johnnyb

I would like to thank you guys and sorry I havn't replied in a while. My wife finally did obtain her birth certificate which is seperate from her hukou. There are a couple more questions I would like to ask. 1. If my baby is born while I am not in China, given the circumstance, could I register the birth in the USA? Would he/she get her passport? 2. Let's say I apply for an exit visa, could my Chinese wife take the baby out without my being there? How long does this exit visa last?

#2 has more to do with timing of my getting a job and my wife having a baby and she insists on giving birth in Shanghai. If I did file in the USA, would it be any more complex other than waiting longer for it to process? Any other paperwork? #4 I am still not clear on number 4. Would I have to create my own affidavit and if so are there any samples I can use? OR would I have to go through a body? If so where? #5 I am worried about the timing on this one as I will be working in the States. Will I get this passport issued immediately? Also can I return to the USA first and then have my spouse take the baby with her?

Hopefully I’m not going to get poked at for asking these questions and would appreciate any feedback. My situation is that I have gone the English teaching route for some years and will be returning to the States for a job. I have been happily married since June 2009 to my lovely Chinese spouse and have stayed by her side even longer than that. We are expecting a baby in Feb-Mar 2013. My questions are: 1) Can I petition using an IR-1 so that my wife is permitted a green card? Will this automatically renounce her of Chinese citizenship? Is there a way for her to allow her residence in the USA but allow her to retain her Chinese citizenship? 2) Can I file everything from the USA even though we got married here in Shanghai? 3) What documents would I need to take back with me if it is possible to petition from the States? 4) I am guessing the best way to prove my bona fide residence with my partner is an affidavit from a third party source since I only rented all this time. I am confused how to go about obtaining this. Here is what it has to say: My question here is how do I obtain such an affidavit? Do I have through a certain body or do I have to draft this out myself? Are there any samples online? 5) I am expecting a baby in Feb/Mar 2012 as I stated earlier. Does that mean I have to sign two i-130 forms? 6) With the info I specified from above, does that mean I have to wait until the baby is born as I would need the baby’s birth certificate 7) When the baby receives his/her birth certificate, isn’t he/she supposed to be assigned a Chinese name by law? How could I assign the baby an English name? 8) I would also like for my spouse’s last name to be mine. How would I go about doing this? I here this is possible during the interview. Is this true? Would I just use her Chinese name on the forms? 9) Let’s say I need my parents to co-sponsor my spouse, would they have to be physically present during the interview? 10) Does my Chinese spouse need to obtain a birth certificate? Wouldn’t a houkou and passport be enough to establish Chinese citizenship? Are the houkou and birth certificate the same? I keep receiving conflicting info. Many thanks in advance