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Fay's 10 year green card finally arrived...and much quicker than we anticipated. Question: If we decide to move, do we we need to notify the USCIS? Any paperwork? B)

correction in my previous post: Yanfei is NOT involved with the military

Since my wife, Yanfei has not left the states since her arrival and is involved with government or military, passport photos of her are not required with submission of the I-751, correct? That is the way I am reading it on the instructions anyway (below). I am asking because I vaguely recall someone posting that two passport photos are required with the I-751 submission regardless. I tried to locate the post but no luck . Exception: Those who reside overseas pursuant to military or government orders, including conditional resident dependents residing overseas and listed under Part 5 of the form, must submit the following items with Form I-751: 1. Two passport-style photos for applicants and dependents, regardless of age.

My wife has a substantial bank account (Bank of China) on the mainland and she wishes to transfer the funds to her U.S. account. We have the U.S. account information needed to give to the Bank of China but I have been going over their website http://www.bocusa.com/ and can't find any clear info on the matter. I think I may have found a form on the site that has to be submitted for transfer but I am not sure if it is the correct form. Has anyone ever done this and if they have, can it be done through the Bank of China located here in the U.S.? On the form I found, it asks for "Betting Account" number. I am not well versed in this at all . Can anyone point me in a direction or give some advice? I am probably naive to think this can be done painlessly Thanks! Curt

What is the usual wait time between the biometrics and the AOS interview? The biometrics were done on 3-16-06.

March 16th. So far...so good... Fay is happy.

Does the biometrics appointment happen before approval or can it happen after approval? I am a bit unclear on this. Also...we recieved our I-797 notice of action on the I-485 on December 6th. and to date, haven't heard anything yet. For those of you who have already passed this point, do we still have a bit of a wait yet before we hear anything?

Sheesh!

Ok....Am I to understand that 90 days after her entry into the U.S., my wife cannot get a SSN based on just her K-1? That she will need the EAD now? She came here Aug. 19th. and the end date on the I-94 is Nov. 15th. I went to a SS office and that is what the "lady" told me at the local SS office. She said the K-1 was expired and that my wife was here illegally. Can you beleive that? I almost luahged in her face. When I said thank you (for nothing...I felt like saying that )and we got up to leave, she actually grinned at us like she was satisfied we didnt get what we came for. Will I have to wait for the 1-485 to be processed to get the SSN?

Does the I-485 have to be sent in before the K-1 visa expires since we are already married? I have the form finished but I still have to get the stamp of approval from a civil surgeon concerning her vaccinations. But...we have run into a delay. It is possible that Yanfei is pregnant so she cannot get her MMR and Chickenpox vaccination until we are sure she is not. After we learned of the danger of these vaccinations to an unborn, I took her to have her tested to see whether or not she had already recieved these immunizations in China. Yanfei cannot rmember if she did or not. Soo...the results of her tests wont be in until the end of this week...and on the 19th, her visa expires. Any worrys ? Penalties $$ ? btw...I did find a CS who would do just the vaccination supplement for us without a physical. Cost: $25 Very Cool

Thanks Guys for the info. We are not in much of a mess as I thought.

Yanfei has told me she has had vaccinations of some sort but that she has no records at all in her possesion...great... What vaccinations are required? I have about 11 days to file the I-485 and this comes up. Sheesh...I am sure it will cost an arm and a leg. No sense going to the civil surgeon until this is done, am I right?

Hello everyone. I am filling out Yanfei's AOS paperwork finally and I have a few questions. Sorry if some of there are stupid questions. 1.) The I-94 # is the departure number on the front top left of the I-94 form attached to her visa? 2.) Where would I find her non-immigrant visa number on her visa? Is it that long series of letters and numbers at the bottom of her visa? 3.) In the instructions of the AOS, it states that if the K-1 applicant has already had the medical examinations to obtain the visa to the states, only the vaccination supplement paper work need be submitted. I asked Yanfei where this paperwork was at and she replied that she gave it all to the immigration officer upon her entry. What should I do in regards to this? I am stumped.

Hi,this is Yanfei Clawson ,wife of marsofborg. We are befuddled as how to fill out the papers of adjustments of status. Please give some advices.Thanks!

Hello everyone...Just returned from picking up Yanfei in L.A. We had an awesome time backpacking and visiting Vegas. We got married at the Luxor hee hee Ok...now what do we do? How many tons of paperwork this time? Haha.

Yanfei and I used messenger exclusively to communicate daily. We rarely used the phone.

Seems she overheard some person in the line at the consulate saying that if you are a Chinese woman coming into a port of entry into the U.S., you will be asked very lewd, personal questions such as: What underwear are you wearing....Do you like sex? etc. I have never heard of such horse hockey and assured her that if any officer was caught doing that, they would be in very hot water. But...I thought I would ask here so there is no question in my mind. Is there any truth to this at all? Yanfei is worried about running into a scumbag like this.

Yeah Baby!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!!

Sometimes an attorneys don't know what the hell thye are talking about. Follow your instincts and do what you feel you need to do to get this matter straightned out. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Yanfei breezed through the interview and passed! She arrived at the consulate at 5:30 a.m. and there already people there waiting. She finished handing in her things at 9:45 and then she went to eat. She arrived back in line at 12:45 and at 1:10 they let them in. She waited until 3:20 before they called her number. She was the second from the last in there. When they called her number she was very nervous until she walked up to the VO...then she calmed down immediately. He asked quite few questions during the interview. What I wrote here is all Yanfei could remember. She said he asked question after question. My Yanfei said she talked his ears off on some questions...she shaid he could hardly ask the next questions haha. I joked with her and said he gave you the visa just so he could go home haha. Anyway...here are the questions he asked her: 1.) Q - Can you speak Mandarine? A - Yes I can (she answered in English..this surprised him. He continued in English after that) 2.) Q - How did you meet your fiance? A - On the internet 3.) Q - What website? 4.) Q - When did he divorce his ex wife (he looked at the computer) 5.) Q - Why did he divorce her? 6.) Q - When did you meet him? 7.) Q - What do you think of him as a person? A - He is a very deovted family man etc. 8.) Q - Can you describe how devoted he is? 9.) Q - What do you like about him? 10.) Q - What does he do for a living? 11.) Q - Do you have any photos? 12.) Q - Do you have any e-mails or letters? 13.) Q - Can I see his I-134 please? 14.) Q - He says: You seem to know each other very well. A - We have known each other for 4 years now 15.) Q - I am going to approve you for the visa 16. ) (Yanfei jumping up and down like a kid haha ) Yanfei then went outside with her pink slip and some of the other women who had been in line with her were there waiting for her to see what her result was. She jumped up and down for them too haha. Out of the 4 women there, only 3 were approved. The other 3 womens ages were 18, 28, and 37. The 18 year old was the one rejected because she was told she did not have enough photos and she had no e-mails or proof of any commuincation with her fiance. The 18 year old showed the other women her bundle of proof and Yanfei thought it was poorly put together. The other women really wowed Yanfei for how well organized she was. I can't beleive we have come this far. Now...I have to make plans for her arrival. Yahhoooooo!!!!!!!

I'm as cool as a cookie about her interview but I am super geeked at the same time. Hard to explain. My adrenaline will not flow until I am on my way to L.A. (or San Fran) to meet her for her arrival. From there, We will head to Yosemite for a week of some awesome back-packing then on to Vegas for 3-4 days. She plans on finishing out her semester at the school she teaches at then she will move out of her aprtment and tie up loose ends. THen she wants to spend a month or so with her parents and enjoy their company a bit before she comes. I am still remodeling like a madman so I am in complete agreement with her plans to visit with her parents before she leaves .

It is tomorrow, June 2nd. and she is very nervous. I suggested she calm herself, take a deep breathe and walk in there like she owned the place. Btw...her cousins husband, the judicial official, made a call to the notary office for Yanfei to help speed up the notarized certificate she needed for the interview. They finished it for her within 10 minutes after the call. He must be a bigger wig than I thought.

Viva Las Vegas!