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Yeah, I have to test them out and see if my anti-virus program, Shield-Deluxe, will accept them. It didn't like Malware-byte so I had to completely shut it down. Oh well, I'll give them a try. Thanks!

It is only appropriate to add the "title theme song" to this thread, I mean, it was the first thing I thought when I first seen the title of this thread. Besides, it was a great show! And funny as hell, too! Thanks for the memories, Jin!...

I don't know any brave soldiers that lost their lives in Vietnam but I know a few veterans of that terrible conflict. I remember a friend of my mother's getting reel tapes from her husband over in the war. I knew a guy who was badly disabled by a grenade blast and I worked with a fellow one time who was over there on tour in the Marines and saw alot of action. He didn't talk about it much but when he did, everybody listened with interest. I tryed a few names and looked in the cities I know to look into to see if I recognized any names. Fortunately I didn't. All the same, they are in God's hands now and that's a good thing. Yeah,,, good site, Tony! Thanks!

I've had a toothache the last couple days and I hate a toothache. I have some painkillers, generic darvocet, that has been taking the edge off the pain. But my wife insist that there is another way- a better way. She wants to rub my chin to ease the pain. Does this way really work? I respect her Chinese ways but I don't think they will work on an Anglo-Saxon like me. I don't know. Maybe I'll let her try just to satisfy her conviction and to get a little "chin massage" out of it for myself. What's the story behind this way? Does it really work? She also says rubbing between the thumb and index finger of the right hand will help with the pain.

... it might be in two weeks. Let's hope!

Just go for it! B2 visas seem to be easier to get these days than they were 6 years ago. I was surprised to see how easier they are to get. My wife tried for a B2 in Shanghai only to be denied. But back in those days, they were near impossible to get. That was 8 years ago. But now, they seem to not be so hard to get. My wife's mother got her B2 with no problem several months ago. I was surprised to see how easy it was for her to get it. I just remember how hard it used to be to get a B2, but I guess things have lightened up, which is a good thing. Again, just go for it and hope for the best. Her chances sound good. I can't guarantee anything, of course, but give it another try. You'll never know until you do. Good Luck!...

Like dnoblett says; she can file the I-485 for AOS. That will buy her some time to figure out things for herself. The I-797C letter of acceptance that she will get in the mail will be her proof of legal presence after her K3 expires and while her case is being processed, which could take a few months, giving her time to get things in order.

I was only trying to give Davidq a little encouragement among all the discouraging replies I was reading. And YES- everyone's chances of getting a visa are basically the same, as long as everything is truthful and not trying to circumvent the process in any way. As long as you're honest and straight forward with everything, you shouldn't have any problem at all. I remember studying the I-130 and I-129F forms and instructions for over two weeks before I finally filed them. I was on my own back in those days. And I filed with confidence and a positive attitude towards it all. There were a couple of 'snags' I ran into but nothing too serious and nothing I couldn't quickly resolve or get resolved. So my advice to Davidq is, when possible, go back to China and marry his love and then come back and file the paperwork. I think I've already said that somewhere. Time,,, as long as it may seem... is really on his side, so don't fret too much when things run into a log jam, if they do at all. Just dive into it all with confidence, and a positive attitude.

but you cannot compare your time of what? 6-8 years ago to today. Yes, this is only my opinion. RED. Choose any shade you want and proceed with caution. Justify the relationship however you want, it won't be as others who judge the visa will. Disclaimer again: Just my opinion. I'm not making any comparisons, David. I'm just pointing out to David, (the other David...), that his chances on getting a visa aren't so bad. There isn't any law against getting married right after a divorce and I'm sure the VO's don't frown upon it except they may look into it for fraud which they are well trained to identify, and which I am sure, isn't the case in David's situation. In my opinion, and my experience, David's chances of obtaining a visa for his fiancee, or qizi, is just as good as anybody elses.

Don't let them scare you, Davidq. It is only there opinions and not at all the protocol of the visa unit. It was less than a year between my wife's divorce and when I filed the I-130 and the visa process went off without a hitch. I'm telling you this because none of the visa process is all black and white. Some make it and some don't no matter what the case may be. So carry on with your plans as long as they are true and to your satisfaction. My only suggestion to you would be go back to China and marry her after a few months past her divorce and then come back and file the paperwork. Good Luck.

From the Chinese embassy's website; how to get a new Chinese passport (in Chinese).-- http://www.china-embassy.org/chn/hzqz/hzlxz/t84201.htm They caught me by surprise when mail orders were discontinued on January 1, 2007. Last year my wife had no problem getting her daughter a new Chinese passport at the embassy. Just go to the embassy or the consulate that has jurisdiction over the place you reside.

Well,,, there ya go, Cathy! "Different strokes for different folks", just the way the USCIS likes it. If there's anything predictable about the USCIS, it's that they love and strive to be unpredictable! Good luck.

That's good news, Cathy! The 2 hours you mention sounds like only the time for the appointment and not includintg the oath ceremony. I don't know exactly how they will do it but chances are the ceremony will be held another day but a few places do have it the same day. The IO will be able to tell you. In my wife's case, the interview was held in D.C., 300 miles away, and the ceremony was held a month later in the federal court in a city closer to us. This is what the IO said would happen at the appointment in D.C. A month later, we received a letter informing us of the time and date. The ceremony took half a day to finish. Anyways, good luck at the appointment. It's not so bad. You'll do just fine.

Yeah, par for the course. Every year they launch a new campaign to eliminate corruption. They make examples out of one or two people and then it's back to business as usual. They'll eliminate corruption when Hell freezes over. ... or if they had another leader like Mao Zedong. Corruption didn't exist under Chairman Mao.

He'll be fine. Just don't let him wear any big shoes or boots that he'll have to take off several times thru the screening process. That can be a real hassle!

My OS is Windows XP. Recently Windows updated their system which interfered with the RegCure program I sometimes use to clean the registry. It would activate Windows Defender which singled out RegCure. I got a fix from RegCure for the problem if anyone wants it.

"Kiss and make up, guys". That's what donahso said to me and another one time when we were in the same situation...

http://translator.aimhi.com/electronic/b1100.html I had to search for this one. The Franklin B1100 was the first one I ever bought my wife and it's at a good price. Not only that, it is still working. She gave it to her daughter to use in college. And I bought that thing back in April 2004 and it's still working. She says her daughter likes it and wanted it to take with her. I couldn't remember the name or model of it at first but I remembered getting it from Aim High and I remember paying about what it shows now, $140. I didn't spend alot for it but still working for over 5 years and paying $140 for it isn't such a bad deal, about $28 a year!...

http://translator.aimhi.com/electronic/cd627.html Here's a website from Aim High Inc. selling the CD 627. I got my wife one when they first came out a couple years ago and she's still using it with no complaints.

Woah!! If I have given the impression that a B2 visa is easy to get for everyone I am sorry. THEY ARE NOT. It was just easy for my wife as her boss had a lot of connections So Turbo's wife's boss may have this kind of connections too. She will have to talk to him. A lot depends on whether the boss has helped many in the past obtain B2 visas and if they all returned to China when they were suppose to. My wife's boss sponsored many young girls for a B2 and got them approved and ever one of them returned when they were suppose to. As you B2 know visas for young girls under 35 are usually very hard to get because most of them will not return to China. I have a friend on another web site that had his wife apply for a B2 visa to take her to see his parents in the Us. He worked in China as a teacher. She was refused the first time. On advice from others she reapplied just before Christmas. Many, including myself, told him that she probably would not get it approved. In two weeks she was approved for a B2. Some of the other teachers reported that the B2's had for some reason become easier to get recently. By-the-way my wife got her B2 visa in October 2000. Larry There's plenty of threads addressing the impossibilty of obtaining the B2 on this site. Back in 2002, 2003 and onward, obtaining a B2 was unheard of. I'm just surprised to hear how much more easier it is to get one now. This thread is the first I've heard of it. Thank you. Back several years ago, when someone asked about getting the visa, the replies were saying things like, -never happen, forget it, easier to swim across, etc. Those were typically the replies. And they were true back then. It seems things have slackened up. That's good news! Again, good luck to you all who are taking that route!...

I haven't seen the topic, third party correspondence, (TPC), mentioned in this thread. It's a logical assumption to take into consideration. http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13283

WoW!... after reading this thread, things must have really changed for a Chinese citizen to get a B2 so easy. That's great news! Several years ago, it was impossible. I remember in 2001, my wife stood in a long line under the swealtering sun for hours in Shanghai only to get a big, fat rejection stamp in the back of her passport. It broke her spirit. She said she was in a daze after that, just looking down the street deciding on what she was going to do. I'm glad it is easy now. Good luck!

Or, if you ever thought about another woman when you were in it.... Or, if another woman may have thought about you in it.... Or, if you want HER in it..... GET A NEW BED!!! Listen to these two advice. Red sheets and new bed. Also about the roses: One rose represents that 'you are my only love'; two, 'only we two in the world'; three, the three moving words 'I love you'; and nine, 'everlasting love' The USA traditional dozen roses means nothing. I would go with 3 or 9 roses and tell her Wo Ai Ni when you give them to her. Best of luck and glad to hear you are almost there!! You are wrong. A dozen roses has alot of meaning. The number twelve has alot of meaning to begin with. Need I explain them to you? And it's not an American tradition but a tradition going back to the Victorian Era of the United Kingdom. But just to give you a little hint, giving a lady that you love a dozen roses is saying, "I love you every month of the year!"... Sorry. I meant for a chinese person it means nothing unless they know USA customs. If what you say is true, then your sentence is incomplete. It's fragmented, being that it has no object in directing the meaning of the subject and the action of the verb. If your sentence read, "The USA traditional dozen roses means nothing to a Chinese woman.", then it would be structured properly with the object representing the clause. But you didn't do that, leaving the subject open for whatever the verb commands, as you can well see. It can almost be called a dangling participle but I don't think it is quite there. I'm not an English teacher but I know how to write a sentence. BTW- what does DT mean in the pm you sent me concerning my reply in this thread? Is it a derogatory remark of some kind? I don't know what you are trying to say. Furthermore, if you have any contentions with me, I like to keep it public instead of sneaking around with pm's like a little kid behind closed doors. At least until the administrators shut it down. I'm not here to fight with you either, Alan, but your sentence is offensive. Like I said; it has no object and I'm not afraid to refute it when the meaning is directed to the subject. Again, if what you say is true, I'll retract my response to your remark but I won't apologize for it. Errrrr wow. Some one gots a gud grade in eglash class..... Lol man you lost me about 5 words in. I only know a noun is a person, place or thing because Conjunction Junction told me so. I liked those cartoons they tricked us in to learning with..... Conjuncton Junction whats yer function....... I liked the one where the little bill becomes a law too. Those two were pretty good. I still remember them both!......... But the one I really remember watching as a little kid is the "bouncing ball". Remember that one? That was was really neat. I learned a song from watching one of them and to this day, I have never forgotten it, not one single lyric! Ain't she sweet. See her walking down the street. Now I ask you very confidentially, ain't she sweet. ...................

Like Dan is showing, it has a Box number and a street address.

I never sent anything to the VSC via post office box number. Unless it has changed, it was always a street address in Saint Albans. The instructions should be very clear on where to mail any correspondences. I always used USPS for mailing and tracking. Never had a problem. USPS.