rogerluli

It is incredibly random. Our P3 to P4 was exactly 4 months and then less than 3 weeks to the interview ! Go figure.

Congratulations !!! Thanks so much for listing the questions asked. A big help to all of us standing in line. Best Wishes from Roger and Lu Li

Of course when the petitioner is present and the SO gets the visa they are likely to believe that it helped or made a big difference. We will never know the truth. But since some couples get "blue slipped" anyway we decided to go with my attorney's advice because her batting average is 1.000. Does the attorney know something I don't ? Is there anyone out there who used an attorney and got a denial ? With us it was a matter of having a really nice honeymoon or rushing to GZ to wait together and see what happens. I realize that I am playing the odds on this and if a denial is issued I will be on the next plane to GZ to do everything I can to get my SO here. Thanks for all the good wishes

Hello to all from a newbie, I only discovered this website on 2/19 and have been reading intensely since. I have not been as involved as most people because I hired an attorney to handle our K-1.But realizing that my SOs interview was at hand I have been studying up to decide if it was important to be in GZ for her. She lives in GZ and I have been to visit her 3 times. My attorney's reply to my question of was it important for me to be there for the interview was, "You do not need to go to China for Lu Li's interview. I do not expect any problems with her interview. I am very excited for both of you that the interview is scheduled soon. Your case is going well." My SO agrees completely with this. She has complete confidence that she will get the visa although her English is limited and my Chinese consists of about 5 words. My SO tells me that she knows women who had NO or very little English who passed the interview (no their boyfriends did not know Chinese either). I realize that conventional wisdom is that it is important for the petitioner to be outside waiting. If I am wrong I know I will have to eat my hat (can I have it in a hot pot please). And I will then have to rush to GZ to see what can be done. I am extremely impressed by the quality of the posts and general organization here. But the best part is that everyone seems so caring and ready to share their knowledge with others. So before I eat the hat I take it off to all of you. Thank You, Roger