I haven't read of this situation on these forums, so I thought I'd pass it on........... When my wife and I were obtaining my certificate of marriageability in Guangzhou last month, a man from Houston walked up to us on our way out and asked if we'd gotten a blue slip. I explained why we were there, and he told me that his fiance (from Beijing) just received a blue slip at her interview. At the time, he told me it was because they didn't have photos, and that they had lived together in Beijing for some time, and that he had brought proof of that (I didn't ask him what type of proof) and that he thought that would suffice. We exchanged email addresses and phone numbers and I wished him good luck. This morning he and his fiance called me from Houston and relayed this story: It seems the VO had also asked the fiance for her ex-husband's identity or birth certificate papers. They had the divorce papers, of course, but nothing else from the ex-husband. After parting company with me, they had stopped at Peter Paget's office on the first floor and laid out their situation. He was able to help them without them having to stay in GZ. The Houston man said they were able to return to Beijing, obtain the necessary papers, and also the photos they lacked, and send them to King, who was then able to obtain their Visa. Of course this story has a happy ending because they're together in USA now, but I had never heard of this situation.............. so just thought I'd throw it out there FYI and/or discussion. PS..........when I met the couple they were being hounded by other lawyers wanting 2000 usd to help them...............Luckily they found Peter Paget, according to the Houston man. They are not CFL members, and by coincindence, I think he said, they just happened to walk into his office