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I think now you MUST file the ITIN WITH the taxes; so I cannot think about how to do it before or after the normal filing period.
Shenzhen went to BJ. I assume to the Embassy where they notarized a copy. Did they allow her inside too? If not, what did you bring in, also her ID?
I would be closer to Shenyang Consulate.
It sounds like Tappy eschewed them all and told them he didn't need any stink'n notary
Yes I went to the US Embassy in BJ. They let my wife come in with me but it is not a requirement. If you have her original passport and ID that is all you need to get the notarized copy of the passport.
The problem with the ITIN is just like anything else in our govt ... half of the workers don't know or can't comprehend the requirements so how you accomplish your task depends on who takes your application or who you ask.
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yes, WTF does GUZ need to see your past mortgage for and why do they even know about it?
Someone is either giving them or telling them too much info or you are getting the wrong info.
Your lady's point may be that you are showing ties to your ex-wife with your name on the mortgage. My question might be; why does she realize this but you don't? (rhetorical).
What are you trying to give GUZ?
This is a new thread and at the sake of trying to research all your past posts, you can either explain what the Interview questions were, the blue slip items and what your thinking to provide... or I don't see responding again.
I don't get the impression that GUZ asked for the house mortgage documentation but rather that his wife suspects his name still being on the note along with his ex-wife, i.e. meaning they still legally own the property jointly, might be part of the reason for the blue slip.
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Found some more information about the changes to the interview procedures at GUZ! http://travel.state....T-0002-1011.pdf
HAH!! Notice that they've effectively eliminated one day from their schedule.
Yes that is interesting how that worked out for them....
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I don't see any details here about your case. Without knowing how you guys meet, the actually time you spent together, your backgrounds, and the interview questions and answers there is little to glean as to any 'reason'. Your likely not to get a reason for some time. Others have fallen into this denial and after some more years and time succeeded. But the most important issue is trying to figure out where your relationship has a weakness in GUZ's eyes. Can't help with that without much more info.
The title says it was due to a tax return problem....
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My wife has the Boost Mobile plan. You have to buy the phone and then the service is paid monthly with no contract. She pays the $50 month for unlimited talk/text/internet in the USA and the extra $5 a month gives her unlimited talk (not text) to several countries including China (for now). I was skeptical but so far after 3 months she is still calling China with unlimited minutes.
The reception is much better her locally than my crap AT&T service. The cost is cheaper also. I am thinking of dropping my AT&T and getting the Boost except that I dont want to buy a new phone.
I highly recommend it for any Chinese spouse in the USA.
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I agree with Don and Carl that it is more BS (kinda of like being told you can't sit on the steps of a Federal Courthouse because it is "private property"). What I like to know is what are Americans going to do about it? Just business as usual I guess:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-11-22-scanner-lobby_N.htm
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2010/1119/TSA-body-scanners-safety-upgrade-or-stimulus-boondoggle
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Did you have to submit something for proof of identity? So a notarized copy of her passport or what did you submit? If the former, notarized from same office which did her birth and police certs?
My wife got her ITIN while we were still in China to use for filing married jointly and as another proof of relationship. We went to Beijing and had them provide a notarized copy of her passport for filing with the W7 form.
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Communist party membership is an automatic blue slip. It is fairly routine and easy to over come. She should write a note explaining why she joined the party. That it was for work not ideology. We have at least two women members who over came this. It took 3-4 months.
So we should next start kicking out US Citizens who beleive in Communist ideology. I dont see why this should be an automatic blue slip. I know it is but I dont understand why it is.
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Oh yes Don mentioned "Connected"
Locate and connect with the local Chinese community, this helps establish roots here, this has helped my wife tremendously.
Funny .. my wife does not really have much to do with the Chinese that have been for a while or the Chinese-Americans. She has connected with other new immigrants that are in her ESL classes and school. They have more in common I think than with someone who is of chinese background but been here for some time. JMTCW ...
I let my wife go at her own pace. She has adjusted well similar to how I adjusted to being in China. She likes it here better than I thought she would.
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Interviewed this morning for my wife and she received her pink. Will post more in the morning, very easy interview.
I am glad to hear it!! Your timeline for the I-130 was about the same as ours (we applied in Nov 2008 and got the visa in Feb 2010) so I know there was a lot of times you two were wondering if this day would ever arrive. Best of luck in the future.
BTW -- nice jacket in the picture. I brought serveral knockoff versions of that jacket while I was in China over the years.
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Sorry to hear this. Could you answer these:
my top 10:
1. Her birth city?
2. Her current city of residence?
3. Age of both?
4. Previous marriage or children (of both)?
5. How you meet? (if website, which one)
6. How long chat before visit china?
7. How long after visit to file for visa?
8. Number of trips to china by the time of the interview?
9. Her english ability?
10. What were the blue slip questions and answers?
the answers to you quesions are:
1. Taishan,
2.Taishan,
3. both of us are 24
4. First love
5. introduced by my middle school classmate in 2006 who is my wife's high school classmate
6.we frist met in 2006 summer
7. i became a US citizen in 2009-6, then we got marriage in 2009-8.
8. I have been back to China for 5 times.
9. she can speak basic English
10.the white slip says it is not a bona fide relationship.
Additinal information: We got married in 2009-8, then when i filed a tax return in 2010 for 2009. i have asked many service agents who saying it doesn't matter if i claimed the status as single on my tax turn. So, i clamed as a single. after reading many posts in this website, i saw some guys saying that claiming the status as single on the tax turn is a "red flag".Is it the problem caused the denial. If it is the case, How can i fix this mess?
I see the potential problem in #5,7, 11 (tax filing). Usually the combination of issues causes more concern.
Did you reveal to USCIS and/or GUZ how you meet (#5)? This one can be frowned upon.
Being introduced by a former middle school classmate who then attended high school with the woman is frowned upon? Seems like a normal way to meet someone .. a friend of yours knows someone who may like you....
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I think there is still plenty of opportunity in the USA. We are in the midst of expanding production at our operations and we can compete with any region in the world even China.
As far as personal opportunity....there is plenty of that too if one is willing to work and does not expect the govt. or someone else to bail them out of bad decisions or their desire to buy "toys" before they can pay for them.
What I do see is a whole lot more room, less people, and cleaner air/water (even after the BP mess) and more time to enjoy life.
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That stinks. It's a bummer that they are ending the petitioner hour.
Yep ol' buddy, pretty sad to see, indeed.
tsap seui
But not unexpected. One of the ranking USCIS officals was quoted in a recent article concerning the need for immigration reform that our current immigration laws allow for a US citizen to "immediately" bring their new spouse to America.
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I will leave two observations/experiences:
1. Since coming back to the USA my wife has opened my eyes up to many things that I took for granted while I was here and in China. There are many positive reasons for living in this country. I expected her to only just "be ok" with living here and wanting to go back to China soon. Instead she has embraced the USA and all of it's freedoms.
2. Last Saturday afternoon while walking around New Orleans I went to rest by sitting on the steps of one of the Federal courthouse building in the downtown area. Much to my surprise I was told that I could not sit on said steps because they were federal property and I was trespassing. This "people exist to serve the govt thinking" scares me more than any loss of jobs to foreign countries, new health care plan, etc.
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Try the Hua Du Hotel. It is within walking distance to the US Embassy and in a nice location. It is a 3-star with good price. The taxi drivers all know where it is and from the airport it costs about 70 RMB including the highway toll (don't take the non-toll roads to save 15 RMB).
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294212-d325514-Reviews-Huadu_Hotel-Beijing.html
She should have no problem getting around Beijing.
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We had the white book that was like what you describe in number 1 except that it also have a passport size picture of the two of us included in the translation. When we applied for the IV we included a copy of the red book but no translations
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Wow, I had been too long without decent news and encouragement. Thank you.
I know in my heart we will eventually be sucessful.
You know, I could have gotten married as planned and then made a few trips back and forth trying to give an appearance of a bona fide relationship but, I thought we would be better served being honest.
I have 73 employees that depend on me so, my month long adventure of meeting her family, having the big family diner and gaining her fathers approval for her hand in marriage, the wedding and two and half week honey moon became my one shot to cover it all.
Time off is a rare commodity because of production demands so it looks bad on paper and I can just imagine how it looks but my wife paid for all the wedding and everything once I arrived in China, not the reverse...
It didn't help that I traded pay for days off when the plant went to four day work weeks for eight weeks. IE I traded my vacation for pay to keep the attorney and processing fees moving alone.
This on paper doesn't look good but my Vice President at the plant did write a nice letter on my behalf that we submitted with the blue letter.
Like I said, my wife only wants my love. That's all I have to offer her.
I guess I'm not blaming the VO. I'm blaming the system. I blame myself. Like I have said before I was very naive.
I can't blame the system either. You have got to spend more time visiting her in China to prove your relationship or move to China until she gets the visa to prove you are serious about the marriage. Look at your timeline/visits/when you met and got married and put yourself in the VO's shoes.
The fact that we let illegal immigration run crazy in the USA has nothing to do with immigration for chinese spouses. It is a whole separate issue that requires a response from the collective people of the USA. Since my wife and I moved back to the USA from China I have noticed that no-Spanish speaking immigrants are treated differently than the others. In other words the US govt bends over to you if you can speak Spanish whether you are here legally or not. Again it has nothing to do with your issue however.
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Not exactly.
As I indicated in post #2 You can consult your family doctor about the boosters, and/or get tested "Titer Tests".
They are NOT required for immigrations, however if your spouse would like to perhaps attend college for an ESL class or some other education, the school may demand full immunizations, my wife attends the local community college, she got tested for immunity "Titer Tests" this satisfied the college.
Dan is right. We entered on CR-1 and she had the first set in China to satisfy GUZ. She did not need the second set to get her Greencard (we have GC and SSN now after ~1.5 months -- not bad) but she did need them to attend the Community College here in New Orleans.
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Great to hear. Hope everything continues going well.
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I don't remember what we paid, but it was considerably less in Wuhan.
Yep Kyle your right. We were married in Wuhan also. I still have the marriage registration fee fai pao. It was 9.5 RMB. The funny thing was I had to go across the street to a bank seperate from the FAO to pay the fee.
However it cost us about 600 RMB for the marriage certificate white books so it seemed to even out with the OP fees.
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June 22, 2010, 2:44 a.m. EDT ¡¤ Recommend ¡¤ Post:Yuan moves won't be a one-way street
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The Chinese yuan declined against the U.S. dollar Tuesday to reverse some of its strong gains from the previous day, highlighting that the China unit's moves won't be all in one direction following the loosening of its de-facto peg to the greenback.
Such volatility may be essential to keep short-term speculators from placing one-way bets on the yuan's appreciation and could also curb overly large fund flows into China -- the kind which create asset bubbles -- say analysts.
"Some people are even talking about a 5% to 10% appreciation [in the yuan] over a six-month period. That's just way too bullish. And this sentiment may lead to overreaction in the market," said Jun Ma, chief economist for the Greater China region at Deutsche Bank.
"With volatility, some people with a short-term horizon might be afraid of losing money," said Ma.
C_CNY 6.83, 0.00, -0.05%
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/yuan-move...2?siteid=YAHOOB
Damn it ... you mean all that money I just moved and parked in China in order to take advantage of the CFL "Rise in Yuan" monthly predictions might backfire on me ???
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Could not agree more with TSAP. I only add that it was/is the greed of American business men and Unions officals that caused this problem.
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"....I don't know the exact number but there seem to be a hell of a lot of them .... this past weekend they even called my hotel room at 10pm and asked if I wanted a "massageeee" WITH my wife in the room. ..."
-------then what did she say Alan? ....I mean your Wife?
"....Some researchers have conservatively estimated that there are as many as 10 million active prostitutes in China at any given time who contribute as much as five percent to the country¡¯s annual GDP as most of the earned income, although not taxed, goes back into the economy through consumption. (Dougherty, 2006)."
----Its big money alright, but can't agree its not taxed. Local brothels don't operate without tacit approval of local officials... and ---just a guess the 'juice' might be considerable.
She grabbed the phone out of my hand and told her something in Chinese that I could loosely translate as "I am his wife and you go to H*&L". Then she immediately hung up and called the front desk to complain.
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The 6-day work schedule is not unusual if it is a domestic company. The hours are longer than what I would call normal but again it depends on the type of company/the bosses/etc. I would beleive her if she told me this ... if that is what you are asking ... again assuming it is a domestic company.
As Randy and Kyle said sometimes the longer hours are to earn extra money. On the other hand it is also a custom in some domestic companies to be in the office when the big boss is regardless of whether you have anything to do or not. Thus if the boss is a workaholic than others stay in the office but play games and goof off mostly.
G-325A Address and Employment Problem
in General Visa Discussion & First Steps
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Just write "see attached sheet" on the G-325A form and attach a page with all the information. Use the Pinyin for the address. No need to change into English and no need for Chinese names and translations.