Randy W

As long as it's not in your local office, they won't be calling you in for an interview. Nebraska is usually where it goes when they issue the card. Keep your fingers crossed. 6 weeks is a long wait for an approved card after the interview

What happens is that they lump several petitions together in one shipment weighing 10 pounds or more. The lighter shipments are unlikely to be petitions

I think that's common - Guangzhou is very close to Hong Kong, so the packages usually pass through Hong Kong. They still have to "clear Chinese customs" - that would be some trick to get the Chinese to so suddenly cooperate - perhaps GUZ just isn't using them for a warehouse any more?

Some have reported not having to wait the six months. Contact your consulate (w/a USCIS office) directly for what their requirements are.

Another case of cruelty to children. We've heard worse, but nothing that was such an obvious failure on their part

Wow! Now let's see what they do with the p3-p4 times

That's what the CDC is suggesting; that the flu will in fact reemerge into an even stronger strain in 4-6 months. This was about the strongest thing I could find on their web site Are you sure you're not over-reacting to something you read in the media? 'scuse me WHO's web site - this was linked to from the CDC's http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/as...1/en/index.html

Then again, everyone may just wait and see if it resurfaces in a few months.

And getting back to the ambassador. The family business http://www.huntsman.com/china/ has a large presence in China so he's familiar with the business climate as well. I don't think it would be a fun job at all. If you think about it, anyone with that job will be constantly stuck in the middle attempting to clarify the intentions and culture between two countries that couldn't be more different. . . . and present a challenge to those who have an interest in Chinese culture

well sure but that's what makes it so cool...And then you have to watch it several times to pick up more... B) Me? I like to be able to SEE what I'm watching!

This requirement, if your interpretation is correct, would mean that the copies must be notarized in the US, since China is not a Hague Convention country. However, Hong Kong and Macau are, depending on how difficult it is to get there and whether you can find a willing notary. Not my interpretation ... this is from the revised W-7 form. It means you can no longer get a US consulate office to notarize a true copy of a foreign passport regardless of the country. This is a change in the insturctuon and this March 2009 revision did not appear until May 2009. Notarization is not the same as Certification. Notarization consist of simply signing a document in presence of a notary public, an official who serves the people. Certification implies the confirmation of the document, by a notarial office, in being authentic in which an apostille is asforementioned attached. China, although not a Hague member "in force", like Hong Kong and Macau- they soon will be and have already been following certain articles of the convention for years, such as using apostilles to verify legitmacy of documents. Yes - the original is the "notarial document" from China A copy to send to the IRS must be notarized/certified (the copy) as being a "true copy" of the original. The Guangzhou consulate is no longer performing this function. What I an calling "confirmation" of the new policy would come when either Beijing and Shanghai stopped performing this function, or the IRS refused to accept a document from the Beijing Embassy.

That's what it sounds like. The last report, however, was that Beijing and Shanghai were still doing this. I'll wait for confirmation. Most countries on VJ would be Hague Convention countries, so it would not apply This involves a policy change by the DOS to NOT notarize these copies. Is there a law that changed? Or what happened? We'll know for sure soon enough. In the meantime, someone may want to try.

This requirement, if your interpretation is correct, would mean that the copies must be notarized in the US, since China is not a Hague Convention country. However, Hong Kong and Macau are, depending on how difficult it is to get there and whether you can find a willing notary.

Because what he says and understands are a big part of it

As stated before, the ONLY options are to mail the documents to the US (so you can have a copy notarized),or for her to go to a Consulate in China Otherwise, you will have to file (and pay interest on the difference) an amended return filing singly. You will then have three years to file another amended return with the needed notarization.

Just for clarification, does her BC come from her local notarial office and is a 4- page document bounded in a white cover? This is the internationally accepted document used in transactions and conforms to the Hague Convention. The same with her ID. This is what's needed from her notarial office. Sorry I can't help you more. BTW- have her get her passport. Good Luck! For the visa, yes. For the IRS, see http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=268005 For a passport- yes, which the poster said she hasn't one. The poster also said, The letter states "foreign notaries are acceptable if they attach an Apostille to the notarized document as outlined by the Hague Convention." That's why I asked. What he submitted would've been accepted if it were to what the letter stated, the above statement. I'm curious to know. I'm curious to know what exactly was submitted. It has to conform to what the IRS said which a notarial office could prepare. The "white book" contains an apostille. That's what they want. Of course, a passport would've been the easy, and best way to go. China is not a party to the Hague Convention http://www.apostille.biz/countries.asp This has been discussed several times before http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=268005

Just for clarification, does her BC come from her local notarial office and is a 4- page document bounded in a white cover? This is the internationally accepted document used in transactions and conforms to the Hague Convention. The same with her ID. This is what's needed from her notarial office. Sorry I can't help you more. BTW- have her get her passport. Good Luck! For the visa, yes. For the IRS, see http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=268005

I believe the problem is that she needs an American (non Chinese) notary - either at her consulate, or if she can send the documents to you in the US.

Randy - I'm dead sorry, but this is one of those 'apples and oranges' comparisons - you filed a K-1 - I'm talking specifically about the I-130. The instructions are different, and in FACT, were changed in OCT 2007 to cover a list of evidentiary items to be included as proof of a bonafide relationship, to be submitted WITH the I-130 petition. To Reiterate - In the I-130, there is a list of things to provide for evidence of a bonafide relationship. The K-1 does not currently have this list. It's not an examination of one's OPINION - the list is clearly printed in the instructions. Front Loading is required for an I-130. The CFL FAQs do not cover this. I'm not trying to downplay what you did, or how you feel. There is a serious omission in the FAQs section regarding the front-loading of an I-130 petition. Warmest Regards... Mei - again - my apologies for the thread drift. If you don't meet the requirements, your petition is not approved. To me, front-loading means NOT just meeting the requirements, but loading additional evidence beyond what is called for in the requirements. This would be done for two reasons - to have it approved by the USCIS in advance (this is what Marc Ellis advocates), and to have it in your folder and in the hands of the VO at the time of the interview. This can be done for K-1's and K-3's just as easily as for CR-1. The ONLY disagreement can be whether to include any evidence above and beyond what the requirements call for. The "old-timers" who have advocated ONLY addressing what is required would be called 'front-loaders' under your definition. Now what David puts in the FAQ's is another matter altogether.

*Sigh* - That's your observation, alas. Do you remember all the bickering between ME AND YOU about this very topic ? I am in shock that you would say one needs to be responsive to the times - sure, in general - that's a nice sentiment, and I don't mean to personally attack you - but.... My observation is that the front loading benefit started from OCT 2007, as that's when the I-130 instructions changed. (I'll suggest to you that with this bit, you were not observed to be responsive to the times) My observation is that anyone will get tripped up by the 'english' bit IF AND ONLY IF the casefile seems scant. But, this is not something worth bickering about, today (cause IME, prior bickering with you was fruitless) - except to blatantly note that it's taken you longer to 'catch on' - and I had hoped you'd get the FAQs changed to reflect, AT LEAST, the front-loading bits - hint hint, nudge nudge... ( Mei - my deepest apologies for hijaaking yer thread - I bow in the dust to you ) Several of us (including David) are from the Class of 2005, when the thinking here was to NOT volunteer any additional information that might raise a VO' s curiosity and trigger a blue slip. Mentioning your home equity on the Affidavit of Support, for example. My feeling at the time was (and still is) that you could submit material that would help to paint a pretty picture of your relationship, and not open these doors. Or better yet, open doors that could be easily closed. A feeling of cooperation in getting the visa is much better than an attitude of stone-walling in case you don't. In my opinion, the worst piece of advice ever given on this board was just as bad then as it would be now: Why wouldn't you volunteer the time?

Relax. Make yourself at home. You've got a ways to go yet.

The deal is that your wife MUST bring ALL hard copies of everything submitted electronically to the interview, or NO visa.. http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_4409.html

Unless something has changed VERY recently, you will have to apply for the SS card at the SS office. That box is for employment visas, and they do not automatically mail the cards. The green card WILL be mailed very soon after arrival.

There is also an SB-1 returning resident visa that you can apply for. This site gives a lot of information that you need: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_1333.html You should probably talk to a lawyer (such as Stuart Folinsky) at this point Yes, applying for a new visa down the road is another option, if it comes to that, but you probably would still not be able to get a tourist visa for her.

The result was that the visa was denied and the case returned to USCIS