Kyle

Here you go http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39219&view=findpost&p=528266

This is common within China. We did the same thing (lived at one address/mail went to a different address)

American Citizen Services Outreach Program - AmCitBeijing[at]state[dot]gov In Xi'an, Shaanxi Province A consular officer from the U.S. Embassy will be available for American Citizen Services on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in Xi'an. The officer will be available to assist American citizens with notarial services, adding passport pages, passport applications and providing information on the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). The officer will answer other questions related to Embassy services. If you wish to request any of the above-mentioned services, you must respond to amcitbeijing@state.gov by noon on Tuesday, March 8. An RSVP is required and details regarding the location will be sent to you in response. Emails requesting ACS services received after noon on Tuesday, March 8, cannot be accommodated. Please provide the following information in your RSVP email: 1.) Full name as it appears in your passport 2.) Date of birth 3.) Contact telephone number 4.) The type of service you are requesting (i.e. passport renewal, additional visa pages, notarial, etc.) If you are requesting a paid service, remember to bring exact change with you. For current fees and additional information, visit the U.S. Embassy website at http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/service.html We look forward to seeing you in Xi'an!

Xiaozhu, did you find your answer? When Jingjing and I went to Guangzhou back in 11/2009, there were no separate appointment times for submitting documents/interviews. From my reading, I believe this may have changed since then. I'll go ahead and bump this thread in hopes that someone can give more insight. What specifically does your appointment letter say?

pictures of the apartment we stayed in. http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39544&view=findpost&p=526766

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CONGRATULATIONS!!

Awesome! That's great news!

110?!?! Wow, that's amazing

I believe if your fiancee gets the K-1 visa after her B-2, the previous tourist B-2 visa will be void. Someone will correct me if I am mistaken.

And you're speaking from experience?

If someone has done that, did you just write it on the top? I know that I-130 has a field for the spouse's address in Chinese, but it sounds like they suggest more than that. The process doesn't seem to have been designed with DCF in mind, but I guess the officers understand that. Thanks for any input you can give. Let me clarify some of the things you posted. If you're filing directly with the consulate, that means that you have permanent residence (typically) in China. In other words, if you're able to file within China, the Consulate/Embassy already knows you've been living abroad for at least 6 months - thus, you wouldn't put your US address as your mailing address. Have you made an appointment yet to drop off your I-130 packet in Beijing? I feel your pain - as Jingjing and I also filed in Beijing. The DCF route can be confusing but, for us, it was the way to go. It definitely cut down on the waiting time. OK, back to filing in Beijing. To help you out, this is what Jingjing and I dropped off when we submitted our I-130. http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39043&view=findpost&p=520652 You might also want to take a look at this information for starters: http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/homeland_security.html http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/cr1/ir1_and_cr2/ir2.html The only thing that I didn't include when filing my initial petition was an EOR letter - I waiting until later to submit it. You might do a CFL search on "EOR letter" and "frontloading". Pictures, letters from family members, really anything that is truly helpful in giving the VO an accurate picture of you guys as a couple, I'd submit along with your I-130 in Beijing. We did that - at least as much as we could and it made for an easy interview while in Guangzhou. Good luck!

Here's a copy of what we did. Of course we are no longer living there and we've redacted some of the personal information http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc193/kyleinwuhan/Screenshot-1.png We simply used Pinyin for the first section that you're referring to. Actually, we used her parent's address instead of where we were actually living b/c the mail system was unreliable at our apartment. (Not to mention that we were subletting from a Chinese friend) http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc193/kyleinwuhan/Screenshot-2.png On the second page of the I-130, you'll have an opportunty to type/write the address in Chinese. I have uploaded what we did - of course the information allowing you to find my inlaws have been redacted You use the address you guys are living at in China (or in our case, we uhh umm used her parent's address as our "address" and kept our under-the-table apartment, under-the-table. The address we used is the same address I used to register with the PSB. On the second page, you'll have an opportunity to list your address in the States, however, your mailing address will be your Chinese address #19 and #21 of page 2 of the I-130 are the pinyin equivalents of #20 of page 2 (Hanzi 汉字) Clear as mud? I have kept copies of everything we used along the way - If you have any more questions on how to fill something out - let me know

This is a pretty good link that can give more insight to the I-864 http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3183.html#10 More info on the I-864 http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

The above totals are not the 125% mark. See below (48 States only): 1 - 13612.50 2 - 18387.50 3 - 23162.50 4 - 27937.50 5 - 32712.50 6 - 37487.50 7 - 42262.50 8 - 47037.50

The 2011 HHS Poverty Guidelines http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/11poverty.shtml This needed to be updated http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc193/kyleinwuhan/povguide2011.png

Do you have mail currently being sent to your parents' address? For example credit card statements. My Capital One credit card has PDF versions of their statements which can be downloaded. No, it's not a big deal having your parents' home as your address. VO's don't except you to have a home waiting for you if you've been living abroad for multiple years - such was the case for JIngjing and I. When I talked w/ the VO he told me the following: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39544&view=findpost&p=526766 What did I use for domicile? http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=39544&view=findpost&p=536147 There might be some other items listed (link above) that you could use as well. The Monster.com account was a good move. I had three letters from potential employers requesting interviews. Now, I'll be honest, none of those opportunities panned out. To be honest, I never followed-up b/c I wasn't really all that interested in them. Doesn't matter. Get on Monster.com and for lack of a better expression - go through the motions. Take a few "leads" w/ you to GUZ (email correspondence). The fact that you're looking shows intent to reestablish domicile. Who knows, you might actually find a winner. At the time of my interview, I did NOT have a job waiting for me. You can PM me again if you need more help

http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/iv_faqs.html#A1

she has to stay in the United States at least 6 mo/year to keep her continuous residency requirements for naturalization. http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Resources/B5en.pdf After trips longer than 6 months the burden to show that one hasn't given up immigrant intent is on the green card holder. Trips less than six months shouldn't be much of an issue.

It's been blocked for a while now - It was blocked in China while I was over there. Youtube was another site that was often blocked. My wife and I used Witopia's personalVPN to bypass the firewall. http://www.witopia.net/index.php/products/ It worked well, but I did notice that Witopia has bumped up the price since I've last purchased it.

My wife had three B-2 visas - and went through Citic bank each time. Every time she applied, she had to go to Beijing to give her fingerprints, but only during the first B-2 attempt did she have to interview with a VO. If your parents had no issues the first time round, the following attempts should be a breeze. Of course Jingjing's last B-2 was in Jan 2009, so some of the process might have been streamlined since them.

I married in Wuhan as well. If I remember correctly, I received my affidavit of single status from my state's sec of state office. I took that document to China where I had it translated in Hankou. I do not remember the exact name of the office but if you call 114 and ask for ÃûÖ¤¾Ý they will give you the phone number. After receiving the translated document in Wuhan, we went to the marriage bureau and tied the knot.

I've taken the bus before. For me, that's the way to go

In case anyone else is having a problem searching this site. I tried to find the original post but I couldn't. Pinning this for future reference Thanks Dan for the info