jim_julian

I'm really surprised at the reaction you got to NBA jerseys. Was it from the boys? Anyway ... famous American name brand jacket, backpack, gym bag that doesn't have a MiC label on the inside.

Weighing the negatives: - Risk of loss - Cost of shipping and insurance - Loss of that magic moment of giving to her in person against the potential benefits - the VO notices it and gives it weight in your case I think the answer is clear.

Roger, your point is a good one. The further spread of Christianity in China may help provide a better defined moral compass for both those directly involved and those adjacent.

The lawyer I used in SoCal to help me file the K1/2 was born in China, is fluent in both languages, and she told me during the initial interview that she had a colleague she works with in GZ if any problems arise that indicate a need for a lawyer on the ground. I never tested this as we didn't have a problem that required it. If you want to give her a call ... Vivian Wang Santa Ana, CA (949)251-8810

99 Ranch markets. There's one on Euclid between the 91 and the 5. Or any one of a number of markets in Little Saigon along Bolsa street between Magnolia and Brookhurst.

Like you can't buy a computer in Tianjin??? He did say he was attached to it, Jim. I can understand attached to a Mac but a PeeCee ??? oh so hard to believe ...

Like you can't buy a computer in Tianjin???

For starters write it in correct English including capitalization and correct punctuation. Unlike your post ...

Make a disk image on an external drive, take the drive to China in your carry on, buy a new computer in China and install the image.

William ... you can have a post-nup that defines financial matters after divorce. My first recommendation would be to break it off and divorce her now if you're really so worried. If you chose to proceed you can have a post-nup, in Chinese and English, signed before she comes over here. Make sure you get a lawyer with a proven track record in international post-nups. Make sure she has independent counsel (a lawyer she chooses and pays for). Make sure her briefing by her lawyer and the subsequent signing of the post-nup is video taped. You and your lawyer should receive and review this tape before she enters the US.

If I were you I would listen to Jim and Julian they know for sure. ( Opps, sorry, I mean Jim julian, I am trying Jim). Mike

You cannot get a marriage license in the US. You are already married. The marriage license you got in China is equally valid here.

You originally filed your family composition was different from what it is now. Did you update information in a timely fashion and ensure that the info was correct and consistent at the time of the interview? Are there any conflicts in the information submitted in response to the blue slip and the information submitted and updated through the normal course of pre-interview processing? If you answer to the first is Yes and to the second No then I think you have a reasonable chance of success in overcoming the blue slip. If there is anyway the data you submitted could be interpreted as lying or withholding significant information then you could have a serious problem. Good luck and let us know what happens.

Apparently this only happens when one of the users is using Tom-Skype software. Nowhere in the article do they state that there is a vulnerability when both ends are using Skype software.

I've never heard this criticism from anyone.

Rick ... Richard and his lady understand how to submit the requested document? They should submit exactly what is requested, no more, no less, no different form, etc etc.

Welcome to CFL. As Dan states the the B-2 and F-1 visas are not good options for you. Based on this comment: I would also suggest that K-1 is not a good option as, at this point, it appears that you don't have the commitment normally required for a successful marriage. My suggestion would be to continue enjoying each others company on vacations until you're both ready to seriously commit to marriage or you tire of each other and move on.

Preston, I would certainly try to find out more information before your wife left China. For starters have her scan and e-mail or fax all the papers that your daughter received so you can go over them in detail. The consulate is generally very supportive of keeping young children with their mother. The only issues that I have ever heard of that could cause a problem are paternity and custody. I am most familiar with K-1/K-2 and not familiar with exactly how a CR-1 daughter is processed but the story you relate defies logic and leads me to believe that there is some communication error here. If you have the means to go to China I'd be on the next airplane.

The link is not a browser link. It must be opened from the iTunes application.

This Consular Information Program replaces the Consular Information Sheet dated December 10, 2007 to update sections on Entry/Exit Requirements, Safety and Security, Medical Facilities and Heath Information, Disaster Preparedness, and Children’s Issues. Mods may want to consider pinning this. It's a must read for anyone contemplating their first trip to China. edit by RandyW 4/8/2014 - sheet has been updated several times since the original post (apparently updates are made at the link above) China-specific link is here - https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/china.html Learn About Your Destination

Yang's ... of course.

You need to get a copy of all the GZ paperwork associated with this and post it.

Slate is a great eZine. I read it almost every day.

It is, of course, an individual decision. If she is considering American citizenship and living in America on a truly permanent basis then I think there are advantages to taking your family name, although there are more married couples now days with different family names or hyphenated names. I feel that having the same family name still helps you "blend in" and seem "normal" to the average American. If your plans are to live in America for X years and then retire in China with the wife keeping Chinese citizenship then, in my mind, this would tend to push toward her keeping her Chinese name. There are also emotional considerations which could drive either way. There are practical considerations such as ... is her Chinese name reasonable for Americans to pronounce. In our case my wife took my last name and kept her Chinese given name which is not easy to pronounce. She has mitigated this by being happy with a common American pronunciation of her given name which, after we tell someone what it is, people have no problem with. Our Chinese daughter also took my family name but changed her given name to her Chinese nick name which is easy to pronounce. Both ladies seem happy with their decisions after two years. Here is a recent post on the mechanics of name changing, which is really quite simple.

To answer your question in the header ... yes. But you are in perhaps the best forum in the world to get help so let us know what's going on and don't give up hope.