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Hello Everyone, Its N-400 time and I just went to the USCIS office and had my paperwork checked. Everything looks good. I will be filing at the Texas Service Center and was wondering if anyone else has filed N-400 yet. What have your experiences been and what kind of processing times are you seeing?

Hi, Im on the verge of sending some Video's to China. Lynn's Dad is worried that the Foreign Devils :blink:are Starving her to death,or about to eat her. Well I have some DVDs and I would like to send the family one or two. Is it better to send DVD in Pal or just send a VCD or both. For those who are into Chinese Video formats Drop me a PM. Thanks Friends.

Its very easy for a man in love to look the other way. The heart and the mind are on opposite ends of the world. Still take Care.

English usually works but really Chinese is preferred. I had Lynn write her address by hand and I got a Chinese friend to Type it in Chinese, I made myself some mailing labels that I stick onto the envelopes. I still do that. It really works well. I also use Global Priority from the Post Office. The only thing to remember is to add Peoples Republic of China in english along with the postal code. Click Here Example. http://www.geocities.com/lynnandjoseph/chinalabel.jpg

As for me I was living in Guangzhou whenever we went to the consulate so I always rode the bus. Her way and the highway. The express train to Guangzhou and then the city bus to the consulate.

John: Thanks for the Friday morning giggles! A perfect way to start the end of the week! Hey Man, I really like that one. My boss is Ling she pay good and the fringe benefits are excellant. The only trouble is that I take my work home with me,and I work 24/7. Just Like the Chinese.

A Letter of employment can be written just like any business letter. The only diference is that you will be getting it notarized,and chain authenticated. That means translated into the native language of your fiance. It has to describe your job title and duties as well as your wages. Obviously the better your position the better your chances of success. Of course a letter that says your a good fella dosent hurt. It needs to be on company letterhead with contact information for your employer. Enigma

Rule number 1. Never send an original passport,send a certified copy. In fact never send the original anything Certified copies will do,and if you need to you can show the originals as backup.

Canine Communist Party = Russian CCCP = OH MY GOD

I fully agree with this statement,our I-129F was approved is a short 30 days but it took 6 months to arrive in Guangzhou.

As I recall from our experience,our first P3 was lost in the mail too. At that time these were sent via regular chinese mail. It was not a problem to get it replaced. But keeping up with your case is essential to a successfull outcome. It kind of pays to be paranoiod,that extra awareness has saved us a lot of lost time. Even then it was no Cake Walk. God Bless.

Somtimes you can get really good deals in Guangzhou?

Teaching my wife to drive was a no choice deal since I couldnt locate a driving school. The problem was that we nearly always got into it when she was getting her lessons. She did learn,but we totalled one car in the process. An expensive lesson. But she is a good driver and has her license.

My wife has cold sweats at night,and stays cold most of the time. I nearly always burn up. We are almost never comfortable in the same room. Does that go along with this topic?

Hello, I dont have anything special on my mind today,but just thought I would post our best photo. I like to take pictures and Im messing around with html. I admit Ive progressed a lot. To some that may seem elementary but to me its a lot of fun. Anyway,Id like to see photo's of other couples and if any of you have web pages send me your URL in a PM so I can add you to my links page. I also like to study different web layouts to improve my own designs. My latest work can be found at http://jtech222.0catch.com/maindirectory.html Thanks L & J http://jtech222.0catch.com/_webimages/faces2.jpg

Ditto I-130 needs to be approved first. But once she gets her green card you can travel freely. Lynn has had hers for several months now. We can go to China but we are waiting till we get the cash. Patience is Rewarding For Sure. Love And Hang On Tight.

As of April 15,2004 We shall celebrate our first anniversary. Its been an interesting year indeed. I bought Lynn a gold and diamond necklace which she loves dearly. A good topic for consideration would be "Gifts" and what would be appealing to the chinese spouse. Cultural tastes differ and yet some things are universal in their appeal. Even in China Diamonds are a girls best friend it seems. What ideas do the rest of you have? Still Kicking Joseph

My Parents Co-Sponsored Lynn,After she arrived in the states. The I-134 is for the interview. After she got here we had to file I 864 which is an affidavit of support that you file with the Adjustment of Status after you get married. Parents are very good sponsors and can really save the day. God Bless Mine.

Really, what we are talking about is "FEAR" Fear that our beloved has used us as the All American Patsy. Some people are cold enough to do that. We played the game and we all ask ourselves "What Was I Thinking" but even so we have to admit that we are insecure or we would not make it a priority to know. We men want to know if we have all been made fools of and if our women have not taken us by the bean bag and we overruled our good sense. If so we have only ourselves to blame. Can they find another guy and dump us? Probably So. Would they get away with it? Maybe. I find it unlikely that if my wife dumped me for another fella that she would be required by law to stay with me. We cannott own another human being,even when we have been the unwitting hero. We cannott enforce morality nor can we legislate loyalty. Whether or not to harm is a decision that is left to the individual concience.

Well, now that its over for us we take for granted the time we spent in Hell. But it has given us strength. The world situation was tense and will continue to be for some time. The great remedy for the hostility between nations is Love. We are pioneers in a new way of thinking. Its not the road most travelled. But its never easy to be engaged in somthing new and different. I recall the idea of the "Hostages Of Peace" (Arthur C. Clarke) in which at any given time a country has a significant prtion of its citizens residing on foreign soil. Thereby making attack by their government more unlikely. At some point it will become evident that war and its advocates are destined to eventual obsolecence. But the road to that place is not so smooth. We are paving that road,for ourselves and others who follow. The road to the future of the world.

I was lucky that Lynn speaks english,and we communicate well enough for the most part. She has a tendency to use some of our less desireable words which promted me to ask where she learned them. She surprised me in saying that she had known a couple of american kids who lived in her hometown when she was young and the boy had a potty mouth. Its interesting the way an argument can result over a mis-spoken word and how the meaning can be mis-understood. These little obstacles can be frustrating. We take our language so much for granted at times that we forget what adverse impact a mild expression can have to someone who sees that word or phrase " insgnificant to us" may seem downright isulting to our Chinese partner. Its best to keep in mind that we are from different worlds,and trying to adopt a life style that neither have any experience coping with. Add to that the fact that neither of us have ever been married before. Oh what big changes. The Undiscovered Country Indeed.

About three weeks ago Lynn recieved her Green Card. It looks a lot like a drivers licence and has a single figngerprint on it. We also recieved a reciept to establish the residence. What was funny is that she recieved the reciept along with a notice that she would get her green card in 3 weeks. But in the same days mail was an envelope with her green card. In other news Lynn got her drivers licence today and is taking her A.C.T. to enter college. I will be getting my C.D.L Commercial Drivers Licence in two weeks. We have been working on several projects at once and it has been hectic. The more we work on the more we seem to want to work on. I am checking on some Grant programs that Im told may help Lynn get free financial aid to college. If we succeed I will post that information on Candle so that those who want to may check into the possiblities. Typically we are told that Residents cant get that kind of help. I cant be perfectly sure but as I say If we get it Ill post that data.

It is a sad day for America,because we have been defeated by the ultimate enemy "FEAR" No act of terrorism has the impact of our own insecurity. We have saught refuge behind walls not knowing what we are shutting out. I cant help but recall that a wall can become a prison as surely as it is a defense. And our owm mote may drown is as quickly as anyone else.

Speaking Of driving schools, Hey Mick Where can I find A Driving school near my home town. PM Me or shoot me an e-mail. Thanks

The fact is that our government has the power to torture people to its high and mighty hearts content. Being honest in our society is treated like a poison. We waited and we did it leaglly. What right do the lawless have to special treatment?