zoeandmorgan

Hey all. I haven't been on for a minute, but I just wanted to send you these blogs. Here's an English language blog my wife and I have worked on for a bit called Love is Forever, Because Love is you. Also my wife's been working on a Chinese langauge blog all about her life in NYC (with me as well!) check it out: Å®ÈËÔÚŦԼ ÄãÃÇÒ»¶¨»áϲ»¶!! To all those working on bringing their families to the US, ¼ÓÓÍ! ²»Òª·ÅÆú!

Thanks Randy. We are CR-1. And booked the tickets to LGA. Laguardia in New york. Wish all the best!!! Since it is the holiday season, will that delay us getting the hard copy of green card? thanks

Thanks all for the answers!!! I also read some articals about POE only in certain airports, not all. For example, only JFK in New York.????? Could we just fly in any airports? So if I didn't get a hardcopy Green Card before I come back to China, the Stamp would work as a multi-entry visa to usa? REALLY APPRECIATED!

dear all, we just got our CR1 visa and plan to go to states for Xmas and then back for another three months to wrap everything up. So how long will we receive our green card? two weeks? one month? Also If I get back to China in Jan, can I reenter next April ? Confused.... THANKS

Firstly, thanks for all the congratulations from all you guys! For everyone still in the process, continue to work hard and keep the faith. As I said before, CFL has been a motivation in many ways for my wife and I before, through and after the process. For all those denied, and I pretty much didn't get sleep the night before the interview reading some stories, I feel for ya'll and I have to say -- you guys are an inspriation to me as well. Shushuweiwei, your words definitely made me think, all respect to you. I wish you luck on your process as well and all the best. The support here is really strong from everyone here, no matter what stage or the outcome of this crazy process. I am proud. Hard to find this out of just any website! This makes CFL amazing (and addictive sometimes!!). ÓÐÖ¾Õß,ʾ¹³É - When there's a will, there's a way. (This one's from my wife.) JIA YOU!!

Prior to living in China, I though rubber house shoes were ridiculous. I was a socks and barefoot guy. Once I visitied Korea and started living in China, it's all about the rubber house shoes. Doesn't matter if there were the flip-flop style or the sandal type. It was best that they were all plastic, no cloth at all, especially a pair in the shower room and a pair out. But the squeaky sounds can be strange to listen to. heheh.

Depends on how much you make, how much they make and the relationship you have with her parents. If you plan on putting money down to buy a house or do something big with your money for you and your wife and her parents know it, they probably won't expect any money from you because you are doing it to build the family.

Everything was filed in China. I think it has something to do with my wife's Chinese name because it is also really rare and easy to do a background check on. Thanks! Oh yeah, we mailed our petition from Shanghai to Beijing. I updated the timeline. Got it! Thanks, WenDylan. Keep up the great work!

Everything was filed in China. I think it has something to do with my wife's Chinese name because it is also really rare and easy to do a background check on. Thanks! Oh yeah, we mailed our petition from Shanghai to Beijing.

Everything was filed in China. I think it has something to do with my wife's Chinese name because it is also really rare and easy to do a background check on. Thanks!

To: E&S, Appaullo, Michael, 406 Camaro, Joannaliu and Illinois Dave... THANK YOU ALL! =) My wife loves hearing from all you guys and so do I. ÄãÃǶ¼ÈÃÎÒÃÇÁ½¸öºÜ¿ªÐÄ£¡ To Georgelee: Thanks to you too! Saw you on my post about taxes and I-864. As for the American service hours, it's on Mondays at 2pm at the Consulate, but you should get there by 1:15. Just walk in the building, you'll get to the 4th floor and they'll start letting folks in to get to the 5th floor where the consulate is located at around 2, so you'll have to wait a bit. When you get in, you'll hand in your cell, get inside, get a number and a sheet to write down information about you, your case and space to write down your questionsNumbers will be called at random so pay attention to the signs or the visa officers calling out numbers. (It seems like you won't have problems speaking English with the visa officer, a lot of petitioners there don't speak English or Mandarin. Welcome to Guangzhou! My Cantonese got better after that afternoon and this whole trip!) Bring your passport of course, come ready with questions you have. It will help to have the case number for the immigrant you are petitioning. Make sure you leave 2-3 hours out of your schedule to get this all done and done well. Jia You, Georgelee!!!!! YOU GOT THIS! Think pink!!!

Hey Bob and Haiqing, You guys' story was definitely a motivation for my wife and I. You guys overcame some pretty hefty odds to get to where you guys are. It's an honor to hear from you guys. Thanks!

WenDylan, No problem. Are you guys still doing the timeline? Can you add our case in as well? I would appreciate it. Keep up the great posts. I read stuff from you guys all the time. Squonk, You case sounds exactly the same as mine. Yeah i think mine and my wife's was an easy case, but I didn't sit at the coffe shop. As far as I'm concerned, the prices there are "tai gui le". =) It's arguable that the VO's want to leave for lunch and grab some Starbucks or something. hehe. Congats about your wife AND her son! Wow, was the process for her son much longer? Just curious. ллÄãÃÇÁ½Î»£¡

Dear CFL, Firstly, I want to say that this site has been a great help for my wife Zoe and I. Thank you all for your posts and ideas, it really helped us a lot. Keep it going and I hope to see you all in the US fairly soon! If there is anyway I can help, let me know! Right now, let me give you all some of my own personal insights of this visa process. After this process, we are firm believers that EVERY case is different and every case will be viewed differently depending on the kind of visa you are going for, the state of your relationship and the personalities of the people involved. Sometimes, what happens to one person who's going for the visa won't happen the exact same way as the next. So here's some of my insights. You can take them with a grain of salt if you like. We went for the CR-1 visa, so it was relatively quick. You can see the timeline in my signature. Getting all the info together and calling Beijing a bunch helped a lot, it kept us sane. Even if you get a machine, don't give up, try again later. As for CR-1 people, make sure you get your domicile together ASAP. That's key, as for finances, I can't really say. I live and work in China so I don't make as much as a person in the states does, but I save a lot more. Files your taxes. You should do this anyway. I think the biggest concern for us was the interview, so we came down to Guangzhou early. The interview was on Thursday, but we arrived Monday morning to attend the American services hour for immigration visas. You have to be a petitioner to go there and ask questions. The VO I had was friendly and helpful and told me Domicile and Finances were key. (I think domicile is more important. ) Coming here early was great because the weather and surroundings in Guangzhou are more pleasant than Shanghai. It's a bit cleaner down here... but on top of that we stayed at a great hotel. Go stay at AS Home which is run by Yang Jia Hua. This guy has been running his hotel for about 7-8 years, knows the patterns and ins and outs of the visa process system, and his hotel is in the same building as the consulate. He's been recommended on this site more than once and now I am recommending it. It's worth it. As for the interview itself, my wife was one of the last to get called for her interview, so I waited there from about 8AM till 12:30PM. (Bring one of those tiny unfoldable chairs if you can!) The thing was my wife had a very relaxing conversation with the visa officer. Try to make the interview more like a conversation. My wife's English is also really awesome, and she never studied abroad or anything like that and started learning English when I started learning Chinese, in college. She also went to the US twice as a tourist and came back to China both times, so I think that helped a little. My wife is the bomb as far as I'm concerned and she let the visa officer know as well. I'm very proud of her. ÀÏÆÅ£¬ÄãÌ«°ôÁË¡£ I think if you give the visa officer the impression that you belong in the states and the states is right for you because your family is there and you have the potential to fit in US culture, then you'll be OK. You can bring the kitchen sink with you, but more importantly -- stay comfortable, have fun, smile, be confident and happy. Visa officers are humans too. A few last thoughts... 1. Prayer works! 2. Try to enjoy Guangzhou, shopping flor clothes here is way cheaper than Shanghai! B) 3. A true relationship always prevails! Good luck and I hope this helps! B)

How did it go? I wish you luck! Was reading this and listening to the John Denver song and it almost brought tears to my eyes I am in Guangzhou with my lao po (or a la lao po) in Shanghaineese. THINK PINK! Jia you!