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What does she give to your children? Does she take your children as her children, as you do to hers? Will your children feel hurt that this new woman comes to your home and takes everything worth money from you and leaves nothing worthy for them? Why her family offer this idea to her, if the excuse is her family ask her to do this? Do her family ever consider you and your children need to live comfortably too?
If, say , once in a million, she divorced you after you transfer the appartment title to her daughter, what will you be left for your own life?
you dont understand chinese woman or culture at at all do you
Help us out, Jin...explain it for us. In Chinese culture, how is thinking about children from prior marriages mixed with children from this marriage? What is the pecking order in relation to "our" children vs. "my" children vs. "your" children?.
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Anyone worried about the odds that you may get nailed for a slightly elevated body temperature...try this....about an hour before landing, take three standards aspirins. That will lower your body temp about 2 degrees even if you don't have a fever. Being anxious, nervous, anticipation...all these things can raise blood pressure which can also raise body temps.
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"When our son go to brothers, after she to home, eat"
This is what was said to me by Yan. I took that to mean dinner would be very late as our son was going to his cousins to have a sex change operation and when our daughter got home, we would go to dinner
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I believe every word of it! This also explains the invasions of the Mongol hoards..they need vegetables to go with the rabbit and perhaps some good spices!
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What is good for the goose..and all that...
If you owned your home before you got married, then amend your trust to give $100,000 (cash or like value)to each of your children before any other inheritance priorities.
If you are in a state that your estate goes to your surviving wife, then you will need her approval/signature to do this.
Fair is fair and equal is equal....now that all the kids are all taken care of, you can go back to working OT to set you and your wife up for retirement(again)
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That was pretty cool!
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Thanks Randy..I pretty much knew the answer before I asked the question, but I wanted to get some other thoughts. I guess I'll have to mail him some labels when I actually have an address.
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In planning for my move, I was wondering about letters going back and forth and language requirements.
Do all China Post employees read English?
Is is a requirement that all letters have both English and Chinese characters ?
What are the chances I will actually receive my mail in Chengdu if it is only addresses in English?
I'm not talking about packages via Fedex or UPS..Just letters using normal snail mail. My Dad doesn't use a computer and he wouldn't pay for internet if he did. And yes, he is too cheap to pick up the phone and call.
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That doesn't look painted...It looks mopped!
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Hey Tony, He can go to China on an L visa as a tourist and stay usually up to 60 days as stipulated on his visa. Then he will need to leave. He can hop down to HK, get a new L visa and be back in his city of choice in one day.
If..he want to get a temporary resident permit and be able to stay up to one year at a time, he will need to either:
A. Marry a Chinese citizen
B. Get a job, get an invitation from his employer so he can have a Z visa and then his employer will get him his temporary resident permit
I think that you know he will find no shortage of nice ladies that would love to marry him!
Since he doesn't currently have a lady in China, my advice would be to pick a city and go. The worst that will happen is that he has the time of his life. The best that will happen is will find the reason for life! 60 days is a long time! He can wander and see a lot, meet tons of people, then...who knows?
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Usually, your bank will have at least one mortgage loan rep that is an expert on VA loans. They can tell you everything you need to know. VA loans are basically a co-signer. The VA guarantees repayment of the loan. They have some very strict guidelines as far as what the lender can charge you, who pays closing costs, etc. The VA will not back any loan that has an adjustable rate interest. The house you are buying must conform to FHA inspection guidelines. Your local VA office can also clue you in to all the benefits.
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Since we are on this subject, I have a question about XP and/or Vista
When you get to the logon screen, as in, pick the user that you are to get "your" stuff, can you have one user as English and then when switched to another user it is Chinese?
Does it matter which language the Admin user is?
Can we have two Admin users..one in Chinese and one in English?
It's unclear exactly what you want to do - if all you need to do is look at Chinese characters and go to Chinese websites, you don't need two accounts, although you can.
Jiaying just clicks on an icon with the name in Chinese characters, which takes her directly to people.com.cn. It doesn't interfere with anything I do on that computer.
If you want to have all the windows apps and pop-up screens, etc. in Chinese so she can understand what the operating system is doing, you may want to install the Chinese operating system, either in a dual boot configuration, or on a second computer.
Yea, Randy..that is closer to what I was thinking...I want to be able to do anything I want in English. I want to be able to change and manage the OS in English, but I also want the computer to display Chinese characters to me if they are there (as I learn Chinese, with the help of the computer)
I also want Yan and our son, to be able to use the computer as a Chinese language computer. Our son is very interested in computers, so, total access is also important for him. English should display properly when it is there.Their main functions and environment should be in Chinese as well as the ability to change and manage the OS in Chinese
Is this going to require dual boot?
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Since we are on this subject, I have a question about XP and/or Vista
When you get to the logon screen, as in, pick the user that you are to get "your" stuff, can you have one user as English and then when switched to another user it is Chinese?
Does it matter which language the Admin user is?
Can we have two Admin users..one in Chinese and one in English?
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Tsap, Don is going to have to dedicate a private server just to hold YOUR timeline! Geez!
I think Sebastian is right. Start framing the letters from USCIS...you could start a museum!
Good luck with this round..even though it is probably meaningless now that you're married...but it is good to get validation that at least someone knows you were right to begin with!
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George, I don't read Chinese. I read the story. Please tell me that you don't refer to your wife as a doughnut?
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Cheap pork is always good!
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Welcome!
www.dubaipolice.gov.ae has more information on this subject.
Seems you can apply online if you have been in UAE for less than six months. Must come in person if over six months. But in either case, you must give a delivery address in UAE.
As far as waivers, I'm not too well versed on that. I'll let someone else chime in that has fought that battle...
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40 quarters of work = 10 years?
Yes
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Good luck! Bring her home! Think the BIG PINK!
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Michael, I can't find anything specific on the subject. The best way to ship anything to China and to minimize the chance of theft is to send it Fedex Express Delivery (2-3 day). That is expensive!
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The basic facts are that you must show proof of domicile and proof of support to get a visa approved. As far as I know, there is no way around it.
To show prove of domicile can be living with mother ,father, or in a home they own, living with other family members, etc.
You must also be able to show proof of sufficient income (125% of poverty level for a family of two in your case). You can do that one of two ways. Either by showing taxes filed that list that amount or greater as Total Income or by having a co-sponsor that have a income of greater than 125% of poverty level income for the number of dependents they will have. In your Dads case, that would mean himself and two dependents(You and your wife).
If you have a stable co-sponsor, then that would most likely do it. What about domicile? Do you have a place to live?
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Most of the information you need will be found here:
http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29538
In short,
Get Married within 90 days
File for AOS with payment
Wait for Green Card
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The venerble Pontasaraus? It died...poof!...gone!!!
Just like Oldsmobile...
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Let us forget this thread. China has move forward. The past is behind us.
Can China also forget then the atrocities committed by Japan on them during WW2? Forgive and forget? Japan has moved forward too (actually).
We pick and choose what is forgettable, and what fills us with rage at the very mention. Or does the state/media?
Remember the anger sessions in 1984? Textbook stuff. Direct the people's anger outward. Baa.
It is much easier to tear open other's wound than own.
Very true, Joanne. I wish we could all be aware of that and use it as a stepping stone to looking into places we are typically scared to look, and with a more open mind.
yes, with an open mind. The problem is who would know which mind is more open.
On another website I visit from time to time, I noticed this quote:
"Living apart and at peace with myself, I came to realize more vividly the meaning of the doctrine of acceptance. To refrain from giving advice, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others, to refrain, even though the motives be the highest, from tampering with another's way of life - so simple, yet so difficult for an active spirit". -- Henry Miller
Seeking a guiding light...
in General Visa Discussion & First Steps
Posted · Edited by chengdu4me (see edit history)
"Beyond my concerns listed above, I am also curious to learn about my options for a long-term visa in China. If a US visa will not be immediately (as in, within about 4-5 years) available for WeiLing, I'd like to investigate the option of a long-term Chinese visa for myself. I don't suppose this is the right forum for that, but perhaps someone can also lead me to a similar forum?"
I'm going to let you know what I have learned. I am moving to China next month.
There are a few ways to get a visa to stay in China.
First....marry a Chinese citizen. That will allow you to have a "visitor" stamp in your passport that will allow you to stay in China for one year on an L (tourist) visa. Each year you must go have that renewed. It is not legal to work on an L visa even with a "visitor" addendum.
Second...Get a job and have your employer sponsor a Z visa. The sponsoring employer will then get you a resident permit good for either the length of your contract or one year, I can't remember which. Z visa is issued from your home country Chinese consulate. Requires BA degree, invitation letter form employer.
Third...Student visa..you already know about this one.
Fourth....D visa...invest about a billion dollars and put about 100,000 Chinese citizens to work and they will think about issuing this visa..don't hold your breath