Kyle

I've had good luck w/ Vayama

I seem to recall you mentioning this before, WB. Carl, isn't there a video floating around? I want to watch it

I know that the topic of building credit has come up from time-to-time. For many, getting that first line of credit is kind of hard. Today, my wife was approved for her first credit card. The idea behind the card is intriguing. . . http://www.capitalon..._01_T_CP17917AW For us, I don't really care about the APR as I try to make sure credit card debt is paid off at the end of each month. I also added my wife as a joint loan holder on our car which gave her a brief credit history prior to applying (she has been on the loan for about a year). I suspect the auto loan helped w/ the approval. Anyway, this is just an FYI

Kansas City has a fairly strong Chinese community, but there is no Chinatown that I know of. There are a couple of Chinese markets that do have lots of imported goods which is nice

Warpedboard is right, GUZ has done away with the American Citizen's hour. Citizen services performs services such as adding pages to passport, notarizing docs, etc. Full list of services offered can be found here. http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/service.html

Keeping your chat logs was a good move as it will further help whoever is overseeing your case, see the progression of the relationship (if they have time to review it).

Yes, they will mail it to her. You can also download the packet information from the consulate website http://guangzhou.use...and_packets.htm EDIT: Ha ha - I beat Dan

While I was in China, I had my brother wire me some money to the Bank of China. The money showed up, if I remember correctly, in RMB

Awe cuzin tasp, if she aint got hur a smile brotha chawls will done put er one on

In the oath picture, why are her fingers crossed? j/k. Congrats you two!

I've kept quiet on this thread thus far, because quite honestly, what I would have to say largely echos Warpedboard's sentiment. I started a B-2 thread a while back, and like the rest of the B-2 threads, ensuring that the applicant is going to return to China is one of the major themes they have in common. Lacking to adequately address that issue is where I believe the majority of applicants fail.

That is a humorous story. Now go to her bedroom and make sure there are no lasting scars! Also you might want to watch your back for a day or two until the missus feels all is right with the world. Of course "the world" can be more correctly translated as "her world" Thanks for sharing.

I agree with Tony.

We included roughly 50 pictures over a period of 3 years.

Ahh yes, I forgot about that - the legal age for men is 22 and 20 for women if I'm not mistaken

Ive kept quiet but followed this thread with interest. It's going to be next to impossible for him to get a B2 without having stronger connections to China. My thought process somewhat follows warpesboard's and dnoblett's.

I have heard of this happening before; if it were me, I'd download the forms from the consulate website and use them.

The "boys" aren't off to a great start. Lots of time left though

Could they suck any harder? 21-49 They had their asses handed to them... Dan, look on the bright side, your bills aren't my Chiefs

Have a happy birthday, Dan. :happybday:

"It needs more cowbell" Now, that's just awesome! I have to go find that SNL skit on youtube now. . . http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/628756/

If it were me, I'd probably take our translated marriage license - just "in case" but I'm not sure you'll have a problem getting back across the US boarder. If she has a DL or state photo ID, that wouldn't hurt either. Again, I'm not sure all of this is needed, but on the chance that it is, the more documentation she can provide, the better. I have to think that this isn't an uncommon scenario for boarder officers.

Your notarized/translated documents will all be done by the same office. My wife had her police report, our marriage license, and her birth certificate all done at the our city's notary office which is authorized to do notarizations for foreign consulates. If your wife does a search for "your city, notary, foreign" in Chinese, for example we did this search "Î人¹«Ö¤ÉæÍâ" Our city, Wuhan: Î人 Notary: ¹«Ö¤ gong1zheng4 Foreign: ÉæÍâ she4wai4 The name of the office is probably (your city) gong1zheng4chu4 - £¨your city)¹«Ö¤´¦ Yes, all of these will be in a white book. You will need photos for all of these, but the requirements are different in different places. I'm sure once you find the proper office's website, you'll find what they require. Make sure you go to the above office in your city (Hukou). Do not go to an alternative notary service, as there are many of them out there. Unfortunately not all services are created equal in the eyes of the Chinese government - thus, not all are qualified for foreign affairs. You're looking for at least a city level notary.

Dan this is true, they will take her translations, but they made me show them the red books as well first. Same as my wife's passport (prior to submitting scanned copies of the bio and visa pages. Basically everything I submitted, if it were a copy, Beijing required to see the original document first. @MN2China, you might want to shoot whichever location you're submitting to, an email getting clarification on this matter. In a perfect world everything would be done in a uniform manner, but unfortunately, it is not done this way. For your leisure reading http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39043-dcf-filers-in-guangzhou-need-wifes-original-passport/

Agreed. She brings a very unique perspective to the table. I miss reading her posts as well.