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Sorry to tell you that they will never approve a visitors visa while you have an immigrant visa application pending. I tried that and was told by the consulate in Shanghai NO WAY.

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Social security card arrived May 12th one month after arriving at LAX POE. However we went to the social security office May 7th and they had nothing on file from the DS230 part 2 in which we requested a SSN be assigned. The clerk at the social security office said that this was normal as it is supposed to be submitted to them by immigration at POE but it seems to get lost somewhere in the system. Anyway she entered the information and one week later we have the card.

We received our Green Card Monday the 24th just 13 days after arriving at LAX POE. After going through this whole fiasco I am surprized at the speed in which it was processed.

Congrats. Finally came through. Next stop P4

CONGRATULATIONS NOW BRING HER HOME.

Not required for a CR-1

April 3rd I left for Shanghai to bring my wife home. After a hectic week of visiting with family and friends we did some last minute shopping for goods she believed were unavailable in the US, including some Chinese medicines (according to her there much better than ours) and then I was given a lesson in the art of Chinese suitcase packing. (how to squeeze 80lbs of luggage into a 50lb suitcase) So with four overstuffed suitcases and additional oversized carryons we departed from Pu Dong airport enroute to LAX on April 11th. Upon arrival, LA customs officials directed us to the far right of passport control where at counter number 17 we handed in our sealed package from Guangzhou and were told they did not need our Xrays. After my wife was fingerprinted we were told to take a seat and that it would take about 20 minutes to process her. I then went to retrieve our luggage and upon returning 10 minutes later found that my wife had already been given her processed paperwork. Next stop was the customs counter where I told them we had nothing to declare. They took an empathetic look at me struggling with the tonage on the luggage cart and cleared us through. (overall very easy) Now she has been here a week and has already connected with some of her friends from 001. Life is great.

No worries. You guys will breeze through it. GOOD LUCK

CONGRATULATIONS Glad its all over for you. BRING HER HOME.

Dont wait. Go to the office's of your Government represenatives in person. Bring pics of you and your S.O. and establish a personal relationship with the administrator. You will be amazed what they can accomplish if they really become involved.

In response to your question regarding the declaration letter. I addressed it to the consulate Attn VO. I explained how and when we met, some details of our travels and time with her relatives together on my various visits and also when and where we married along with details of our wedding reception that was arranged by her family. In addition I explained how we stayed in contact via email, instant messaging with web cams and phone calls. I also said how this separation was very painful as we were very much in love. I then had this letter notarized. It seemed to have value as the VO read it in detail. GODD LUCK to all who follow.

As promised a follow up post to our interview success detailing the process. My wife arrived at the consulate at 7.30 carrying pounds of evidence that might be required at the interview, and at 7.45 the check in began. (The kitchen sink was not allowed in) She went through three different check points. At 8.30 everyone was told to stand and face the consul and the oath was administered. At 9.00 her name was called and she went to a window where a Chinese woman took her medical pkg and issued her a paper slip with an interview number. At 10.30 her number was called and she went to window 20 where she was fingerprinted. At 11.55 her number was called again, this time to window 23 where an American male VO conducted the interview (For the most part in English) On approaching the VO my wife said "good morning sir" good morning he replied. She then asked him (smiling) "may I put this down here ?" (pounds of evidence minus kitchen sink) Sure he replied may I have your passport. "Here it is also a letter from my husband" she said handing him her passport, a notarized declaration letter from me detailing our relationship, and a proof list detailing all the evidence she had brought such as a notarized copy of my passport x amount of emails and instant messages, x amount of pics, phone records, ticket stubs and so on. The VO studied the letter and proof list, and then her passport. I see you were refused a US visa two months after your marriage he said. My wife did not reply and so he looked up from his desk and was surprised to see her smiling. "Yes I applied for a visitors visa to spend Christmas 2004 with my husband but I was told I must wait for my CR-1" she replied. Thats OK said the VO when was your husband divorced? "He was separated in xxxxxx and divorced in yyyyyy" she replied. Divorced in xxxxx? he asked. No separated in xxxxxx and divorced in yyyyy she replied. (VO) What does he do? (wife) What? (VO in Mandarin) what is his work? (wife in English) "He works for--------" (VO) What is his monthly salary? (wife) "I do not know what it is monthly, but his salary is xxxxxx a year" (VO) may I see the copy of your husbands passport? (wife) "Sure here it is" She handed him the notarized copy of my passport and he studied the various visa entries and exits from China. He then studied his computer screen (I think he was looking at the numerous inquiries from my Senator and Congressmans office) After about 3 minutes he smiled and said OK you have your visa. The total interview time was about 5 minutes and the only evidence requested was the copy of my passport. However I believe that when the VO saw the proof list that my wife gave to him, her confidence and how well she was prepared, along with the many inquiries on record through DOS he needed no further convincing. Again let me thank the CFL members for all their support and the wealth of valuable information that helped us prepare so well. I leave for Shanghai at the end of the month and will bring my love home on April 11th

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15 Months and 13 days of hell and anguish and now it is over. Today my darling passed her interview and wll pick up her visa on Friday. First let me thank all of those special CFL members that have helped me suffer through this process. From the original application in November of 2004 throgh my rantings over namecheck delays and the pain and suffering that we go through being sparated from our loved one you guys have always been there. At times when I thought all was hopeless I would log on and read the hearts of fellow members and become renewed. The information and support that this family has provided has been invaluble and I owe you all a debt of gratitude that I can never repay. But for now I am exhausted and will post the details of the interview along with our timeline after I sleep in a world of bliss.

Return the completed DS230 part 1 with a copy of the biometric page in your wife's passport and a completed Guangzhou P4 supplement (can be down loaded from the links forum). Good Luck

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