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Hey guys. Good news ... we passed! More info in this topic later... We are going to stay in guangzhou for another three days. Party time!

Thanks guys for the answer on passport. Me and my wife are leaving for Guangzhou tomorrow. Appointment Sept 1st, then I guess the interview the following day. I feel little nervous and helpless since I can't be there with her, and not even see the person who determines if she gets the visa or not...I hope first times a charm x.x;! Good luck to you too concert500!

I thought you couldn't go with your spouse to the interview and you had to wait in the coffee shop for her. So how will they know if you are there or not?

I don't know if she owns anything that business like. No suits or anything.

Do people dress really formal to the interview? or are there people in jeans ect.? I'm curious what to expect.

The USA is full of uneducated people, perhaps the USA's biggest failure is education... That's not to say China is any better, if the tables were turned the uneducated would still be in the masses. Before I came to China, I had countless people tell me, that I was going to a third world country, or a communist country and "be-careful what you say", ect.. Fact is, most Americans barely even know what the Qing Dynasty is, and then probably know Mao, and that's it. They need to dump a lot of the Cold War history between Russia and USA and focus on history relevant to today's society like China's in my opinion.

I have paid a fee prior to submitting my I-130 application to beijing and mailed them the receipt. However, I am confused now because reading the package 4 gives me the impression there is another fee I still need to pay. Is there something I need to pay at Guangzhou? and if I do, when?

We have our photos in a small book diary my Wife made. And the offical documents are in a binder, and I assume they will want us to take those out? one at a time right?

My wife's interview was just shy of 4 months from I-130 filing so your timeline is typical. Another friend of mine has his interview on Sept.1 and he filed late June/early July. You can go with your wife up until security on the 4th floor and then you can wait for her at the coffee shop/Starbucks. They can't bring in their cell phone but it might make sense for her to store it with security and call you when she is done. They ask for documents one at a time so have them well organized but not all in one binder. Read other's interview experiences. You should be fine. Why you say not all in one binder? I bought a big binder, and have organized them pretty well in it. Is there another reason besides organization?

is China Daily state owned? I assume it would be...

To my surprise, just a mere few weeks after sending package 3, I got 4 in the mail, and my date is September first. It took me and my wife by surprise as we expected it to take much longer to get to this stage. We are now about to get the Medical Test and I am putting together my proof or reestablishment of domicile. We are a little nervous because it snuck up on us! Can anyone give any advice about document intake? can I go with my wife on this part? and will there be a particular order they will ask for things in? maybe I better organize our folder.. On a final note, This whole process has taken me a little less than four months, reading others stories online, this seems awfully fast. Is there anything to read into in this? or is just depend on how busy they are and ect.

What do I write in for the income blank then?

I would be using the intended US Domicile, showing that living overseas was of a temporary nature. #12 Intending residence in the USA #13 Can be your residence overseas.. #15 " United States " intended USA domicile, is the same as re-establish right? previously in this thread you mentioned since I am working in China and not a usa based employer it looks like I have relinquished my domicile.

Your tax return is a blanket statement of your income for the year 2010. Why would you alter that figure in any way? Line 23 is your current income - how much are you making NOW on an annual basis, based on the number of months in 2011 you will be working? A letter from your employer should state the period of your contract and your salary during that time. They can do any needed arithmetic themselves, if they're so inclined. Best to stick to facts. Your employment in China is unlikely to count for anything, since it will NOT continue after you move back to the states. Do I have to have a letter of employment? I dont really want my employer to know that I am going through the visa process, since I will quit after its done.

Ok guys, I was wondering what I should put as my annual income on the I-864... My instincts tell me put whatever my 2010 income was, however there's a problem. My 2010 income also includes income from a previous job. So my foreign income listed on there won't really reflect what I actually make in a year in China. (I am having a joint sponsor...so I guess my income doesn't matter but still...) I looked at this thread: http://candleforlove.com/forums/index.php?/topic/41007-i-864-questions-part-6-23-and-down/ but it doesn't answer my particular problem since I don't have a tax form for a whole year working in China. Just a half a year. So Should I list what I have on the 2010 Foreign income? or Multiple that number to reflect what I would make in a Full year? Thanks,

Guys, On my I-864 I put my Domicile as China. Is this Correct to do, since I will prove I plan to re-establish Domicile in USA? Also I put my address down (the one from America for my mailing address). I believe I read something somewhere else about this once...so I'm pretty sure putting down China is correct, but want to double check.

Since you can't saved the typed info on the form, you can always print out the blank form and fill it out by hand. That will require me to hold a pen, and move my hand. I'm so lazy, I rather just move my fingers and type. joke joke. Thanks for the answers though guys!

ok. It says on DS-230, if different from your own, but spouse's address. So I will tell her to just keep it blank. It really sucks you can't save this form when filling out x.x; But my I-130 had me listed with a different address, they won't think im lying or anything if I don't put that address here this time will they? Maybe I am over-thinking it Only other question I have is after looking at the I-864 , I went ahead and put my address as my one I will have in USA, and my Domicile as China, since I will need to re-establish domicile, that won't seem conflicting will it? EDIT: I just found out my Dad had sent his co-sponsor form without the transcript for his taxes. (He forgot, or something @_@). Does anyone know if its okay to scan them and have him send me them electronically and print them out? I figured if they trust you with your own copies of your original irs documents, perhaps a copy of the transcript is okay too...

That should solve my problem. What about the DS-230, is it necessary its perfectly up to date as far as my physical location in CHina?

For the DS-230 and the I-864, I have a question about the addresses. I plan on moving in with my Wife's parents in a couple of months because my lease expires and I don't see the reason of signing a new lease because I don't want to deal with the landlord after getting a visa and leaving China. So here's my question: I am working on package 3 forms now...I don't plan to mail them until I get my Dad's I-864 and my transcripts. The I-864 says you need to file every time you change your address. Do you think I should go ahead and put her parents address down as my address on both forms? (This would be different from the address on my I30)...what else can I do? Or not worry about it and just keep putting down my current address, and explain it at the interview? Thanks for all the help guys!

No idea if this would work but if you had the China Construction Bank ATM card in the US, can you use it at Bank of America? Is it free the way CCB ATM withdrawals are in the China using a BofA card? I can say a little bit about this. If you go to China Construction ATM , and Bank of America knows your in China (You need to have told them, if not your card will lock for security reasons) then it will be about a 1%-2% Fee to use it. As for transferring to Bank of America. I haven't done this yet but someone has told me you can switch to dollars at any bank but its really complicated for foreigners because they need a bunch of information from your employer, the best way to go I was told is let your wife or gf or something convert it to USD, and apparently there's even shady people at some banks that will do it for you. And from my understanding any bank should be able to wire that to a bank in usa...I'm sure there will be a fee for that too though.

I see. I think I'm going to try to put this together: 1. Print out of some of my bank statements online, including the address. 2. Print out of a transfer of some dollars to my bank account (I'll do this closer to the date) 3. A letter from parents saying I will live with them. (My parents said they will notarize it at a bank) 4. A copy of my resume. 5. An email to some temp agencies I know near my area that can help me get a job. I'll just send them an email with my resume telling them I expect to be going back to the states soon and ask them for my help. I'll copy the emails to show the consulate. 6. I'll also put my resume on monster (though I don't know if anything will come of it) 7. Copy of driver's licenses (or show him the real one if he needs it). (I'm not sure if this will help me, but why not I guess?) -Also I won't be signing a new contract with my current apartment and will just live with my wife's family until we leave. It does mention relinquishing your residency abroad, I would think this fits. But I don't know how to say that in there. -Would also adding a letter written by myself explaining our future plan in USA help?

US Based Student loan shows connection to the states, and living abroad may have been for educational reasons which is considered temporary. Did you attend college overseas to learn something like Chinese? If holding some sort of student visa this will help. More: http://travel.state..../info_3183.html Some doing DCF return to the USA shortly after filing the I-130 petition, and do things like secure a job, secure a home or an apartment etc. If planning on living with parents, then perhaps have them write up a letter stating that you will live with them, and that their home has been and is still your residence in the states, they may get it notarized.. I see no im on a work visa, teaching english in China. i just graduated last year.

You say a 'few' things. I have an account for Bank of America, and I have a card for it, and I can print a bank statement online. And a valid us drivers licenses (but I have not renewed it, and it expires next year). Doubtful of US Mail but I will ask my parents for it, just in case. I've also been paying a student loan back in America,its a loan that I have to pay so I dont know if it could count...but it at least shows I have incentive to go back to USA to pay it off faster. Can I just get away with the bank account?

I want to ask first of all I posted a previous topic on something else and it disappeared and vanished. Apparently deleted. Though I'm not sure why...is it possible a server problem and if a moderator did delete it, do they usually send a message why? Looking ahead at police certificates me and my wife are at a disagreement on weather she needs one for when she lived in University. She tells me that Chinese websites say they you only need one from your principal home area. Im just a little concerned since or we put both her university residency and her home on previous applications and I would suspect they want a police certificate from both since it says from each locality. Does anyone have anyone have any experience with this issue? She also notes that all the police are connected in China anyways. (Though I'm not sure if that's true). Secondly a question about domicile. I just realized with my Support Affidavit i need to provide domicile. I got confused because before I thought that evidence was introduced somewhere else. How much evidence do they really want for this? will my join sponsor support affidavit and a copy of my bank record online from a us bank be enough? I dont have a job yet so I dont have anything like that to give. Some people noted online letters from parents on intent to live, but is that necessary if I am already getting them to sign a support affidavit? I dont own anything major in USA, except for a car, but that might actually be under my dad's name not mine.