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  3. Come back from GZ

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    I just came back home from GZ. I and Ella booked the same flight coming back Shanghai. We have a really good time!! Owen's wife and Ella and I , we all got our visas in the morning. Since Owen's wife and I , we are IR1, we only have a visa bag( sealed), no print on our passports ( that is why we can get our visas in the morning, don't need wait till 4:30pm). Today everything goes through smoothly. I am so happy to meet all the nice ladies!! Yuhui (Eric's wife) is such a pretty lady, I recognized her right way ( since I have seen her pic on web before :P she was surprised why I called her name :D Owen's wife ,she is so nice lady, very kind and thoughtful :( I spent the whole afternoon with Ella. We had luch together and afternoon tea, just so happy and sharing our love stories. Finally I can have a nice and deep sleeping tonight :( Wish everyone can hear good news soon!! Best wishes to all!!

  5. I got EMS this Saturday!!

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    Thank u all my friends!!! I just got up ( acturally I didn't go to sleep until 2 o'clock in the morning :blink: ). I will pick up my visa on Monday in GZ and my husband has booked the tickets for me on 3/8. I will be quite busy this following week. My husband wants me to go to US ASAP. We miss each other so much( over 2 years waiting, and finally I can feel better now). Best wishes to all of u!! Thank u all my friends and this great website!!!

  7. I got EMS this Saturday!!

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    I just arrived home from SUZHOU (another city near Shanghai). When I walked in the door, I found my EMS was on the table!!! Unbelieveable!! Since my cousin was at my home today (use my computer to do some homework), she signed the EMS for me and left a message on the table. My EMS was sent out 2/28, I got it on 3/1.

    Now it is 1:30am my time, but I am too exciting to sleep. I have been waiting 2 years for my CR1 and almost 7 months after my interview. Finally I got my EMS. I appreciate this web cadle for love ( for all the information and all the encouragements). Best wishes to everybody!!!

  9. We win the lottery

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    I have a question to ask u, I will appreciate if anyone can help me.  My husband applied CR1 for me in Jan.2001.  And so far I have been married over 2 years and still waiting for my visa.  Will my CR1 visa be changed to IR1?  The GZ embassy will change it by the time I go to pick up my visa?  Do I need call them to ask them to change my CR1 to IR1?  Or the time when I enter the US custom I should ask the VO in the custom?

    Stella, you don't need to do anything as of this moment. Your CR1 is a conditional green card. Just take whatever GZ give you and get one the plane!!! Once you are here and you pass your 2nd Anni of your marriage, you need to file a form -- forget the # to removal the conitional status. go on ins web, they have all forms ready to download. After you have been a legal resident in US for 3 years with your current husband, you are eligible to apply for citizenship. Hope this answers your question

    Thanks Charlotte!! My 2nd Anni has already passed last Nov in China. That is why make me think about my CR1 should be changed to IR1.

  10. We win the lottery

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    ttlee,

     

    You have missed one of the very important points.  Until my wife has her visa and in fact her green card, she is stuck in China.  She cannot visit her brother in America, she cannot meet my elderly parents, who want very much to meet her, she cannot even leave if there should be some emergency that forced me back to America.  Tourist visas are even more of a lottery than are the IR-1 that she has waiting.  In fact, since she has relatives in America, it makes it even harder to obtain a tourist visa as so many people have used them for a way to get to the US and then overstayed.  I passed up a very good job in the US a few months ago because my wife did not have her visa yet.  I have promised her not to leave her alone again if I can prevent it.  This visa means we can stay together no matter what.

     

    She will have to wait in the US until she gets her green card and then she will have to make at least one trip a year back to the US.  That is fine since we want to do that anyway.  At some point, if I get an appealing offer, we may want to move back to the US, but at least now we are free to do whatever we want.

     

    Another important point is that I cannot apply for a visa for her daughter.  She must do that and she can only do it after she is a permanent resident (green card holder).  The daughter is the one that most wants to move to America and become an American citizen.

     

    It is basically that the IR-1 visa gives us much better options to select from and assures that we are able to stay together.

    Congrats, Owen and your wife Rose!!! It is really happy to see people get visa. Though I am still waiting ( 8/5 interview), hope this is a good beginning. I have a question to ask u, I will appreciate if anyone can help me. My husband applied CR1 for me in Jan.2001. And so far I have been married over 2 years and still waiting for my visa. Will my CR1 visa be changed to IR1? The GZ embassy will change it by the time I go to pick up my visa? Do I need call them to ask them to change my CR1 to IR1? Or the time when I enter the US custom I should ask the VO in the custom?

  11. Notice in Mail?

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    Andrew Simkin said all he sees in the system is  that a visa was issued on 2/18; he suggested we contack GZ for details.  Since it is not convenient for me to call, I just have to give a few days.  Will keep you updated!  Based on other threads, small towns get EMS; big cities get regular mail?  But who knows!

    I am happy for you Charlotte!! It seems everything is positive. I am sure your daughter will get EMS pretty soon. By the way, do you when was your case sent to GZ from US after cleared? Then we can imagine it will take how long for GZ to enter in the computer after they received the clearance. Thank u!!! Best wishes!!

  12. Name Change – a personal experience

    in Culture & Language Discussion

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    if wants to change the name and use husband's last name, do we need go to some specail office to apply for changing?  Since the name on the passport is Chinese name written in Pin Yin, even we get immigration visa ,  but the legal names for us are our Chinese on passports.  Can I use my first name in Chinese Pin Yin + my husband last name, is it legal?  Any opinion ?  Thank u all!

    Changing last name only requires your marriage certificate. For SSN name change, you may want to submit a ceritfied copy. It does not hurt to get several certified copies from the court house when you get married for your immigration process and future name change references.

    Since my name is almost a full name change, I only gave them a copy of the INS name change document they sent me.

    To avoid confusion: it is advisable to put a comma next your last name and then first name, i.e. Yao, Min. It is difficult for Americans to figure out the what you last name is when you forget to write family name last.

    Yes, it is legal - I was even tempted to use Xi-Klein as my married name then.

    Hope this answers your questions.

    Thank u Charlotte!!

  13. Name Change – a personal experience

    in Culture & Language Discussion

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    Name conventions are part tradition and part state law. Each state has their own law on a wife's choice of name. In Oregon, a wife can keep her maiden name, take her husband's surname or use both. Also, she can revert to her maiden name anytime she wishes. Check the laws for your own state to see what gives. BTW...first names are not optional. That takes a court action in Oregon unless you adopt an assumed name.

    I see. Thank u for your explain.

  15. Name Change – a personal experience

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    if wants to change the name and use husband's last name, do we need go to some specail office to apply for changing?  Since the name on the passport is Chinese name written in Pin Yin, even we get immigration visa ,  but the legal names for us are our Chinese on passports.  Can I use my first name in Chinese Pin Yin + my husband last name, is it legal?  Any opinion ?  Thank u all!

    I'm not an expert on this so I might be wrong. The way we plan to do it is marry first and change name at that time so that my name is her name on the marriage certificate. Then we will apply for all documents: social security card, state identification (driver license) and so forth. This way, we can use the marriage certificate along with the Chinese passport and visa for identification. Am I on the right track here?

    thank u for your reply. I am CR1. I married with my husband in China. So the name on my marriage lience is my Chinese name. Maybe it will run differently when I enter US. I don't know about it. If anyone has the same experience like mine , it will be great to share his experience with me in this issue. Thank u.

  16. Name Change – a personal experience

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    if wants to change the name and use husband's last name, do we need go to some specail office to apply for changing? Since the name on the passport is Chinese name written in Pin Yin, even we get immigration visa , but the legal names for us are our Chinese on passports. Can I use my first name in Chinese Pin Yin + my husband last name, is it legal? Any opinion ? Thank u all!

  17. My Case is in GUZ now

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    To answer Mick's question, I have spent all my 2003 vacation and

    another 3 weeks of unpaid leave here waiting. The gentleman

    at the Consulate told me that it would take two more weeks for the

    visa to be issued.  I may not able to wait any longer due to work

    situation. My main concern is that if I wait, what if the visa could

    not be issued within two weeks? I have lost my trust to the system.

     

    To answer StellaChaCha's question, Yes, it is possible that your case

    is cleared but GUZ still has not entered it into computer, and therefore

    DOS info line shows "still pending". CA  knows earlier than GUZ

    and DOS info line.

    Thank u so much for your reply BBzou!! Best wishes to u and your wife!!

  18. My Case is in GUZ now

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    First of all, congrats, Bbzou!! I would like to ask u a question. Since recently the people who posted their cases are cleared on this web ,these information seemed all got from CA. Does that mean your case might be showing still pending while the CA inform u that your clearance has been completed?? DOS computer only show the information about your clearance completed when GZ enters in the system?? CA officer knows about this clearance information earlier than GZ and DOS?? Anyone can help me to understand this status? Thank u!!

  25. need help

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

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    Dear friends, I have been here for a long while and read all your posts. Thanks a lot for people sharing the information together. My interview was on 8/5 and still pending. My husband called DOS and CA, it seems my name hadn't be submitted by GZ. I did write emails to GZ to request resubmission. But no reply. I have been waiting over 5 months after interview and over 2 years from the date my husband applied( Jan.2001). Waiting like this is unbelieveable. It is really hard to keep faith if the status like my case. Anyone here can help me that offer the phone number in GZ embassy (like some helpful people), I would let my husband to call from US. We need to talk to some one. Your help I will be so appreciated. You also can send the information to my email address. Thanks!!

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