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I'm at day 81 and still counting. My K-1 package was sent in 2 August 2006 and I have an N0A1 date of 10 August 2006. No IMBRA RFE to deal with. Many that filed after me have already gotten their N0A2's. I've never gotten a touch. I wait impatiently.

So sorry to hear about your long delay in Admin Review. Hopefully they can get your case moving forward again soon. I didn't know that the NVC did such a thing as hold you up for something like that. Now if you had something in your background such as an arrest or something, then I would better understand why NVC/FBI is taking longer to investigate. In my ignorance of such matters and reading the responsibilities of what the NVC is supposed do, doing a check on ex-wives from other countries wasn't listed. Whatever is holding you up, I hope it gets resolved soon.

Thanks. I agree with you and David. I included the waiver because I was trying to make sure that I submitted something explaining what happened. May have been overkill and might cause me a bit of a delay while they stratch their heads about it. My ex (the K-1) still lives in the same city as I do. I have a copy of the I-90 which I filed for her to get her Permanent Resident Green Card changed from my last name to her maiden name. That form lists her new address. I also have a copy of the Change of Address Form that I filed for her that shows she has moved from living at my address to her new address. She and I got a divorce but we aren't enemies so I could probably get more evidence such as utility bills from her if necessary. But surely the copy of the I-90 which was submitted electronically and shows payment electronically and also the BCIS Receipt Number would be proof positive that my ex is NOT still living with me and has her own place and has even changed her name. I'm planning on another trip to China in February to visit her and also to visit her parents and family. We'll take lots more pictures then. Thanks again for your advice and thoughts.

Warped: You make a good point about the I-864. My ex-wife (the K-1) and I are still friends. I even helped her to file the change of address that had to be sent in when she moved. I kept a copy of it that shows she sent it in with her new address on it. She also changed her SSN to her maiden name, her driver's license to her maiden name and I helped her send in the paperwork to change her Permanent Resident Card from my last name to her maiden name. I went with her last week for the biometrics and she got a mail the other day from immigration saying she would get her new card with her maiden name on it by the end of this month. She wants to file N-400 for Naturalization but she can't until February of 2007. I've already filled out the paperwork for her, minus the appopriate dates. I've also given her information about the things she needs to be studying for to pass the civics and history part of the Naturalization process. Until she does that I'm still on the hook for the I-864 with her. She has two jobs and I doubt that she would ever become a problem where the U.S. government would have to support her. I can show income sufficient enough to give support to two I-864's but it's not something I would prefer to have hanging over my head. My ex lives in the same town as I do, but I have definitive proof that we are in fact legally divorced, live in separate houses, and that she has in fact changed her name from my last name to her maiden name. I hope that this will be enough.

Quick look at my history. Married 19 years. We divorced. Stayed single for 5 years after the divorce. Met my future wife on the internet. She was from Uzbekistan. We met in her country and got engaged. I filed the K-1 and 160 days later it approved at Texas Service Center. We went for Embassy Interview at Moscow and got the visa. Came to America, got married within 90 day timeframe. We stayed married for 5 years. During this time she got her Permanent Resident Green Card. She separated from me in September 2005. She moved out of our house and moved in with friends. In October 2005 she filed for divorce. She was still living with her friends. She had a job during our marriage and continues to work at the same job. In February 2006 while our divorce was still being worked by our respective lawyers, I started writing to someone who lives in China. It started out as her asking questions about some information she needed for reports she was writing for a Journalism Course she was taking. She was also getting similar information from other people online. After she and I wrote to each other many times we began to like each other and so we also started to call each other by phone. To make a long story short, we eventually decided to meet each other. My divorce became final in June 2006. I visited her in China in mid July 2007 for 2 weeks. After I came back home we wrote and talked more and after a short while we decided to get engaged. I filed the K-1 visa using the new IMBRA forms and got the N0A1 on 10 August 2006. I sent in a waiver request since this was my second K-1 application. We're still waiting on USCIS to approve or not our K-1 application. I don't see a big issue with CSC approving it since I complied with the IMBRA and gave them every detail of my two divorces and what happened to my K-1 spouse and that divorce. My question is about what will happen when our petition for K-1 reaches Guangzhou. Even though I've been totally honest and supplied all the required information and then some in my initial package to USCIS, my thought is that the Visa Officer "might" disapprove our K-1 visa because I have this previous K-1 application in my records. While in my mind I know that if USCIS at CSC approves the K-1 package then the Consulate at Guangzhou shouldn't question how many K-1's I have had. But my fiancee in China has talked to a couple of women who were recently given white slips at their visa interviews because their American fiancee had a previous K-1 in their history. I know this topic of mine is a bit long and I apologize, but I couldn't find any threads here that covered this. Has anyone heard of fiancees being refused the K-1 visa at the Consulate because their SO had made previous K-1 applications? Thanks in advance.

Almost all the hotels which cater to the busines travalers will be significantly higher in price due to the fair whic is taking place in Oct in GZ. You're going to have to get ready for "non-reasonable" prices no matter where you go. Yeah I think you are right. I have decided to just go ahead and book the place that was listed on this site in the "GZ Info". I don't want to take a chance to wait too long. Even they have higer price but reasonaby higher only and not 5 times higher. Although the post said $200 RMB for this period, I just called them and they said $250 RMB. That's okay as it is still reasonable unlike White Swan which is almost $3800 RMB per night from it's usual price of $800 RMB. White Swan is a very nice hotel but it's also the most expensive on Samian Island, even if there is no fair. Guangdong Victory Hotel is on the opposite side of Samian Island from the White Swan and it's every bit as nice. I don't know what their prices are during the fair but when I was there in July there daily rate was almost half what the White Swan charges. There's also the smaller Samian Hotel, just across from the White Swan. While it's not as super nice as the White Swan, it is very reasonable. The White Swan is right next door to what used to be the American Consulate in Guangzhou, but that location no longer does fiancee visa interviews. The American Consulate is across town from the White Swan Hotel Location on Samian Island (baby island).

Okay... so we all know that a pink slip after interview is PASSED!!! And that a blue slip means that the VO wasn't happy with the interview or information given to them to convince them that the relationship is valid and you now have to overcome this slip with more evidence. A white slip means the end of the road in most cases, that your package is being returned to USCIS. I can mostly understand in some instances where a blue slip would be issued for more information. But what in the world would cause a VO to issue a SO a white slip? Basically USCIS has "approved" you already and when the Visa Center finishes their part of the process, all the VO is "supposed" to be doing at the interview is making sure everything adds up and that there's no evidence of fraud. Based on immigration law the VO has to have overwhelming evidence that shows that what you told USCIS is false or that you or your fiancee are not what you say you are. So what would cause a VO to issue a white slip to someone? A blue slip is bad enough, but white?

When I came to Guangzhou last week to meet Manyun for the interview-that-never-was, I had ALL of the evidence in my carry-on. I figured that everything else was expendible. Now that we are Blue-Slipped, and Manyun is moving from Nanning to Guangzhou to live with her sister until this is over, the evidence will be safe with her. HOWEVER, I will remind her what you said, that the most important information HAS to be in the carry-on luggage. Thanks for the reminder. Mike May I ask why you were blue slipped to begin with? Why did the VO do that to your fiance? Thanks

I keep reading on here about people referencing "001". Can someone please be so kind and tell me what that is? Is it a different webpage than this one? Thanks in advance.

B) and while your comments about "cradle-robbing" was probably tongue-in-cheek humor.. there still seemed to be some finger pointing at PINK because of her choice of a younger man and also some at the men who find younger women in China. Tsk, Tsk.. so unnecessary to make such comments. Just be happy for them and hope they have a great life together. Everyone who marries someone younger than themselves isn't evil. Love is a mysterious thing and age isn't a factor for Chinese. This web site is for support of each other, right?

Can the USC attend the interview at the consulate in Guangzhou with their fiancee? I had heard or read somewhere that usually the USC had to stay outside of the building and couldn't come in at all.