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  4. Visa Denied

    in Interview Results

    Posted

    So how can a lawyer in GUZ do something that a US lawyer cannot do? If this is possible, is it a conflict of interest to have the US lawyer as general counsel and hire Paget as an on-site attorney to keep the file there? Any lawyers or law students out there to answer this question? I'd just like to know if this is an option. I'm thinking that if it WAS possible, why wouldn't any US lawyers have a 'partnership' with a GUZ lawyer to be more effective, other for greed and financial reasons?

     

    Thanks,

    Splinterman

     

    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

  10. Fraud, getting used to come over to the USA?

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    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.

  13. Just another blue slip reciever asking for advice

    in Interview Results

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    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.

  14. If you use Skype...

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    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.

     

    Jennifer Caukin, an eBay spokeswoman, said, "The security and privacy of our users is very important to Skype." But the company spoke to the accessibility of the messages, not their monitoring. "The security breach does not affect Skype's core technology or functionality," she said. "It exists within an administrative layer on Tom Online servers. We have expressed our concern to Tom Online about the security issue and they have informed us that a fix to the problem will be completed within 24 hours." EBay had no comment on the monitoring.

  17. Do I have this right?

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    Welcome to CFL. As Dan states the the B-2 and F-1 visas are not good options for you.

     

    Based on this comment:

     

    *K-1: I'm not super-excited about getting married, I just want to live with her. But I'm willing to pursue marriage if that's the only way that this will work.

     

    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.

  18. Visa Denied

    in Interview Results

    Posted · Edited by jim_julian (see edit history)

    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.

  20. Chinese Counsular Information Sheet Updated

    in Links & Resources

    Posted · Edited by Randy W (see edit history)

    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

    The State Department’s Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management (ACS) administers the Consular Information Program, which informs the public of conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security. Country Specific Information, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings are vital parts of this program.

     

    We provide Country Specific Information for every country of the world. You will find the location of the U.S. embassy and any consular offices, information about whether you need a visa, crime and security information, health and medical considerations, drug penalties, localized hot spots and more. This is a good place to start learning about where you are going.

     

  24. Name change after marriage?

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    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.

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