markndannie

my ex wife used to make ox tail soup very good. Knee bone soup was also very good.

I asked my wife if she new the card game dizhu, she said yes but it would be hard to explain how to play in english, she said you would have to play it with someone to explain it. mark

she sent it to me from china, i think ems. No my wife has an id, passport is different. I think you can get a notary at a us consulate. mark

my wife sent me her passport, and i made a notarized copy of it here. That is what i sent with the w-7. mark

the NVC said they sent our cr1 docs to GZ on May 17th. I emailed GZ for status and they just replied we have not received the paperwork yet. Why does it take so long? Any one else around this shipping time heard that their packet was received?

exactly my question. I will be in china for 3 or 4 months, sooo to be safe i guess i should have a co sponsor? i really don't want to have to come back to the states just to show i am working, as a contractor i can pick and choose my work during the year. mark

i am trying to decide what is best for our cr1. When i submitted my 864 i was working. Now i am not and will return to China to stay with my wife until her visa. I have the assets to meet the requirements but no current job information. I made enough salary this year to exceed the poverty guidlines. Just wondering should i just update my 864 to show my assets or is it better to have a co sponsor? any comments or help greatly appreciated. mark

why the discrepancies with cr1? some are 170 days and most are 215 or so? arrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggg! mark

hey Fred, i emailed GUZ the other day and my papers were sent on the 27th of may. They do not have the hard copy yet. Guess we just need to wait for the system to do its slowwwwwwwwwwwww thing. mark

my p3 letter date is may 30. Will you be updg the p4 interview predictions? thanks for your great work mark

congratulations and our best wishes.....now get to cleaning!!!!!!

ok so now i am confused, maybe a senior moment? Any one else here can help?

hi all, I am the agent for my wife and i was wondering where will they send the p4? to my wife's address or to mine? mark

oh yes i wanted to cover all the bases. Its just sad that the k3 has taken longer to get to guz than the cr1. I would have done it the same again knowing what i know now. mark

i filed both but now regret spending the money. The 129f has sat there since nov 2. I just got an rfe from them for my biographical data from my passport. My cr1 is in customs delay in Guz.

Just curious as to why the cr1 times are longer than the k1 or k3? Thought that once it was sent by the NVC to Guz that the process was the same??

well they just announced that they are moving in August. Consular Section to Relocate in August 2005 The U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou is pleased to announce the relocation of our Consular Section on August 8, 2005 to Tian Yu Gardens in the Tian He district of Guangzhou. All consular services including passports and American Citizen Services, Non-Immigrant and Immigrant visas and the Adoptions Unit will be located in our spacious new facility. We are confident that the American and Chinese public will find the new consular offices more comfortable and easier to access. For updated information regarding the relocation of the Consular Section, please check our website at http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/guangzhou/ or contact the Visa Call Center at: 4008-872-333 (from mainland China) or 011-8621-3881-4611 (from the U.S.) New Address for Consular Section: 5th Floor Tian Yu Garden (II phase) 136-146 Lin He Zhong Lu, Tian He District, Guangzhou 广州市天河区林和中路136-146号天誉花园（二期）5楼 Please note that the Mailing Address for the Consular Section will not change: U.S. Consulate General 1 Shamian South Street Guangzhou 510133 China

Congratulations Jim and Jennifer!!!! We are both so very happy for you. Mark and Dannie

hi carl, you did the right thing, because the agent cannot sign for her and she has to fill out the form and sign it. Also she has to fill out some items in Chinese, as the P4 will go to her address in China. Hope this helped mark

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!

hi Dean, welcome to CFL. I can't help you with the address maybe someone else doing a DCF (direct consular filing) can. The visa terms are confusing. When you file the 130 then you are filing for a CR1 (conditional residency). the 130 is sometimes called K3, but many of us have also filed a 129F after the 130 NOA1. there is plenty of help here, check out the links and resources section. The timeline for DCF is a lot less than going through the process here in the states. You can look at some of the other members timelines. Good Luck! BTW where in China are you. I will be going back to Shangrao Jiangxi to be with my wife the first week of aug. Mark

we use yahoo and msn, and now skype which is a very good quality. We talk on the phone twice a day sometimes. I use firstphonecard 2 cents a minute and pinless, rechargable and speed dial. I have never had any problems with their phone service. Yes my wife wants to see the house with the webcam and now all over with my wireless laptop. She always tells me leave the mess i will do it when i am there. mark

ah yes, packers, and brats!!!! I was born and raised there and Laopuo wants to be close to my family. And real estate is much less expensive there. Bought a nice duplex in my hometown, now i can get on the long list for packer season tickets. The lake is right across the street. And Roger and Luli are only 20 minutes away. Real Cheese is from wisconsin, california can't hold a candle to the cheese there! And i have always been a cheese head! Real estate agent told me that my wife does not have to sign for title on calif home. Mark

Thanks John, i just passed it on to my realtor, i sure appreciate the help Mark

no the title is just in my name, my relator called me and asked me about it, since he knew i had married in China. Mark