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Yeah, but it's her who has to work too, right? And even if not, do these credits count only AFTER you are together, or do credits earned prior to getting married count? To earn a credit, you earn $1000. Or your spouse earns $1000. Up to 4 in a year. It has nothing to do with being together. If she was here on a work visa years ago and earned $3000 (whatever the amount was then), that's 4 credits. A Social Security credit is an I-864 credit. ""The Court in Cheshire v. Cheshire analyzed, after reviewing Section 213A, that the sponsor¡¯s obligation to support the sponsored immigrant under the Affidavit of Support only terminated upon the occurrence of one of the five circumstances: 1) the sponsor¡¯s death, 2) the sponsored immigrant¡¯s death, 3) the sponsored immigrant becoming a US citizen, 4) the sponsored immigrant permanently departing the US, or 5) the sponsored immigrant being credited with a total of 40 qualifying quarters of work. Thus, the fact that defendant had divorced his wife did not terminate his obligation to continue to support his wife. "" That's from the second link. It doesn't say how many credits I earn, it says how many the sponsored immigrant earns. So what matters is that she has to earn the 40 quarter hours, not me, otherwise 2 years later and a divorce and her not having worked, I'd still have to support her for 10 years assuming she tries to work at all. Or, until one of the other 4of5 requirements were met. Am I interpreting this incorrectly?

Yeah, but it's her who has to work too, right? And even if not, do these credits count only AFTER you are together, or do credits earned prior to getting married count?

Well I'd sign up for the FFL (French Foreign Legion) before I paid even one unfair dime.

That's total BS! Everyone has to do a I1864 for the AOS, right? I don't want to hijack the thread, but it mentions in the second link, that the sponsor is responsible for the immigrant until the immigrant reaches 40 credits. How long does it take to accumulate one working credit?

I got mine in 85 days. From what I gathered, it seem the average is about 90-95 days, so just hang in there another week or so. Also, I'd be sure to call to make sure it was not already sent, as it may have been sent to the wrong address.

You can pay for it online (credit card) and have her call from within China. There's the option to speak English and Mandarin. Or, you can still call yourself but of course you'll additionally be paying the international telephone fees. Basically, you'll get some codes sent to your e-mail account that you'll need when calling the Guz number. http://www.usavisainformation.com.cn/eng/index.aspx

Sorry to hear about you misfortunes, Bill. I have two questions for ya if you don't mind. What type of petition was this (K1 or K3)? I'm interested in seeing if there's any correlation between petitioners with divorces and their type of petition. And, was your ex a US citizen, or someone you previously helped petition to the US? Good luck man. At least the newspaper isn't difficult to do, though probably a little embarrassing to ask someone to take a pic of you holding one. ;-) Why they don't give hints prior to the interview of potential pitfalls that they foresee, is absolutely ridiculous. I wonder how they sleep at night.

And here is my favorite part: congrats...but make sure you save some pink for me!

Amazingly quick process for you! Congratulations.

CongratS! Things will be heating up in Phoenix now, eh!

I'm not the better half, but I know the answer - jealousy and/or revenge. Why, is your question to ask her.

You don't need to put it in the fridge...turn off the rice cooker so it don't burn and it'll be fine sitting for a day.

you deifnately married an american try to butter it a bit and put it in the oven for a few minutes to get is crispy. or, even add mild shredded cheddar cheese and warm it in the microwave.

I'd try to find a asian market so she can buy things she's familar with, fish, vinegars, spices, etc. Or better yet, move to a city with more asian influence.

I agree with robert that it's a slap in the face. Why marry if you don't trust 'em? Of course some will say that's naive thinking. In fact, the more money you have the easier it is for one to recover from the financial hurdles one faces during/after divorce. However, if you met your wife on a site that is specifically 'looking for Americans', then I would agree that should ring some bells. Still, divorce rates for Shanghai (steretyped as the greedy city and the women), according to one Chinese article, only had about 15% divorce rate for multi-culture marriages. Compare that with the 50% (or more depending on your state) and no matter how you met your lao po, you are probably still safe, and much more safe than marrying an American.