RobertH

I had to take that route because it was after midnight and the normal route was closed for the night. I will inclure the trips to see her as I make them. I need this letter to send in with the K-1. robert

08/03/2009 To whom it may concern, this is the story of how Hui Z and myself Robert H met and fell in love.¡¡ I first laid eyes on Hui in January of 2009 when I saw her profile in the personals section on Yahoo.com. I was immediately drawn to her beautiful smile in one of her pictures. She looked so sweet and kind. After reading her introduction I decided I had to write to her. So being the big chicken that I am, I sent her a Icebreaker instead. Icebreakers are little one line premade things you can send to someone to test the waters. I think mine was something like " Your profile made me smile". It was two days later I got a reply from her. I can remember being so nervous opening the Email. Hui said she had read my profile also and would be interested in chatting some more if I would like to. We started to Exchange Emails every day, sometimes 4-5 times a day. We talked about everything from her cat Ding to my sons studies in school. We just clicked....I never had any problems understanding what she was saying to me. Sometimes she would say it in a funny way but I always knew what she ment to say. After about two months of exchanging Emails and Texts I asked if I could call her using MSN live chat. She said yes..... I was so nervous. I setup MSN and called her.....ring... ring.. "Hello" said the sweetest voice in the world. I was hooked then and there I think. Now at the time I could understand everything Hui would say to me with very little problems. I would have to speak slow and clear so she could understand me, if she had trouble understanding me all I needed to do was type what I was saying in MSN chat and she would understand me right away. Since our first call and chat in MSN we have talked almost every day. (I have recently started saving the chat logs since I asked her to marry me and I found out they might be needed.) In our chats we started to move beyond the small talk of getting to know each other and started to learn more about what the other was looking for in life. Our hopes and dreams. What we wanted for our future. The more we talked the more I found myself drawn to her. We are the same age, we have the same outlook on many things in life. We want the same things in our future. I remember texting to her half seriously . You are a good woman will you marry me? She in her very Chinese way replied we will see that is a question best asked face to face. It was around the beginning of May I decided I want to meet this woman in person to see if what we have started to build is real. So I applied for my passport and visa for China. With passport in hand I booked my flight to China. On July 14th at midnight united flight 869 touched down in Hong Kong. I was worried about how I was going to get to Shenzhen so late at night. After talking to some helpful customer service workers at the airport I was able to take a train ride then a Taxi ride and then finally catch a bus that took me to Shenzhen. On the bus to Shenzhen I met a nice man who spoke some english, he helped me navigate threw the confusing entry point and called Hui for me. Hui was very surprised to learn I was on the bus and almost to Shenzhen. Hui was there to meet me when I walked out of the customs area of the Huanggang checkpoint at 2:30am. When we first saw each other in person we were a little shy. She offered to help me with my bags and we walked to find a Taxi. After checking in to the Hotel and getting our room we spent a few hours talking. We found that we could communicate with ease threw talking, typing and the use of a fantastic electronic translator I brought with me. The shyness between us disappeared very quickly and by noon the we were touring Shenzhen arm in arm. I remember our first kiss was that night after we got back from the Windows on the world theme park. It was magic I felt like I was back in high school kissing my first girlfriend. July 17th 2009 is the day I asked Hui to marry me. We were sitting talking in our hotel room when I just had the feeling that this is right... this is the woman I love. So I asked... She looked at me for a little while and gave me a kiss and whispered yes. I was so happy!!! Two days later we had a lunch date with 6-8 of Hui's close friends. We made the announcement at that time and had a wonderful meal to celebrate. We discussed what we steps we needed to take to have Hui join me in America. We talked and decided Hui would leave her Job as a accountant in Donguan and return to her hometown of Nanchang to attend English school for 4 months while I get the K-1 application started. The school is very intense and she will live at the school while she attends. The rest of the trip up to my departure is a blur we spent countless hours talking, shopping and eating. But unfortunately I could not stop the hands of time and July 24th came at last. It was a sad day to leave someone who I have fallen so Deeply in love with behind. It hurt my heart to have to return home alone. My only solace was to know when I returned home I could start work on my K-1 visa application, the very reason I am writing this letter. The dreaded "evolution of relationship letter" I hope I did not write to much and make your eyes go blurry. I know is it your job to make sure this is a bona fide relationship and I am sure that is a difficult process for you. I can only hope I have told you enough of our story to give you a understanding of Hui and myself and to know we truly and deeply love each other. With that thought I will close out my letter and thank you for your time in reading it. ¡¡ Thank you Robert How dose that look? Did I give them enoufgh of our story?

I went to Myvisajourny.com and read threw 3 pages of HORROR storeis about people getting denied and having no clue why..... Now Im TERRIFIED!!!! OMG they will turn us down and we will be in government hell for years....... Lol someone talk me down Im gonna jump!... Robert

I understand what this is but I have a few questions. How long should the letter be? Right now the one I am including with the K-1 application is only like 3 sentances. What all should I put in the letter? Do I keep it short and to the point or do I get all mushy? Dose anyone have any examples of letters so I know how to format it? Robert

Can someone please answer a few questions for me. 1. How hard is it to get a Chinese residence permit. 2. How long dose it take to get a Chinese residence permit. 3. Do I apply for a Chinese residence permit before I go to China or do I get it when I am there before we get married? 4. What else do I need to bring with me to China? Please any advise you all can offer will be helpful. Robert

Married 07/24/2009...... Good for you guys... I am very happy someone was smiling on that day lol. For me was sad day ....lol Day I left Hui in Shenzhen and came home to start the K-1 proccess. How long did the proccess take you? How many times did you go to see her before she had her interview? Were there any problems at the interview? Sorry so many questions I am just anxious to get everything filed. I read so many bad storys about getting turned down at the interview. it has me worried... How is your wife adjusting to life in America? Good luck to the both of you. Robert

It has taken you 2 years to get this far in the K-1 Visa proccess? Yikes..... If I may ask what was the hold up? I just started my application... if fact I will be happy if I can mail out the compleated packet to the lawyer this week. ( any advise for me?) I am so impatient to have her here with me! lol..... I was hoping to have the proccess take only 9-10 months.... I hope we are not waiting 2 years. I am happy things seem to be moving for you now. I can imagine the stress such a long wait has put on you. Good luck to you. RObert