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Jingwen and her kids had no records of any vaccinations they might have had. We had some done in China after the interview and the remainder done here in the States. Some of the vaccinations are multi-shot (hepatitis, I think is one). I haven't seen any side effects from possible double vaccinations unless you consider that thing growing out of her stomach a side effect. No, wait, I just finished watching Alien - never mind.

Assuming K-1 visa 1. See jim_julian's post. 2. Get married within 90 days. 3. File for Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) and get green card - likely a conditional green card. 4. File to remove conditions on green card (I-751). 5. After three years of residence, file to become a naturalized citizen - not required. Take a look at: http://www.visajourney.com/faq/k1faq.htm Optional 1. Get SSN 2. Get Advance Parole 3. Get Work Authorization

I agree with Ty. As comforting as having two applications going through the system might sound, I'm not sure you'd gain that much at this stage other than a little extra room in your wallet after having paid the I-129F fees.

Usually, QDRO's can be done post divorce as part of the settlement agreement where the parties agree to execute QDRO's within so many days after the divorce becomes final. I don't know if California is different in this regard. I agree with most of the folks here and advise against filing the I-129F before the divorce is final. It would likely result in a flat out denial of the petition. I think it would be better to wait.

I have a good feeling about this. Good luck.

As some of you may know, Jingwen and her daughter did not have to go to an AOS interview before receiving their green cards. Minghao, my step son, was not included, and he has been scheduled for an AOS interview in September. My questions relate to what to bring. Should I bring all the stuff that I would have brought had Jingwen gone for an interview (marriage certificate, joint bank accounts, etc.). I presume I'll have to bring a new I-864 and supporting documentation. I plan on having Jingwen attend the interview, along with an interpreter since Minghao is not yet fluent in English. The vaccination supplement was provided with the I-485.

No! Letting go of substantiated corruption.

Maybe we should go back and re-read Carl's thread which started this discussion about what to do. I hope that you are not saying that even if there is enough evidence to substantiate corruption, you would let it go.

You're moving forward - a good thing, I might add. Hang in there. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/...ent_2264385.htm "13. The coldest in China: Mohe County of NE China's Heilongjiang Province Mohe's average annual temperature is 4 degrees Celsius below zero, with the coldest being 52.3 degrees Celsius below zero. Minus 30 to 40 degrees is common in the wintertime. All the statistics prove Mohe as the coldest place in China. The unique aurora and polar day phenomena also distinguish the place from anywhere else in China." Oh, you said coolest, not coldest. Never mind.

Kim, I can't tell from the posts how long the EAD application has been pending. In Jingwen's case, after 90 days of waiting, we were able to go to the local office and get a temporary EAD that same day.

Sorry to hear about your dilemma. Your situation is the first instance that I'm aware of under the new post office visa pick up procedures where a visa applicant was not given the visa after a successful interview. This has happened before under the old pick up procedures - a visa applicant passes the interview only to return the next day and be told that additional processing is needed. It is rare but it does happen. Your options are limited at this stage, but it is important that you and your fiance make every effort to find out what the problem might be.

Very good news Lee. Mark your calendars for two year minus 90 days to remove the conditions. Congratulations.

I'll make it three for three. I would advise against using pictures in wedding attire for a K-1.

Actually, it could be one of two reasons. First, the files could be held up in customs. You should be able to track the shipment and actual delivery to the consulate. The second possibility is that the files have been delivered but haven't been entered into GZ's computer system. Until they do this, they will usually say they haven't received the files yet. On K-1 files, a month or so to get through customs is not unusual, and a couple of weeks or so to get into the system is not unusual.

The same thing happened to Jingwen and the kids - two receipt notices with instructions to make biometric appointments. I called the National Customer Service Center and scheduled both for the same day. We went at the appointed time and brought both I-797C's (NOA) and had one set of biometrics completed. The service rep then stamped both the AOS and EAD notices indicating that biometrics were completed on such and such a date.

A sucessful outcome. Congratulations.

As long as she has her visa and an airline ticket showing a departure from Hong Kong within seven days (I think), she should be okay. Jingwen and the kids departed from Hong Kong this way without a problem. The only thing I was unsure of was whether an e-ticket would be okay. To avoid the issue, I popped for the extra $$ to get a paper ticket.

DOS was probably referring to the NVC name check which is done after the I-129F is approved and before the files are shipped to GZ. GZ will likely do another name check before the P4 is sent.

I couldn't find anything either other than another name for the game - "Overthrow the Landlord". Sounds like you may have to to do a hanzi search on the Chinese websites.

Maybe someone with a K-3 can double check me on this. There are two dates related to the visa. The first is the visa expiration date. I think for a K-3 this is six months. What this means is that you have six months from the issuance of the visa to enter the US. If you wait more than six months, the visa will have expired. The second date is the length of stay date. This is the length of time you can stay in the US once you enter on the visa. Usually, for a K-3, this is two years - the actualy length of stay is shown on the I-94. I also believe the K-3 is a multi-entry visa.

Lee, you and I have got to quit reading each other's minds.

Based on your timeline, it looks the I-129F was approved - enough documentation apparently was already supplied for this preliminary phase of the process. I provided only a few letters and pictures for the I-129F petition. The bulk of the information was provided at the time of the interview. I'm not sure you can send in additional information in advance of the actual interview in GZ, and it is at that interview that you will provide whatever additional proof you might want to give the consulate. So, I would be more concerned about getting this information together than worrying about whether the consulate may have prejudged you. One thing you certainly can do between now and the interview is to keep in contact with the consulate, making friendly inquiries about the status of your case. Calling DOS (Department of State) on the US side is also a good thing to do to check on where you files are. If I'm not mistaken, records are kept of these inquiries. and in my view these types of inquiries often show how seriously you are taking the process.

OMG, another woman from Zhanjiang. It's a conspiracy I say. Soon, all the "J"s will disappear from the English language, to be replaced by "Z"s. Hey bud, can you spare a dime for a cup of Zo, or is that Zhou. Well Bill. you've come to the right place to learn how to spell the right way. It may be a long process to learn Trigghua, but that's okay, so is the visa process.

What a wonderful thing!! My 16 year old is wheelchair bound, and the idea of bringing him to China during my visits was a non starter. I think MarkLuvsShuPing brought his son with him. Maybe he'll chime in. Just remember, there's no drinking age in China, at least none that I saw.