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USCIS is rolling out two 'more' I-864 forms than can be used, based on an individual case and applicability: I-864 (original and still used) I-864EZ (The EZ Affidavit of Support is a short form Affidavit of Support to be used by certain petitioning sponsors who rely only upon their own employment to meet the affidavit of support requirements.) I-864W (This new form is specifically designed to standardize and make more efficient the process certain immigrants must follow to establish that they are not required to have an affidavit of support filed on their behalf.) 226660[/snapback] Thank you David. This helps out a lot.

If you have already submitted the old I-864, you do not need to (re)submit the new one. What the new rule means is that all AOS applications considered after the July date will use the newer criteria, regardless of what forms were submitted. AFAIK, the new I-864 isn't yet available anyway. So don't sweat it. If you look at the link posted by the OP ( http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffair...pp_062106QA.pdf ) I think it covers all the basic questions. 226599[/snapback] I filed DCF, which requires my SO to submit the Affidavit of Support at the time of the interview. Unfortunately, our interview will me some time in the year 2106. This means any submission of the old Affidavit of Support (I-684) won't be accepted. Am I right when I say this? Let me know if I'm wrong about this. Thanks for your help guys.

So, does this mean I have to re-do the I-864 form again or is it like the basic tax form 1040, where you can chose to do the 1040 or the 1040EZ? In short, will I have to do the EZ form? If any one can help out that would be great. Side note: I think I'm going to have to do everything twice. 2 P4's, 2 I-864(ez) forms, and from the look of it, I'm sure my SO will have to interview twice as well.

I can try to help and answer a few of your questions, but things like "shall I apply for K-3 VISA or DCF? How long does each take?", can change between now and when your ready to immigrate to the US. But this is a great site to learn and ask questions. As for what kinda of VISA your fiance needs to go to China, if he wants to work then he will need either a "Z" or "F" visa. For general travel, he will need a "L" visa. And if you are married, he can have a marriage visa which is good for 1 year for living purposes only. You can go to www.china-embassy.org for more updated info. I wrote this in a different post about the work visa. So, if your fiance wants to work in China, he will need a letter of invitation and the proper forms that should be sent to him by his future employer when applying for a work visa. It also depends on what kind of job he wants too. It can be difficult to work with a foreign company, unless he has some kind of hard skill to offer. Sometimes foreign companies can work out the visa issue without much hassel. In that case it would be best to get in contact with a American or foreign company prior to going to China. If he just want to teach English, then that won't be hard to find. Good luck and hope this helped you a little.

Jeikun's list can go on and on.... and on.... It is the "KEY" factor for me leaving China soon. From what I've experience and witnessed, there's no way I'm going to risk another attempt at fate. Nor will I have my wife do the same. I've experience the 15 so called doctors lined up to examine "The Foreigner". After 10 mins of them staring at me, I wanted to smack them all like "Larry, Moe and Curly." Don't have to take my word for it, just live here and experience it for yourself. As a warning, do so at your own risk.

I wrote this in a post involving the same issue as yours. Hope it will help. Good luck.

Never been to another country will be an issue and most likely one that will be brought up in the interview or one of the reasons for a denial. I tried to look at it from "what are the odds" point of view too, but you can't really do that. There is no defined criteria, so you can't use any kind of number system. One option is to get as close as you can to their undefined criteria and schedule an interview. After the first denial you'll know what to overcome so you can change the status of the denial. Repeat the same steps to change the next denial. Crazy as it sounds, it's common to interview 2, 3,... times. Someone else mentioned on CFL about traveling with a tour group, but I have no idea how that works or if it works. Note: I've witnessed one case that the person trying to travel to the states didn't have employment and money. So, they came back providing proof of employment and financial records. The consulate did their homework and found that the employment was fake and found a recent large sum of money was deposited into the bank account. They were denied again and was told that they had a 10% chance of ever coming to the states. So, be careful how you handle the overcoming evidence. At any rate, try and see what happens. Good luck.

Hello and welcome. I hope this will help. 1. A bank statement or affidavit of support from your bank is required, but the amount isn't the only thing that will be looked at. You will need a co-sponsor. 2. No, it shouldn't change anything involving the process. In short, the form I-864 is to make sure your SO doesn't become a public charge. Get your I-864 notarized and have your co-sponsor send their notarized I-864 to your SO. 3. You will need to write a "letter of explanation" about your work. Often ESL teachers, like myself have no proof of getting paid or paying taxes. And we don't meet the minimum requirement to file for taxes. So, like you, before I leave I will write a letter explaining my work and that I have no receipts or evidence of getting paid. FYI: Because you've been out of the states for some time, you will also need to show evidence for domicile by providing proof (Emails, letters from possible employers) of seeking employment in the US. Check out this thread and the one below. It might be useful. DCF interview experience (11-19-05) http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14086

The reason... DOB is incorrect. The result... wait. The timeline says it all really. Emailed 4 different times, faxed and mailed twice over a period of two months. All involving THEIR error. My SO said that GUZ has a copy of her passport and will send back the info to the states. My guess is that they will run another name check again. That's it really... wait. Now you have it..... Now you don't. Luckily for them, they don't have to tell my SO or myself in person. Because they would see a smiling face, followed with a big middle finger and then my big fist. Final summation...... WTF? 222514[/snapback] sorry to hear about the screw up. By the way is your timeline a typo? Married 2/05 Petition sent 1/06 ???? 222534[/snapback] Umm... I don't see an error. I got married a year before sending in the petition to Beijing. We waited awhile to start, not knowing what are plans were. I've been living in China since late 2004. Well, back to twiddling thumbs.

We get a call this morining.... My SO answers...... 2 minutes later and.... The reason... DOB is incorrect. The result... wait. The timeline says it all really. Emailed 4 different times, faxed and mailed twice over a period of two months. All involving THEIR error. My SO said that GUZ has a copy of her passport and will send back the info to the states. My guess is that they will run another name check again. That's it really... wait. Now you have it..... Now you don't. Luckily for them, they don't have to tell my SO or myself in person. Because they would see a smiling face, followed with a big middle finger and then my big fist. Final summation...... WTF?

Called DOS. P4 sent out May 31st Interview date: July 18th I'm speechless.......... I was expecting 6 more months. Now I hope I can sleep more than 2hrs a night.

WOW!!! Yuliki...... I've never seen a timeline like that Good luck with the interview.

Leefisher, from what I understand, is talking about after your SO is living in the US and what can be done within the two years involving travel. The "1year 9mo" is about the removal of conditional status on the green card and the SO being in the states while waiting for this to be done. It should be stressed that it can be a risk if the greencard holder is out of the country 9mo. out of the year. I base this on my friend who was an immigration lawyer. He mentioned to me that his wife is being denied for her citizenship, because she is out of the US for long periods of time. He advised me that I shouldn't see or use the greencard as a means of a "travel free card." You've mentioned before about wanting your SO to travel to the states. I tried to do this as well prior to filing the immigration paperwork. Unfortunately, we couldn't go and I as I started to learn more about the system, my SO would never be able to travel with a travel visa while married to a USC. When my SO was denied, she was told that, 1) never been to another country and 2) MY longevity at work was the reason. If we tried to change the status of the denial, a new denial would then be brought up. (we didn't even try to change the status based on others experience and a lawyers advice.) In short, there's so many "hoops and hurdles" for a Chinese citizen that is married to a USC that wants to travel to the US. I haven't heard of travel visa being granted to a Chinese citizen that is married to a USC. Good luck and hoped this helps. Oh, wait... When my SO was being denied for her travel visa another Chinese citizen, married to a USC, was granted a travel visa. But she had their 4yr old son with her and she's traveled to the US often.

Hi guys! I'm back! Now happily married and ready to do a DCF. GZ sent me the following requirements for the I-130 filing and it's fairly straight forward except for the notarial part. Here's what it says is needed: "Beneficiary's original birth certificate" "Beneficiary's Notarial Birth Certificate" "Notarial marriage certificate" "Original marriage certificate" Any idea why they need both the original and notarized and how we would go about getting them notarized? (At the consulate, I assume...) Ok, the questions are now just beginning. I hope all of you can help again as you did before! Any advice about the DCF/I-130 is REALLY, really appreciated! Thanks!!! Aaron and Helen Zhuhai, GD 219996[/snapback] Like you, I filed DCF as well. I briefly scanned over the I-130 form and I didn't see "Beneficiary's original birth certificate" or a notarized one on the form. When I filed in Jan. I wasn't required to have my SO's birth cert. (This could be a change) Your SO will need a passport though and you will need to get your marriage cert notarized. To get your marriage cert notarized, you will have to get that at the Chinese provincial notary office. The consulate doesn't notarize Chinese marriage cert. or other Chinese documents. Again, like you I am or was and ESL teacher. In order to file DCF you will have to have a work visa, usual a "Z" visa as we can't work under the "F" visa. Have your foreign expert cert with you as well just in case. Note: DCF or "Direct Consulate Filing" is not an official term from my understanding. But it is helpful to others, because it is a different method of filing. Hoped this helps.

That sounds like excellent bargaining but what was bartered? I don't understand enough of what's going on to know when or how much costs are being reduced as a results of the conversations I hear but don't understand. Is bartering common in China? 217890[/snapback] Bartering from my understanding is trading goods for services and vise versa. This is all done without the use of money. This is still done in China, but more in the rural areas. Bargaining IS China. Seriously, everything is negotiable and I mean everything. Other ways of reducing a price is with "guan xi" or connections.

As for the notary, go to the US Consulate, they will nortarized your I-864, but may charge a fee. As I recall an explanation letter stating why you haven't filed tax returns is acceptable, especially since you have a co-sponsor. 215632[/snapback] If you get your Affidavit of Support notarized at the same consulate that you filed your petition at, you might or shouldn't need to pay for the notary. When I went back to the Chengdu Consulate in April to get my Affidavit of Support notarized, I was surprised when they said that there wasn't a charge because I filed there. Hopefully that will work out for you.

YuanYang thanks for the reply. "we have a sponsor from the US for our financial support. If we have a sponsor do I as my wife's spouse still need to file an I-864 or are we covered with the one sponsor???" We already have a sponsor that meets the 125% requirement, the question is do I still need to file an I-864 and will it be a problem that I haven't filed taxes for the past 3 years? 215619[/snapback] It's important to make clear that YOU are the sponsor. Both, you and the co-sponsor will need to fill out the I-864 "Affidavit of Support" form. If you look at the form under "Part 2" you will see which box applies for you and the joint or co-sponsor. Yes, you will need to file I-864. Because you haven't filed taxes, you will need a written an explanation and evidence. I'm not 100% on this particular subject, so I'll pose a few questions here and maybe some can help out. 1. Does the written explanation require to be notarized? 2. Should the explanation be attached to the I-864? I hope some of this info helps out.

There are two kinds of visa's that would best apply if a foreigner wants to live in China. Work visa (Z visa) and a marriage visa. Currently, each have a one year validation. If your SO is a Chinese citizen and you don't want to work, then the marriage visa is the easiest. The Z visa allows you to work, but your at the mercy of the company that is responsible for issuance of the work visa and responsible for you as well. Of course this all changes every year, for the better I should add.

According to her, it wasn't a "conviction". She and her friends had a small amount of drugs and were stopped by the police. They all were told they would have to spend 3 months in jail if they did not pay a fine. All the parents came, paid they fines and the total jail time was less than 48 hours. I read the attached link and it would seem that the U.S. is looking to stop "hard core" criminals. I've asked her to look into getting the police report now, but she is thinking that its such a small town that she doesn't want to bring attention to something that may not be in the record books. Does anyone here have an idea about local police in the Sichuan suburbs (2 hours outside of Luzhou) and how they handle this type of activity? My understanding is that a lot of youths are involved with this at a minor level (not trafficing, selling). 215389[/snapback] I'm unfamiliar with your town/city, but I live just outside of Chengdu in Sichuan as well. There's no way to avoid being noticed, especially in small towns, when it comes to getting the forms filled out from the police. Knowing now is much better than finding out later if there is anything in your SO's police records. From what you explained, it's unlikely that anything was put in your SO's file. Find out now even if you have to get a second police cert. down the road. Here's the info for getting the "Police Cert. Form", from the Sichuan notary office. Hopefully they will email the form instead of you or your SO going all the way into Chengdu. It's best to have your SO contact the notary office. Sichuan Notary Public Officeor WWW.SCGZC.com if the link doesn't work. Email: sgzc3@scgzc.com Tel: (028) 86156127 It will look better if the police station sees the form from the notary office, as this is required anyways to get a visa. Be prepaired, once the police station fills out the form, word will get out and everyone will know in your town what is going on. Just part of being in a small town. Hope this helps. Any questions about dealing with the immigration process in Sichuan/Chengdu, let me know.

There are only two forms(DS-230 and form 169) that you will need to send back once you get the P3. Form DS-230 can be downloaded and filled out prior to getting your P3 packet. Form 169 is a check list. NO. You won't send GUZ the police certificate. What I did was filled out the DS-230 form before I got the P3. Once I received the P3 I made a copy of the 169 form and then sent off ASAP back to the consulate. Right now I'm still finishing off my check list. I'm unsure about how long it might take or how difficult it would be to get a police certificate from Australia. Notarized police certificates have a one year validation. I'm not positive about the Immunization question. I'm sure one of the other members can answer it. I hope this helps.

Cantonese is suppose to be the hardest language to learn and master. From my understanding is that there are 4 common tones, 2 uncommon tones and 1 hidden tone. Mandarin or "pu tong hua" is China's national language and has 4 tones, even though most Chinese people don't speak it on a daily bases. The tones give the meaning of the word(s) and most of S.E. Asia's language is base on tones. I've been trying to learn mandarin, but I live in Sichuan and people don't speak Mandarin here. Makes things almost too difficult to even try to learn beyond the basics. To make matters worse, each language (some say dialect I say language) can change not just from providence to providence, but also from city to city and town to town. My wife couldn't understand someone from 2 towns away, as his "sichuanese" had too much twang on it. Kind of like broken or "DEEP" south English in the states. I should also mention that even if a Chinese person does know Mandarin, they often pronounce it incorrectly. Teachers, students and many Chinese Gov. jobs require testing to see if they pronounce Mandarin properly. I can't even find a privite teacher to help me, because their Mandarin is so poor. And I live in China.

The national news was talking about that here in China. The north is in a drought and the southeast is having floods. They interviewed a local resident about "cloud seeding" where the drought is and she said it's had no effect what so ever, to my surprise they even went on to say that maybe it's a little to late. Not often does the state media have anything negative or critical to say about domestic issues.

Emailed GUZ inform of error: 04-08-06 Received email from GUZ w/instructions to fax/mail doc: 04-10-06 Faxed proof of DOB: 04-12-06 Emailed GUZ to confirm on the fax and correcting the error: 04-17-06 (2nd Fax) plus mailed proof of DOB: 05-08-06 Both emails were replied, stating: I switched from Yah00 to Gma!l, using two different email address when sending to GUZ not knowing which address I used in the Petition. To add to the confusion, I might have used my wife's email address, because I was unsure if I would still be working/living in China. I can email again using my wife's address, but I don't want to put up any red flags due to three different email accounts inquiring about one case. In both faxes and the mailed(EMS) letter I sent, has our contact info phone and email. Now I'm just trying to verify the above information. Your advise is much welcomed and thank you for your response. *Note: Yah00/Gma!l names were changed due to spam/search.

I am unable to verify my wife's information in regards to correcting her year of birth information. I've emailed GUZ and per the instructions of the email, I faxed (04-12-06) a copy of the required information. Now, I cannot verify the fax that was sent nor if any correction has been made. I have faxed(2nd), mailed (EMS), and called the GUZ pay service 05-08-06. The customer service said that specific information is not available to them. I was instructed to call Guangzhou Consulate. Question: How do I verify if a correction has been made to my wife's DOB? Thank you for your time. *Admin, please change or move if you see fit.

I think the place you refer to is "Jiu Zhai Gou" in Sichuan province. Long holiday usually is family day for me. 1st day: went shopping for a while and had dinner at my aunt's place 2nd day: slept, ate, chat, slept... 3rd day: went to gym and did some swimming and belly dancing 4th day: slept, ate, chat, slept... 5th day: slept, ate, chat, slept... tomorrow: got back to work 212074[/snapback] Your right it's jiu zhai gou or (九寨沟). It's a beautiful place, but it sites at over 4200 meters. So, you get a lot of head aches and if your not careful altitude sickness. My wife and I will be going in June when the airport opens back up. They will close it down after May holiday and open it back up a month later. We could take a 12+ hour bus ride, but the chances of living through it is.... well lets just say that your life could be shorten after the ride up.