Randy W

Interestingly enough, Dan, this was on the front page of the Houston Chronicle this morning: Texas now requiring proof of legal status before issuing a driver's license Looks like this applies to everyone who is not a citizen - NOT to illegal aliens. Reading back over that article, I think the real change is in the immigrant license, and that the policy about immigration status had been in effect for some time now (the reporter was simply unaware of it). It did mention an interesting loophole - if you don't have a social security card, you can simply sign an affidavit that you had been denied one.

You may file for him as your own son (child of an American citizen. About 9 months to a year. We have seen kids turned down because their parent wasn't there, and even one because the VO THOUGHT his parent's weren't there (they had been denied entry by the consulate guards)

I think one of us may be confused Jim... and it would not surprise me at all to learn that its me... however by the RMB going up against the dollar you'll end up paying more for Mother's house... It took you NINE minutes to type this? (I saw that you had started posting when I had finished mine)

Oops Wrong way - a 14% increase in the RMB would put the exchange rate at 6.02 - and the value of her house at $69,767

The I-129F is a "Petition . . ". The I-485 (AOS) is an "Application . . ." Only one term applies - it would be applicant. The USCIS terminology seems pretty consistent here. You file a "petition" for someone else - the "beneficiary". You "apply" for yourself.

No - he CAN be interviewed separately. I don't think it's required that his mother be there, but they MAY be allowed to interview together. Jim or Lee will have better details here.

No - it's not LPR vs citizenship here, it's whether they have the ties to China that would ensure their return. That being said, it only costs $100 (fee increase?) and a trip to the consulate to try. Darnell - a tourist visa to an individual from China is almost impossible. However, visas to visit relatives are frequently ((although at a low percentage) awarded. Check out the pinned topic.

No - they are applying on their own behalf for AOS. Check "Applicant"

the pinned topic It usually doesn't take but a few days to get the paper together and, yes, the odds are low - somewhere well below 50%

For the green card, they take all 10 prints. For the EAD, they take only a set of thumbprints (separately).

Yes - her parents could be here in as little as a month after they apply. There is a pinned topic somewhere about gettund a visitor's visa for relatives. The major factor is ties to China which would ensure their return, rather than citizenship. Come on by more often

Darnell, I bow to your goggle prowess Richard OH Hey Richard - it's not 'mine' - I got fed up with the search engine here on CFL as it wouldn't return 'stuff' on what i thought it should. So I asked about it, got good technical response from Randy W about The Google and site searches, when I asked about searching (6 months ago?) Wow! I forgot I knew that!

6/12/08 to 6/11/09 is EXACTLY 365 days - they need to go to an office that can count better, or at least has a calendar. When they treat you like this, you need to call a supervisor or go to a different office (you are NOT required to go to a specific DPS office). . . no, I'm not including Feb 29. Valid dates are 6/12/08 through 6/11/09, inclusive. The next card will be valid as of 6/12/09. There is no overlap, but there's no gap, either.

Interview for what? Dual citizen of what and what? (Doesn't matter) K-3's interview in the country where they were married. All others interview in their country of citizenship, which would be Guangzhou. Hopefully, your financier will approve the loan.

Yes, the EAD is god for a TDL. It's probably too late for this, but if you could have gotten a Texas state ID, that would be good also. Jiaying was able to get her ID first, then end up getting the EAD and the TDL in the mail on the same day. But, like you said, I think either the law changed, or we jusyt somehow snuck through. Others have had the same trouble. Having an EAD seems to be the norm these days for a driver's license, and also for the state ID.

Well, that would be the whole purpose for sending it in. The address should make sure that the Chinese mailman will know where to deliver - Chinese.

Sounds like the one here in Houston that Jiaying likes and has drawn mention in toppy's column.

Keep it in your kitchen sink - it's most likely that no one is interested. Your ex is not a good topic to bring up if no one asks.

If you've seen the horrors I see every day, you would think differently. I wasn't exaggerating on the 10 foot drop. As for buying it cheaply in china, yes some things can be bought cheaply. But I really doubt they will have the top of the line video card for cheap, MAYBE cheaper, the I-Phone there is far more expensive than it would be to buy here, even with out a contract. To buy a cheap computer, I'm sure it would be.. cheap. The cards you want will fit in your suitcase - the box w/power supply, monitor, and mouse can be bought in China. Keep it simple. You could even bring an LCD monitor with you

Nothing (or very few things) in this imperfect world is absolute, there are good people and very evil people, someone could be a good (insert whatever religion here) and not go to church, just as someone could go to church and commit heinous crimes. Going to church doesn't make anyone religious any more than walking into a barn makes you a cow. If you took your car to a mechanic and got ripped off, would you then condemn all mechanics? just my opinon Richard No, but I wouldn't go back !

Hopefully, you'll be lucky - the consulate will discover this is not a real marriage and deny her the visa. If she somehow makes it through the interview, she can apply for a SS card when she gets either the green card or the EAD (Employment Authorization). If you end up divorcing in the US, you will have no say over where she lives. She can likely stay in the US if she wants to.

After all that 2 more weeks? It'll be over before you blink! Looking for the good news!

And if you don't like the way your driver's license looks, you could do the same thing with it - this is a complete non-issue. Just don't try to pass the fancied-up one as the real thing.

????!!??? Nope - they all think their Chinese license is just fine and legal.

ALL lines are special, especially the ones behind the pillars that most people don't notice. You will most likely be allowed to stay in line with your wife. Use discretion about which one to get into. The flight from Beijing arrives at a convenient time when the terminal is not real crowded. You should be able to get through fairly quickly.