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http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-offices/china-beijing-field-office http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-offices/china-guangzhou-field-officeYou can always try contacting the office in Beijing and ask. That's what I was afraid of. Bummer it has to be so far away. I tried contacting the office in Beijing and Guangzhou with no reply, that's why I asked here. I had heard about someone filing in Shenyang and it being forwarded to Beijing. I guess Guangzhou doesn't have anything like that. Thanks for the help.

My wife and I live in Shandong province. I know that is under guangzhou jurisdiction. However, a friend told me that it's possible to file in Beijing and they would just forward it to Guangzhou. Is that true? Or must I go to Guangzhou to file? I'd rather not have to travel so far.

Such a simple question, but I couldn't find any answers when I was searching. Our interview is set for July 10th at 12:30. Can we leave that night, or is there any need to stay in town longer? We don't want to stay longer than necessary, and need to buy tickets soon. I can't think of any reason to stay after the interview.

We have our P3 all ready to send to the consolate. It just occurred to us that the interview might coincide with some other important family matters. I thought about waiting to send the P3 in, but I don't think that's a good idea. Is it possible to postpone the interview after they have issued a date?

Right there with you, we got our NOA2 just earlier last week!

You could have someone in the states mail a letter to you using the pinyin address, to see if and how long it takes to get there. With the right city code, and IF there's someone at the post office who can translate to Chinese characters, it would probably get there. Remember, though, that when translating pinyin to Chinese, you'll often get a list of about 20 characters for each syllable. NOT an exact science there. I tried sending a pinyin-addressed letter from here in China - the post office wouldn't accept it. I would expect that Chinese characters in your home address on the petition would be ignored. You really need to have an address in the US where someone can accept (and email copies to you) letters. There are services that will do this for a fee (Google mail forwarding service), if you need to do that. Good point. I can have my parents forward things to me. In that case, should I just put their address where the form asks me to put my address? That's where we would live after moving to America in the beginning so it's not the only time it would be on the form.

So I prepared everything I need and I'm ready to send off the package. I started filling out the I-129F and I realized my address is in China. Two problems popped into my head: 1. I'm assuming I should fill it out in pinyin (using the roman alphabet) and not with the Chinese characters. So when they send the NOA to me I'm assuming they would use that address, right? I just don't trust the Chinese mail system enough to deal with something not in Chinese characters. Is there anything I can do about this? Somehow have them use Chinese characters for my address? 2. They only have a single box for "State or Country" (because most people probably are filling out this form while living in America.) Should I just cram my province and country together? i.e. "Shandong, China" Maybe I'm worrying for no reason, but I want to get this right the first time...

Strictly speaking about cost, a B2 could easily cost as much, or more if she applies multiple times, than a K1. We don't live in Beijing, so after factoring in travel, hotel, processing fees, etc. it could easily be as much as a K1. Even if a K1 is more expensive, in our situation it's much more likely to be accepted than a B2. I'll pay extra for those odds. We have a relationship, we don't have money piling up in the bank to freeze in China and force her to come back. If we decide to continue living in China then that's just less paperwork to worry about! If we decide to live in the States, then we have that option — another thing I'm willing to pay extra for. One thing I'm worried about is the tax returns for the employment record later on. Since graduating university I've never made enough money to have to pay income tax on it, having moved to China right after graduating. So I've never actually filed... I know I should have, I'm just lazy. Now I'm not even working, just studying Chinese in University again. Is that going to be a problem? Any job I have/had in China, wouldn't count for anything when I'm in America anyway.

I thought about that. And we will get married no matter what. We're not sure if we want to live in America. At least not yet. A visitor b-2 visa would clearly be our first choice. I just want her to meet my family, see my hometown, etc. But in her situation it would be denied without question. So, since we're engaged and going to get married, we figured we would try it this way.

Hello all, I've been looking at these forums for a few months now (ever since we got engaged) and everyone here is so informative and helpful I'm surprised I needed to post any questions at all. Guess a little introduction first. I came to China right after graduating University. I didn't know how long I was going to stay, then a little over a year later I met my fiancee. She was still in University at the time. She graduated about a year after we started dating, then moved in with me. We got engaged a few months ago. We really don't know if we want to live in America or China. I don't really care either way, but I want her to be able to experience America before making a big decision like that. We thought about just trying to get a travel visa but quickly realized it would probably be impossible. She has no money, no job, and almost equal ties to America as to China. So we're applying for the Fiancee visa. If successful we would probably get married there and just come back to China anyway. Basically I want to make sure I understand everything that is needed when I send off the package. I would hate to miss something. So is this all I need? - i-129 form - birth certificate copy (front and back) - evidence of relationship - statement from both about intent to marry - G-325A form and pasport photos for both of us - $340 payment That seems too simple. I read somewhere that there should also be a cover letter outlining the contents of the package. Is that correct? And as for the evidence of our relationship, I've been living in China for four years. We weren't expecting to want to file a k-1 so we don't have anything other than photos. I was thinking our story with photos showing time going on (you can see both of us age over the spring festivals and whatnot), and a letter from my parents saying our relationship is real. It almost seems harder to prove that we've been living together for the last couple years than if I was always coming to China to visit her! haha Any other ideas? Thanks, and I look forward to posting my progress!