Uyen Nguyen, 32, is in a bureaucratic nightmare.

As a result of an error in the immigration process, she is stuck in Vietnam and won't be able to get back to the United States for eight years.

She is being kept apart from her husband Loc, 38, and their daughter Cynthia, 5, who are in Clearwater, Fla., in the Tampa Bay area.

The family keeps in touch on Skype Video calls.

The Clearwater Citizen reports: "Loc and Uyen are grateful for the Internet so they can have regular, affordable contact with each other. One night, Cynthia taught her mother her favorite song through Skype and the webcam."