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Admin, if you could help me move this thread to the appropriate area I'd appreciate it.

My wife and I have been back in the states for 3 weeks and she still hasn't received her green card yet. A From people I thought youere supposed to get it about 2 weeks after you enter the U.S. Anybody know about when they are suppossed to arrive and who I could contact to find out? I've tried the USCIS website and phone number but the former is no help at all and the latter is a maze of choosing numbers until you have to hang up. Can't get a real person on the phone to save my life. Any info would be helpful. thanks.

Thanks for the quick replies. Now another question. Someone said that a domicile in the states would be important, but we don't plan on moving back to the states for another 3 to 4 years, but would like to visit before then. Would a DCF be the way to go?

I've heard from friends that if you are married for two or more years, getting your spouse a U.S. visa is fairly simple. I even read in the newbie FAQ A.1.3.3 "If one is truly determined, get married in China, live there for two years and then come America." Can someone clarify what is meant by this? I've been in China for 6 years, and my second anniversary is coming up soon. I have friends in a similar situation and they all talk about this "two year marriage" thing, but I'm worried that its an urban legend. Any info would be helpful.

Oops, not UCC. I meant the American Citizen Services.

This is part of the problem. Its perfectly fine to assume that everyone is actually intending to immigrate. But to make that assumption and the then refuse to look at supporting evidence is negligent. I understand that most of the people on this forum are people in America wanting to bring their fiancees over to live there. You have to understand that those circumstances to do not apply to everyone. But seriously, does anyone know the answer to my original question? Can the UCC monday interview issue a visa?

I've been "visiting" her in China everyday for 4 years now.

Ok, after you've been turned down, an American citizen can go speak to someone about it on either Fridays or Mondays depending on the type of visa you are trying for. My question is: Can the person you speak to on monday (tourist visa) issue a visa if you can convince them you have no intention of immigrating. The VO who interviewed my girlfriend took 11 seconds to shoot us down without even glancing at the supporting evidence. So before take another day off work to plead our case, I'd like to make sure that there is hope. Or is it just for answering questions? Anybody know?

I had exactly the same experience just three days ago. After waiting in on the ACS side for 3 hours I asked a guard if I could go in to see if she was still there, because I thought she might have gone out already. He said it was okay as long as I didn't go to the interview. No problem. When I got to the other side she was almost to the window, so I just say down and waited. When it was her turn she came back 11 seconds later (I timed it), with denial. The VO didn't look at any of the supporting evidence (house in china, work contracts, visas, etc.) and when I asked her why, she simply said "You need to get a fiancee visa". I told the VO we didn't want a fiancee visa, we wanted a tourist visa, and her reply was a simple "she doesn't qualify". She offered no explanation beyond that. On that subject, if you go to the american citizen thing on mondays, can that officer issue a visa or is it just for information gathering and frustration enhancement? Anybody every get a visa this way after being denied?

Hold the phone, I'm not buying all this doom and gloom drama. U.S. citizen A takes Chinese citizen B on a short trip to America. Since its already been established that its next to impossible to get a tourist visa for a wife (because being married implies intent to immigrate) if they have any hope of going for a holiday it has to be before they are married. While there they decide to get hitched. They return to their home (complete with big-ass mortgage) in China after the trip. Then a year or two down the line they decide they don't want to raise their kids in a totalitarian country, so back to the good ol' USA. At this point your saying that the consulate is going to throw up roadblocks because they got married in the states on a tourist visa?

Would you mind telling me where you got this information? I find it hard to believe that they would be able to bar an American citizen's spouse for 10 years. Please clarify. 191013[/snapback] I googled "penalty for US visa fraud". Google is your friend. http://www.state.gov/m/ds/investigat/c10714.htm Scroll down.... Penalties for Passport and Visa Fraud Passport and visa fraud are federal felonies. Penalties are: ¡¤ 10 years (for a first offense if not tied to terrorism or drug trafficking) ¡¤ 15 years for fraud with other criminal links ¡¤ 20 years for fraud related to drug trafficking ¡¤ 25 years for fraud related to international terrorism ==================================================== I think generally the non-dangerous people are deported and barred from entry, since we don't want to support them in our prisons. 191042[/snapback] I don't want to argue with you here, but the rest of the information on the page seemed to be pointing to smugglers, terrorists, drug runners, and illegal immigrants. True, "misrepresenting the reason for traveling" could of course be used against someone who came to the U.S. to marry, but when its sandwiched between forgery and sale of otherwise legal visas I think you have to assume that the government isn't gunning for young lovers. There are just too many cases of people getting married on tourist visas for it to be so cut and dry.

Would you mind telling me where you got this information? I find it hard to believe that they would be able to bar an American citizen's spouse for 10 years. Please clarify.