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Man, I hate to sound , well not very nice, but... I would think your SO would get all her ducks in a row before she got visa and would be on the first plane she could get on, to be with the man she loves. Just a thought.

Good news there is, I have never been married before, and I have no children. My wife was married once, but he cheated on her and divorced him 3 years ago. She was divorced for 2 years before we met. Anyway, I saw mention the VO wont know her parents from any old chinese people so I thought if it was certified who her parents were, the VO would be more likey to see that her parents are happy for us and want us to be married. If its not that important, then perhaps we wont need to do the id thing for her parents. 201471[/snapback] I agree with Mike.. if you want to bring it, I just won't volunteer it for any reason. I'd be more apt to have verifiable proof of her divorce and location of her 'ex' as a backup in case of any issues they raise about her 'ex'... again, all this is more 'backup' to the unfortunately event of overcome.. you'll want all your ducks in a row so you can deal with it promptly. But don't take all our remarks as stress starters... preparation for passing and not passing is useful. But the first step is the interview, so focus mostly on that and getting her prepared, comfortable and confident. Best to you two !! 201525[/snapback] Thank you guys.

Thank you. I will wait two more weeks then. I definitely don't want to irritate them. 199898[/snapback] You would think the US would stand down on our position on Communism, 1. it dont work, as should be obvious, 2. china has really relaxed its policy and has improved the way it treats its people, even if they did find a prison that was harvesting organs for sale 3. china is not our enemy. Why does the us still have to have a hang up?

Good news there is, I have never been married before, and I have no children. My wife was married once, but he cheated on her and divorced him 3 years ago. She was divorced for 2 years before we met. Anyway, I saw mention the VO wont know her parents from any old chinese people so I thought if it was certified who her parents were, the VO would be more likey to see that her parents are happy for us and want us to be married. If its not that important, then perhaps we wont need to do the id thing for her parents.

When the figures on the Income Tax Return are not so good and the petitoner has visited China more than two times, VO tends to ask "Who paid his flight tickets?" or "How come he had the money to visit you so many times?" (ta na you qian hui lai? ) In this circumstances, I suggest you present the transaction sheet for purchasing the tickets, showing who paid the tickets. 201244[/snapback] My wife is going to have her ma and pa's id's copied and certified for the interview, can this be done? I think it would be good to show her parents ID then show pictures of us with family. What do you all think? As far as my being able to afford to visit China 2 times within the span of a year, I earn enough to do that, however if I were to attempt to take a 3rd visit, well hehe, that might kind of put a cramp on things. thanks guys.

I think you have plenty but unless you have proof the two older Asian people in any given picture with you are ma and pa, the picture doesn't have a lot of "proof" value in and of itself. If I were picking pictures to lead with, they would be the ones that clearly show a celebration of the marriage. In our case, I'll show pictures of the same old man walking her down the aisle, and standing between us at the wedding banquet with lots of other people in the background of each picture. From what I can tell, your SO's confidence and demeanor during the interview is likely to mean far more than any single item you can think of. 201128[/snapback] Ok push i got you. Yes come to think of it, we didnt have a normal wedding . We went to Shenyang marriage office and became husband and wife there. On our return to her parents home, we had the celebration dinner. I can say, of the pictures of her ma and pa, we have many pics with them. As far as proof of payment for the travel, I gave my wife nearly 4 years of bank statements, the payment for my travel will show up on it. I told her to find it and highlight it just in case. Cant beat original bank statements with deduction being paid to the travel agent hehe.

Yes, thank you guys. In fact, my wife has copies of my passport with visa stamp from the 2 times I have been to china. We have probably 800 pictures or more of us together, with wedding certificate, with ma, with pa, with ma and pa. Grand parents, uncles aunts, man you name it. We have copies of all the ticketed events we visted together. She has a letter from the man who is friends with her father as the person who "set us up" she has a letter from her father giving his permission for us to marry and his blessing. Man, I hope they dont get anal over original / copy of an airline ticket lol. I gave my wife the business card of the travel agent I used, and I suppose if its necessary they can contact her and she can tell them I used my visa card for both trips. The best picture we have is her and I holding our marriage books up to the camera, standing next to ma and pa, what do you all think?

When my wife has interview, are the copies of the airline tickets, and itinerary ok, or does she need original tickets to prove i visited.

Man, I'm so close to being where you are right now. I am very happy for you and I hope to join you in your happiness when my wife has her visa. Good luck on your lives together.

Congratz, i'm glad it all worked out well for you. good luck to you and your SO.

Thats awesome, grats to you and your SO

Yea isn't it great. Hmm someone deleated their message, I thought it was good. Yep time to quit whinning. Can't help the depression sometimes, but must fight it. Digging the sewer pipe I busted the other day. Will fix, then get back to the relandscaping so the little one will have a smooth yard to play in. Everyday I look for something to bring in money, or making the place better for their arrival. 197280[/snapback] When I asked my wife to marry me, I seriously considered what I was asking her to get into. I am fortunate as hell that I have friends in my city who are chinese. So she will have them, and they are like her uncle and aunt. I also found a chinese/english christian church, and I really want to take her there on sundays. Are any of you particularly religious? or maybe OHMMMMMM. hehe. 197452[/snapback] Maybe I should post some of this in a new thread. Anyway China has loosened its strangle on religion. At least with my church. There is now a Chinese congregation that no foreigner can go to in the afternoon in Beijing, or the chinese citizen can attend with her fiancee or spouse at the English speaking congregation in the morning. In 2002 no chinese citizen could attend at all. Bush may have helped in this area. My church has an all Chineses congregation North of Dallas in Plano, TX and in other cities. My wife said she will go to my Church in Beijing in 2 weeks. Back in Christmas/New Years she got aquainted with the girl who translates English to Chinese via headphones, and just happened to be going through this process where she is the American engaged to a Chinese man. Now they are married I heard from my wife the other day. She waited until he studied and believed and joined before she married him. I was not that smart as I thought it was still illegal for her to attend with me in Beijing. Have no idea what she will think of religion in the long run. 197893[/snapback] When I first went to China, in Tieling, we went to a catholic church. Just to see it. It was pretty delapidated and rustic looking. It is obvious there is no major money for the churches. My last trip to Tieling, we went to a christian church, and there must have been 4 levels with 1000 people on each floor. I could not believe my eyes. I have to admit, I have come from the south in usa, and when I have gone to church it has been evangelical or penecostal. In China I did not feel what one would call the spirit of God. I think it will one day happen in china, and when it does, things will change dramatically.

I dont know how to help you, I only hope things resolve to aid you in having your family with you. When my wife and I married, I insisted she continue to stay on her birth control, as I knew it would be a hassle to bring my child. A baby that is born in a country is a citizen of that country. At least when folks from Mexico come to the usa illegally, they have a child and the child is then a US citizen. It almost has to be that way world wide, yes? Anyway, good luck.

I wouldnt be so inclined to help with air fare. I would however be inclined to help if the available lawyer will not settle for a % of the estate for his hard earned efforts. Man, this touches me, I dont have a will, and i'm in P-3 stage waiting for P-4, so I think i ought to. This is a sad but very enlightening post.

I was told it can take between 1-3 months to get p-4. But that the appointment is set before you actually get the p-4. My wife sent the p-3 about the same time you guys did, so i'd advise some patience, dig in on them cheetos man. You know, they make a red hot cheetos, man I highly recommend them, but you will get bright red fingers after eating them. good luck.

If your going to paint such a broad stroke, then affiliated with the Communist or other totalitarian party, could mean any living and breathing person from China. I'd tell your wife to find another job if you feel that strongly against it.

The guy lived in Atlanta Georgia?

Really , I see 2 ways you can go. Just resubmit, and make sure everything is square with the poor saps info that was sent to you, and just absorb the time you lost and be a good trooper, or. It is illegal for the Us gov to share personal information with anyone who is not entitled to see it. It could be that you may have a law suit on your hands that could reap a pretty penny. Law suits in the Gov mean overhauls that can and most probably will slow down a lot of petitions out there, but then again, that could cause things to be more professinal and move faster. Just my humble thoughts. I say stick it to them.

Wow, go figure. I called DOS today, the woman took her sweet time. I think she was the more disorganized DOS agent I have talked with yet. Anyway, she said no interview date was posted yet. She advised me not to call DOS about it again, as the interuptions slow GUZ down. Dont ask me, she said it. 2 weeks so far. i know it will take at least 1 to 3 months, so i'm well within perrameters.

Triqq, are you sure you want pictures of that? /wink Gratz and happy life to you guys.

Basically what you are saying is, My SO and I have every chance in the world to get our visa. Now I understand how the VO think, I know that my wife and I will be united soon. Thanks for the good words.

Yea isn't it great. Hmm someone deleated their message, I thought it was good. Yep time to quit whinning. Can't help the depression sometimes, but must fight it. Digging the sewer pipe I busted the other day. Will fix, then get back to the relandscaping so the little one will have a smooth yard to play in. Everyday I look for something to bring in money, or making the place better for their arrival. 197280[/snapback] When I asked my wife to marry me, I seriously considered what I was asking her to get into. I am fortunate as hell that I have friends in my city who are chinese. So she will have them, and they are like her uncle and aunt. I also found a chinese/english christian church, and I really want to take her there on sundays. Are any of you particularly religious? or maybe OHMMMMMM. hehe.

I used only www.visarite.com they were fast. always had an email confirmation, and they emailed me when my visa was being sent to me. It cost about 100 bucks, more or less if you plan ahead and you dont need it real fast, its less. Quicker service has a premium.

Sinse I started talking with my wife. One of the things I really wanted her to understand, is that she will become a US citizen. I am excited as hell that she will have the chance to persue the things that make her happy. I look forward to my bright woman moving up in the world. I'm so proud of her now. Imagine the things a great person can do, when they do not have a leash, and can direct their own wishes and will. Another thing we talk about. In the USA, it is illegal to abuse a human beings. I made very good and sure, about 911, and protecting herself. I think it is a persons personal responsibility to be able to defend ones self. I do not have the right to hurt or control my wife, neither does she. She understands that. we are 2 grown human beings and we can use our brains and our minds to tackle things. We are husband and wife, we are also a business to ourselves. We have a common interest in things. We talk a lot about our future children. =) you know I can hardly wait.

Awesome, I wish you and your family the best of luck.