tigress

you can go to the exit-entry administration of shenzhen to apply for an exit permit for a us citizen who was born in china and never had a chinese visa. tel: 96897¡¢95000100 website: http://www.sz3e.com

theoretically she can still go as long as you have enough income for the possible medical treatment. may you good luck.

i dont think those people have legal status in the u.s. if you want your SO to stay legally, it is better to play the game according to the rules.

i dont recommend to take the risk of overstay because what the CIS is likely to do is to ask the chinese citizen to return to china to have an interview at the u.s. consulate, and then the u.s. consulate is quite likely to tell them they are ineligible to immigrate within 10 years as they have overstayed in the u.s. that is the law. i have seen lots of applicants in this kind of situation (some of them even have kids with the u.s. citizen).

they can get married in the u.s. but the chinese citizen cannot stay there longer than his/her tourist visa permits. the chinese citizen will have to return to china and apply for an immigrant visa.

no, theoretically you SO must have an original one presented at the interview. but usually the consular officer dont look at it. anyway, prepare all the necessary documents and mail them to her just in case the consular officer may need them.

1. are you sure your SO is not a party member? 2. if her job is related to chemistry, biology, weapon, etc. probably it will be a problem for her to get a visa. so, it is better to think about all the possibility and be careful when you fill out the forms.

While I agree that congressional inquiry is not necessary as long as you are making progress, I would be curious as to what direct evidence you have, tigress, that "the consulate staff would like to put your file in trash"? My assumption is that the Immigrant Visa Section in GZ is professionally staffed, they have a large case load, they are judged by stopping the issue of fraudulent visas, and sometimes errors are made. My assumption is based on having worked with State Department employees at embassies for many years and by observing what is reported in this forum. 186636[/snapback] i should not make that kind of comment in public. i am sorry. but i do feel that.

dont ask the congressman to get involved in your case. as you say, the consulate staff would like to put your file in trash other than speed up the process.

i think you will like that kind of life with your wife. it sounds interesting.

it is confusing. does hoot mean funny or great???

is it a compliment? but i have to admit to stay up late is not a good habit. i will try to correct it.

you have not received the approval notice from CIS, so your file is still being processed in CIS. once they approve your petition, they will send the file to NVC. it is too early to inquire NVC now since they do not have your file.

se...cret... ha ha. happy chinese new year!

i think the post you read is about security namecheck. children under 16 doesnt need to do the security namecheck. so, if your stepson is under 16 when the consulate send the name list to FBI for security namecheck, it may not include your stepson's name. but if your stepson turns 16 when they are interviewed, the consulate will request two to three months to do the routine security namecheck for the son only. all the trouble it may cause is to wait for two to three months more. i think you can just leave it the way it is.