibly nerve-wracking!
2.5 hours after her interview began - Linh reappeared at the coffee shop where I was waiting for her. Results = Linh got her US visa! Linh will receive her passport and US visa via courier to her house in 2-3 days!
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