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Hi, I'm still working on changing my fiance's address. I've sent a fax, but don't feel confident enough to leave it at that. I've called and called but can't talk to anybody. There is that special user-pay number, but I'm not sure if the operators are bilingual, and her address is in Chinese (and I can't say it anyway!) E-mail would be the easiest solution, but there are several addresses to choose from, such as: DHSGuangzhouGeneral@dhs.gov DHSGuangzhouV92@dhs.gov Are either of these apporpriate for my change of address request? I know there is a special e-mail form you can use, but that requires a GUZ number, which I don't have. Thanks!

Thank you!!! I feel a hell of a lot better. And, not knowing what hydrocodone is but wanting to take your advice nonetheless, I made an Irish coffee, sans coffee. Between that and your reassurance, the head is doing just fine.

Wow, it's been one of those Bad Visa Days, where you beat your head against the wall till exhaustion sets in, make a pot of coffee, then get back to the wall. So please excuse me for asking a simple question which I could probably find in the archives, but I just don't have it in me to run in any more circles today. You guys have always humored me in the past, so I hope you will again. In a nutshell, how long does it usually take after an approved I-129 petition is forwarded to GZ before fiance receives P3? Our petition was sent from the NVC on February 4 and we haven't heard anything, and I'm worried that there was some confusion about her address (either by GZ or by the mail sorters at the university campus where we live). If you think this might have been the case (i.e. we should have heard from them by now) please advice on what steps I should take now. So I spent all day trying to actually talk to somebody in GZ and failed. But I did send a fax with a foolproof address, written in Chinese and English. should I expect to hear anything back from GZ about that, or just hope that it is duly noted and their files updated? Thanks a lot. Whatever info you might have will certainly ease my mind. It's this uncertainty that's killing me.

I just checked the link for P-3 forms and didn't see any mention of OS-1858. Is it necessary to include this with the I-134?

Do you recall which notary office you went to in Shenzhen? I've seen a big one in Nanshan, not far from Shekou. I also saw a smaller one in Futian, somewhere on Shennan Lu. How long did the translation process take?

Are you talking about a single certificate from America? I don't think I need one of those. I've never been married and as somebody pointed out, we all sign a statement with our I-129 that should suffice. I'm talking about the Single Certificate for the Chinese fiance. Like I said, she has one, but it is not what I expected (a small booklet rather than a certificate) so I want to verify that it is correct. Also, it expires in March so I assume she will need a new one. (Luckily we've got some guanxi there, too, too help offset the birth certificate debacle. Cheers!

Hi, To continue an earlier thread about the necessity of the Chinese fiance's Single Certificate, can anybody tell me what it looks like? My fiance already has one, or something like it. It's a little green booklet with her picture and personal info (name, birthdate, sex, SINGLE, etc). Does that sound right? While I'm at it, what do the police records look like? Is it a computer printout, or more along the lines of a statement (i.e. "To Whom it May Concern, Ms. XXX has never been arrested...") Sorry if these questions seem unimportant, but we are both unfamiliar with some of these documents and don't want to show up with the wrong ones. Thanks a lot, XL

Yep, that's pretty much what I figured. Don't know what recourse we had, though. She's from eastern Guangdong (Shanwei), an area notorious for petty corruption and opportunism. I'm fairly certain appealling to a higher authority would have only resulted in a higher price tag. Luckily, I think we've got some guanxi in the police department that will come in handy. I have a question about translations of these documents, but I'd better make that a new post. xl

My fiance's father finally tracked down her birth certificate. Quite a relief really, because we thought we'd have procure an alternate form of identification. But the county official on the scene charged him 1000 RMB for it! That seems way too high. He's not gonna get it till tomorrow, so there is still time to fight it, if that's possible. Though I think it would be a no-win situation. "You can't fight city hall" was never more true than in China. On a related issue, how much are they gonna screw me when it comes to getting the police records? Thanks, X.L.

Hi, I wonder if anybody can offer me a reassuring word. I've been living in China for several years and haven't bothered to file tax returns, since my meager income does not require that I pay any. Now, applying for a K-1 visa, they have suddenly become quite important. My parents are going to be joint sponsors of my fiance. They are well above the poverty level, so that should not be any problem. But will my lack of tax returns have any repercussions? There's really nothing I can do about them now, so hopefully somebody can just set my mind at ease. Thanks!

My fiance and I are not sure where to get her police records. Would it be the PSB, or some other gov't department? If you know the chinese name, that would be extra helpful! And should we consult the relevant department at the local (county) level, or go to the city her county is a part of? Also, police records are needed for every place she has lived since she was 16. That would be her hometown, and Shenzhen. But she does not have a Shenzhen residence card, so I do not think they would have any police records of her here. Will that cause a problem, if she states she lives in SZ but doesn't have any police records to back it up? Thanks a lot!