Bill & Hui

Thanks guys, late last nite i found Randy W's post (recived NOA, whats next) from march 20 and you gave very helpful links... The Feb 1st fee change and what to do. It said the $165 fee should be paid electroniclty as soon as she gets the visa packet with the A # from citic bank so she can get her Green card in the States. I changed the interview date to June 20, with no problum , 12 days after my step daughters last exam. my wife is making an reservation with Mr Yang for June 13th. that should be plenty of time for the exam and to prepare for the interview . Thanks again, this whole 1yr 6mo proses with paper work and translating Chinese / English had made me turn gray haired, we can see the lite at the end of the tunnel now YAAA!

I paid to the NVC in the USA thru the (CEAC) on line $88/ AOS fee then $230/ IV fee. So is this fee that must be paid @ time of interview the prosesing / mailing charge for the passport and CR-1 visa? Do you know how much $$ she will need to bring with her for this fee?

My wife and step daughter in Chengdu have an interview date of June 13 2013 and we got the same instructions ( get Exam 2 weeks before interview) has anyone had a problem going 3 days before interview since rule change in march? My step daughter has her last 12th grade exams on June 8th and is hoping to go to Guangzhou that nite so she will finish high school. Also the interview instructions talked about a fee that must be paid at the interview for CR-1 and CR-2 visa but I cant find anywhere what the cost is or what the extra fee is for. I did pay fees to USCIS before they sent the approved forms to Guangzhou. thanks in advance Bill &Hui

Thank x for getting back so quickly, I have been on USICS & NVC Email notifaction list since Nov 2011. I've been a member a little over a year and still tring to upload a pic of me and the wife but the sit always the pic is too large any hints? I'm still learning how to navigate around this site and i have been watching Randy W helpful advice to others and it has answered many of mine when i was stuck. Let me give you a short history of me( Bill) & wife Hui- I haven't figured how to set up our time line yet. Me born & raised 46yrs USA, live in Pennsy. met Hui in Beijing where she was working at the time, Oct 2010 after A friend invited me to their wedding . I went back 4 times and met family with in next 8mo. then i gave New york immigration lawyer total of $3800 to take care of all paper work, he did nothing but scam me so I went back to China Aug 2011 got married, came back Chinese friend told me about CFL and we started papers our self Nov 2011 sent I-130 one for wife, one for daughter. all was going good till march 2012 USICS asked for Hui's notorial birth cert. I misunderstod 1st & 2nd request. she was born @ home and just had ID w/ raised Chinese seal, but after I appealed her case in Sept. w/ the proper new birth cert.the ball was rolling again. sorry so long...I sent in Aff. of support and sponsor forms. got Email with bar coded forms late Dec 2012 we sent in cover page & bar code for CR1 & CR2 , Biographic data I &II sheet and packet 3 supplement sheet on Feb 22 2013, got Email from NVC march 12 2013 all is good wife & daughter case is being sent to GUZ Consulate office..... one last question, I will not be able to be w/ my wife in GUZ for the interview Due to my summer working 2 jobs, the NVC required me in Feb 22 to send in ALL origanal Notorial documents w/ copies so i did. what more will Hui need that i haven't already sent them besides my RECENT pay stubs,phone logs, and sealed med. exam papers for the interview. thank x for the help, Bill & Hui

Hi new member , did you hear anything on your appointment date yet? I started my I-130 for my wife & step Daughter in Nov 2011. just after we married in Chengdu Aug 29 2011 and just got first NOA2 notice March 12 2013. I see the wait time between NOV2 and P3 varies 1-3 months So i was just wanting to see with this new system in place if it was any faster and mabey i can estimate my wife's P3 thank x and good luck , BillHui