Randy W

Well I couldn't read the link so I'll take your word for what it says. B) But seriously Jesse, your company should be commended. It's a QQ/TenCent link - Iwouldn't go there without Javascript turned off, but I'll second what iDave said

The study is about urban vs. rural, not across provinces There is a simple principle at play here that I thought everyone understood - the "One child policy" does not cause any births, does not cause any deaths, before or after child birth, and will NOT by itself affect the ratio of male to female births. The ratio at conception is 50:50 regardless of any previous or future births or potential births. The one-child policy does not change this, nor does it change the ratio at birth (usually considered to be 1.7 to 1). What DOES change this ratio is the number of selective abortions, or any other survivability factors. If a couple keeps trying, keeps having girls (or aborting them) until they finally have a boy, it doesn't matter - the ratio is the same for each one. Only the selective abortion of females can change this ratio. So his statement that ¡­" the data suggests that it might actually only have a minor causative role, and that the bias is more a function of relative education standards and traditionalism" is of course true, simply because the one-child policy does not (directly) cause abortion. He did NOT study these factors across provinces, only between urban and rural.

Yes - that's exactly the way it's supposed to work. Some of the surgeons have you pay for another exam so they can fill out the rest of the form - this is unneccessary

If they live overseas, they will NOT receive the biometrics appt notice, and will need to make arrangements themselves as outlined in the notice. They live in the US, right? They'll get the appt notice.

But, aren't you a K-1 filer? Yes he is - one who can answer questions about CR-1.

I was grilled for 15 minutes once on a business trip to Canada where there was obviously no point at all to the grilling. They periodically retaliate for real or perceived transgressions on the part of the American border agents. It has nothing to do with it being "difficult" to enter Canada, although it may very well be difficult for Chinese citizens.

From the I-485 instructions - "Unless specifically required that an original document be filed with an application or petition, an ordinary legible photocopy may be submitted." Yes

The specifics here would be for a Chinese citizen (non-green card holder) to get a visa to go to Canada. There might be more experience with that here. But I don't remember reading much about that, other than transit visas. Also, one or two SO's who were already living in Canada for one reason or another.

Yes, it is the visa type. On ours, I put K-3 Visa for my wife and K-4 Visa on my daughter's form for I-485.. The expiration date is the date on the US Visa attached to her passport....Issue Date on the left and over to the right, Expiraton Date. Both of ours were 06-01-10. For a K-3 and K-4, the expiration date on the visa is the same as the one on the I-94. However, they are asking about the visa date, not the I-94 date. Best wishes. They seem to ask about the I-94 and Current status expiration, which would be the date on the I-94. Visas must be used before the expiration, but the status extended by the visa expires on the date on the I-94. That's what I was wondering.... Does it matter that the I-94 has expired? That was my concern: I didn't want to cause problems by entering an expired date.... So is it the Visa or the I-94....? The visa expires 6 months after the date it was awarded. The I-94 expires 90 days after she enters the country. You don't need to worry about her status - she can go out of status for up to 6 months to a year with a good reason, or for a month or two with no reason at all. Once you file the I-485, her status is "Applying for AOS" Many people have put the I-94 date with no RFE - that's still the way I read it - but it would probably have no impact either way. For K-1's, you are here legally regardless of the expiration dates.

You are more generous than I am. Filing married jointly is almost always better than filing married separately. The Form 2555 is "For Use by U.S. Citizens and Resident (US) Aliens Only". Why donate money when they tell you not to? You do need to file a W-7 for her with the tax return - be sure to mail your return to the address listed for that form, and NOT the one you would normally mail to. For tax purposes, if you are married on Dec 31, you were married for the entire year. You might want to ask yourself how much of her income in China is reported by her employer to the United States government.

Yes - your income must be at least 125% of the poverty line. No - your fiance must be aware, and agree to accept you as is.

No, nothing need be sent in by May 7 - just get your papers together and send them in in a reasonable time frame

Yes, it is the visa type. On ours, I put K-3 Visa for my wife and K-4 Visa on my daughter's form for I-485.. The expiration date is the date on the US Visa attached to her passport....Issue Date on the left and over to the right, Expiraton Date. Both of ours were 06-01-10. For a K-3 and K-4, the expiration date on the visa is the same as the one on the I-94. However, they are asking about the visa date, not the I-94 date. Best wishes. They seem to ask about the I-94 and Current status expiration, which would be the date on the I-94. Visas must be used before the expiration, but the status extended by the visa expires on the date on the I-94.

That's probably a safe point. But even there, there's a chance that the two packages could cross Showing up in the DOS computer is no guarantee that it's left the mailroom (or even that they're reporting correct information). But, more likely than not, GUZ has finished processing on it and has passed it on to the mailroom.

She will need to turn in the pasport so that they can put the visa in it. For this, she'll need the letter to get in the consulate.

Congrats! Do they have her passport yet?

. . . And for that they're requiring another application (and fee) and another trip to the embassy?

One fly in that ointment is that the interviews are scheduled in inverse order (last time I watched close enough to see). So getting in line earlier may get you a spot closer to the end of the month, unless you're lucky enough to advance a month. Luke Jesse said, there are unknowns here - from when did the send the P3 to the mailroom, to when to it go to the postoffice, when did it get entered in the computer, when did it go on the network, and what order (P3 out/P3 received/case received from NVC/namecheck complete) are the interviews scheduled?

I don't think there are any potential problems with what you're doing It's probably more trouble than it's worth to change her name on the accounts

Yes, but Shaq's answer is better than mine. If you time it just right, your P3 from the consulate will leave the mailroom just as yours is picked up by the mail man. If you time it just a little bit wrong, it might get there too soon and be tossed. You are talking about saving a day or two, while risking a big headache. It's questionable whether this would even pick up any time at all, if the packets are processed in the order they were sent out.

9 FAM 40.63 N10.1 Misrepresentation in Family Relationship Petitions. USCIS generally either takes no action, or re-affirms the petition.

Well deserved! Congratulations, and Welcome to America!

His intent is to be able to have access to what's in the files - and also to prevent the possibility of being blind-sided at some point in the future. The USCIS has pretty much found that taking action on the returned petitions opens the door to legal action on behalf of the USC. This issues is exascerbated (for the USCIS) by the fact that the consulate is unlikely to have included enough information to warrant a finding of fraud or misrepresentation. The consulate is required by policy to return the petition with a reccommendation to revoke, whether the facts really support this or not. The USCIS is more inclined these days to let sleeping dogs lie- Their own interests in having approved the petition are different from those of the consulate in having denied the visa application.

I don't know, but it'll be indoors! http://i40.tinypic.com/n16tes.jpg

It's completely unclear what you're reading into that. The decision seems to make exactly the opposite point of yours. The 'door' that was opened is simply a US citizen's right to file a case where he/she feels his constitutional rights have been violated.