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Honestly, she may be better off. Medical care in this country is a joke. Doctors are either too afraid or too greedy to actually fix anything. If a doctor actually tries to fix something he is running the risk of getting sued if the slightest thing goes wrong... either that or you won't come keep coming back and paying therefore he cant afford that new mercedes every year. But that is another rant...

Yeah, My wife got her police certificates where she lived. She says all that stuff is transferred with her Hukou. So where ever her Hukou is, that is where she needs to go to get her police certificates. Unless she has lived outside of China that is.

Another fine example of what I mean by the term "Government Drone"

Congratulations to you both! My wife is also named Fang. One word of advice for her... be prepared to be called "fang" as in the tooth variety *SHUDDER*. My wife has since changed the spelling of her name to Fong to reduce at least most of the confusion. This has quickly become one of my big pet peeves!

heh, this won't help... just my opinion on the subject. I say give the girl citizenship, kick the guy out of the country

After your fiancee/wife arrived in the US, what were her plans? Did she want to stay home and be a housewife? Did she want to go to school or get a job? If she got a job, what kind of job did she get?

Dunno if you have seen the Stephen King mini-series "Storm of the Century"... It kinda reminds me of the sorcerer in that... "Give me what I want, and I will go away!"

I feel your pain Hank. I am in a region on NC where there are alot of people from elsewhere in the US. They all say that Fang speaks better English that the native North Carolinians

We are in the same situation. We got here in the beginning of May. She got one of those Social Security cards with "Valid for Employment Only...". She went for her Learner's Permit tests which she passed only to find out that. on the past friday, the North Carolina legislature passed a law requiring that she have an EAD card.

Thanks for clearing that up!

My fiancee has her social security card marked "Valid for employment only with DHS Authorization". She took her tests for a DMV learner's permit which she passed but the DMV officer said that a new law was passed this past friday requiring people to get a document from DHS showing dates of employment. I called around DHS and talked to someone who obviously wasnt the brightest bulb in the box and couldnt understand what I was trying to explain to her and she said that I had to wait until we got married. Does anyone know anything about this or has anyone heard anything about this? Is this a federal law or another example of screwed up backwards legisation from the great state of North Carolina? This is outrageous! Yet another example of how the governement is making it harder for people that are trying to do things the right way and easier for those to come into the country illegally. I should have told my fiancee to change her name to Consuela and fly into Mexico City then walk across the border. Then they would have rolled out the red carpet for her then.

Another resource for your SOs learning and practicing English... I am told that alot of libraries in China have "English Corner". It is where a bunch of Chinese people get together and practice English. They are usually attended by an English professor or maybe even a native speaker. I know Guangzhou library downtown has one that meets every Sunday.

I'm not sure if this is proper or not but I thought I would offer it to you or more specifically your Chinese SOs. My Fang has been writing in her blog during much of the process and about our journey together and her experiences. One thing I have noticed is that there is alot of bad information being spread around about the visa process among the Chinese SOs. This blog might clear up alot of the misconceptions people have. It is all in Chinese and the address is http://blog.sina.com.cn/FangWang Hope this helps! David

In case you havent seen my other post, we passed the interview. Fang said that the VO asked for the I-134 which she seemed to look over very carefully, but she did not raise any questions about it. So either I got lucky or assets are ok

I recommend www.chnlove.com. There is an affiliate office in the GDTV building in Guangzhou not too far from the Garden Hotel. This is where I met my fiancee from. I believe the affiliate agency's name is Guangzhou Xinxin Marriage Introduction Agency

Denied as in white slip type denial or blue slip type? Either way, I definitely will keep you informed. To be honest, I am really hoping I am one of those lucky few where the VO doesnt ask to see the 134

I love the idea of America... too bad it is not in practice anymore. Everytime I hear someone say how thankful they are to live in a "free country like America" I have to :cough: America is no longer free... its a corporate dictatorship

I wouldn't call getting a co-sponsor as simple as possible. $0 income I would think would be VERY bad news. What are you living on? Do you have readily accessible cash? Are you living off of that, or do your assets generate cash income? If so, report the cash and the assets you are using to generate cash. You have enough, and you do NOT need a co-sponsor. I answered the questions exactly like you did (although do have a job), and didn't under-report anything. Yeah, I draw an "allowance" generated from the interest of my investments. this allowance allows me to live comfortably. If I ever need more cash, I only have to call my financial advisor and he can send me whatever I need. This "allowance" is reflected in my investment portfolio that I have included with my I-134

My attorney who has successfully processed over 300 k1 visas has assured me that there will be no problem with it. Anyway it is too late to get a cosponsor before our interview in 1 week.

I have a little different situation. On my I-134, I almost exclusively listed my assets because my income income is almost nil (Got laid off from my job and havent gone back, mainly so I can spend extended periods of time with my sweetie). My assets (house, car, investments) put me well above the poverty level at almost 7 figures. For evidence, I have included the required tax transcripts, letter from my bank stating all the required information, copy of recent investment portfolios showing values, copy of deed to the house with recent tax bill showing value, and copy of vehicle tax bill showing its value. I will let you know how it goes.

She said that the doctors were extremely rude and condescending towards her. It first started when she called to see when she could come in to have the exam. They told her that she should come in at 8am because it can take many hours. She told them that she couldnt come in the morning because she has to work. Now she lives and works in GZ and knows where the hospital is and where she should go. When she told them this, they told her that if she comes in the afternoon that if she does not complete the exam then she might have to do it again another time. She decided to take her chance and go this afternoon. So she goes in the door and the doctors were very rude and condescending over the smallest things. For example, she was supposed to give him 4 pieces of paper and she accidentally only gave him 3. He then yelled at her "What's the matter with you?! You are supposed to have 4 sheets..." So she found the fourth sheet and he grabbed it out of her hand. Needless to say this was making her even more nervous and humiliated. She said the staff was very unfriendly as a whole. I guess in medical school in China, a good bedside manner is not taught nor is service with a smile. I dont know about other hospitals, but at least in the 1st Hospital of Guangzhou, tell your SO's to prepare for military style boot camp. Oh and as a side note, it only took her just over 2 hours to complete

I, too, had a very positive experience going to ACH a week before Curt. The VO was very pleasant and took time to look over our P4 paperwork which she said "looked good". She also made sure that I knew that she entered a note in our record that I requested additional paperwork. I highly recommend going to an ACH. If for no other reason, than peace of mind. You get to see that the VO's are real people who really do want to help.

Ack! Sorry for the spam... The food was excellent and the atmosphere was like a party...lots of fun. The band really was good and they got the audience involved. I had a blast... Fang's parents are coming in for Hubei in April and we are taking them there. They did not have any hourglass type thing that I could see so they kept coming to the table. But overall it was alot of fun... I had a great time.

Yes... well Fang and I went to Buon Giornoa tonight for dinner. I am not sure of the Chinese name but it is right above the McDonalds near the 6th Street Restaurant. Very disappointing. Fang ordered Minestrone Soup. What she got looked like dish water with some vegetables in it. She said it tasted very bland and not "special" at all. I had the lasagne bolognese and later I felt like I had swallowed cement, luckily we had some Wang Lao-ji tea back at her apartment. Definitely do not recommend Buon Giornoa. However, we went to Milano when I was here over the summer. Milano had a real nice atmosphere the food was decent. If you really want Italian food while in Guangzhou, I would recommend Milano over Buon Giornoa. Milano is by the Friendship store across from the Garden Hotel.

We tried to go to Macau Street but it was packed! So we went to Latina instead. Fang and I will have to check it out. I also have seen the sign for Lemon House and want to try that also. Have you ever been to the Italian restaurant "Buon Giornoa"? Fang loves Italian food and was thinking about taking her there tonight. Last summer when I was in GZ the frst time, we went to this little side street that Fang calls "The Pizza Street". It is off of the same Jian She Liu Ma Lu and had a couple really good pizza places there... when I went there again a couple weeks ago, I found there is only one pizza place there and it looks like a couple of the other cafes closed down too. The best pizza place (Cin Cin I think it was called) is no longer there... It was run by a Portugese guy and had fantastic pizza including a Gong Bao Ji Ding pizza that was wonderful.