Jatuke

It doesn't make a difference.

You don't need the G-325 for yourself, if you already sent it, it won't hurt. Others: you can check the processing dates at http://uscis.gov and select your district office.

I agree that you should have the AP in hand. My wife just left today to China for the New Year's. I'm hoping when she gets back in March that the Chinese POE's won't cause too much of a hassle with their lack of knowledge about the AP.

Western Union is by far the easiest and most accessible.

Congrats! Can you give us the timeline from AOS submission to AOS interview? We submitted our AOS a month ago.

You can visit the Consulate, and experience it. You can also check out the layout of the Consulate, and describe it to your fiancee so she will have a better feel of the whole interview experience later down the road. I don't recall anything about a vistor's stamp that you can use later down the road. That was my first experience going inside an American Consulate, and it was interesting. Take it all in. It doesn't hurt to visit anyway. There's some restaurants on the island as well, Lucy's which has an "American" menu, and there's a decent Thai restaurant next to the new Victory hotel.

Do NOT mail your I-485 to the CSC, they will only return it back to you. I live near the CSC, and I thought they process all I-485s for California, but they returned my application and instructed me to send it to one of the local field offices. Check the BCIS site for local field offices in your area that handle I-485s. And make sure to send the I-485 application fee AND the fingerprint fee.

Of course...in China basically there is no such thing as "table etiquette"...that's not a knock, it's just the Chinese way of life. In America, obviously things are different, so you will need to tell your better half the ettiquettes. When I was in China, I assimilated with the ways of life there...I spat my chicken bones onto the table, slurped my noodles, etc...When I came back to the U.S. I went back to the American mannerisms, and explained to my better half about the difference. It's all part of the experience. It's great!

Be sure to get one of those ADP laptop surge protectors: it also doubles as a modem surge protector - which is crucial because of the instability of China telecom lines. And depending on the brand of laptop you have, your AC adaptor might and should have automatic international voltage conversion. Also, if you don't have one already get a hard-case notebook case. I had a Targus soft-case, and someone or something sat on my laptop and the monitor cracked. Chinese dial-up is actually far more "advanced" than here in the U.S. You can pretty much connect to the Internet from any telephone jack in China and use 163. That I found amazing.

You can go to the local supermarket and buy the Chinese mosquito liquid lotion. They're usually in a green-colored glass bottle, and you can find them practically at any local store or market. They should be in the toiletry section. This is what the local Chinese use, and it works. Just pour some on your hands and apply it to your body. It's cheap too.

Yes you will need to fill out the I-94 on the plane. Do not lose the I-94, as it will be an important document.

Donasho is right. They actually keep a tally of the number of times you contact the Consulate to inquire about your case in their database, whether it's email/phone/fax. Phone is still the most effective, because the clerk will actually pull up your case from their database on the computer. Emails are prone to "yada-yada" macros they paste.

Here's our I-485 experience: 1. First mail attempt: RETURNED. Sent to a service center when I needed to send to a local field office. 2. Second mail attempt: RETURNED. Stated I had to add $50 to the $255 I wrote out for the fingerprinting. I didn't know I had to include it with the $255. 3. Third mail attempt: to be continued...

Good luck!!!

If you're going to be there at the interview, just bring the I-134 with you instead of mailing it. You don't want to risk the chance of it being lost in the mail.

How long did it take to get the temp Green card? We just applied and submitted the I-485 application last week.

GZ does let mail "age" until they feel it's time to process the case, OR until the petitioner/beneficiary "pushes" them to get the case revived again.

Actually the cheapest and has a feature that allows to print out your calling record is onesuite.com Current rate to China is toll-free at $0.0440, and local at $0.0240

Western Union is the winner.

The I-94 is the card form that your wife received on the airplane. She must still have it somewhere, because she needed that to get through the POE BCIS agent.

Congratulations! And that's what I've been saying all along, forget DOS. Just dial the GZ Consulate until you get through to a clerk.

The A-number should've been written by the BCIS customs agent at the POE inside your wife's passport on the visa page. The agent should've stamped inside the passport and the A-number should be written within the stamp.

whoever, Have you tried calling GZ? It's been 4 months since your NOA2. If you get through to a GZ clerk, you have a high chance of moving your case to the P3 sent stage. Email may be more convenient, but calling is much more effective.

Congratulations! Welcome to the club!

Did you read my post?