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  1. B-2 Visa for Parents

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    are they kidding? i cant believe they need all this info for a B2? has anyone else done this before? Feed back is most welcome:

    Please correct all areas in error as indicated below. Once you have finished, click ‘Save’ or ‘Next’ to continue completing your online application form.
    • The question "Have you attended any educational institutions at a...?" has not been answered.

    • Employer Name has not been completed.

    • Employer Street Address (Line 1) has not been completed.

    • City has not been completed.

    • State/Province has not been completed.

    • Postal Zone/ZIP Code has not been completed.

    • Telephone Number has not been completed.

    • Job Title has not been completed.

    • Supervisor's Surname has not been completed.

    • Supervisor's Given Names has not been completed.

    • Employment Date From is invalid. Year is required.

    • Employment Date To is invalid. Year is required.

    • Briefly describe your duties: has not been completed.


  2. B-2 Visa for Parents

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    I think your link isnt working? My wife's parents live in Kaifeng, Henan Province which is closer to Beijing than Guanzhou? So the DS-160, when electronically submitted starts the process (it asks for Beijing or Guanzhou). I will do I-134 but it requires letters from bank and employer which is difficult for me since my work has me traveling often. Is this REALLY needed? Instructions with I-134 are quite poor and not sure how to answer question 8, 9, 10 and 11. Oath at bottom...as amended___________? What goes there? This is so important to my wife but I'm just lost starting this paperwork nightmare again.

  5. B-2 Visa for Parents

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    Here is where we are:

    My wife passed her Citizenship interview and we are just awaiting a date for Oath Ceremony. We want my wife's parents to visit us for a month in the U.S. Her parents just recently obtained their Passports to start the process of visiting us for a month via B-2 Visa. My info is as follows with questions:

    Here is the list of things that needs to be completed.

     

    List (Ŀ¼)

     

    PART I - INVITEE (µÚÒ»²¿·Ö) (±»ÑûÇëÈË)

     

    1.Passport (»¤ÕÕ, Ô­¼þ) NO PROBLEM

    2,3. DS-160 Form, http://guangzhou.use...tion-form2.html I WILL DO AND FORWARD OR PRINT OUT AND MAIL TO PARENTS?????? HOW DOES THIS GET TO PARENTS??????

    4. Receipt of Visa Application Fee (ÖÐÐÅÒøÐеÄÇ©Ö¤·ÑÊÕ¾Ý, Ô­¼þ) NO PROBLEM

    5. Resident Booklet (»¤¿Ú±¾) NO PROBLEM

    6. National Identification Cards (Éí·ÝÖ¤) NO PROBLEM

    7. Evidences of Properties¡¯ ownership (·¿²úÖ¤Ã÷) NO PROBLEM

    8. Evidences of Bank Saving (ÒøÐдæ¿îÖ¤Ã÷) NO PROBLEM

    9. Retiree¡¯s card and Certificate of pension (ÍËÐÝÖ¤ºÍÍËÐݽðÖ¤Ã÷) NO PROBLEM

    10. Verification of Son¡¯s Employment NOT APPLICABLE. JUST MOM & DAD VISITING.

    (¶ù×ӵŤ×÷Ö¤Ã÷)

    11. Copies of National ID of Son (¶ù×ÓÉí·ÝÖ¤¸´Ó¡¼þ) NOT APPICABLE

    12. Family Photos (¼ÒÍ¥ÕÕƬ) WITH US ALL IN CHINA BEFORE MARRIAGE?????

    13. Letter of Dad¡¯s Employment(°Ö°Ö¹«Ë¾µÄ¾­¼ÃºÍ¹ÍÓÃÖ¤Ã÷ÐÅ) RETIRED: N/A

     

     

    2. PART II ( µÚ¶þ²¿·Ö ) - INVITER ( ÑûÇëÈË )

     

    1. Invitation Letter (English & Chinese) (ÑûÇ뺯ÖÐÓ¢Îĸ÷Ò»·Ý) NO PROBLEM

    2. Affidavit of Support I-134 Form (¾­¼Ãµ£±£Ö¤Ã÷ I-134±í) IS THIS REALLY NEEDED???? THIS HAS ME THE MOST CONFUSED????

    (I-94 is carried by non-immigrants, and is discarded once having a green-card, in place of I-94 perhaps a copy of green-card) WHAT DO WE PROVIDE??????

    4. Copy of Income Tax Return 2003 (2003Äê¸öÈËÊÕÈëÄÉË°±í¸´Ó¡¼þ) NO PROBLEM. ASSUME LAST YEAR'S?????

    5. Copies of Ella & Tine¡¯s passport (Å®¶ùºÍÅ®ÐöµÄ»¤ÕÕ¸´Ó¡¼þ) SOON TO BE U.S PASSPORT I ASSUME???????

    6. Copy of Ella¡¯s Visa (Å®¶ùµ½ÃÀ¹úµÄÇ©Ö¤¸´Ó¡¼þ) I BELIEVE SHE WILL STILL HAVE AFTER BECOMING U.S. CITIZEN??????

    7. Copies of Daughter & Granddaughter¡¯s Green Card, SSN (Å®¶ùºÍÍâËïÅ®µÄÂÌ¿¨¡¢Éç°²ºÅ¸´Ó¡¼þ) NO GRAND DAUGHTER> GREEN CARD TAKEN AFTER OATH. SS CARD ONLY????

    8. Copy of Driver License: Son-In-Law and Daughter (Å®ÐöºÍÅ®¶ùµÄ¼ÝÕÕ¸´Ó¡¼þ) NO PROBLEM FOR US BOTH

    9. Copy of Marriage License (½á»éÖ¤¸´Ó¡¼þ) NO PROBLEM

    10.Letter of Tine¡¯s Employment (Tine¹«Ë¾µÄ¾­¼ÃºÍ¹ÍÓÃÖ¤Ã÷ÐÅ) LETTER FROM WIFE'S EMPLOYER??????

    11.Photos (¼ÒÍ¥ÕÕƬ) OF OUR MARRIAGE AND VISIT W PARENTS IN CHINA??????

    12.Notarial Certificate of relationship (ֱϵÇ×Êô¹Øϵ¹«Ö¤Êé) WHAT IS THIS???????

    13.Letter for VO. (Ó¢ÎÄÐź¯Ò»·Ý¸øÇ©Ö¤¹Ù) NO PROBLEM

     

    Thank you all. Sorry if posted in wrong topic or lengthy.

  7. B-2 Visa for Parents

    in General Visa Discussion & First Steps

    Posted

    Can anyone tell me the name of the gentleman who owns the apartment near the Guanzhou Embassy that helped my wife for K1 Visa? We are preparing for Visa for my wife's parents (B2) to visit us in the U.S. and wanted his advice or atleast a place for my wife's parents to stay in Guanzhou. Thank you all. Really dont know where to start. Have list of things for Inviter and Invitee, but just don't know where to send or even how to start. Her parents have their passports as of last month.

  10. cheapoair.com

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    Just wanted to share. Silly me for opting for less expensive and most convenient hours. Time between flights was also a major consideration when immigration and customs are involved. I will NEVER use China Southern to go from China to US or vise versa. Never had a problem with Continental and that will be our next first choice. I'd rather pay more and have one airline book the entire trip. Hope you are all great and thank you for your responces, and my sweet wife is finally starting to feel normal after several nights sleeping at airports. FYI, China Southern not only was delayed 24 hours from Zhengzou to Guanzhou, (and then to LAX) but also arrive 1.5 hours late to the US. My wife had 1.5 hours to get thru immigration, claim her baggage, get thru 100 yard line at customs, run to another terminal for JetBlue, check-in her, and baggage, get thru security, then run to gate. God bless her, she made it!!!! Amazing, my patient, focused wife!!!

  11. cheapoair.com

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    Dear cheapoair,

    Since you asked for a review, here you go. Flight home to USA from Zengzhou via China Southern 24 hours late for weather. Connecting flights not notified. Flight from LAX (Virgin America) to Florida not in "Booking Agreement" with China Southern Airlines. Called you. You dumped us on China Southern. Called China Southern, they dumped us back on you and Virgin America. Virgin America dumped us back to you. You wanted to book new flight from $600 to $1100 our addl cost. I bought JetBlue for $448. Had to replace Virgin America flight with $448.00 JetBlue flight. We paid that for new ticket.Because of "Lack of booking relationship" between China Southern and Virgin America, my wife went thru 96 hour travel nightmare and has been in bed since. We won't book thru you anymore. Next time direct thru major airline or Travel Agent. I do not trust China Southern from China to USA and you were of no help during travel. You and China Southern had us on hold for 45 minutes each time I called.

  12. Cheap Airline tickets to China

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    Rongs' daughter wants to go back soon to attend the wedding of one her friends. Who has been back to China recently and where did you get your tickets through? I always bought well in advance of my trip when I was traveling.....this was just kinda sprung on me yesterday, so I know that short notice is not working on my side.

    My wife is in China now and we used www.cheapoair.com and found the best rates.

  14. Chinese wife visiting family in China

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    Buy the tickets in the same name as her passport. Otherwise they won't let her board the plane. You can get an addendum put on her passport at the Chinese consulate that says something like " The person's name on this passport is also xxxx." She shouldn't have any problems.

     

    Thank you both. Actually tried to put "Addemdum" at time of passport renewal for the extra $10 but they refused and said "next time you renew you can do that". I disagree, but can live with it. I will make sure my sweet Fang is "armed" with any and all papers that could possibly be needed.

    Thank you both again.

  15. Chinese wife visiting family in China

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    Forgive my lack of research but time is of the essence. My wife of 3 years is traveling to China for the first time to visit her family since arriving and marrying via K-1. She has renewed her Chinese passport at Houston (with maiden name), has a 10 year green card and State ID (with married name) and just wanted to know what name to enter when purchasing plane tickets? (same as passport or same as Green card?) Just fyi, she is going from either Palm Beach, FL (PBI) or Ft. Lauderdale (FLL) to Zengzhou (CGO) and the best prices we are seeing are from flychina.com. We looked at cheapoair and Orbitz but a bit pricey. Comments and help are always welcome and I miss chatting with you all! Life is good, but busy. My sweet wife has completed Massage Therapy School and working alot as am I and we barely see each other! Wished it wasn't that way but I think the "norm" in these economic times. Thank you wisdomed friends with knowledge on purchase of plane tickets and travel names/documents for my wife. (I am assuming old and new passport, 10 year green card, state ID, and marriage certficate). Just don't know safest name for me to use when purchasing plane tickets online.

  16. Green Card benefits for Taiwan?

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    You're ALMOST with us now - she can travel to Canada, Mexico, and some Caribbean Islands (be sure to check the exact country on Dan's link - for the Bahamas -

    Visa required, except for A stay of max. 3 months:

    - for holders of Hong Kong (SAR China) passports.

    Visa required, except for A stay of max. 30 days:

    - for alien residents of the USA, provided holding their

    Permanent Resident/Resident Alien Card (Form I-551).

     

     

     

    the green card will also allow her to re-enter the US at any time. I don't think anyone's reported any trouble getting a visa, but she won't need one for less than 30 days

    For less than 30 days to where?

    Sorry Randy!

  17. Green Card benefits for Taiwan?

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    ??? You can take her anywhere you want. Other than the countries Dan listed, most will require a visa for a Chinese citizen.

    Sorry for my ignorance! So, for example, my wife and I (wife's Passport recently renewed) CAN travel to the Caribbean or the Bahamas with my wife just needing a Visa? (I travel to both for work and only need my passport). Is it difficult for Fang to get a Visa for the Bahamas?

  18. Green Card benefits for Taiwan?

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    The only places a US Green-card is accepted as waiver for visa requirements is Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands. Other GC acceptance are places that use to require a transit visa like UK, and Hong Kong the green card allows visa less transit in many places, and for Hong Kong up to 7 days without visa.

     

    Delta Airlines passport tool is very useful reference.

     

    http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/international_travel_information/visa_passport_information/index.jsp (Plug in Citizenship, Residence (GC = USA), Destination, and optionally Connecting)

    I'm sorry for jumping in on this topic with a question but do I understand you correctly that my wife Fang (has 10 year green card) and I CAN travel to the Caribbean? How about the Bahamas? I would love to take my sweet Fang someplace out of the U.S. but thought this was not possible with a 10 year green card? Thank you.

  19. changing name on passport?

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    What does my wife have to do ,getting her name changed on her passport.Her Pasport has her Chinese last name,and her 10 year green card has my last name on it.She wants it to have my last name on it.....actually she said the pasport can have the two names on it?

    i just don't know,I went on the chinese consulate website,i didn't see anything about how to change the name on passport. thanks for any help.

     

    Jimi

     

    She is correct. They will not change the passport for a name change. They will put a statement in one of the observation pages that reads, "The bearer of this passport is also known as (put your so's name here)." This can be done at the Chinese consulate who oversees your district.

    My wife had to fly to Houston for passport renewal ($60) with H-1 form and was told prior to flying there that she could fill out an H-2 (add $10) to add an "Addendum" with married name to passport and when she arrived there with two money orders ($60 + $10) she was told "no" on the addendum. Don't know why?

    Hmmm.....something told me this was not going to be an easy thing to do.

    Wasn't too difficult...just expensive. $60 passport cost us about $800 for airfare, hotel, meals and taxi. And my wife did it alone! She had photos and passport done in one day (although we paid for 2 days at hotel in case all could not be done in one day).

    Here is where us Floridians must go:

    3417 Montrose Boulevard,Houston,Texas 77006

    Phone:7135201462 Fax:7135213064

    Website:http://chinahouston.org http://houston.china-consulate.org

    Visa OfficeHours:9:00-11:30a.m;1:30-3:00p.m.M-F

    Somewhere on this site my wife found H-1 application.

    I have H-1 pdf if you need.

  21. changing name on passport?

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    What does my wife have to do ,getting her name changed on her passport.Her Pasport has her Chinese last name,and her 10 year green card has my last name on it.She wants it to have my last name on it.....actually she said the pasport can have the two names on it?

    i just don't know,I went on the chinese consulate website,i didn't see anything about how to change the name on passport. thanks for any help.

     

    Jimi

     

    She is correct. They will not change the passport for a name change. They will put a statement in one of the observation pages that reads, "The bearer of this passport is also known as (put your so's name here)." This can be done at the Chinese consulate who oversees your district.

    My wife had to fly to Houston for passport renewal ($60) with H-1 form and was told prior to flying there that she could fill out an H-2 (add $10) to add an "Addendum" with married name to passport and when she arrived there with two money orders ($60 + $10) she was told "no" on the addendum. Don't know why?

  22. I-751 to Vermont Best method to send?

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted · Edited by michaelt (see edit history)

    Good morning all,

    I am ready to send I-751 and all supporting documents on March 1st and notice USCIS Vermont Service Center has an address AND a "P.O." Box. I don't think UPS or FedEx send to P.O. boxes? Does anyone have a preferred and ultra-safe method to send this important package (preferably track-able)?

    By the way, Fangs 2 year expires on May 22. I am mailing to USCIS March 1st. Does this seem safe enough to be within their 90 period?

    Thank you all!

  23. Chinese Passport Renewal

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    I tried to read the Chinese Embassy site and the Los Angeles Consulate site, but I could find no information regarding this issue so maybe you all can help.

     

    My hubby needs to renew his Chinese passport next year. I know that we are supposed to apply in Los Angeles for his new passport, but my hubby was told by his other Chinese friends that the Consul (or other authorized person) makes a trip to Honolulu about twice a year to handle these renewals within the state. Now, I may not have the most perfect Chinese, but I did not see anything about this on the Chinese Embassy/Consulate website. Supposedly they put it in the newspaper a month or so before they come to Hawaii.

     

    Has anyone heard of this? I don't mind making the trip to Los Angeles because we have a lot of family there and there will be a family reunion in Vegas so we can hitch a ride to Vegas after we are done with the passport stuff, but hubby would like to save the trip, or at least have time to spend in Los Angeles doing something "better" than passport renewal.

     

    Any of the 808 state people know anything about this? Have others heard of this happening? I don't want to doubt what hubby said, but we need to start planning our action plan here! :lol:

     

    Thanks as always for all your help!

    My wife will soon be traveling to Houston, Texas to renew her passport. Does anyone have a link to the latest H-1 and H-2 forms in Chinese? Thank you all! : )

    I find form for passport renewal and visa application here: http://www.china-embassy.org/chn/hzqz/hzlxz/default.htm

     

    You need to explain H-1 H-2 forms first I have heard of such forms, H-1 makes me think of a work visa for the USA

    H-1 is intended for Chinese passport renewal ($55.00) and H-2 is to add "Addendum" (+$10.00) for new "married name page" to passport to hopefully make future travel easier? All will occur next Monday (Feb 1st, 2010) in Houston, Texas, hopefully without any glitches! We have found both pdf's (fillable, but not saveable) should you all desire?

  24. Chinese Passport Renewal

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    I tried to read the Chinese Embassy site and the Los Angeles Consulate site, but I could find no information regarding this issue so maybe you all can help.

     

    My hubby needs to renew his Chinese passport next year. I know that we are supposed to apply in Los Angeles for his new passport, but my hubby was told by his other Chinese friends that the Consul (or other authorized person) makes a trip to Honolulu about twice a year to handle these renewals within the state. Now, I may not have the most perfect Chinese, but I did not see anything about this on the Chinese Embassy/Consulate website. Supposedly they put it in the newspaper a month or so before they come to Hawaii.

     

    Has anyone heard of this? I don't mind making the trip to Los Angeles because we have a lot of family there and there will be a family reunion in Vegas so we can hitch a ride to Vegas after we are done with the passport stuff, but hubby would like to save the trip, or at least have time to spend in Los Angeles doing something "better" than passport renewal.

     

    Any of the 808 state people know anything about this? Have others heard of this happening? I don't want to doubt what hubby said, but we need to start planning our action plan here! :lol:

     

    Thanks as always for all your help!

    My wife will soon be traveling to Houston, Texas to renew her passport. Does anyone have a link to the latest H-1 and H-2 forms in Chinese? Thank you all! : )

  25. A Question on Passport Renewal

    in AOS & Immigration Challenges

    Posted

    If you live in VT you need to file an I-865 AND AR-11 to report moving, it is require by law.

     

    Secondly, it is not controlled by green-card, simply show something that indicates living in Vermont, like a D.L. and visit the consulate in NYC.

     

    Note the Chinese "Embassy" is in Washington D.C. there is a consulate in NYC.

     

    Thank you Dan. Can you clarify something for me?My wife and I live in South Florida and her Chinese passport expires in June. Must we travel to Washington D.C. for renewal? How far in advance can we do this so I can plan vacation time? Can you point me to the topic or thread of others who have renewed their spouses Chinese passport with perhaps forms and fees required (cash, credit card, or money order?). Should my wife use her married name or maiden name? I want her to be able to travel to China with ease. Thank you so much in advance. I have searched CFL and not finding anything specific to these questions.

    I don't think it matters which consulate you go to. It doesn't matter if you go before or after the passport expires. My wife and I did hers in San Francisco. You can have an addendum put in her passport for her married name that reads something like "the name of this person is also XXXXXX XXXXX. As I recall it was an extra 10 dollars.

     

    The consulates also have a program where they travel around to major cities and offer these services to Chinese citizen. They do it about once a year. Here is the thread from when we went.

    http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=307567

    Thank you my friend : ) All info most appreciated!

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